White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1860-05-10


al. and soon aftsr Joined the lady in he
sitting room. to await few moments tn
reviving Of his patient.
"How are you Low 90 he kindly in,
quired, for Mrs. Lswrense had been some
time q patient at his hospital, and be haG
9 sincere respect for her.
"Much recovered, sir, 1 thank you
The new friends, who have so kindly car.
ed for me. and particularly the excel
lent treatment in your hospital. have Civ.
en- me new life. I feel daily getting
stronger.
lyon seem quite comfortable here"
"Oh. yes, sir, thanks to Mr.. Peterson
who rented his house and has furnished
il as you see. l have plain sewing, which
with Serlo's wages serves us quite we'll
Heaven will surely bless him for the no.
bic deed"
There is indeed sincere pleasure in
meeting such souls they will redeem the
character which might otherwise attach
itself to the world. But. my good lady.
what do you intend to do with this man:
1t would endsnger his life to move him
at once, and yet. his being here must be
a sad Inconvenience to you"
ut is not convenient, it is true, but
have so recently experienced the bensvo.
lence Of others. that l cannot refuse the
best / have for the comfort of suffering
stranger. When he is little recovered,
he will mention his friends, for whom we
can send till then I will do what can
for him."
Mrs. Lawrence followed DR.. Mason in
to the bed room and looked at the sick
man for the first time since the blood had
been washed from his face and hair. In
an instant she uttered q piercing shrek
and fell in a swoon across the bed. The
physician astonished by, he knew not
what sudden event. bore her to window,
aud giving her ammonia, gradually re-
stored her to consciousness. She could
not Immediately speak. but placing his
hand upon her heart, he at once perceiv-
ed her malady. Gradually its irregular
and unnatural pulsation subsidized, and she
pointed to the bed room with such ear
nestness, that he assisted her there,
though somewhat contrary to his judg-
ment. Pressing her hand upon her heart
that she might not again yield to its vi
client spssms, she gazed long and intense
ly upon the insensible being before her,
then drawing miniature from her bosom
she evidently compared them. After
some moments the physician heard low,
stihed sob. and q murrnur. III is he-ny
husband" and she again sank upon the
bed that held him.
The kind DR.. Mason, still supporting
Mrs. Lawrence in his arms, looked al
ternately at the wounded man and
the miniature. The resemblance was
perfect after the necessary allowances for
increased age and the dis6gured state of
the man. Mrs. Lawrence had told him
her sad story. and he doubted not that
the wounded man was her long absent
husband, and that the mystery in which
he had been shrouded would now be sol
we'd.
He also foresaw that with all the chan
ges which time, ill-health and constant
anxiety had produced. it would be some
what difficult to convince him that she
was indeed his wife he therefore recon-
mended her to arrange her hair and dress
as much as possible like her appearance
in former years, and to go into the air for
short time to regain tranquility, prom
Using to summon her upon the least ap-
pearance of consciousness in his patient.
She did so. accompanied by Hetty, who
was perfectly bewildered at the strange
scene.
Presently DR.. Mason appeared and
said:
"Come, madam, he is awake. and ap-
parently ont of danger, though very i'll.
I think you can speak to him without fear
of q relapse but you must have courage,
it is for you that / fear"
She trembled violently, and alternate
ly became deadly pale or highly flushed.
Leaning upon thsphysician. she gather
ed courage to approach him for whom she
had watched many long and wearisome
years. Taking his hand in her own. and
re-assuring herself by one long. fixed look,
she said firmly;
Augustine, do You know n"
He started and changed color on being
addressed by name which he had re-
signed years ago. After moments
pause. he replied in low. sweet voice:
"Indeed. I do not. but I see that l am
severely wounded and have doubtless been
brought into your house. Certainly, l
shall find it difficult to express my thanks
to kind lady, who has thus saved my
liie." -
"Augustins, look at me-" she continu-
ed in q trembling voice. Gam / so fearful
ly changed that you cannot recognize in
me the wife of your love-the mother
of your children % "A
He did look at her. but it was more to
gain . moment for reflection. than to con-
vince himself of her indentity. Then ex-
tending his arms and clssping her to his
bosom, be exclaimed with affected pas
sion:
my wife yes, ycs, it is my long alb
sent wife. But tell me, love, why are
you here and in these humble lodgings"
81 will tell You all presently" she re-
piled, land ] have much to hear from