. The world's speaker, reciter and entertainer for home, school, church and platform; recitations, readings, plays, drills, tableaux, etc. .. . e next morning, when the ticket agentcame, he found her frozen to death. Theywhispered among themselves, and the coro-ner made out the verdict apoplexy, andit was in some way hushed up. They laid her out in the depot, and adver-tised for her friends, but no one came. So,after the second day, they buried her. The last look on the sweet old face, lit upwith a smile so unearthly, I keep with meyet; and when I think of the strange occur-rence of that night
. The world's speaker, reciter and entertainer for home, school, church and platform; recitations, readings, plays, drills, tableaux, etc. .. . e next morning, when the ticket agentcame, he found her frozen to death. Theywhispered among themselves, and the coro-ner made out the verdict apoplexy, andit was in some way hushed up. They laid her out in the depot, and adver-tised for her friends, but no one came. So,after the second day, they buried her. The last look on the sweet old face, lit upwith a smile so unearthly, I keep with meyet; and when I think of the strange occur-rence of that night, I know she went out onthe other train, that never stopped at thepoor-house. THE GAMBLERS WIFE. Dark is the night! How dark ! Nolight; no fire !Cold, on the earth, the last faint sparksexpire!Shivering, she watches by the cradle-side,For him, who pledged her love—last year abridej Hark ! tis his foststep ! No ! tis past I— tis gone! Tick!—tick! — How wearily the time crawls on !Why should he leave me thus ?—He once was kind!And I believed twould last!—How mad ! —How blind! Rest thee, my babe !—Rest on !—Tishungers cry!. WONDER. AWE.
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