Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1888-01-31

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lsf.h.nd corner u the Rus Ms',sslisis.
A fstoeiou, Jslp. something bs,vt,n q
bark aud /. ho-l. h.s answered the rep
SON -indo- .bo,e the door Of the
"SiI Qlsire' !. ihro~n open. and an
snstJ voice from is.id, The house basis
out:
ITO the d,,l ~i,h ell ih,rudsr !"
Ayoung gui. ,hi',nns Ia the rain.
-hh .,,dy. ~orn.ou, e.Pe ,hro-n over
her shoulders. inqair,. Il Dr. ThfalsN IL
q, home
"he !. or i.n',. ,h,, depends.
IL come fur father. Who. dying"
"And ~hsr, is hs dying >
"By the V.l k.niou. four isr,'''
hstcs."
And shat. hi. name ?"
"Nort K.uif."
"wh.,. vor, K.riif. III. bsrrins.eur.
cs
"Ye.: and Il ID. Thfulsu' would Oa.
ly come"
"Df. Tufulgs. i,n', ~ home"
And the -isdo- !. bfuislly closed in
the poor sitf. face. -hile the vhlG' ot
The -ini .td the .-.,h of the r.ia oai.
side mi, their voice, IN ro.iing and
d,.fsnisg d,n.
A h.rd man !. Dr. Tnfulsu.. wi,h bu,
little fs,ling fot isllo-.efe.,u',. ard
one -to .,isnd. pa,leh, only u had
.onsly psid IN ,d'.tee iuf be ,si'.e,'
h,, Old d.. Hanoi. a erv- between {,
b4ll .nd . 'p.hi,l. might BE- 'sii TO have
mote heart than be. The door oi ih,
'S,A. q i.its remain. inV.n.bly closed
upon ne poo'. aud open. only 10 the rich.
Add vou K.u,f. TIE hsriog.elrrr. ., =
poor MAJ -i,h psnnile'' brood Why.
then. .toald de- Thfulsu, trouble hin.
.slf On such night
"Rou,,ng me from my sleep 'nutllsd
be =, he seat 10 BED sg.in, -. alone
~ofih ten ff,itst.
T~shiy inmates bad scarcely gone by
~hsn the lion hacker ss.ia voks the
echoes.
Orsmbling. the doctor ~, on, q bed
.ld from The -irdo- grovlsd;
Who. there p
"NOii KI,ii'. wife 3"
The herring .earr from Val K,n.
ioa p
"Yo; and IL yoa doa', come he'll
die"
"wsll. yoa'll then be . ~idO"'
"hsis are ,-sniy fisiI'r"
"T-sny frtir,r - mutisred he (;
"-hI -ibdf.ll. To be sure. Run the
rex " catching a cold aud lumb.so 5r
,uek sum. when I've go,io s,,ehd to.
moiro- moraing the goa,y. bi, wealthy.
EiIingoy. q, K,lueh.. -ho.. silmsh, l.
-ofih to me hiiy fre,Isr, minute. Not
|. intssd "
And -i,h ,hi, plsA'.b, prospect. Dr.
Tnf4ls. sought hi. bed. and vent to
sleep .s,in .. .olhdly .' before.
Wifi. splash aud thea rap! rap!
rap!
Three blow. from the knoek,r. struck
Nth . firm h.nd. added their rattle. this
time. 10 the poi,c Of the storm.
The doctor. startled In hl, 'lumbsr.
20, up in 4. to-siing passion. Ga open.
ipg hi, ~ihdo-, the storm sssp, 10 like
whifl~ihd.
I'll. for The herring. .eursr."
"wh.,. that wretch ss.in"
ii am hi, mother"
MAY hi. mother. wife and daughter
die With him!
"'Ti.. TT"
"Aye. and . tish, one. no doubt"
chussl,d the doctor In hi, rsse.
"we have little money" said the
old ~om.n. ".n ih.,.llmsh, on the house
.old to D.n,Iug. the dr.ym.n of the Rue
Ms..gll.ie. II you don't come. my
grand. daughter ~lll be wi,hou, father,
my daughter without husband, and my.
elf without son
IL ~.. he.r-rsndibg and horrible 10
h,.r the old ~Oman's voice, snd TO think
rh., the icy wind frol. tue blood in her
vein. snd Lipped the very bone. under
her skin.
"A h.. ,sy you ihtn the fee !, ,~o
hundred frstIsr," rj1insd the hssrile''
leeh.
1--WE have only one bundled snd
t~sny g
"GoOd night. thsn.' and once m)rs
ih. ~iudo~ va. closed.
Ga seind thought, hosever. be came
TO the eoselu.ion that after al. Tor an
hours ~.lk aud half an hour. attend.
.nee. one hundred aud ,wen,y freizsr'
made sixty frsiEsrs en- hour-jne frelEsr
. minute! l, VAS q email profit a, best,
but not TO be entirely dssPi.sd
So. instead Of getting into bed again,
the doctor ihi. time slipped on hi, vel
vet suit. hurried down stairs 10 q pair Of
,,oa, boots, multi d himself up in thick
waterproof oyereO.i. put on bis gloves
and ,ou we.,sr. and leaving the lamp
lighted on the table near bis Codsx, OPP
,nsd q, page 1917, pushed back the dot
aud appeared on the threshold.
The old woman Vas there. leaning oo
q stick, her frame emsei.isd by eight,
yssu Of toll and misery.
"Tne money" said be.
"Here IL i.. muiter,d The wreiehsd
woman, ".nd may God return !, 10 yOC
hundred-fold!' T.
lie ,h,rsupOn ~his,lsd for Hurrof
put . small lantern In the dogs mouth
Suddenly bis own duplicate self start
ed up In bed, struggled wildly 10 the las
,hroes Of suspended breathing. . rattle
came into bis throat. and Dr. TrifaleS.
With ell his science, fell back dead in hi
otrn arms.
On The following morning corpse vaI
found in the house known ~ the "Sir
Qisirs." the corpse Of Dr.. Tiifalss.