Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-06

me sounds TO separate into voices. some
were Whispers whose accents fell upon
Lei ear strangely familiar, others were
Milu Walls as OF people dying IN some
eleauiul catastrophe; othcis. Ggain,
"Sns songs OF inefibls sw.utir'ss. while
S ~, ytners were ik3 the noses N liris
me sounds ever J.ispNnti and wa lid: /
.nc rrattllng : hiidrcn, TIA aoise Il
boys at plls t,e hubbup II thu ,nsf-
Set place. TIA hsn. II tn. -lnycr, the |
cail o, the soldier, tho shout 80 n 10
sampan man ;ninyh,d and yvt we're sop |
aiate and apl-.
Then the Hlr graz iisl'ter snc began
70 break into s1Alnvy fhC-ss and far. :.
Some she NAT rscss uH,l sil rome
We're utter steansass. som, smilel ul,n !
ner IN love and vthcf5 ginrci with ilo
nerce eyes Of tiger but she prayed
the discordant sounds died away and
the ugly looks and cruel faces dimmed
and vanished. She was surrounded by
thousands OF spirits who loved her and
her baby. and who seemed 10 be bear
ing them up and away into heavens TO-
ward the stars. Then there came
great light like the sun rising over the
mountains OF Annoy, and the walls
vanished and she became unconscious
II was about l o'clock III the morning
when Dr. Hugh Mcpowgle buttoned up
mis- coat and said gpoi-bye to Casslus
Blank. one Of the tea kings OF the East
Mr.. Blank was q charming gentleman
who. by careful cultivation Of old Bur
gIndy Comet ports and ma,chless
sherries, had succeeded in getting his
system into that simple condition which
is best described as being bounded by
gout on one side. hobnall liver on the
other with a sprinkllng Of indigestion
hat L.. asaaN OH aNa.s.
at least twice u week, not SO much TO
treat any particular disorder as to pre-
vent the disorder which vas always
about TO attack him. He had Il keen
appreciation OF the doctor, who beside
being n master OF his profession was
as charming companion as the good
Scotch universities have ever gradu-
ated. The doctor said good night and
went out or the veranda. His chair
and porters were waiting for him, but
he preferred to walk the brief distance
that lay between him and his homo.
There had been q change OF weather
since dinner time. The wind had died
out, the clouds had disappeared, and
the blue sky Of the topics seemed all
the blucr and darker from the number
less stars that shone down upon the
Chinese landscape
AS he swung around the road near
Banyan villa an old woman tottered
toward him ard almost fell upon the
ground from sheer exhaustion. He
recognized her as the servant OF poor
Chinese family IN the neghbcrhood,
and asked her kindly what her trouble
was. Tai gave an incoherent state
ment. In which she mixed the descrip-
ton Of the night and the sickness with
q pathetic appeal for assistance.
II took five minutes for the doctor
| and his head porter to make out what
I the old servant meant, and then with
his customary gallnntry he told her
! that he would 30 TO the house immedi-
/ ately, and would let her act as guide.
! She gasned. I'm too weak, doctor;
/ you go ahead and I'll follow you"
He walked rapidly forward to the
half-open door OF Tan SINS house and
passed in. On the iloor lay All Ho and
| the baby, both seemingly dead. He
took In the situation at glance. He
had the woman raised into her bed,
! and gave her some sleeping potion
| which he had luckily brought with
him. He then turned to the baby, and
after half an hours hnrd work suc-
ceedel in restoring Its ANNA tiun He
laid the little one in its mothers arm,
and, leaving a small amount Of money
in case she should be IN need, he
placed one OF the coolies on guard and
then went home.
began TO manifest symptoms Of hum
ger. The chair coclie smiled grinly
| and placed the child where nature
| could do the rest. The arms of the
| sleeping mother closed convulsively
| over the freil body. and the room
| lapsed into silence, broken only by an
/ occasional gurRllng sound beneath the
/ coverlet where the two reposod.
The coolie sat still for another hour,
| one-half OF his mind hxed upon the lit
| tie pile OF coins the good doctor had
| left, and the other half upon din and
fantastic idea OF duty. Then he rose,
| put the money into some recess OF his
/ coat and disappeared for the gambling
house on the main road. Shortly after
that the sun rose and bnthed Annoy
ia unutternble splcndor. The gold and
acnriet went through the narrow win
dows OF All Hos house and painted the
room in hues and tluts worthy OF n
mandarin clear morning breeze
stole through the easements and shook
the little colored papers that hung
around the altar whore she had knelt
came the noise OF the busy world out
side. All Ho woke with q start and a
gasp, and then burst into great
smile shot through with tears as she
saw the sleeping child In her arms
with a faint blush on Its checks and
pulse no longer feeble or uncertain.
she knew that the wandering spirit
had heard her prayer and had pre-
served her babe.
But in the yard lay the body OF Tai,
the old servant, and on her aged face
was a light and beauty such as SHINE
within the celestial walls, but are never
seen on living beings.
That afternoon the old astrologer
said that Tai had given up her life
10 the wandering spirit In order TO save
the life OF the little master she loved
llonlmnkcrs' Families.
New York. Nov. 5,-The most re-