Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-04-09

ing his ewes to heaven, while the tears RAJ
down his furrowed cheeks, as l at lengtl
announced the birth of a female infant, witt
the assurance that no present danger wa:
to be feared, either mother or child. Fol
some DAYS all went well: the lady, PROUD
of her new treasure, was recovering strength
but the babe itself, weakly and sick, fell
from the first its days were numbered and
few. 1t was even so; ere month had
elapsed, the young mother clasped her first
born, cold and lifeless to her bosom.
Well, sir, the fruits of our profession are
said to steel the heart as web as nerve the
hand, to enlighten the intellect, but to dull
the sensibilities. 1t may be so, and it is
well it should be so; but was untempered
then, and never shall forget the effect pro-
dueed on me by the fearless agony of the
bereaved one. All desires, all interests,
seemed to have forsaken her. The mask
was laid aside; coneealment or discovery
affected her but little now; and with her
pale lovely face shaded by dark and dishev-
elled hair, she would sit for days without
motion, without speech, but with look Of
anguish and bewilderment on her brow that
thaunts me to this hour.
The child was at length removed; calm
it lay, and seemingly well content in its
little coffin; then came the gush of tears,
and the burst of grief; then did the moth
er become fully and fearfully alive to her
loss-alive to the blow-but blind, poor
creature, to the blessing.
One evening, on entering the apartment,
I found her Just rising from her knees; she
was more composed, and better than l had
yet seen her, and announced her intention OF
taking her departure at the expiration OF
another day. She placed a most handsome
present in my hands, and spoke in feeling
terms Of my kindness.
81 shall tax it" she said, eyet further.
You will accompany me tomorrow in my
first, my last visit to the grave ofmy child" !"
readily assented, and it was arranged
that should call early on the morrow for
that purpose. As was about to take my
leave, she gently laid her thin soft hand
upon mine.
"Doctor," she said, looking sadly up in
to my face, 'my sins has been great, but
my sorrow has been grievous. l have
prayed-how Increasingly, how earnestly !!
for pardon, and dare hope 1 am forgiv-
en-"
Poor soul. I never heard her speak
again.
On descending the stairs, 1 found the
landlord in the passage, apparently waiting
my appearance. He motioned me into a
small, sanded room, ycleped the parlor, and
significantly clo.ed tie door. There was
an oily smile on his rufiian countenanee,
and an offensive familiarity in his demeanor
:hat made my gorge rise; but it was not
my cue to quarrel with the meanest of the
neighborhood, far less with man SO noted
as Giles Roper, so even gulped down my
Indignation, and submitted TO his noisome
society as best 1 might.
"Here's to you Doctor" he commenced,
p, shing towards me beaker of smoking
punch-the punch, by the way, at the
Black Lion, am bound in Justice to admit
was fascinating -shere's luck, broken bones
and sickly season; but, in the meantime,
| hear that | am to lose a lodger, and you
patient, eh, Doclor?"
THE lady" l replied, "health permitting,
departs the day after tomorrow"
"Umph! well, should be sorry to say
anything uncharitable or ungentlemanlike; F.;
but some folks, you know, are not quite so
rich or quite so honest as other folks gives
them credit for" @
"Well, Mr. Roper" said l, not precisely
divining his drift, possibly they may not
be-what then!'
"0h, nothing, nothing" muttered the
inn-keeper. a suppose" he added, sud
denly, "you have got your fees all right;
but all l can say is, not one penny of my
bill has been paid yet-that's a fact"
The blood rushed to my face, 1 never
felt so inclined, before or since, to kick a
man out of his own house, or, indeed, out
of any house. 1t was luxury, however,
not to be indulged, and endeavor to re-
ply with composure.
"If you refer to my patient, sir, beg
ycu will understand that have been remu-
nersted, richly and nobly.'
"ohm never questioned the lady's lib
erality," interrupted my companion, chang
ing his tone, sit was with her means l took
the liberty doubling; we've none of us
seen the color of her gold as yet"
'You may make youself easy on that
point" replied l, rising to depart; 'to my
certain knowledge, your visiter is as able,
as am sure You will find her willing, to
satisfy every reasonable demand"
'Oh, she has money, then?' asked Ro
per, eagerly.
''As this may serve to prore;" and l
readily exhibited the ronleamr with which
he had just been presented.
Anexpression of exultation, almost dew
ilish in its character, passed over the mans
face, as l spoke; it was brief as light
ming, but in an instant saw my error, and
inwardly cursed my folly at being entrap-
ped into such disclosure by SO shallow
device. Roper evidently perceived my
vexation and observed, in a very careless
tone, as he took down an immense single
barrelled gun
swell, well; Ionly wish the thing that's
fair. Nobody can complain of my charges
but the ducks-eh, doctor!- If the young
woman has lots of rhino, why the devil
send her luck with it; but l am bound for
the wild moor fen, and, with your leave,
will bear you company as far as the village; !;
we are off on q fowling excursion"
NJ, oIha;t Mr. Giles RoDer and his
duck gun were not exactly the companions
L should have chosen on a dark evening
with a large sum of gold upon my person,