The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-08-08

court N so great hurry that ne forgo' 70
put up bis umbrella ~
Ia The evening Doctor Dubois returned 70
The h, tel, and felt his heart warmed y i Me
evidences of greater comfort ne peneid' ~
now ventnred to prescribe meoic'l9. anu M
succeeded eventually in restoring MS pa
Eart;s health. There was no change, how
aver IN her mental condition. She stu ne-
Esvaa herseIf to be surrounded by wealth J
n,,iv .ha fhoucht her children were more AZ
sany,;ye than before. The little comforts
- ov NOW uaye her excited not her surprise,
huf gratitude. The doctor continued MS Wis.
IT, and his loans! You shall pay me all
hack with interest, he said when Sicror mes
itated to accept.
Coed works are never iost, remarked
Bobonne, falling in with ner master numor-
One evening in the following summer,
chen the physician happened again to be
making ready for q comfortable evening
with his feet ia the same slippers; with the
usual Mate of nuts and almonds before MIN
and AZ, uncorked bottle of Beaune, with
wbjch he took alternate draughts of Settler
eater with the same black velvet skulicap
thrust to The back of bis head, and the same
morning. gown thrown back IN graceiui
folds. Bobonne had just come IN with the
coffee and the evening paper. Inc neii rahs
spain. Doctor Dubois again exclaimed
.Diable, and 'Peste.' Ii was VICTOR as De-
ore.
h Come he exclaimed, ito save us from the
consequences of excess ofJoy! :,
They are never very serious, quoth the
doctor, without moving. What is the mat
teri
MY father has returned
Bobonne instantly understood the slgnih-
canoe of these words, was the first to urge
her master to be up and doing. and lost no
| time in handing him his hat. AS for your
coffee, my dear DOCTOR will keep that warm
| for you she said, in tone of affectionate
| familiarity which was new to Victor:
| Docto1Dubois learned, as he walked To-
wards the hotel, that Monsieur de laramie
had suddenly appeared without giving any
warning whatever. His wife became insen.
| sible on beholding him, and Victor had in
SANITY rushed away for medical assistance.
When they reached the hotel, all danger
| seemed to have passed, and the returned
traveller was listening with establishment,
| anger, and contritiOn to the story OF the
| sufferings of his family. For his own part,
he had met with many perils and fatigues,
which had Disguised him at last with wan
dering life. He had been shipwrecked on a
remote island, scalped, and escaped with his
life only by miracle. He admitted that he
had been neglected.. His future life, how
| ever, should atone for the past.
He naturally assumed possession of his
fortune, and established the legality of his
marriage, and the legitimacy of his children;
Madame de laramie at length understood all
that happened to her, and might have re-
| turn into the society which had so readily
| cast her off, but instead of seeking pleasure,
she occupies hersslfin relieving the poor; in
| which benevolent occupation she is much
assisted by Doctor Dubois. Her son and
daughter both married well; and although
of years, the whole family now enjoys hap
piness which it had never before known.
1t may as well be mentioned that Doctor
Dubois went the other day, with rather a
confused look, to ask Victor to stand god
faith er to a son and heir which Bobonne-we
beg her pardon-which Madame Dubois had
| presented him with.
Dickens Household Words.