Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1851-08-01

was doctress,' said Mrs. Brander crisply,
'or you would have employed her.
Fanny laughed, as her dark eyes danced
with delight-for though model woman,
our heroine loved dearly to yex her precep-
tress.
why Fanny, FannyP said the gentleman
turning his fine eye upon his beautiful ward,
surely you are every thing but what Mrs.
Brander would have you be-
Indeed, | am no doctress,' said Fanny de-
murely, you need not shun me as an Hypo
crates, or even Sangrado-I am
AN old DIR. Jacob Townsend said Mrs.
Brander, who was scanning newspaper.
Spare me, Mrs. Brander,' cried Fanny,
and | will never meddle with bees-wax and
mutton suit again
DO you know returned the matron, ap-
pealing to Colonel Roland do you know
that about twelve yesterday l found this
young lady overheating herself over a stove
concocting some foolish compound for the
housekeeper, who had mangled her finger in
doorp
Indeed, shocking = exclaimed the bache-
lor guardian.
You see,' said Fanny, approaching Mrs.
Brander with mock gravity, and laying her
finger on her hand. You see, the recipe said,
that bees wax, mutton suit, rosin, molasses,
and spirits ofturpentine, thrown into acopper
saucepan, and allowed to simmer gently
| And to be stirred all the while with your
forefnger'
| Exactly-to be stirred with my fore-fn-
J ger
} While the fumes rose into your face-put
: ting out your eyes, beginning your features
7 uncurling your hair, and making your fore
! head as crimson as peony-pshaw, ge
t out"
f Mrs. Brander puckered up her face, an,
c swept out Of the room ike tragedy-queer
while Fanny provoking laugh rose, clear an,
y ringing, into her ears.
8 i declare said Fanny, this is too bad.
, have seen Mrs. Brander at the north, iro
d her own clothes and pump her own waite
and yet, she has grown so exquisite at th
'r Bloomingdale Of yours, colonel, that cannc
s even bind up the housekeeper's finger !
N peace
r, i don't know what shall do with you ];
a dies, upon my word said the guardian, 70
= lowing with his eye the graceful figure Of b
'o ward, and glancing at the dropping lid an
of penciled brow-and knowing very well VIII.
" disposition he should like to make of her.
er You are looking very pale said the gil
I'd after pause.
ne Il believe lam on the verge of anoth
as chill said the gentleman but having so f
er nous doctress besides me, need not
7e, alarmed
ne This threw Fanny into a little panic 81
ur rung the bell and brought her patient gla
er of wine, and began to think about some pc
wv per-tea-but nothing could check the Incl
Mt. lent chill. He was led to his apartment
is, his man John, and Fanny was left discons
yh- late in the wide hail.
tic Poor Fanny was restless and uneasy
ve- day. In the afternoon she was found hov
ID, ing about the sick-room, and eagerly gu
to tioning all who came ont Of that inner sal
He tum.
is he no BETTER she inquired of the hou
wv, keeper, who came out with solemn visa
her and some broth on a tray.
Bid Fanny come in, said Colonel |
Ter, land, this is not the first time l have he;
ink her voice to-day
Now, Fanny was in her element-an,
Ter. ponpous little nurse was she. Colonel
les land was not very sick-the cold stage
lust passed of, and was succeeded by the fever
He felt ineliclined to talk. His eyes W
rst- very bright, and his fine face glowed-
and Fanny wore very grave face indeed.
she held napkin. and saucer Of crushed
an and a spoon, and proceeded to give it to
- invalid very carefully and gravely. She
ped her little hand in ice-water, aud laid il
Ugh his head.
You have a soft little hand of your
, for Fanny, and as cool as cucumber, said
owes invalid.
n, a Oh, never mind about my hand she
Iew- swered with charming smile Mrs B
rem der pronounces it decidedly coarse
that Never had Colonel Roland seen a n
ou in so quiet and thoughtful, so busy, naive
charming. He watched her as she S
tess, before little table, arranging all th
gely. thereon to suit her. She had darkenet
pped room, and was fixing his ices for him
d the ting empty glasses out of her way. and
her cling his powders just at hand, when
then hour should come for him to take thel
lnder he closed his eyes-and the fairy nurse
ped cautiously to his couch, and laid a
ck in cloth upon his brow, and then seated b,
,lonel away in quiet corner with her book
the bachelor guardian thought, or Dire
'asant of the angel, with the soft eyes and "
ours lids, who bent over his couch and minis
word to him as only an angel could.
e use Oh, ye with gentle tones, and plant
: We formed so neatly for such as this
d lux your place Know that the mother
all a. wife, the nurse, the comforter, are tn
friend ces entrusted to you. Know that tn,
mt tell py mother does not envy the conql
hero-and the beloved wife would nc
kind change places with the President hims