Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1873-10-23
, Ih9 carriage atopped and the laiy led he way up

The carrtage stopped aud the lazy iea ne way W
the SLAMS aud INTO the hall. Hele INC weakepcu
strength OF the doctor gave way anu he Sank |
| into lair lslf faintng
"Why, what is the uatter ~ asked the lady
| in great concern. "Are You illp" |
Only starving was the bitter confession.-l
Il have eaten nothing for two days. Il
The lady hastily summoned the servants and
had him assisted to an easy chair Then tempt
ing viands and generous wine were placed De
fore him, of which he partook with good effect,
feeling stronger and better Immediately after
the meal.
The lady had absented herself during his re-
past, but now she returned, Invested OF ner
street dress, and wearing rich robe. For the
| first time DR.. Cotton studied her face, ne
| Thought, the most perfect In its lovelness that
he lad ever seen. She seated herselfnear him,
| and the look that her wondrous black eyes gave
him was kindly, almost loving.
sAre you prepared for an explanation of my
rather strange conductP' she said.
DIR. Cotton bowed.
He looked at her face again, but could not
recall it.
DO you remember she continued, II
Baxter street, years ago, Of talking with
dirty, ragged little girl-of telling her tina
she wastoo pretty to live there, and OF send
ing her to the Girls Refuge?
Yes, after thinking moment he remem
bered the c Renaissance.
i am the same girl, and she smiled mer
rily at Cotton look Of amazement. i Wen
to the Refuge, as you told me to do, an
was kindly received. proved an ap
scholar, at least they told me so, and at tn
iage of seventeen was able to get situation 9
teacher in one of the public schools: ha
he been thus employed but few months, whe
he a wealthy retired merchant, named Artht
Try Ralston, formed my acquaintance and aske
ri me to marry him. had no friends and h
honorable conduct won my esteem. ma
The ried him. only to become, within a year,
W. W. widow with fortune. All this time hay
,st never forgotten the author Of my success'ai
an have always lcnged to reward him in son
md way for the advice which proved so valuabl
knew you at once tonight, and adopt
ted the first pretext that presented itself to 6
cen you into my carriage. And L fear she q
the ded, kindly, that my assistance was sac
and needed
led, Indeed, it was, and Cotton narrated
as career.
ally And then | am to be made happy by
pu, sisting you, she said as he concluded.
anu DR.. Cotton slept soundly that night unS
t iun the roof of Rosa Ralston, nee Garden. I
next day he returned to his othce-hls D
the tege, as she called herself, insisted upon !
nishing him with money to pay his rent
redeem MS paWneu lnstruments ANU
clothing, and started him again in the /
the tie of success. And her bounty was SO 81
fully bestowed that it did not seem like CHI
go, ty, only interest on an old debt as she
live pressed it.
ould Was it a slight increase in his practice t
'heh made the subsequent days seem -brighte
,,,,, DIR. Cotton? Scarcely. A more probable
v wn PLANTATION could be found in the intimacy
F' grew so quickly between him and the be
dded tiful and wealthy young widow, an intin
hair, that deepened into love on both sides be
afuge many weeks passed.
They were married on Rosa $ twent
birthday, and now Dr. Cotton, happy in
for possession of lovely and loving wife,
live tune and q large practice, can complacel
Mt on contemplate his dafkened days Of saliva
her and despair.
,vh., And no professional advice that
nv, r in gave, he is wont 10 say, ever proved n
home valuable than that | gave to Rose Car
for it saved her from squalor and ignora
short me from starvation and robbery, and
kept made two lives happy.