Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-02-23

It was warm, but fell helpless when l
let it go. He was breathing heavily,
but could not speak. poured glass
of brandy and with great difficulty got
l portion down his throat. l was chat
ing hts hands and trying to arouse him
4 when Grandpa! grandpa!" and my
| dear wife was on her knees beside him.
4 Those hands that ever had for her a
caress did not move, though the eyes
4 rested lovingly :pon her. She kissed
his pale lips, but he for time uttered
no sound, but glanced from Coreta to
me, then back to her. Finally his
breast heaved, great drops of sweat
stood out on his brow and from between
! his lips came the words, Boy, my boy!"
flew up the stairs and snatched little
4 Ignace from his slumbers, back again
and laid him across the old mans knees.
! His eyes seemed to devour him.
Grandpa, grandpa, " lisped my dar-
ling boy.
Then came the words, half inarticu-
late My children, it is paralysis. God
| bless-remember, Claud; it's there"
And his eyes were directed to the
desk. There was written sheet direct
| ed to me. l raised it from the desk.
His eyes followed nv hand
"Yes leave Clemson have seen q
yis-yision. Chanson will be swal-
swallowed I'D by the waters that sur
| round it.
He made one effort to raise his feeble
frame and sank deeper in tho chair. A
gasp, and Don Ignace had joined his
| ancestors. bore my weeping wife and
LITTLE Jonace from the room
"Corcta darlino we mnst hear nm
under this preat bereavement
"Oh Gland, Clandi Now have
on1v var, and o,,r how
The written instrument left nv the
don was as follows.
nc 1,-,. .,. ... ,,
mains in tho vault, do not DELAY, but leave the
island at once. If not trer bile for your safe
~. 10 nou penny p oorf,' 10 risii rne Gaurt
over NV ramains and yon and Pedro Inan
and Manuel can lay me in the vault | feel
that my tire Is short. Goodby' God bless
9ou' Ooie''' S'i0 n'S 10y
Iulo " d? iie'!i ~ TAen' ~ nc e 1 LAY,
spent a IT. 1ii Z, Al 'iio SCI VIZ u 'no
uon. 1ne uay al'cr his ue"til We pre-
WY WE, WIN il'tio ASii'ce' il'''i ian
en- d last iook DIT inc FEATURES % inc
''ef'o' le"o 'iie oililple Eng lloh ouii"l
service over nm III thelr presence ana
.liaC ol 'ne SerNi'ntS' ana 'li"I hlSht we
pore 'ho DouS vi ION iSHace GOWN iA'o
the vault ana lal'' Nun pesloe ms lalner'
horror was oGplc'eo on 'he features
VI h"ii"el anu "''h' e.'lo was oiio
VINO "oulo nave oeell SURPRISED DIT ho'l-
ing. After they had retired was hours
bearing the contents OF the casket over
Whlch Mart'll mao SO long helu suaru
up 10 our roonl' l mao 10 rttull! many
tlmes' out at iasc h"o eh'p'leo II. Oh
inc empty caShel / replaced tile shele-
ION, ShoIp" n'ch inc lererS' CLOSED 'he
wal ana IelC inc V'"I' loreIe['
Up INC ld''''cl' INC las. VI 'iio Jc"elS
ABOUT my person. mo lahlerh III my
nand' shoV'u pack inns last lever
Inc IRON sh'ct closed TO win clang.
Go1nS thronSh tne arhory' tooh !ast
look at tho somoer array OF ora time
weapons Oh inc wal weapons 'llat nao
taken hulllil ne. AS 1 redcilcu lllo
ooor TWO Sapcrs zen 10 inc Aoor' me
rust ON 'he pl'o'S' 10 NY d'ncS' looheC
like human gore. One OF them rolleo
over twice. Nhat caused II: ha'
ma, ma ma! Inc lasC OF the lie lore
mos Dld near thoso WORDS
glanced aroullu' me weapons Oh 'he
walls seemed swinging TO ana tro. A
large glass decanter fell from the side
board ana broke INTO dozens OF pieces.