The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1858-10-14


"Please, father, don't wakcn her.
She has not slept moment before
now, the whole night"
AS well might she have tried to stay
the rushing hurricane in its onward
course. Flinging her rudely from
him, and muttering sompthing about
his speaking where and when he
pleased" he strobe forward to the bed
and calling his wife ha-shIy by her
name, shook her roughly by the shoul-
der. The weary eyes unrlosed a mo-
ment in seeming bewldernent, sought
the face Of anxious love to which she
was accustomed, and seeing it not, but
instead, the bloated visage of him who
treated her so cruelty, and who now
held her in his close GRASP she closed
them to shut out the unvelcome WIS.,
ion. A quick, spasmodc sluddcr pass
ed over her frame, a brigh flush Grim
soned neck, and cheek, ard brow, for
one brief instant, and was succeeded
by the paleness of death.
Madeleine's lips uttere, no words
of reproach, but cxclaimin,, 20! my
mothcr-she's dead" chafd the cold
hands hurriedly and held al volatile
to her nostrils, then bathet her hands
and face in camphor, but II in vain
There were no signs of ife. She
looked round to ask her fatler to has
ten for the nearest physician, but he
had gone. She was alone. She rush.
ed wildly to the street doorlnd called
for aid, hoping some one would hear
and respond to her agonizhg cry. A
stranger was passing-onewho she
had never seen, and whosename she
knew not, but it was no tim for cerc-
mony.
go ! SIR" said she, 81 amfraid my
mother is dead and am alIalone. If
you would be so kind as s go for
physician--'
81 am stranger here" sid he, "and
know no one. and if yort mother is
not dead, she might be beltc a physi,
clan could arrive. Though am not
a regular practitioner, Il hive some
skill in medicine, and if va will not
deem it an intrusion, will DER my as
sistance."
Madeleine was only too thnkful.-
Restoratives, quick and po,crlul, in
,judicious and skilful hads, soon
brought back evidences of 'eturning
life to the palld cheek and losed eye
Of the apparently inanimat'object of
their care, and, in less tha half an
hour Madeleine had the eight Of
hearing her name once mcc spoken
by lips so inexpressibIy deal
OF course Madeleine thnkcd the
kind and benevolent straner with a
blushing cheek. OF coursobe stran-
ger accepted her thanks aalindly as
they were offered, and ofcourse he
asked permission to call an see after
the welfare of his patient; and, day
after day, from that time forward, saw
him directing his steps tovard the
cottage on the hill. He WIS no Ion.
ger in the first flush of youh. A few
a very few grey hairs woroscattered
among his jetty locks, and hough he
could not be called handsome, he was
a noble, dignified, intellectul looking
man. There was that abot him that
makes woman feel instnclvely that
he would be a friend in allcmcrgcn-
cies. The broad, open row, the
clear, truthful eye, and TIN full, yet
delicatcly chiselled mouth, all gave
evidence, to the keen observer, of a
character devoid of deceit. There
was look of suffering n his lea
lures, accompanied with op of patti
ent endurance and meek resignation
a calm, gentle, quiet dcpotmcnt, al
ways doing just what was proper, JUS
at the proper time, so that the conf
dencc of those who were THROWN into
contact with him, was won before
they were aware of it, and they yield
ed tacitly to his influence, without en-
quiring how, Or why, he had acquired
it. He seldom smiled, y,t when h,
did, it was like sunlight brtaking from
a cloud, and seemed to brighten eve
rytking in his presence, no matter hov
desolate and gloomy it appeared be
fore.
Such was the man whom Madelein
Cranstouns accents of gfef and dc
sertion had brought to the bedside G
her mother on that eventful morning
and such was the man who became
constant visitor at the Cottage. II
was alone in the world, in comiorta
BILE, yea, easy circumstances-ha
been left an orphan with his little sis
ter in their early youth. and had bu