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It was after midnight when he laid down the book and said, "I feel sure this book is true, and that God made only the good, and never made me or any one else sick. I believe I will get well when I understand how to pray aright." Then he undressed and got into bed, a happier and more hopeful boy than he had ever been.

I here give my letter to Captain C. C. Smith, who commanded the battalion at the time, as exhibiting our intense feelings: GAYOSO HOUSE, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE October 4, 1863, Midnight Captain C. C. SMITH, commanding Battalion Thirteenth United States Regulars.

There was much more talk after the same order, the ayes and nays on the question of "open confession" being about equally divided; while all began to feel that there wasn't quite as much fun as they had anticipated to be gotten out of midnight escapades.

At midnight a number of strange persons are seen searching on the shore and among the rocks for the lost treasure, and it is said they often utter cries of anger and despair. And those who robbed the tomb all died suddenly." "Served them right!" said Lorimer. "And now they are dead, I suppose the wronged ghosts don't appear any more?" "Oh yes, they do," said Gueldmar very seriously.

The funeral was this breathless morning, with details that may not be written down. Somebody interrupted. And now it's long past midnight. I must try to send you some answer to your letter. I have been thinking the combination may strike you as odd of North Baxter Court and you. Not that the happenings of yesterday were unusual. That is just it they come almost every day, things like that.

It read: "Your man is near the Torresdale station, on Pennsylvania Railroad; take cab, and meet me at station. Wait until I come. With the exception of one at midnight, no other train stopped at Torresdale that evening, hence the direction to take a cab. The train to the city seemed to Gallegher to drag itself by inches.

It was not, however, destined that she and her child should inhabit that little garret. We were to leave our lodgings on Monday morning; but on Saturday evening the child was seized with convulsions, and all Sunday the mother watched and prayed for it: but it pleased God to take the innocent infant from us, and on Sunday, at midnight, it lay a corpse in its mother's bosom. Amen.

Lith at once began a thorough search of the building to ascertain the extent of the depredations. The search lasted all day, and well into the night. I believe it was midnight before you finished?" "It was almost twelve," began the girl, in a musical voice that was too Parisian to harmonize with her plain Anglo-Saxon name, "when Dr.

Arnault also saw that her eyes rested in swift, eager scrutiny on every one who entered from without, and that the two hands of the clock were pointing closely toward midnight. The parlor was becoming deserted.

It was done neatly, with great decency and decorum, and with little noise. We had been called just before midnight to trim the yards, and Donkin as usual made insulting remarks.