Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1869-12-25
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We iLiuk lhe following story ".'s
g,oi % keep, and, 80 wo promise
pHi i8 b.iTay lhe horu name AMI
p.aee 0fresidsnre, We hope he VIII
lursivo us iar telling how hs ct lost
ia a snow sl0rm-
/, WAS a pleasant plaes-lhe home
oi the DaclUr-lusl In the edge at
the w0ois, The hou,c WAS ono AL
ways expects 10 tad comfort, Pya,o
ani happiness,
Il WAS almost hl,llen among tha
tu,es, with which lhr gnaIui hai
been 50 lavl.hly Hllrn,l Som.
wero 80 large ,hat y"u would ia.ui,
they Hu,i ba centuries Old,
The Doctor gul his wife lived
hore alone, with tho exception of 10
boy whom thc D1rlor had ,ulion 1,
DO chores ihr him, gr.l tD be compa-
rs Cor hls wife w,,n hc WAS getting
oil, ,ho p,0ple oi tho liule village
near could not have h,gn persuaded
10 give up their Rilhml physician,
One day il hSl been spowing-,
such n snnw storm rs YOU Western
people seldom see. The beautiful
white ilakcs seemed 10 vie with each
other 10 scc which shouli reach It's
destination soonest, and tho sky
above seemed one endless sheet ol
snow,
We'll, said thu Doctor TO his wifi,
as he returned from his round OF
calls, II am glad there arc moi many
sicl; inst now, for | think homo ia
| the hcst place for an old man like
me" aud he shook the snow from
his great coa' aud huudcd il 10
Bruce to hang NJ, saying that he
should not need ii any moro that
night.
/ Just rs he had seated himself at
the tca.tuhle aud his wife was pour
ing out his tea u loud rap was heard
ut the door.
ut is some hclatcd traveller" de.
cidcd the Doctor as he arose to open
the door.
~ want you to 90 and SEQ my
wife, Doctor said the visitor as he
seated himself hy the lire.
"What go ten miles such night
rs this? Ii is impossible" rctortod
the Doctor.
81 fear she will die, -" said the man,
"uulrss yon 10. have man hcre
with ne, and we have shovels;. We
will sec You safe through, il you
will go
The amount OF IL was, tho Doctor
went.
1t is not my purpose To dwell on
his ride there Tor it was uadc con-
parativcly easy by the aid OF strong
arms and shoyols; nor of tho Sick
woman, but Of his Journey home
The snow was still whirIing thick
and fast us the Doctor tucked him.
self snngly in his light cutter for
the homcward trip, and started oil
briskly; for Nollic was anxious to
ret home to her warm stable.
The Doctor was not very we'll
acquainted with tho roundabout
way he came. and with the darkness
and binding snow he soon became
bewildered. So aftera while, think.
ing be had ridden farther than the
distance 10 his home. he thought he
would trust his horse to get him
out of the difficulty. and gave Nollis
full liberty to choose her own road;
40, after he had gonc or for some
time longer, Nellie stopped and
whinnied The Doctor unmuiiled Il
little, and pccrcd around in tho
darkness and snow. ,..,.I
"Why, Nellie, where arc we PHO
said. This looks very like Chest
nut Ridge yes, there's the opening
in the trees, at the turn of the road
on the brow Of the hill-this must
be Chestnut Ridge--ciyht miles
from home. Well, Nellio. we may
as well camp for the night, for We
can't ret home" ..
p !. +,
"lloW iuchy 'hat bruce shPPlicu
us wei win p'ahkets, so'lloq4zca
the Doctor as he uhhi.cheo NelNe
from the cutter, ana fastened one
OF the blankets on her, ana turned
hor loose 10 iook out ior herself
Then spreading q buffalo robe on
the show ana turning tue cutter up,
, he wrapped himself IN his blankets,
and cr@Wied INTO ms novel bed and
L was soon Soma asleep.
Ills faithful tog was very uneasy
all night at MS masters absence,
, "u a,,n;,,. tn Inok fhr him F;ddf;n HIN =
tn tSa cn,tcr in snch n novel conditinn
In begnn TO bark fnr;ouslv nronnd
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