Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-03
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The words escaped involuntarily, but
Mildred did not hear them.
was alive with insect-life; the birds
sang, the grass-hoppers kept up their
merry chirp. They stood for moment
over tiny pond, half choked with its
growth of tangled water-lilies; the
dragon-fies whirred past, their steel
Then Perdita turned from this world
monotonous pain of watching that life,
SO dearly loved, wane slowly.
Night came. and Nannie's voice
ceased, and she became very still.
Lady Armine, very tired, had gone
home to rest, leaving Perdita and An
drew that night-watch. For the last
two nights Andrew had refused to
leave his wife.
Eleven o'clock struck-twelve-
she still seemed to sleep. The lamp
was burning very low, and Dita went
softly DO trim it.
There was slight movement; Nan
MES white hand, cropping outside the
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rested. Presently she spoke, and her
faint whisper sounded clearly: candy,
some one told me that there were Grim
son oleanders on the shores of the Lake
of Gennesaret, where the Saviour is
waiting to heal the sick. The sun is
setting, and He bids me go to Him walk
ing on the water; it is SO blue, and it
seems as if l must sink; but He is call
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''Nannie-wife!" cried Andrew, ''wait
for me! little while!''
II cannot watt she said, slowly; "I
see Him on the shore, and voices are
bidding me come. Good-by, honey
good-by!'
Perdita and Andrew bent over her
in terror. She murmured something
about the beautiful crimson flowers
then suddenly a light came into her
eyes, as if a flash of returning con-
sciousness. Her voice was very feeble
now.
Andrew, sweetheart, [ am going
FAST
Mamie, darling Mamie, have pity;
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kiss me, Dita, darling! Go-leave
me with him now"
Solemnly Perdita bent down, and
gave long still kiss, then she stole
away.
''Open the window, Andy" gasped
the dying woman. "Give me light
and air."
He rose to his feet, and drew up the
wooden blinds; pale light, half from
the moon, half from the first tinge of
daylight, stole into the room.
ANDY" she said, her WORMS coming
slowly, lit is hard to part
Il cannot let you CO." he moaned.
Nothing but death could part us
two, Andy" She put her feeble hand
on his bowed neck-"hoid me- in your
arms-there, closely, closer still-raise
me. We are together still. Look out
there, when all is over, you will see the
sun rise up again, and the world go on
as if I was with you-with you still"
'And L, Mamie! T."
"COme-SOOn."
The pale light flooded into the room,
the night-lamp fiickered up and went
out suddenly, and there was perfect
silence
Perdita had awakened Summers, and
they had sent for the doctor, for her
heart told her that the end was near:
and when they heard no sound, they
waited while, and then went IN.
All was dim, and the doctor hastily
stepped back and brought light.
Mamie was lying with her sweet face
looking toward the window, and Adj
drew with his arms still round her. as
he had laid down, and his head was
buried on the pillow.
He rose up when they spoke to him,
with a smile on his face, and let Per-
dita take his hand.
She has gone BEFORE" he said, "but
only for little while" And she led
him away.
TO BE CONTINUED.