This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ..."I will go into the room," said Myrtle, who began to share her aunt's anxiety. "She seemed tired this afternoon, and perhaps she has fallen asleep." Miss Wealthy followed her niece to the door, and looked over her shoulder into the middle kitchen. Miss Cibby was sitting motionless in her chaii as they had ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ..."I will go into the room," said Myrtle, who began to share her aunt's anxiety. "She seemed tired this afternoon, and perhaps she has fallen asleep." Miss Wealthy followed her niece to the door, and looked over her shoulder into the middle kitchen. Miss Cibby was sitting motionless in her chaii as they had left her, her head had dropped forward, and her arms hung helplessly by her side. "Oh, dear!" cried Miss Wealthy. "Hasn't she fainted away?" asked Myrtle trembling. "I'm afraid its worse than that. Oh, dear!" Poor Miss Wealthy staggered forward, and picking up one of the helpless hands, held it in both her own. "I'll fetch some water," said Myrtle. "We must do something for her, and water is good,--no, here is the camphor--shall I bathe her face in it? Do tell me what to do, Aunt Wealthy?" "Anything you can think of, Myrtle. Yes; camphor is good, and vinegar is good, if it's only a fainting spell. But, oh, dear! I'm afraid it is worse! Cibby! Cibby! can't you speak? You don't know how bad I feell Her hand isn't stone cold, Myrtle; just listen, and see if she breathes. Oh, dear, to think of our staying out there all this time, instead of coming in to look after poor Cibby. Does she breathe, Myrtle?" "Yes, Aunt Wealthy. You stay here and I will run over to the farm-house, and send Mr. Broadhead for the doctor. We must have the doctor right away." "O Myrtle--can't I go, and you stay here? or can't we both go? or can't we scream loud enough to make him hear, if we scream together? It's blowing and snowing hard. Oh, dear, I never realized before, what it was to be in the house without a man. There! didn't she give a kind of a groan?" "Yes," said Myrtle,...
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