, 1870-05-01
ship md this made mo t1iac stu md ungra-

.. f1ous 10 cur Visitor.
The h ctor kindly gave me- lesson In anatc
uy, that 4 igbt understand lis scraula Ill
t,e bitter; md e'1bo'dened By this condo s1t
"Doul Il Imperial Hemorrhage' might 10.
'Ins |, beard Of such thingl" wns th
| a=tcn,ehcd reply.
The book ss oEeued At once, aud the p1z
z.i.g passage poiu'e ed out in black and white
1T sounds ike = dover label" ss,,
| heno.rtsee.' / really did not know that N,
writing was 90 htroioualy i1lcgihle."
The second ron was, il possible, worse thsr
tbs FIRST; moro inl-slotehes: more faint pen
cil-usrke, and various foreign matters Of .
private nature thrown promiscuouhly in
"What do you Think said to Yrs. Cole.
ford, after pizzl1ng ont ono poor follows case
with great deal Of interest. "of calling =
rnan With ono les and enc eye, jawbone shot
disabled, and giving him half-pension7 T. not
that outfageous7 intend to write him down
- total wreck and give him fn1l pension"
Ny friend looked frightened "Ihat will
scarcely do, ahe said Nit might get the Doc
tot INTO trouble. WheIc does tho man live 2
"Hese Is hia address, Patrick Doyle, No. 10
Lime street. let us 50 and SEQ him"
Limo street was not Pleasant region. hat
VI, ent that very afternoon, and found the
ttl fellow entirely alone in the neatest little
ui.; Of house. Mrs Patrick was out At
II: et-wea1ins, Ly which sho supported tue
rily, Eart Of whom worked With lcr; willie
te uval soldier kept hoase," 2s he c1Ilel
|, ,I.t is, sat ard etsred at the fire, for he
lc se'1 ed too weak to move about.
lie II eurcd ua that ha had been "blown to
P e"Is :n.frrly," and expressed lis willingness
10 have TIE process repeated for such an ILL.,
s.l,t couEthry," Pocr. patient fellow! il my
:ans>t had onls been 31led with pensions, that
might have sko~cred them upon him one
| fa4 pension. even, VILE such \ miserable pit
suce.
/ "Yce," be said, "thoy told him he ought to
Lave bad full pension. and the Major, mcbbe,
| would hnve got it for him but be was living
IN the big city, and be couldn't see him, and
!. Vas bard. any way, for tie poor to get their
What Is your Majors name;" T asked
arcd With sudden determination to bring
this matter about s. and WHERE does he live -
shure and didn't the Teddy know Major
iiames, the nice gentleman WHO had pleasant
word fo1 every one, and WHO had been just like
father to him IN the army: Patrick had his
lumber and street on dirty bit Of paper, that,
Inebte, tho lady wouldn't care to touch, but
Ae had never liked to trouble the Major.
And, taking out an old pocket-Iook, the
pcor remnant OF man and 4 brother pro-
Guccd a scrap Of paper nninriting enough; but
the Teddy did touch it. and found TINT the
Major who had been . father to lie MANNED
private Lived in = very accessible region Of the
city which I frequently Visited l did
ct Wish, hoWever, to Iaisn false hopes,
90 .ll. l. sad nothing to Patrick Of my
iLtent;on; but was fully resolved
70 attack this fatherl5 Major, and iay be-
feEe hin the case of The poor helpless soldier
whom y. Craig pronounced - partly disabled
It would oe sucE triumph to get him full
pension. and show the Doctor that il I dil
Hase mistakes IN surgical Terms (thanks to his
outrageous handwriting y, I Understood son,e
Il ings better than lie did
iat1ick Doyle WAS very grateful for our visit,
anc impressed upon us to the very Last that
Ha1or Hamas had been father to him,
~ ehal certainly mako the old.gentleman
t,iiht, sald l, as we emerged from Lime street;
you know That have 70 60 to town to-mor.
TOW md perhaps By stating his case fully TO
thas Major, may set few dollars more for
Poor Patrick Partly disabled indeed! I
should Like to know what ho can do with the
ffa9nent Of body that's left him ?"
Mfs. Coletod quite approved Of my inten-
non; ~; and, full of enterprise and resolution, l
set forth on my mission, and rang the bell At
handsome q house in . very fashionable situation
Tell Major Hames,r said I to the
ecrvant who ushered mo into the draw
ing.roona, 'tAat Lady wished to see him On
bad pictured the thin elderly gentleman
with dignided elegance, and listen to nv nsr-
tative in the fAtherly manner that had made
such m impression on Patrick Doyle: but
when the real Major Hames stood before nc
scarcely SCAT: suppressed scream, and me<iitatod
wlld retreat through one Of tho windows. It
sAs the officer in Rogers group-the very in
dlYidual WHO had picked up that miserable
tcok Tor ne, and who, as lie WAS evidently
fIiknd OF Dr.. Craig 3, had probably asce1taineii
my singular connection with that gentleman,
t11ed to SPEAK, but only stAmmered, and
ny lace seemed on fire; did not dAre to look
al him. and suppose he WAS Amaxed At my
conduct. for presently he said. in J yory bland
tone; Pardon me, understood that Won hsd
asked for Major HAmes: ?" ''''>@
Gut came with the very thing should not
nlse SAID, and told him clnmsi1y enough that
aao expected to SEQ IN elderly gentleman.
~ Am very sorry he began; but the uttor
absuEthty Of his being sorry that he vas not an
elderly gentleman struck us both, and NO
laughed in concert
II an Miss Redingode," said 1. AZ sud-
denly remembered that this fightfully youth
~ iAhe1 Or Patrick Doyle's would not know
The handsome face before me fairly beaned
.'Asss Relingoder' he repeated, with n
quick movement toward mo; =" that was nv
mothers name, and it il also mine. 1t Is 70
very Uncommon that I think We must be ro-
tucky7" ''- AA'es
~ was born there, I replied, "but I do not
think have my relatives anywhere"
Excuse me for moment,~ said the
gentleman, "yon must see my sister"
and he left nc in 3 tumnltuous wh,rl
o. excitement s oyer the prospect Of COM
cousins.
This is Mrs. Fay said the Major, return
ing with young and very charming person
age; but I hope she will soon succeed in
ess!ab'irh'ns sra her right to less formal title
II DO hope you ARE cousin, said the 1,dv
warmly; Two are dteadfnljy aloue in H.
world. world. Clarence and L To BE- sure, 1 h.ye ny
"a triaing append.ge," remarked her
"Sow, Clarence, be quiet! Miss Redingode
the family records is speedily as possible.
ship."
We did m immense amount Of talking. and |
persuaded outselvea into the conviction that !
we wore second Or third cousins.
1t seemed ike fairy tale; and nv newly. I
found cousinsvere perfect treasures. They d.
slred to take immediate possession OF |
mo; and after = visit OF an hour
.. er tTo. 1 so9ld scarcely got
dressing her'a aa "a Cousin Mamie" Her brother
assured me th4t no such person az "Aajor
HAmcs" e1iated for ME, but did not get on
quite 60 easily with him and, by sozt Of
tsc1t arrangement, We did not call each other
anything.
knew that co1nela would wonder what lad
become OF me, as had promised to return to
dinner; and, after tracing the Relingodes
back to an old Tory great grandfather, Liscus-
sinG them root and branch, and mourning over
the raTid extinction Of the race, I fairly tore
tr1{1 IS f.,
moro satisfactory visits on both sides, and was
q cnpanied 10 tho cars by Major Clarence
Re dingode Hamea.
Nfs. Coletord WAS quite unensy at my long
Rest ncei bnt. vhen entered, full Of excite
nent and adventures, found ready and
listener.
II suppose, them said my friend.
when had Eansed to take breath, THAT you
Ioq1a [os no ddsn1y in obtaining the Majors Lid
Dorsr raty,es a1as; DoyIe o f. r repeated wi1dly,-"1
Ny companion looked amazed. "uox. then,
.id you explain your visit to Major Hames:'
did not explain it At all, said l. hanging
ny diminished head. Except to tell him that
Lad expected hun to be IN elderly goutle-
Alzb. Coleford lauEhed me1rily.
Then be took it for granted that you had \
Abts Of calling promiscuouAly upon elderly 4
gentlemen! o Rose! Rose! an ashamed of
7ou!"
Dorai r said l in despair. .Au that you
'ay, aink and could thake myself With
ight good will. What must my Kentucky
:outins think Of me, when they come TO talk
lie matter over in cool blood Z"
Az the novclists say, no description
ould do juthce to my feelings: and with my
'1ain in = whirl, made such absurd mistakes
a the Army records that I dung the book
!oWn in despair, and would have given any
hing TO discover that had only been dream.
ng Of my visit to Major HAmes.
DE. Craig seemed to have great deal OF
usineas IN L., and speedily followed up
is first visit With several othsrs- Every time