Edition - Broken Ties - New York Weekly edition
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Northern Illinois University
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New York Weekly
v. 29 no. 41 (page 8)
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Broken Ties
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August 17, 1874
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The wind roared in the tops of the trees, and around the tall chimneys outside, and whistled through every crack and crevice of the desolate mansion; the rain beat ceaselessly against the window panes, the dogs barked and howled in the distance; the night was dark and dismal, and everything conspired to give me a feeling of dread as I sat alone by the bedside of a lady whose life was despaired of, and who had been ill for many days. |