. Beautiful gems from American writers and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors . ur heart gravitates to the heavy air of all about you. You drop to sleep after that days fatigue, with singular and perplexed fancieshaunting you; and when you wake up with a shudder in the middle of the night,you get up stealthily and creep down stairs; the bed-room door stands open, a little lamp is flickering on the hearth, andthe gaunt shadow of the bedstead liesdark upon the ceiling. Your motheris in her chair, with her head uponher hand—though it is long after mid-night. The Doctor is standing wi
. Beautiful gems from American writers and the lives and portraits of our favorite authors . ur heart gravitates to the heavy air of all about you. You drop to sleep after that days fatigue, with singular and perplexed fancieshaunting you; and when you wake up with a shudder in the middle of the night,you get up stealthily and creep down stairs; the bed-room door stands open, a little lamp is flickering on the hearth, andthe gaunt shadow of the bedstead liesdark upon the ceiling. Your motheris in her chair, with her head uponher hand—though it is long after mid-night. The Doctor is standing withhis back toward you, and looks verysolemn as he takes out his watch. Heis not counting Charlies pulse, for hehas dropped his hand; and it lies care-lessly, but oh, how thin ! over theedge of the bed. He shakes his head mournfully aiyour mother; and she springs forward,and lays her fingers upon the foreheadof the boy, and passes her hand overhis mouth. Is he asleep. Doctor? she says,in a tone you do not know. Dear Madam, he will neverwaken in this world. There is no cry—only a bowmg. WHO SOMETIMES MAKES VOU STAND VP TOGETHER 292 down of your mothers headupon the body of poor, deadCharlie!—and only when yousee her form shake and quiverwith the deep, smothered sobs,your crying bursts forth loudand strong. The Doctor lifts you in hisarms, that you may see—thatpale head,—those blue eyes all sunken,—that flaxen((^ hair gone,^M —those white Dream-Life
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