St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-02-16


red. On the contrary, I glided over
the fence rs sprightly q young squir.
rel without attracting the notice Of 70
much as = ecntlem.nly crow, who was
abusing the weather and calling out
dismal prophecies sitter Us from the top
Of = blasted cherry tree. but Amy
oh yes! Amy caught her dress on =
knot and contrived to fall With no ex.
cuse, but with groan of distress. =.
"What is the matter now, child p
asked Kate, sharply. Kate il tr;ae
sharp at times If you know anything
about the nature called human you
must have guessed as much ct 4 per-
RON with her temperament.
= "Oh, I do"'t know ~ sobbed poor
Amy. "But guess l have broken my
ankle"
She hadn't, for she walked home
with our help, but she fancied she had,
which. tor the tine, Was quite rs hard.
When she SAW US coming in this wiss
mother tainted rs knew she would,
being habit she has and Kate cried
out to HE to run for the doctor. The
doctor wasn't needed any more than
the undertaken, and l knew it; but
that is the way in our family. The
medical man is called in if one Of us
has bat 80 much as the quiveripg Of IN
cyclid ....:--.
So I started on what I was conscious
to oe a FOOLS Grand, without disturb
ing ny pl.eidity By any useless remon-
STRANGE; but meeting Rose At the gate
just coming from school, sent her and
returned to help Kate drench mother
in aromatic vinegar and clothe Any il
dry rai'ne"t.
All this while l "a. perfectly aware
there was never al hour in the twenty
four when it was possible for Rose to
blundcr upon IN GRAND but that she
did it; nevertheless, 1 fondly believed
it to be utterly impoasibIe at this tine,
as the child knew the way to Doctor
Camphor's as we'll IS she did into or
dini"g-room she had had sufficient oe-
casion to learn it l should think. So
she did, there was no difficulty in that;
but as it happened the old doctor was
too i'll, or fancied he was, to 60 ont, and
Wien be proposed sending young stu
dent Of his, Rose, in the simplicity Of
her heart, believing half doctor bet.
ter than none, readily assented, aud ~
tonished US presently in very great de-
gree BY ushering into our presence the
young DR.. Bray, whom l had = habit
Of calling irrevereutly by the sugge.t-
i've alliter.tive Of Doctor Donkey. And
this proved to be my Philip, At your
service.
Amy's hurt was only a very slight
sp'ain, such as you and I would carry
of without a vince but she did man
age silly sort Of low nervous fever,
and as Dr.. Bray had commenced apoa
her case he saw it through. He saw
also at the same time that though l was
hemcly l vas good that ii I didn't
sparkle and dazzle like Kate, I v.s ten
times as reliable; being patient, and
sensible, and long suffering; being be-
sides, useful as bed Of sage. And
thus it came about that ever since that
blessed DAY We have had = physician
night in the family, which il an un-
speakable convenience.
1 am not Esop nor any descendant
Of bis, being in ineal line direct from
the vir.uous Japheth Who came over in
the Ark !; nevertheless I pray you let
me add a moral to this pleasing i,ble
Of mine. Which i, ny dear girls, a.
ways keep your cup clean aad bright
and right side ur .g.inst the much
lookcd.fs, long Delayed rain Of por-
ridge. That is, be upon every occa-
sion amiable and good, aud stlf-sacri6-
cling, and then you will BE sure to shine
upon the right one. =: A-@..s:s '5.'
Observe also, how the ehcstluttiag,
which detested and fell IN With for
the pleasure OF Others, which is1ssl <
the time wrought only the e1psstsd
diseomforts, vas, after 81, IL assas
to the happy end whereby l Ne n
v.rded BY becoming Mn Philip Bay.
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it was hme"tablc thing to - .tus
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