St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1871-02-10

l lllS cllllu ulStractlng her Will demand
! for care.
A physician and nurse were soon sum
) moncd from the city, and the weary wifi
enjoyed the luxury of being i'll.
, But conva!cscence soon followed, anc
/, before leaving his patient, the old doctor
a close observer and deep thinker, tool
the husband aside and asked ado yor
know what brought this fever ON you
wife, Mr. Strccter?"
"No." in Il surprised tone
''Shall tell you 2"
"Ccrtainly. am anxious to know
"lou have worked her nearly to death" "
The red flushed out beneath the tan.
"lou are speaking Of my wife, not my
horse
'Grantcd, and l say again, you are
working her 10 death"
"Really, doctor, such language i un-
pardonabIe.
"And yet you will pardon it. And
furthermore, 10y the great low for the
seli-sacli iiiclng woman we have just left,
shall perform an operation on your eyes,
that you may see even as | see
And then in his own peculiarly abrupt
manner, he placed the hard, cold facts
before him, from the time she came, Il
bride, beautiful and accomplished, TO the
village, up TO the date OF her present i'll
ness in which domestic cares only had
haunted her fcvcrisIl dreams. In con-
Guiding he added: 81 truly believe, if she
takes up her old burden at once, that be-
fore year has passed, the crave or an
insane asylum will receive her"
The strong man shudd.red, '.As hcav-
Ell is my witness, sir, | have only per-
mitted, not cxlcicl this sacrifice She
voluntarily took her place by my side,
and as nncomplaininely kept step with
me-"
"No, she has not kept step to follow
out your own figure. Unable 10 keep up
with your own lony, rapid strides, she
has fallen, faint ard footSorc, by the way
And now, You lave but +" 90 back and
take her in your strong arms and carry
her while. tell you She must have
rest for both her mind and body. or | will
not answer for the result. And it would
he better if found away from here"
"Yos, begin to comprehend And
it can be found away. And" offering
his hand, II will take care, doctor. that
you do not get a chance 10 administer
another such Il dose TO me
"Ihcn see that you do not need it,"
replied lie dryly. as he mounted his harSe
and rode away.
Mr. Strrct"r wont hacl, to tho ro,m
where his wife was sitting, proppcd by
pillows, and Il gush Of unuttcrablc ten
derncss wcllcd i'll lis heart as he glanced
at her pale face and almost transparent
bands. lie sat down beside her and said
softly, 'iUu do not know how glad am
that you are better"
"Thank you. Yes, am almost we'll
now-shall soon he able to be in the
kitchen. And | am sure l must be sad
ly needed there by this time
NO, You are not needed there. by
the way, how would you like to have me
put the farm TO rent this summer, and
you take the boy and 20 back TO rest
among the old granite hills"
"Oh, could you? May 20 ?" and the
voice quivcrcd with excitement then
wistfully-''But the expense, Newton.
1t would put Us back SO much"
s.Yrs thor, II is III. oil J,.,,,. ,,.,s
right" And then aloul-.'Do you know
what | went to In, ,.itv t,r ,hr ,I,v you
were taken ill.,"
"To deposit some money for more
land, think You sad" she rt,.!icL wear
ily.
.Ics. but do not need tha, lauJ |
have far more than can cultivate. And
YOU shall lave that monry-or. at least.
Ill vn, want nr !, ,rJ -. L,r,. mil STOW,
this summer and try and yet some Of
your bloom back"
"And Won ;"
"Ncver fear for me. Only hurry and
u,t we'll cnouch to travel. and win Of.
tbcr 90 with Won or ul,rr van !, ,L,
hands of kind friends. :,nd Won shall h..
sheltered in the old home-nr,t thi. sum
mrr. shall write to-day that you arc
coming"
Mrs. S;rcclcr could hardly believe il
was not one of her lcvcrisI dreams.
Eut it all came about in good time,
AMI she arrived safely ut home, where
she was pcttcd, caircs>,d. and cared for
to her hearts content.
s.You ,rr all trvin, to sn,;i ~, =, -I,,
would cxpostulatc. Il shall never l., fit
for Il farmers wifi. any more"
".And why not. pray - a,I,cJ = vorn-
ger sister, as she tangled a spray of apple
blossoms among her curls There, if
you ever put your hair back in that u"ly