Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-21

from my book. and wrote my nr>t ure~erIl-
tiou a, "a pracucin- physician.
'.Io the nearest apothecars, J Said
The woman looked a me emnarrassel.
''lau take il To the one iu the KONG
strasSe' SHE said.
..Nu NOS J cried 'It requires the great
est haste: why will YOU not 60 90 the
auuthecary in tins street
The woman Redeemed -percepuoiy. Iu
spite OF the charcoal dust, Finally she
stammere5 The apotnecarv in tine hnu-
lgstrasse knows me. ] carry Goa. Their"
and ue Will perhaps ] nave no money
A heavy tear dropped on the paper III ner
ham.
These people who can nay no physician
and no druggist said j, anCriiy. put in-
audIDiy j TOOK out some money. and said
aloud. There. take that. ana go quickly.
The woman kissed the hand OF her child.
and then. before } could stop her. She
kissed mine also. and fastened away
looked around the room Tor a seal. A rick
ETY. chair a red chest. an old table. some
miserable dishes Oh q poor cold oven.
i which occupied the place OF q hearth. com
! prlsed all the furniture. hanging on the
wall IN corner was o threadnare wooden
garment. and also a child cloak and ID lit
tie hat with a ribbon around % a finger s.
breadth wide. on bracket hanging next
! 10 the little window wa, a wIthered myrtle
tree. q red CeranIum. and "a hymn book.
with disgusting yellow edges That was
everything that the room held
sat down beside the little girl. She was
apparently Well cared Tor. Her limbs were
round and pretty. her golden halr was soft
and curly. She was unconscious. her blue
ewes stared straight before ner. a. If She
wa, looking into the tar unknown dis
taucu The room wa, cold. ) went tpIut
oven and found only some splinter, OF
vouu
There were s0teu that did NOT attomu.
TO build fire. ] SAT down and waited for
the woman and the medicine Ever and
anon my glance wouId wander around tho
miserable room. Here was "a DOOR nard-
working woman. who carried charcoal ON
the street while her child Iav In want and
sickness. and vet she loved her baby ten
der.r
Suddenly the thought shot through me-
that could not save the child had been
called too late. / had not resolution enough
To try any doubtful energetic et1Ort 10 save
her. 90 snatch her from the arms OF death
NV heart was heavy ] sprau- 90 the
door and listened Tor the footsteps OF the
/ mother She came nnaiiv nv reproach-
ful look met her aowncast one. There We're
so many people in the store A woman
like myself did not dare TO press forward ''
An hour OF torment went hy The med
iclne awaited nothing. Little Marie could
nor swallow IT, An operation on the
throat was OF no use. The child died
died before my ewes on the bosom OF the
mother bowed down 'bv her grief
she 1inalIv looked M in a terrified man
uer. tear had fallen on her hand. but
she had not went
4uu are weeping. doctor, she said.
SOFTLY. "Ah. don't Weep. sir. YOU will
stand before many a sick bed as YOU have
stood here. where the Lord will not heiu
She looked tixediv al the little corpse.
II have loved her very dearly ! have
done for her what ! could IN my poverty.
Whenever i came nome from work ! found
her so pretty. so charming. For hours she
wOuld lie in bed or on the floor and piay
with almost nothing. and she laughed for
iov when came nome l1od mas taken
her from me. He loves her more than
do. but. OH. / shall be so Lonesome
! pressed the woman S hand. but could
not speak L dropped some money on the
table. and silently went out Al home
laid my instrument case away. and sal
down disheartened j could eat no sup
uer ] Went 10 bed and tried 10 get IN
sleep Bun the picture OF the gloomy al
tie. of the dead child. of the submissive
and patient woman kept me less from
sleep than the uormentine seit-reproach
with which / thought over everything that
had done. My nrst patient ] simply
Groaned and then the words OF the poo.
woman came to me again; don weep
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