Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-12-23
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"'N'9 u Hit AHH M Et .NIlH.
boz / ON earlier than usual thji
evening, but ] am Obliged 10 e.
cort a faif lady 10 a ball at II
olelOckaand thoagbt IweHld lool
IN On my patient before making nl
toilotteY g0l Vaa%Hg sgf
An, doctor how cpn / thanl
you for your kindness n said Ma.
ry, raising her sparkling eyes to hi'
face, but dropping them again ip-
stantly as she met the warm gaze
Of admiration in his, while crimson
bushes frightened her fair face in
tolnew beanty@sal $50 l8tIo vae
Mother Is worse, fear, doc
tOF,Y said Mary. "She seems quite
exhausted this evening" gaH
+" Has she had proper nourish-
ment to-dayi" aH sE Ias.m
mamma has had nothing to eat
to-day. doctor, +" broke 10 Lucy,
"and sister and / haEn't had any
thing either but dry bred, and We
are very hungry; but sister is go
ing to get sOme monety O7night.% +
!" Hush Lucy" said Mary, while
a painful look of embarrassment
fell upon her before bright eounte-
nance. doctor, excuse her; she
talks too fast.
An anxious, inquiring gaze rest
ed on her, and in a voice trembling
with emotion, Doctor Hunter ex-
claimed;
Mary, is It indeed so r as
She bent her head in assent. but
after a moment of silence, found
voice to say, Il shall have money
tonight" M ge,-r
Giving but glance at bis patient,
whose pale face spoke of suffering
and want, even in sleep, he left
hastily. And Mary, folding her
work, and earthly placing at her
mothers side the medicine she
might need on waking, at the same
time charging little Lucy to stay
By her in her absence, started ont,
in the fierce storm, to carry the
dress to the heircss, who sat chat
ing at her delay, a7 ars3s
Mary's father had once been
rich, but crushed by adversely, died
and lett his family poor, and bis
wife an invalid.
DR.. Hunter hal known them in
their days Of prosperity, and on
his return from the Continent, a
month previous to our story, had
sought them out and offered his
services gratuitously r. an offer
gratefully accepted. He knew they
were poor, but never until Lucy's
revelation had he dreamed of the
extent of that poverty, The love
illness of Mary had made a deep i'm
preston on his heart, and when he
left them that night it was with the
resolve 10 shield her in the future,
under his protecting love, from all
life's cares and hardships. ..a /
1T was indeed q fierce storm that
Mary was forced to encounter on
her way to Mr. Revere's splendid
abode, and her progress was nee
essarily slow,
As. chilled By the singing blast,
and blinded by the snow, she stag
gered up the steps of the bril-
liantly lighted mansion aud rang
the bell, a sleigh dashed to the
door, and when it was opened to
the girl, gentleman alighted and
ran lightly up, passing in ere it was
closed, and saying to the servant,
II will wait for Miss Ella in the
drawing-room."
Mary started; she knew The voice
OF Dr. Hunter, and not wishing to
be recognized, drew her hood close
" around her face. 81
"Poor girl" thought the doctor
"what night for q woman to be
..,,f 7rq
He little dreamed who he was
plying. as laee .s,sa
Directed BY. the servant, Mary
tapped lightly at the door Of the
opposite room. 1t was opened by
Ella Raymond in q towering rage,
her face distorted with passion,
80 you have come at last!' she
augrily; ''two hours be-
hind time. L did think, Mary Grey,
that You were poor enough to have
.he one virtue Of punctnality.p
~ am sorry ! have disappointed
you Miss Raymond. / have sat mp
Three nights until daybreak TO COM
oletc itin time; but my mother has
been very i'll, and needed my care,
which must be myoeXcuse.7T
DR.. Hunter,in the drawing-room,
the silvcry accents, and
forgive him reader-listened.
"What is your mother S sickness
to me? You promised the dress at
srven and now it is nine. Your ex-
cuse is a poor one" g
"Believc me, / regret 1t, but it
was impossible for me to be ear
Iicr. You will obligc me, as ! am !
in some haste, you will now pay
me for it, and let me 60"
oPay YOU, indeed! Not |. III
punish You for your tardiness' III
each YOU how to make promises
md break them. Just as many
lours as YOU have kept me waiting
or my dress, so many days will
Keep YOU out of your money"
"Oh, Miss Raymond, yon will not,
rou cannot be so cruel My moth
II is i'll, and needs nourishment
nv little sister is starving; and
lepend on this twenty-five dollars
rom YOU to supply their wants
must have the money.