...Yes," said Liz, half proudly, half tenderly. " Poor little dear ! it's been ailing sadly, — but 1 think it's better now than it was." And encouraged...thought of his bright-eyed wife at home, and of the F soft-cheeked cuddling little creature that clung to her bosom and crowed with rapture whenever he...

...hands and feet and face, kissed it wildly and called it by a thousand endearing names, in vain—in vain ! Its tiny body was already stiff and rigid ;...shoulder as she crouched shivering against the wall and staring piteously at the motionless waxen form in her arms, " It's no use fretting about it." He...

...dead — no, no, indeed! Oh, baby, baby! You are not dead, my pet, my angel, not dead, oh no! " ready stiff and rigid ; it had been a corpse more than two...shoulder as she crouched shivering against the wall, and staring piteously at the motionless waxen form in her arms ; " it 's no use fretting about it."...