The Mineral argus., 1885-01-08


blood was given in return. Then he
reminded him of the time when he lost
blood, and that it had done him no
duty with SO much care, did not fail
him, but barred his arm and gave the
blood. The god was brought forth and
caught it, and the sacrifice began. As
the silver bowl foated in a basin Of wa
ter so warm that the thermometer in its
side marked % degrees Of Fahrenheit,
Fournier stirred the blood with the
bundle Of wires to collect the fibrine
and prevent the formation of clots; he
then drew it into the syringe through
the strainer, and forced il through the
perforated needle, which he had previ-
ously thrust into large vein in Shir-
ley's arm. carefully avoiding the intro
duction Of the slightest bubble Of air.
Time after time he. filed his syringe
and emptied il into the veins Of
the wounded man, until ct length he
saw signs of reaction. The color
came, the breathing became more
natural, the pulse became slower,
fuller. regular. By and by he moved,
sighed, opened his eyes and spoke.
He asked = question: "What has
happened4"
While he had been lying there much
had happened. Life and death had
battled over him, and life had tri-
umphed. When he recovered from the
effects of his fall and found himself
bleeding he tried TO rise and stanch the
flow, but, already exhausted, he fell
back almost fainting from the effort.
He called repeatedly for help. but his
only reply was the hileous face OF his
guard, silently leering at him for mo-
ment, then disappearing without o word.
At last il occurred to him that he had
been left there to die, and he reused his
enegies to his aid. But Shirley accom-
plished nothing; he could not even raise
his hand to the bleeding shoulder; with
every effort the blood flowed more copi-
ously. His mind was rapidly becoming
benumbed like his body, which shivered
as though it was mid winter. Darkness
came over his eyes, and he fell into a
dreamy state that soon passed into
seeming Inconsistencies again. Never
theless, while the doctor came and
went and did his work, and the savage
scowled at him, yet gave his life's blood
to save him, though he lay like dead
man and saw them not, nor heard them,
nor even felt the needle in the flesh, his
mind was not idle. Strange doubts and
fears, wild longings and regrets, sweet
thoughts of long forgotten happiness,
and fair visions of the future, busted
his brain. Memory unrolled her scroll
and breathed upon the letters Of his
story that lapse of time and press of
circums tances had made dim, till they
grew clear, and with himself he lived
his life again, and nothing was lost out
of it or forg often. There was his moth
er's face again, with the old, old loving
smile upon her lips, and the tender
mOther-love in the depths Of her beauti-
full eyes. There before him, bright and
dear as ever, were the scenes of his boy
hool-the school forms defaced with
many Q rude cutting Of names and dates,
the master knitting his shaggy brows
and tapping meaningly with his ruler
upon the awful desk while some white
haired urchin Aoundered through IN ill.
learned task and his classmates Uttered
at his blunders.
Then the college days few by with
their romance and delight. Commence
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its tedious ceremony anu scnoiariy as
play. once more ne tremoied ~ ne
rose 20 make ms commencement speech
he, the arlstocrat OF MS class, nad chos-
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