The Taney County republican

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he 11 hciI the lint bath anil the clean

linen that had been prepared, mid put

on hix black t int hex. now too small

for him. He wondered in and out.

entering his hurniur, eyes with hix

tpiiteriug hands. Sometimes be snt

down suddenly, when the sick crating

iiiutle him faint. The women who took

charge of the house Haiti to each

oilier: "I'oor lioy! How well he loved

her. lifter all! He is sorry, and now he

knows he can nevrr tell her mi."

That night in the "Salnt'x llest"

saloon, when the noise was ill its loud

est, the wulrhfiil bnrtenilpr sntv the

back door cautiously open, nnd a

man's hand thrust through, tapping

softly oil Ihr panel. rnimtieeil. be

hurried Intbetloor There stood Wilt

line hrslcr, witli 11 white, set face, ami

madness in his eve.-.

"Knr IiihI's sake. Sunt, fetch mr out

n drink, something hot. Don't let the

fellows see nie!"

"That ymi. Hill'.' Awful tmigli on

ymi, old lelhiw. ain't It, nn' you won't

ciiine ill to night What I call moxt

infernal luck! Wait here nnd I'll bring

snmrttiillg.

Wilh barely a wmil nf tliankx Will

clutched the deep and heavy glass. aud

hurried away into I he darkness, lie

must drink il. TI miring' odor

crept up hix nostrils and prtiel rated

tn the 1 f nf bis mouth. His tongue

moved, hix lipx twilchcil: every drop

of his blood seemed to have open

mouths, to drink it in. lint, lurid oil

the darkness before him. burned llioxe

words, "(iod being my witnexx never

to drink unlexx 1 take il from my own

inothcr'x hand."

Onward through the darkness he

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The Taney County republican. (1902). Forsyth, Mo., 1902-04-17. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn89067390/1902-04-17/ed-1/?sp=3

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The Taney County republican, 1902-04-17.