The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-11-12

would not be thankful 70 make 00[ q oteaOy
pod husband, supposing she would ior-
ia rive anything, MN, TO have it all
,ndone. I seem to have been a-dreaming
Ill the while that Hall was with me all
~ long. But that's Just whore il it,
dother nor yet Jessie nobody can't for
Ave me. No. she'll not have me now,
..Oh, you've ask'd her p WI
s.No." emphaticaliy said. "l'm net the
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ONE and gone. But II know she'd not
AVE ska No girl could forgive what I've
lone; ~. p he'sa ., sss,, KIND so clever rcn
an manage IL, with her MN. But, no of
ense TO you, m'm, faint in anyh0dy's
,ower 70 get . girl t. forgive things like
Il agree with you, Dlworth. 1t isn't
n anybody's power But sometimes It -
d the power Of good girl's own true, kind
heart, when she sees that there y real sor-
row for what has been amiss. Will You
give me permission 10 tell IN - own
sOh, yes, you can tell her m'm," said
not over gratefully because not
over hopefully. But could SO now more
what / had guessed all along, that
thero 3As true sterling worth in the young
man. md that his faults and their conse-
ouences. which had made him at first SO
and surly, had produced that
effect simply because remorsefnl shame
was % working in his mind that he could
never forget the bitter Lesson - long a he
lived. H4t
That evening ! wrote long letter to
Jsssis Frse%so inc,osins s'iR r. q thpp paper Spp
pital at any hour of any day. And the
next morning but one brought visitor for
Dilworth. happened to be busy poul-
tice-making when she came in, and stoop-
ing over The table, spatula in hand, and
half hidden BY two huge jars Of linseed
meal and charcoal, I gained q good view
Of the Eewoomaxa,s face, whilst myself ln-
noticed. IA good woman" that was the
mental SUMMARY 3 made AFTER running
Beautiful too. bat the beauty WAS outshone
by the goodness, as moonlight is merged
in sunlight and no longer perceived
though still there. So Jessie Freeman,
though very pretty and, as ] Afterwards
found. clever, was emphaticaliy and above
al, that rare and lovely thing-a good wo-
man. Truth in the clear, soft brown eyes |;
modesty in the quiet, graceful bearing Of
the girlish figure and small head hrm-
ness and fortitude in the curved and dim
pied chin sweet temper and sense in the
broad, low forehead and sensitive mouth.
That the rich masses Of smoothly braided
hair were Of glossy texture and sunny
brown hue, that the slightly embrowned
skin g,owed with the soft flush and clear
ness Of youth and health, that the light foot
and ankle were small and neatly turned,
were items Of every minor importance
after those first cardinal points hsd been
made out. Et
was glad that, under the pretex. Of
~,
dram of air, I had caused light screen 10
be placed on the oA-side Of his bed, SO xs.
to give him the option, BY drawing his cur.
tain mp to the said screen, OF making for
himself and his Visitor quitea private little
nook unscanned by any curious eyes from
other beds, for / could 80 that Jessie was
trembling with excitement flushed with
joy almost fearful With aadness. and ready
on the slightest extxa provocation to lose
Ding IN the balance under the pressure Of
h'ghly.wrought and conflicting emotions.
From this face Of hers it was plain that the
interview would end all rightly for Dill
worth, 90, with . few quiet worlls of well
come led her at once behind the screen.
and there left her.
1t was ABOUT two hours before I inter-
rupted them. Then / found her sitting
close to Georges bedside, her hand firmly
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radiantiy happy, though could see that
poor little Jessie had been crying alum
dainty, az we foolise womea do, alike
when We are extremely happy or extreme
u sad. And 20 you see, ma am" said
nawor.h. with happy flush ON his face,
that was no longer sullen, bu. frank and
open, Ahe's taken me again, and it Is all
! Indeed. ma'am," said Jessie, with a
pretty little air between frankness and
have brought my prids 10 Il # Il had S' M,
been for bis leg. One couldn't saw emo, to
q poor. sick, MANNED lad az he 10 now,
$50, Jessis,' observed /, s'the leg brough,
MN back to yop-and the lost leg brought
you back to him.. Why, Dilworth. you'll
hardly think II . calamity after this.S
/. II was Just thinking Of that, MN be fore
You spoke" replied he graveiy, s.and as j
LAY mere With my dear lass hand in mine
-once more. forgiven by her, and-as one
trying n sway thank God Or that yerv
thing. Though q lost leg does seem q
strange mercy to be giving thanks for
Hut shouldn't have had NV lass here
back again, mo. mayhap neyer-nor beer
Ut IL come nigh her. neither, ifI' d ha' rome
% - was going without nvthinr to
pail me mp. And my Jessie, MN. she's
flushing up slightly from that reserve vS;cS
most Engiishmen feel in saying any thinr
about their personal feelings. esnecialiS
their religious feelings. .'if you'd please.
ma am top,,t the extra bit in the MATT
giving Ior me this evening when Won rca5
prayers I'd he glad. You can say nv name
out full, if yon please, ma'am, for didn't
ought to be ashamed to own it when the
Almighty 8 been so good to me-"
O1 Ui{l fokA nrA H. 49,
WORTH" promised !.
"And oh. ma'am,' began Jesse, "how-
ever can thank you,--can We thank YOU
enough for nursing OF him as you've done,
sittin' up q nights, and'-how many more
Of my shining virtues were going to be re-
cited i do not know. believe the grate-
fal girl in her great gladness clothed all 81
us hospital workers with attributes little
short Of angelic. But / interrupted her,
for was enxiOue to close the interview.
which was getting too much for the INVALID