Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-12-19

| breSham. ana BRING back an answer, an
| IN bout two minutes de door opened an
in came Miss Sally.
she hab on long black gown dat
/ tr,uled along the de mating, an her hair
am braided in long tail way down her
/ back, an she hah white slippers ON her
little feet. She walked up to the bed an
| took MarSe George 5 hand in both ob hers
a minute Den he tried to pull her down
/ TO him, an She slipped onter her knees be-
side the bed, an put her face down close
20 his an whispered somein an he seem
happy an contented-ike, an pretty soon
| he kinder close his eyes an doze Of like
an She look at him an cry, for he sut'nly
| do look drettu bad When de doctor 20
away lie mex mawuin he call her out an
| speak 10 her right serious, an den he went
down STAIRS wild dc Colonel. an she les
stood wild hands casped an hanging
down before her, an her eyes looking up
| like she were prayin' an Lummy heard
her say My God What would life he
without him
hen She came back she didat look
scared a bit. but jeS' smiled reai cheerful
at Mmse George, an joked me bout my
/ white wool, an drove me of 10 bed. an say
| dat lummy an She would nuss Marse
/ George Hctook his medicine from her
| wldout any trouble am ] thought he would
| get well Sho nnf
We'll when | got ~ an looked in de
| bedroom, il peared to me dar was a bad
change, an he dun tole Miss Sally he war
dying, but she tried to laugh it off an she
say to him. Don't be a baby, George.
Den he say, Sally, won you kiss me
! just once? an she stoop over an kiss him
on de forehead, an den she kinder gurgle
in her throat an put her head down quick
an ! reCkon'She was crying. den pretty soon
she motion lumny to bring a chair an
she sit down les where he I'D see her de
rinute he open his ewes
About midnight dc Colonel an NH lady
cum in togedder, an dcy so rom lie bed
an kiss tust Miss Sally an den Marse
George watch dem close, ! tell you; but
dey don seem to see wot seed. SO reckon
| 'dat's all bosh, IN nottin but ole fool
niggah, dats wot ! say to dummy but
Lummy war kinder anxious too NH lady
speak soft am say, Better lie down now,
Sally dear
But Aiar-c George open his eyes right
/ quick, an say looking straight into her
eyes, Better stay with me Sally, dear
An he look mighty bad jes den
de Colonel sent me to wake mp Z fwum
! Sylyanus for ter harness mp an 20 for de
doctor quick, an sho 'nuir, before de doe
tor got yeah. Marse George war jcs raymg.
an didn't know eben mh lady. lie say
j IN in hell, an SalIrp put me here. q m
drowning, oh, I'm drowning. an Sally
holds me down Oh. Sally how can YOU
do it, when loved sou SOL? Oh 1t burns
an burns! Let me out Sally
You see he war jumpin aroun on
der bed an we war all tryin' TO hole him
still An Miss Sally say to HIM There.
there; lie still: It's almost over have pa
tience- patience Patience She spoke
right low an soft an he kinder stop an
listen; den he go wild again, an Miss
Sally hush him three times De Colonel
an NH lady stood at the foot oh de bed,
trembling all the time.
Ne doctor came an scratched his arm
with a bright little thing, don know
what they call II an he t'uly war real
still after dat But he way cold and shly-
ering, an dc doctor say his pulse am very
faint Miss Sally rubbed his hams an
hold them TO her warm cheeks an lMmmy
an warmed the blankets an put hot
things TO his feet But it seem like 'twar
no good, After a spell the doctor went
out. an de Colonel an m hIady went too.
Marse George hadn't spoke or 'peared
to sense anything den for long time
an sut My 'Xpected that he war beyond
speech
But ] saw Miss Sally drop his hans
an take his face between her two soft
hans
" Sweetheart. says she an ! fairly
jumped 10 hear her, for do her voice war
low Z seemed as do twould pierce be-
You'd de grave, sweetheart come back; OBJ
come back to me- Look Mt me, look in
my eyes George!
An sho' nuif he looked up jos as
natchell An she looked straight into his
eyes an seemed to hold him with her
look. an she says, Oh George, don give
up! BE brave, sweetheart Fight it out!
| y will help you sweetheart we will fight
il ont together
But while She spoke his eyes grew dull,
do still fixed on hers An she cried out
in real terror Sweetheart Oh my
darling don you know me?' an his face
frightened up an he spoke ont right
plain Yes Sally, ! know you. An he
opened his eyes wide as il he couldn't see
plain, and feel for her witn his hams, an
say: Kiss me, Sally
well sab, she stoop down an kiss
him. an dat war his last breath thought
she would keep him alive wild de power Of
her will, but the will oh de Lord war great
er
"Lummy spoke to de Colonel an NH
lady, an they came jes in time ter see
Miss Sally kiss his eyelids down, an pull
her hands away from his.
"Jes den % little streak o sunchine
come ia troo lie windows an de bells
rung out, loud an sudden. an right
happy ike fer it was Christmas NAV
min
Here the old man broke down and bowed
his wooIIy head and wept aloud and may
be my own eyes were not very dry just
then. After a while he went on with the
story.
Miss Sally went away de day before
New Year alD married the stranger IL
peared that her father had promised her
10 him years before. an when he was dying
he made her swear to marry this man; but
he'd been off ter England and never writ
a word. an Mis-, Sally kinder hoped he nd