Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1869-11-24

quickly and eagerly around at our entrance,
and seeing Inc, exclaimed:
Is be doc'or?''
YES, yes, I've got a doctor ct 1sst. God
be praised, II it amt too late" replied the
man, hurriedly, adding, almost in the same
breath, "How is she, Mary. how Is she 7''
The Old woman shook her head and sighed
out:
shes had three on EN- since you left,
and Is in the fourth now, poor dear
20, my God, y groaned the man, sinking
down upon the nearest seat. Doctor, you
hear-oh- save her, save her"
| hurried TO the bed and found the patient
in commissions. The spasms ceased almost
Immediately. The face was flushed, the
head hot, and the pulse rapid. l decided
that she must be bled, and lost 10 time in
opening a vein. | then sent for lee and ap-
piled it in moderation to her head. / re-
mained with her through the night, and left
her at daylight in tranquil state, with di-
rections TO tie followed in case Of the return
of sPasms.
The man, who gave his name as Ralph
Wagner, came down TO the door with ne,
and put half eagle into my hand.
How is she % he asked in trembling
voice. Is she better? Can you save her?'
She is better, / think, and hope she
can be saved, - replied.
'Oh, doctor,you will come again today"
Yes, this afternoon, after l shall have
got some sleep and visited some few patients
that cannot be neglected.
.-Don'r desert Us, doctor, fer Gods sake,
don't, fairly pleaded the Hiaa with tears in
his eyes.
Iassured him would rot gave him my
address, and bade him seId for nie Al any
time if e change should take place.
From that time the patient gradually
niendcd, and IN course of week was out Of
danger and had her reason. / had seen
her every day during this time, aud had be
come rot = little interested in her as she
was not IN ordinary woman. Her age /
had judged to be about twenty five or iwcn
ty-six, aud her features, though niarTed by
suffering, we're itellectus and still beautiful
Her hair was light brown, soft almost to
>ilEiness, and She had the sweetest blue
eyes and pretJiest mouth ever saB.
Her voice, tee, had the rich nieilowncsS
Which 50 captiya:es the car and her Ian
suaga denoted education and her manner
refinement.
Great WIS the contrast between this prot-
", y,de!:cs,e flower and the big coarsetcaUred
awkward, EHs 3u-a.ei, and, [ must adj, to-
tally uaTTef fos>es-i.ag Ralph Wsgner; aud
though | eanHrchlai-I h1# sgeh laaIs
might love her to the wh,lc exlcn. OF his
-ough, coarse nature, / confess / was al q
los to account E5r true TcciPro Try, If, IN
deed, there was any =uch ;A.ag. That this
ardent attachment TO her might excite some
cugiosi,y->Dlae emotion oA;a 10 {;-y, and
perhaps gra,ituIs-I thought io-~io.e; uu-
tbat tLtle shou j exist any thing Ike
true mutual love. seemed a. contrary 10 the
iaTs Of nature as tor the doc TO love thcli
ger. Aud yet how many such incong-uifies
&c see paired # not mated married by las
ifnot IN sUiEiil
The day that 1 made what I intended
should be my last visit, found my fair pa
,ient sitting ia 4 chair,cEyiag as if her heart
woal! treak. She was alone
This is very bad for You to be exciting
your nervous system in this manner" said,
in a kindly reproying tone. Has any
thing happened too serious for Ettle calm
philosophy to maSter?'
oh! doctor, she exclaimed, Il am q
ani friendless."
oh, not quite so bad as that. think. |
answered lightly. Where is your hus
baud?'
This was the first time I had ever spoken
the word husband to her, and | looked 10
see Il she received it as familiar, unques
toned fact. She ehuddered, aud covered
her face with her hands.
ibid you see in the papers this morn
ing, she sobbed, ''the arrest Of notorious
burglar called Peter Hammer Smith?'
= think l did see something of that
kind
That was none ether than Ralph Wag
ner."
Good heavens! you amaze me, . l cried !;
''your husband burglar?'
Sit down, doctor. and let me tell you
painful story in few words and then If
you can give ne good advice and sympathy,
| shall receive II with gratitude: and if you
-e5rn ne and east me from you l shall only
aud / was Inistaken in supposing you had a
heart
seated myself end became all attention.
4 was reared in afiiuence, sheresumed,
and for seventeen years was the pride and
JOY of fond parents. At seventeen | fell in
with a man some years older than myself
whom | believed to be perfection itself. My
father knew better and warned me against
him. He finally forbid him the house. We
correspondent afterwards, met ciandestinely,
aud eloped with him.
We went, as | supposed, to the house
Of clergyman, and then and there were
married, and then set off on marriage tour.
The man had SO wildly loved proved to be