St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1870-03-18

Like bird all spent with wandering
Az weary most roam.
Until feel my rt-tlcs- wing
in the dear of Home.
! But what were home without thy face
/ - fares' love of mine:
Then drign ;hat lrImhl- home 70 grace
And blers your Valentine"
! 1t was really not 50 bad-con,iderin,
/ that but eighteen short summers has,
passed over Bob's head, and that for som,
time b ick his ''restlc>s wing had bee.
''fured'' in the large dry-good. shop
round the corner, which hc hoped some
day TO adorn a~ partner. Whether tie
doctor would have admired il a addressed
to kitty-''that baby" as lie called her
is questionable. Iiut Miss Usher quite
glowed as she read. II wa, 80 poetica'.
80 sweet" The little confusion Of pro-
nouns in the first verse escaped her notice
altogether She read and rc-rcad and
then turnei TO the more prcs,ic second
page.
Not eracty medicine"-O that funny
man Much better ''suited to thi- se.-
son of the year" Oh, very much ,
Dear, dear, What could it me;lm! Bu-
there was no doubt about hut-it could
mean only one thing, .'Loncly :" Yc-
indeed. Dear. delicate little Miss U>hcr
had often felt 50, but there seemed 10
help for it. There WAS nobody in par
ucuIar she wished to have i've with her.
and no one 10 marry suited 10 her ta>t
DIR. Raymond, to be >ure-he was 80 IL
peliur->o good; but then She mad never
thought he would MARY a.Iir-he Wa
- devoted to his first wife And think
lng how tond she had once been ot that
wife, and how fond she sill was of That
little Kitty and WIZ, and what Lonely
life il was, after all. tor 4 man to try to
keep house for himself, Mis- U-hvr felt
her checks flushing, anI Il glow and STIR
coming into her heart. which quite mad.
her forge how i'll she had taucicd her-cit
just before
That came boo nming flush lit Lnr. check.
as she made her toilet for the cyriing at
ter e"briSk walk" rccomm .nGcd viii II
had sent her home with an app lite FIR
her simple dinner. What with the little
cap OF muslin and bluc ribbo-.s on hr
head, and the dainty apron. and the lit
of wolk in he: fingers, and bright tire.
and ali, She was pleasant picture. the
doctor thought, when he came in an houg
iucr and, what i more. h. said 80.
well This looks cheerful Women
certainly have a hnack OF making roun.S
cosey which men never get. Now.
found ont at once that it was growing
cold aS sat i'll my office, and ! don't
think You have felt it at all in this >nn,
Irtle bower Of yours. Aud how are YOU
Tonight -
The doctor was shaking hands all the
time he said tins. He had that warm.
cordial way with him which is 80 v.lua-
Die to a physician; hut somehow tonight
it seemed more marked than usual Mi~>
| sher withdrew her fingers with Il little
wittcr-
Take this chair, doctor; it is a com
ortablc one"
The doctor sank, nothing 10th. into tho
soft depths.
"Wcll. dill You take the prescription p
"Ihe ,lk Oh. YES, and iccl much
,etter for it. thank you"
"Thats right. | kn'w you would.
And how did you Ike the o;hcr ?''
"Thc ether - with deepening color
'oi | liked II very wcIl-;hat i--very
nuch."
I'm glad to hear it. 1t was 4 simple
hing, hut | thought it would suit You.
scllbhled line 10 20 along with it he
ause | wanted TO ensure your getting
ut to-day, and now | want Il little plan
ak with you on the same point. Let
ne ask, to begin with, don't You think
ou have lived alone long enough ~
"Perhaps so,' replied Mis- Usher with
hesitalion-"but-
"Iou see" intcrrupting, ''it we could
lakc an arrangement by VIII ch you couiI
ave some young person with you-a
right, lively girl, OF Kitty's age, for in-
would be an interest ant
and not too much OF Il charg',
would he the very thing Its sitting
ere torlorn and so:i,ary, and having no
ody to keep you company or urge you 10
0 out, which Is playing the mischief with
our nerves and making you fancy your
Elf an invalid. You are no more sick ,
nan am. You only need rou-ing. Now.
ont you think so yourself! Couldu't
on bring your mind to like it ~
Miss Usher tiullcrcl, looked up, turned
:arlet, and looked down again.
''lt's easy to find the person you want,
'ent on the UNCONSCIOUS doctor. arts