National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-10-18


years ago."
A stir on tho part of tho sick man put
an end to tho discussion.
The fever ragged for four weeks without
abating. The weary watchers observed
with dire foreboding that he grew weaker
and weaker, and know that crisis was
drawing near With his advanced age
and enfecbled constitution, would he
survive tho reaction which must inevita.
bly, follow? One afternoon they detected
tho unmistskablo tokens of a coming
change. His pulse, which had hitherto
leaped with the mad impetus of fever,
grew slow and feeble. He ceased to toss
upon the pillow, his clenched hands re-
Taxed, and his means became scarcely
audible. Douglas hastened for restora-
tives, and Miss Wilbur tremblingly as
sisted him. A telegram was dispatched,
cxhorting the doctor to come upon the
evening train, now due in q couple of
hours. The thin coverings over the suf-
feror were replaced with heavy blankets.
beneath the.cove of which they chafed
his limbs to restore the circulation of the
sluggish blood, and bottles Of warm water
were procured, in Il vain effort to impair.
an artificial heat to his chilled limbs.
In the midst of their labors u startling
message came.
huruooh ca'ieu eieVeh miles IN couh-
try. Deliver message OH return"
Inc erect upon tno TWO VINO READ IL
was III ssrlking contrasV. inc daughter
sank INTO chair uInerveu ana hopeies''
fl ior. and turned to her with an express
sion of contempt. Had he been other
than a humble workman, one might have
fancied that he deliberately planned to
rouse the girl to action by his singing
WORDS. ,, UNIT, 81
For shame Niss Wilbur tnls Is no
tune 10 yleia 10 selnsn emotion' wneh
ne -ihulcatihE the paio iace anu III
animate iorm on inc oeu- 30 hoouS your
he,p' :, fl,
ihe glri rose 70 ner icet, anu, WIN
tigntiy conpreSseu iips' moveu swiftly
ABOUT sno room, proving nerseIi SIZE 'uy
anu e.nc,on. anu, rorceu oack upou ms
own resources .he young man oonV an
, us o l5a " "orN w " i nnu oonquu i
yhe uroaueu ioe mhoso 10y prosouoe ' ,S
drawn near ana was reauy 10 ehloIu tno
Ior,h Vi INC pa''eh' III III e'erias'i"s
ein ns r.
-, 'hy SIGN nian n,ihaeli hau passeu iIo.n
Vne wiiunesS vi uei,riuin w tno portenlouS
SilcnGe tnae a..ehas ah ilnpehuing CRISIS.
40 wh'speI passeu us iiP'' ous Us ~ III,
ioweu she.r hhoSonien.s anu paesiVoiy
euo'iii.'eu w thelr eno.1'' Snvy uaiea NV
ASK mneener 'ne cain oSo he.u pioso .e
Oh re. .i s'rens.n' OF g'eotou .nem
WIN 'ne mus inle"oh Vi ooui oouuu
Oh us Iass ion1 journey
as hieh'iaii aPproaoneu a cnange was
percopt'oie on his ,aGe. N iook Vi eAereihe
weariness lopiaceu the mute, S,leht watcn'
Iulhess. MS plca caine ,n iong, weary
reSp,rations' anu MS eyehus uroopeu uh-
'ney ,oaH o oye th IRON s'en.
If Ms f.ilor.yatchar Donsios s,vnnn a.
go ,'aisn,o".lr, n.n,nd ,,,s;, I, So ~.
bod an yshi,.b Tho .uf.-ar isv Than ' ho
,nrrod 70 ,ha iii Ao
ivan mat liz dov,p
"Rut If he sbonId mead map Icanrot
s,oann O'"Ao'
soco r. yn, i;tnp 'Uoard vonr s,r un n,h
sa Gov tha ;;vna ,vhon n nan sV r, IsnS'n
'o' w;tbont Jsmnrsha n;o,dea ~ III '.;s,,
hr, as bo tandsriv wrannaS honn,,
travoiira shs,vi oro,,d bap sh onor.o5
bor avas fron, b;a face Gator nv No.
80 ,,,,.ndnrad frnn, H. aniot .,oa o.
sho fo.,tnros IF the man whn ca, nravoir
rn,,ord;na bor from, his nnst has;da a.,
n;iinu and ,norLo cd tho stron, ;ntoiIonto
p,ai hrou, ,ba 6nai,, ,nnI5aa &c., 80
tba dec;s;va l;nes abont tho montb and
ch;, Wait;,g hv tho ynys,er;ons hnrSor.
iand which snnarataa tho yoriJ oS agacta.
60, fran, ,bo Void ~ roai;t,, sha s,omo
eli s,,,ar 20 tha Onos,;nn;,'. a"o fJoS
bad hear fitt;na thron,h bor mind
m shadovy bacRoround d,ring davs
of avonized snsnenso- Rv what
right dared people set nm artificial stan.
dards of human worth, to measure man
by accidents Of, birth or education, rather
Wn0 wlfs1t ~ha0lY. aa,d~ Y6hh 'iitSasg2r
triumph on earth was that of tha man
who proyed himself tho mastor raIbar
than the slave of o;rcnmstancos9 ST.
looked back to the inflnences of hsr own
petted life. What II novcrtv and abusa
had been aIldttsd ber In ,,ana &c ~
tender and lavish affection which haS
smoothed everv obstacIa fron, h"r
pathway? She knew ynrv woIi
She would not have hoe,
woman who would hava heen mn,
perior To ciroumstances Had sha ouo
trait which couId have rendorad Ia o
better or more sensible woman tbsr 80
little Kitty Malone, bor old nr pos
daughter who disdained the homes, wosL
for which nature had fitted her and frit1
tered her time away over the n;ano oni,,
to marry Mt last miserabie scamn C an5
end her DAYS in misery and sbama9 ~
all the men of her own acouaintance
what one would have stood hv bar 80
faitbfuIiv In time of mood nc t,,is ~" Us, so
whom from the first she had treated vial,
contempt? AS she reached this nos;,;an
in her thoughts. almost involnntariIv sSa
extended her hand and felt IN taLan IN
close, warm prasp, 40
Eo,,ow;n, 49,
,a't ~ no. Ieui i ~ one mo-
To S, T, oau U,a. Dsn' ISuslng py STARTS
ons no.;oS Up. n . VI .he 1oment-
otb.pr e .aIo,s;, ;, VOC PssE' anu az ah-
notvro io n,in ,,,s ny u..any reheciohs'
nasod , Saso wa, way a. ia ah 70 the strain I'M
p me- bpom n s,r, "hu sno Bank uha"ares
Ear " r";nr ,au Of o.. ,...
no is n,o;nhtaa ,n VI VIC 10 1ishs ur"eReu pS
lonely Watcher Inv the SICK ,n"n's Sod dH ,ho