An Affecting Scene.
" Ha, ha ! thou midnight prowler !" ex claimed the new boarder, seizing the helpless thing in his grasp. "Ha, ha! Thou first lord of the bedchamber I thou midnight prowler ! thou destroyer of sleep ! thou vampire ! thou— But hold ! how can I raise my hand against thy young life ? Hast thou not shared my cot these three nights gone? Have I not poured out my life-blood to succour and presorvethe? Have not our assc ciations been themost intimate ? While I have slept, hast thou not watched over and crawled over me? Hast thou not shown a love for me, strong and unswerving ? Nay, I cannot raise my hand against thee. It were cruel j It were ungrateful," And the new boarder deposited the little creature upon the marble-top table, and gently, but firmly, pressed upon him k< Webster's Unabridged." It was a most affecting scene,
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Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 112, 25 July 1885, Page 5
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147An Affecting Scene. Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 112, 25 July 1885, Page 5
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