The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1886-12-02

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J md sAsis child ~ buried yesterday.
musl 90 over q oucs.
Iatc the very niddls Of inisclioa, 70
shaat-yoa musa'k Phil, Why ~ ftish
ful is Aiiibay Livery house iniscssdl
Aad 70 Doctor 70 look amer The poo
essstssa; thiAt Of that Nsdeie. Dav
sstsy. poor fellow. faced Il IN By hiassl
--nsvsf % mnoh - lei mo know tho out
bssak ~ serious. and Il vss only By th
npent aocidsatI ! heard Of bic sicknssa
~ ! nSss 60 dsas; every moment Z
1ptseiose. II may b long before " nss
again. Madeis; " may never meet agAi'
in this world. Heaven bless you always
darling: nay ycu bs = happy y I visit
lyon.
Phil, yeu musst col Whist have you
y DO sish Aillbayf Phil. Phil eons
backl N
Bat - wSs alssaay iAr down tAs avenue,
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Nillbay ~ : sne(e 1sninG ~ :
about n nilss lsom Broadbay. slluaAo1 \
Allow. nAsshy inlst ci ths -. aad sur-
rssadsd by stagsass svampa The pso-
pie 'vsss poor, ignoraat. III lei. worse olsd
Aad Ne lov, unhealthy sitaAtioa Of lhs
Village and undrriped. anventilatsd
AoqAss. made them psculiarly liable tc
dissass of "a sorts. II VA there Phil
bsstick turnsd bis sisps unhssitatingly.
With brave heart u sntsssd Doctor Ds-
ysatxy's residence and TOOK his duties on
himself. For weeks tho disease ragged
With unusual violsnos. Whole families
were carried OF, young and old alike; and
With want. approaching famine and viru-
lent disease. Doctor Brentick struggled
alone. No help came from any quarter.
Ths inhabitants Of MilIbay were always
secluded and tho place was Stunned as Il
plssus stricken. Even the postman Who
toiled through marshes twice week, for
soUk The place. Rank grass grew thickly
id tho middle of the long, struggling High
street; the boats drifted out with the tide
unheeded, and the stealthy tread Of some
stricken parent Or child, seeking sssis-
tanee 10 bnry their dead. was the only
sound that broke the awful sultry stiffness
Of the long. scorching August days.
E This ID terrible! Phil said to himself
one evening - The walked wsssily along
the sss coaat, sasping for breath Of cir.
Thank Heaven. Davsntry il nearly we'll,
for feel that I cannot stand il much lon
-. Mentally and physically an worn
out and more Likely to do harm than good.
II ]. could only shut ont this frishtful pic-
ttsS for IN hour, and get one breath Of
untainted cir, should feel better.
At that moment low moan sounded
somewhere near, aud pausipg, he leaned
over the wall 10 rec from whom II came.
Unconsciously he had reached the village
graveyard. iousIy spot BY the shore. on
" distinguished from the surrounding
marshes by few rude headstones and
rugged wooden CROSSES, and row upon row
Of nsw.msde graves. BY one Of them .
woman was knscling. scratching With both
feeble hands at : small fresh mound OF
earth. while nov and again . low moan
burnt from her lips. She was i'll, weak.
emssistsd, and the doctor recognized her
~ women Who had suffered severely-rs
covering = BY miracle. having lost her
husband and nve children. Three days
before be had sesn her with an infant in
hsr srms. tho only living thing left her;
nov Il lay benssth her ragged cloak, the
last Of Ill her Aock.
vanlsisg over the wall. the doctor sp-
proaehsd her gently. Ny good woman
what are you doing herei be whispered.
laying his hand on her shoulder.
Let inc bnty my dead. size cried fiercely.
pointing TO her cloak Go away and leave
me with my people.
No, 0o--lst me. and taking spade that
lay near BY, hs dug grave and reverently
placed the tiny form. wrapped 10 it's
mothers closk. then he covered it over
huffisdly, aad taking the vretcbsd moth
Of by The srm, led her from tho spot.
Heaven forever bIsss you. cir. she said,
bursting into tears. as she took last look
u the grave. Nov am indeed alone, the
lest Of my name and race father. mother,
husband. children. friends. I'll gone. aud
she sank down by The open gateway. snd
refused TO move further. Let me die here,
sir, che cried, here beside my loved oneu.
What have dons that tbs Almighty
should leave mes
Sick st heart the doctor turned svsy.
Such scsnes bad not been uncommon 10
Nillbay during Tie proceeding month. bat
be hsd never witnessed anything like II.
and the horror Of Il VAS % bis mind dur
ing The vssry wsshs thss followed. Tor hs.
too. w ssizsd with the friebtfui ilIness,
stricken dova = With sudden blow.
For wesks be Ny hbvssing between Iiis
and death. and vbsn b. svoks 70 con
sciouspsss ths 6rst Ises hs sac bending
over HIM wss that Of the poor sotber We
- sssn bsfors biz iIlness. Day and night
she had tended bin With uncessiDg csrs.
md sssnsd 70 forget hss owa illness and
sorrow In valchias over him. II vas th~
middle Of October before be - able 10
crssp fssbiy ont of doors asd sit 10 The
uaashioA Onos osly hsd be looked in
( mirror, and sHsn ths reflection Of bis
scared. livid fscs staggered bin.
On no ons had ths disssss made sucb fear
fui rsvaess; Jss not soul sho survived
10 The vilIAgs Of MilIbsy but blessed every