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give her speedy relief-$hc should have
1t done. She curtsied, looked at James,
and said, "When 7" Tomorrow, .
said the kind surgeon-a man of few
words. She and James and Rab and |
retired. noticed that he aud she spoke
little, but seemed to anticipate every
thing in each other. The following day
the students CANE in, hurrying up the
great stair. At the first landing-placc.
on small well-known black board, was
ii bit Of paper fastened by waters, and
many remains of old waters beside it.
On the paper we're the words, " An OPP
Grafton to-day. j. b. Cterk."
Up ran the youths, eager to secure
good places in they crowded, full of in
tcrest and talk. Was the case %
4" Which side is it -
Don't think them heariless they are
neither better nor worse than you or | !;
they get over their professional horrors,
and INTO their proper work and in them
rlty--as an emotion, ending in itself or
ut best III tears and long-drawn breath,
lessons, while pity as mottve, IS quick
cned, and gains power and purpose
t Is well for poor human nature that it
is so.
The operating theatre is crowded :;
much talk and fun, and all the cordialty
and stir Of youth. The surgeon with his
staff of assistants is there. In comes
Allie one look at her quiets and abatcs
the eager students. That beautiful old
woman is too much for them they sit
down and are dumb, and gaze at her
These rough boys feel the power of her
presence. She walks in quickly, but
without haste ; dressed in her mulch,
her neckerchicf, her white dimity short
gown, her black bombazccn rct,icoat,
showing her white worstcd stockings and
her carpet shoes. Behind her was James,
with Rab. James sat down in the dis
tance, and took that huge and noble
head between his knees. Rab looked
pcrplexed and dangerous for ever cock
ing his ear and dropping it as fast.
Allic stepped up on seat, and laid her
self on the table, as her friend the sur
geon told her; arranged herself, gave IL
rapid look at James, Shut her eyes, rest
ed herself on lac, and took my hand
The operation was at once begun il
was necessarily slow aAl cllorotorm-
one of Gods best gifts to his suffering
childrcr-was then unknown. The sur
geon did his work. The pale face show
cd Its pain, but was still and silent
Rab's soul was working within him; he
saw that something strange was going
dn-blood flowing from his mistress, and
she suffering ; his ragged ear was up, and
Importunate he growled and gave now
and then sharp inpatient yelp; he
would have liked to have done something
to that man. But james had him, and
gave BIN Il glover from time to time, and
an intimation Of a possible kick ; all the
better Tor James, it kept his eye and his
mind off Allie.
1t is over ; she is dressed, steps gently
and decently down from tie table, looks
for James; then turning to the surgeon
and the students, size curtsies, and, in a
low, clear, voice, begs their pardon if
she behaved i'll. The studcnts-all Of
ns-wcpt like children the surgeon
Mapped her up carefully -and resting on
james and me. Allie went to her room,
Nab following. We put her to bed. -
James took oil his heavy shoes, crammed
with Jackets, heel capt and toe-capt
and put them carefully under the table,
saying, " Master john, I'm for name O
yer strynge nurse bodies for Allie. Ill
be her nurse, on my stockin' soles gang
about as canny as puffy" And 81 ht
did and handy and clever, and swift
and tenderas any woman, was that horny
handed, smell, peremtory little man.
Everything she got lie gave her he sell
dom slept, and often | saw his small
shrcwed eyes out OF the darkness, fxeC
on her. As before they spoke little.
Rab behaved well, never moving
showing us how meek and gentle h,
could be, and occasionally, in his sleep,
letting us know that he WIS dcmol
Ishlng some adversary. He took walk
with me every day, generally to tie Can.
die maker Row !; but he was somber an(
mild, declined doing battle, though some
fit cases offered, and indeed submitted
to sundry indignities and was Away.
ready to turn, and came faster back, ant
trottcd up the stair with much liahtnes.
and went straight to tanf door.
jess, the mare-now whitehead beer
sent, with her weather worn cart, t,
Howgate, and had doubtless her OWE
dim and placid meditations and confu-
sions on the absence of her master ant
her unnatural freedom from tie road ant
her cart.
For some days Allie did we'll. Thu
wound healed "by the intention )" a
James said, " Our Allies skins owe
clean to bell" The students came il
quiet and anxious, and surrounded hcl
bed. She said she liked to see the
young honest faces. The Surgeon dresse,
her and spoke to her in his own short
kind way, plying her through his eyes
Rab and jam outside the circle-RaI
being now reconcilcd, and even cordial
and having made up his mind that a
yet nobody required worrying, but, a
you may suppose, scmper paratas.
So far well but, four days after tn
operation, my patient had sudden an,
long shivering, groosin,'" as sh
called it. | saw her soon after; he
eyes were too bright, her cheek colore
she was restless, and ashamed of bein