Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-01-14

whcreupon the s'nmp Of a tail rose up, the
ears were cooked, the eyes filled aEi were
comforted tie two lends were rcconcicd.
"Aupp!" and a stroke Of the whip was Civ
en- To jess, and off went the three.
Bob and buried the Game Chicken that
night, I've hadn't much Of n tca) il the back
green OF his house, in Melville street, No. II,
with considerable gravity aud scicnrr; and
being at the time in the Had. aid like all
boys, Tr0ans, We called him, Of course, lice
tor.
Six years have pasSrd-a long time for Il
boy and dog; Bob AnS.c is oil to the
wars; ! am u medical student, and clerk ut
the Minto House Hospital. q.
Rab | saw almost every week. on the
Wednesday, and we had much rIca,rnt in.
tinacy. found the way to hi, heart hv
frequent scratching of lis huge head and
an occa>i nal bone. When did not notice
him he would plant himself >iraight before
me. aud stand wngging that bud of tail and
looking up with his head little to one side
His master occasionally saw; he used to
call me "Nastrr john, but was laconic as
any Spartan.
One fine October afternoon was leaving
the hospital, when saw Il large gate open,
aid in walked liab with that great and easy
>auntcr Of his. llc.ookcd aS iitahin. general
p1Sscs.inn of The place. like tnc llukc Of
Wellington entering Il subducl city, satiacd
I with variety and -licarc. .ttt,-r-frin cainr
4 jess, nrw white with age, with her cart, and
in it II woman carefully wrapped up, the ear
ricr leading the horse anXiou>y and lOukiEg
back. When he saw me- Jancs-tor his
name was james N0blc--madc II curt and
grotcsque bow. aud said, 4 Master John, this
L. the mistress she's got u trouble in her
breast, sumr Kind Ol an income we are think.
( in.
BY this time saw the womaiiS face; She
was sitting on a sack filled with 5 raw. her
! husbands plald around her, and his big coat
with its large white metal buttons over her
feet never saw a more unlorgctiu face,
/ pale, serious, lovely, delicate, sweet, without
being what we call fine She looked sixty,
aud had on mmtch, wlRte as snow, with its
black ribbon, her Ailvery snoothe hair set
! ting Off her dark grey cycs-cycs such as
one sees only twice or thrice in life time,
full Of suffering, but full also Of the Ovcrcnm
ing Of it; her eyebrows black and delicate,
and her mouth firm, patient and contcntcd,
! which few mouths ever ale.
As have said, | never saw Il more beau
tiful c"untcnancc, or one more subducd to
settled quiet. "Alir, said james, "t tl;s is
Master John, the young doctor, Kab's friend,
We ken. We often speak about you doctor.
She Snilcd and made a movement, but said
nothing and prepared to come down, putting
her plaid aside and rising. Had Solomon, in
all his riory. been hamliur down fine o,lrrl,
| of Shcba, at his palace gates, he could not
+ have done il more .iaiutiIy. more trudrrly
more like a gentleman. than did james. the
iIowgatr carrier. when he lifted down Alir.
hi, wife. Tine contrast of this small. weather.
beaten. keen. worldly face to hcrs-palc. sub.
dap,l and bcaltiiul-was something wonder
full. Rab looked on concerned aud puzzled.
but ready for anythiny that mi-ht turn up,
were it to strange the nurse, tic porter. or
even me. Alic and he seemed great friends.
AS | was savin', she's got kind O.
trouble in her breast. doctor. wull We tax Il
! look at it?" We walked into the consultin.
room, all four; Rab grim and comic, wilin.
To be haIlv and confidential il cause should
De shown, willing always to be quite the re-
verse on the same terms. Nlie sat down,
/ undid her opcn Gown. and her lawn han kcr.
chief round her neck, and without woru
/ showed me her right breast looked at
and examined it carefully, she and james
watching me- and Rab rvring all three
What coud say There it was, that had
been so soft. 50 Shapclv, 80 white, 81 era.
ciouS and bountiful, $50 full of all blessed
conditions hard aS a Stone, center OF
pain, making that pale face, with it, gray,
lucid reasonable eyes, and its sweet, resolved
mouth, express the lull measure of suffering
overcome. Why Was that gentle. mod st,
sweet woman, clean and uvcailr, condemned
by God to bear such burden.
got her away To bed. "AIay Rab and me
bilc =" said james. - lou may, and Rah,
If lie will behave bmSelf " Use warrant
hes do that, doctor, and in Slunk the faith.
ful bcast-l wish you could have seen him.
There are no such dogs now; he belonged t,r
i lost tribe. .l$ Lhave said, he was brindcd
aud gray like Aberdeen glantr; his hair
short, hard and close, like ions; his body
thickSet, like II little bull-a sort of com.
pr, SSvd Hercules Of dog lie must hnvr
been ninety pounds weight at least he had
n large, blunt head his muzzle black as night;
his mouth blackrr than any night, tooth ot
!twO-briug all he cleaning ont of hi.
jaws of darkness. His bead was Scared with
the records of old wounds, Il sort of series oi
fields of battle nil over it, one eve out, ont
ear cropped as close as the Archbishop Leigh
TONS iathcrS-but for different rcaSonS-thr
remaining eve had tho power Of two, and
abovct, and in constant communication with
it, was tattcrcd rag Of an ear, which was
forever unfurns itself like an old flag; and
then that bnd oi tail, about one inch long,
beng as broad as ong-thc mobility, the iu-
Stantancou>ncSS Of that was very funny and
surprising, and its expressive twinklingS and