The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-01-06

TO assist ia taking care Of him must
30 and see him tomorrow.
Noe. 2sh--Ai Widow Lees
They sleep at last, these poor, grief.
stricken women and | am lci, alone
with the child. As he turns his swollen,
purple face uneasily on the pillow; and
think how soon II may lie quite still
beneath the winter snow, my eyes fll
with tears and my heart aches but not
for the little one whose feet have wan.
dered but such a little way from the
gate OF heaven. but for the mother
and grandmother, along whose drcary
path lac seems the only visible sunbeam.
His disease is scarlet fever and my i'm
prudence, as my iriendsterm IL, in com
ing into 1t will keep me here or at DE-.
G,s until all danger Of the infection is
over. Uncle and aunt are IN great
worry abou, il but Doctor c. promis-
es to take care Of me. in case do take
il. He says he and his wife fear catch.
ing nothing Of me but my 'willulncss.'
] intend 10 give him taste of it, for !
shall not leave these poor people until
some one wiser than comes to take my
place aud that will not be immediate
ly, | fancy, for the neighbors have all
little children, whom they dare not ex-
pose 10 the infection. have no fear,
and these poor women cling TO me and
look up TO me as il were Minerva
herself. Ii is good to have ones ener-
gies taxed thus, and | thank Heaven
for this experience, and every other
that has taught me wisdom, or made
me stronger for the battle Of life. Mary
and do everything, from the dropping
Of the medicine on whose action hangs
the life of the child, TO the making of
the mustard paste drafts for the feet
There is no abundance here, for the
days when the widows erase was filled
miraculously have gone by; but never
did feel so thankful for the early
schooling that taught me how 10 make
the most Of little as now.
Nor. 2Sh.-I sat by the fire this
morning toasting piece Of bread, and
my face shining Ia Captain Cutie,
when heard DR.. G.. calling me from
the little entry. Toasting fork in hand
hurried out and found my hands, bread
fork and all, clasped in those of H., who
oblivious of his fawn-colored gloves,
poured forth inquiries after my health.
There, now you have seen her alive
and WELL with your own eyes, inter-
ruptcd the Doctor, as l was assuring
him Of my well being, | hope you are
satisfied. ! couldn't get rid of the fel-
low, Bessie he went on, though / as
sured hlm you were never so well nor
so handsome IN your lie; though you
nave got Dit oil beauty spot on your
cheek, II answers Tor patcih' dear, he
went on gr'maccIng' as ! raised my
apron 10 eii"ce The grim marx n3, ct lhe
nv honor no asa as a tRTis,ian man. the iack.
ananes. and insisted on seeing vop with
his own ewes. Uanp him he migh,
teach ner:everence to the saints
.Anl i, r.,,r, f,r ,l;s ;o,oros, I ,.
,,rn lin on, ,Lo door InJeod, said
al nn, o", mo- annd IN nroron, HE
fnrtber entrance. won must not come
in Yon can do M GOOD and NAV do
horn, ,o vonrsoIr and others
,Ana ya, vou stav hero Miss I.vt.
ton and 1or;i yo,r own l;c. so dear ,o
all yonr friend. = he said renroaehfully.
.Is ,bore ro,hipo I can do y
w.. ola. ,bo midon,,s mood
.,ral ,nd ronianish ' ON, coaI hin f,r
- InSancoss 7 5dn., nnJors,a,d ,ho or, of
soy;r, coa, in sncb cold weatbcr,
.Rnt is there notbinr else--nothin O
oon do Coz vouq
W ,o, oan no owoy row o,J toll
a,3 ann, ,oe, on, wclI a,J ,honL
,hon, g.. narni,,;na mo IN stow here,
Il almost forgot 10 tell YOU that Emf.
Ia Cranston arrived Yesterday he said.
Then Won can take nv place. and
play the agreeable TO her. said. laugh.
! inc, as | shut the door in his face.
sCoolly done. that said the Doctor.
Take little of the starch on, Of that
Cellow. so that common sense will have
full pIay and he'll do-he'll do
E,en;oo has bcen a terrible dav
,bo u,Ie bov wrestling with dea,b
and ,he mo,bo, in bystericol swoons
oh !, l. dreaarnl 10 acc tbe sweet in.
noron, face ofo child thus distorted viii,
naonm uy cod wbv need !, be Nary
anJ Ier mofber have been over Mr.:
Lee and have hung over the child
mil 7 can scarcely breathe. | don't
Inow wLo, ala me, tbe ton ofmv head
seems bo, and heavy as BURNING lead
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