New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-14

children after him. throwing stones, and calling
him Blackie,' or nquiring when the circus was
coming, evidently connecting his picturesque ngure
and furnished lace with some company OF Itlnerant
montebanks. Here gentleman gave him milling
there a cottager "A loaf of bread and every day he
was little nearer nv house. But the PAIN IN ms
chest daily worse aud strength less. until nc
last. utterly out he had cast himself down IN
the place hal found him.
We arrived home IN deluge Of ram. and my VIE
and little girl ran out to the hall-door III surprise to
meet us.
Poor fellow. how wet he u.s." said my wife.
He was go stih. cold and exhausted that 10 was
not easy 10 get him on the horse and when he " a
dismounted he swayed backward aud forward. nm
able 10 stand. and leaned against the door-p0Nt TOT
We pat him 70 bed. offered HIM food. winch he
could not eat. AMI lett INN for the night. Larry
next morning 1 went To his room. lie was lying
looking strangely dark against the WHO bed
CLOTHES. staring mp at the cc'llng with wide eyes.
evidently worse. "AblOolah' ! SAID. but he dld
not heed me iiI. mind was wandering. aud he NUT
tered word, IN low tone iu hts own tongue. MS
skin wa. parchcl and dry. his hrcHtl me labored-
sent on the groom Tor n medical man. Wh' arrived
shortly. Meanwhile my wife had succeeded IN
making him swallow some beci-tca lie doctor
declared the patient T. lee suffering from comollca-
ton of diseases Of the lungs. ty 'icltN oil lung
standing and when be- heard AbdoOlah's story SAID
% wa, wonder he had lived SO long. 1t Was PLAIN
10 MS all he WIS sinking now.
IN" doctor eft; the servants moved by th' door
m awe. as though were barhurng some strange
creature and feared 10 enter the room. but sat ana
watched over the fading life. he houSenali. q
ROSY DeV"nshWe girl. but with @ll ,h't roses
banchcd, brought IN the medicine the doctor hid
sent
They've sent this for the heather. SIR she said,
and FASTENED away. ! scarcely wondered at her
dread. for indeed there seem a Somcth ng uncauuy
about AbdOOah now. He bad crept So myster ou,i(
90 our remote homo lu search oil ms ungIaJtlul
master and now hc Law silrut AVID otll 10 the llte
bedroom. ike some taWuy--kWucd creature M q
white nest. For two days he las motloulrSs anu
for the most part unconscious with tine halo "i Il
romance behind hum and an unknown past IN nus
third day. about > O'clock. he seemed 10 rouse NM
self We were alone. and he turned toward me
">arI Zee murmured. ia so low a voice could
@What is it," asked, placing my car near his
parchod lips
Master come"
" NO: not vet
Then a little spasm passed over his face. and he
closed his eyes and began TO tumble the hte sheet
with his bouy black fingers, murnurug Aho" hot
what
Hearing my voice my little daughter who had
been listening outside, crcpt INTO the room with
silent feet, and remained near the door ia awe
watching
~ar-rlh Hcrnhardt Geirau-o lc-mau
And the ghost of smile ckcrcd ON hi' face. -.
" /. the poor black man saving his PRAYERS
whispered the little girl, IN voice lul oil ch.oi'h
awe
e o dear, he's talking to hls donkcys"
She began 10 cry-,llrutly. for fear ol disturbing
Master >clby Ne say me dd it. Den W. 60
back to Cairo. Gcruu-oc-man. Donkey, sar
Then slowly. like au unseen cio.d Grar change
sole on him. and he uUrnulcl 100 more Inc t'ih
face became IlgId. the eyes >tiiicnrd the breathing
@Lool. papa, look" cried the little girl iu terror
Yes: poor Abdoolah was dead
If YOU - TO our little cuurchyard. where All the
Eraye~touc+ bear old west country names You VIII
now, whose faithful memory 10 preserves. Percy
White IN BeIGuyia