The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-06-26

! have gone to riding school for four
years"
Your cousin very seldom rides on
horseback he goes in the carriage
, We have a very careful driver"
But that's not erercise," presisted
} Kate.
at is as much as he is equal to-"
Walter was sitting up when they re.
turned TO the sitiing-room but his
hand supported his head, and bottle
of eau de cologne stood OIL the table
, beside him.
"You are better, my son ?" asked
! his mather.
GA little easier just at this moment,
but shall see DR.. Holmes tomorrow.
} l am convinced that there is danger of
congestion when the head feels as mine
does"
"Good gracious % said Kate.
thought that killed people,"
''It is very often fatal" said Walter,
patiently.
My dear son ?" said his mother,
pleadingly.
"I guess he won't die tonight.
auntie," said Kate, gayly "don't look
so forlorn. Amt you ashamed to
worry her so ?'' she added, turning
fercely upon Walter.
Mother and son exchanged glances
of dismay at the young lady's utter
want of sympathy, and Mrs. Hart
said -
Young people who are in high
health cannot appreciate the sufferings
Of those who are i'll, unless they see
some outward sign of pain-a broken
limb or brain fever"
"Yet," sighed Walter, the most
dangerous diseases are subtle slow of
growth, and seldom cause alarm until
it is too late for remedy"
You don't mean it % said Kate.
flying to the glass. Z" wonder if /
am in a dangerous state. You sug-
gested fever just now. IL feel faint;
L" And she staggered back.
With one quick bound, Walter
sprang to her side, and caught her as
she fell. Lifting her in his arms, he
bore her to the sofa, to be rewarded by
clear, ringing laugh, and a Thank
you, ever SO much had no idea a
dying man had muscle enough to carry
such heavy weight as am Now,
don't be angry, cousin; it was only in
fun. Co lfess You are better the
exerlion has done you good ?" And
she laid little hand cOaxingly on his
shoulder, and looked into his face with
a winning smile.
"Any sudden excitement will give
an artificial strength" was the reply.
" l could, under the impulse of the mo-
ment, lift more than your weight, not
SO tremendous, after all,'' he said, smil-
ing {" but the reaction will come"
"It was cruel to alarm us SO for
mere jest" said Mrs. Hart, gravely.
"Yet proved Walters chivalry,"
pleaded Kate. See how he flew to
catch me. won't do it again."
The dreaded reaction did not come
that evening. Twice Walter found
himself laughing at Kate's merry ac-
count of her harem-scarem freaks at
school, and actually recounted some of
his own college anecdotes, with All ami
nation that surprised his mother. AT
ten o'clock they all retired, but the re-
action had not yet come.
The next morning, however, Walter
sent for his mother az breakfast-time,
and Kate saw neither of them again for
some hours. She tried to practise, but
a servant was sent to say that Walter
could not bear the noise. Then she
went to the stable.
William William!'
The clear, high call soon brought the
man, whose heart Kate had carried en-.
tirely, by her admiration of his we'll
.roomed horses.
"Ah, there you are! Have you got
any saddle-horse?" ?"
"None fit for lady,"
"Any fit for my cousin? / guess /
can ride anything he can"
Z" / don't know, miss" said the man.
When Mr.. w alter once gets astride OF
il horse, that ERE horses got to mind,
| tell you. He's got the best seat aud
the strongest arm ever see, and his
hand on the reins is as delicate as
lady's. He's rare rider when he's
once OH horse; but bless you, Miss,
he rides less and less. When / first
come it was nearly every day to saddle
up (that was the year he come home
from college,) but now it's months to-
gether that he don't look at horse"
"Oh, William" cried Hetty, coming
into the stable at that moment, "you're
To go to town for DR.. Holmes, right of.
Mr.. Walters taken worse, sudden, and
Mrs. Harris almost scared to death.
| William made plunge into dark
corner for saddle, and Kate went rap
idly to the house. Her heart was full
of sorrow and selfreproach. Had she
been mistaken in her estimate of her
Cousins illness? Was the quick, gen.
erous impulse to save her from falling
really the result of over-excitement,
and was this the dreaded reaction !?
! Quick steps brought her soon to the
door of her Cousins room, and her loud
rap brought her aunt to the door.
.'' Is he very i'll ?"
"Quietly, dear; your rap startled
him dreadfully. His nervous system
is SO delicate that we avoid all sudden
noises"
"But aunt Martha. what is it."