The Itinerant Or Memoirs Of An Actor Vol 2 PDF Download

Excerpt from The Itinerant, or Memoirs of an Actor, Vol. 2: Part II Sullivan approached the bed, and putting asule the curtain, presented to my view a form pale as the whited' wall, and to all appearance dead. I fear she is gone, said he, taking the child from her arm, and giving it to me, that he might examine if any pulsation remained. Thank God! She lives! He exclaimed fervently. I fear the child does not. I replied, which proved to be the case, and this was probably the cause of the mother's insensibility. '6 Aye, it's dead It's quite gone! Said Sullivan as his bright eyes swam in tears, and he clasped thelife less form to his breast. Though I could have wished it otherwise, it is a wise and just decree, for misery is my inheritance, and doubtless this little being would have been heir to all its father's misfor tunes. Having opened his box, and placed the child amongst his small stock oflinen, he immediately applied some wine to the lips of the female, but without effect. What shall I do cried he: '6 bleeding might save her life, but I have no lancet. I happened to have a sharp penknife in my pocket, and as no time was to be lost, Sullivan with much skill breathed a vein, and the effect was immediately visible. Casting a look of wild delirium around her, she faintly said, Where am I? Then observing Sul livan, she put forth a hand and arm of snow white semblance. And continued, my broken heart beats with pleasure at a sight so welcome: I havejust been with my father, and he says I shall yet be happy my child too, my infant shall be happy: but where is he? Summoning all her strength, she felt about the bed, when finding nothing, her look was indes cribable; despair was visible in her countenance, whilst she strained every nerve to articulate, where is he? What have you done with my boy? Then seeing blood on the sheets, 0' alas! Alas! She added. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.