The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1867-12-12

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spirit voices seemed to Whispe
around him. and memory u en-
; back to his Childhood, nwhei
blue-eyed cousin7Fred was hi.
dearest companion. lie though
OF r thea green summer. dayt
when, together, they iished il
the old 'niill.pond, and sailed
mimic boats under the willows
Then of the old times, wheI
the gaylyoung student haC
clupg to him as unto an, elder
brother. And now /! All! nov
he was dead. "'il'o 81 '
''The storm had Increased in
violence; but the doctorscarce
lyiheeded dit,ifor remorse Twas
gnawing, like bitter hunger at
his heart Away to the right,
above the noise of 1the ele'
ments, the shrlll whistle of the
midnight train. Thatstartline
Fciy, that clearer thanlclan call,
or blast Of tocsin, reminds the
lonely of the great brother
hood of man. 1t aroused the
doctor from his musings. He
remembered that half an hour
ago train arrived in the wi.
lage behind him, but, having
overtaken no travellers, he felt
thankful that no one had to
seek his homo among The hills
tonight. A moment LATER he
saw something dark moving
directly in front of him. "Only
a cedar bush" he reasoned; but
watching closely, he saw it
waver more and more, and at
last sink down upon the snow.
AS he sprang from his sleigh.
he heard a low moan, and hur-
rying forward, he found a sad
sight, a woman completely par
alyzed with cold and weakness,
and in her arms, closely pressed
against her bosom, an. uncon-
scious, 81 coping. babe. He
placed them hastily in his
sleigh, and five minutes later,
Lucy by her fireside was start
led by an unwonted noise. at
the door. Iat. Htm11s.l
: 1t is well you're up, Lucy!7
exclaimed the doctor, as Ire en-
tered the house with his bur,
den; @get some warm T, water,
quiclap " Lucy hastily brousht
the necessary remedies, and
while the doctor applied them,
she took the now. wakenod ba-
by, warmed him. gave him a
drink Of warm milk, hustled him
to Sleep again, and placed him
in bed At'last the pa
tientuopenedJ her eyes. s0h,
where am R'she cried; whero is
Robbie% go,
%He is, SAFE replied Lucy,
holding warm wine to her lips.
"hey is sleeping sweetly,n
Having revived a little more,
she RESUMED: q can not thank |
you enough FOR your Kindness
to a stranger, but if you will |
tell me where Doctor Ashley |
lives [ will, be going l must
reach there tonight 4 came.
in the train but I.mQst have,
mistaken the direction
"You are there now. l am
DoctorAshley.p pg .ams q I'D
SAre you, indeed22 exclaimed
the poor CREATURE FOh, will
you forgive me for coming? II
could do nothing elSe.n IS7'--
@Forgive yOaP criedthe doc
tor with a great sob in his }
voice. sAh Mary, if for Fred's.
sake aOu Will forgive me, il, is
mine has been the sin
of remorseless cruelty" 81"
So the poor wanderer had
found home and love at last.Aa
BIT BIT not for long, for when the
snowdrift, melted beneath an
April sun, she too vanished
from the earth, gladly going to
rejoin her husband. 's' 7'
Years have passed; the doc-
tors step isnot quite so firm
IS Of old, and ssme silyerhairs
have found their way among
Lucy's shining braids. But,
Robbie, or the young doctor as
they cait him now, is the con-
Sprt of his dnele's deciiniinsi
years and the VERY nrifn. ,ond