The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-04-10

| 10Y, anu ne, lno BOY, Hreu Wllu, ana ItYeft
was badly hurt, and fever set in; and, oh!
Miss May, he keeps asking for you and
he won't be quiet; and the doctor said, if
you could you ought to come. for it might
make difference. There's his note, and
Mrs. Millburn's."
The doctor wrote, succincty, that CON
sidering the state of the ease Miss MAYS
presence might possibly keep the patient
quietier, which was all important, Mrs.
Mllburn's note was an incohcrent bloted
epistle. begging this unknown young lady
to come and save her boy.
Emily could not refuse; her mother
hurried her off, and in two hours she was
seated beside Dick, on her way to Spring
| field. Her reflections We're not pleasant.
| Every one would talk, and suppose there
was a romance. ELY St. John wonld he
sure to know about it, and Ely was such
chatter-boy; and to try to make a uys-
terry of the matter would be still worse.
| Then she had nothing to wear And
how should she get along with Evert's
mother and ssterp And who would take
her Bible class on Sunday? And what
was to become of her little book promised
for ''the spring trade?'
Il dare say it's all nonsense his wanting
me-" she thought "Peope never mean
what they say in a fever. | remember
Pat Morphy insisting that he would have
a hippOpotamus 'handv in the house, and
if Mr. Milburn comes to himself, how
horribly embarrassing it will be ~
On the whole, Miss May IS feelings Were
rather those OF veXa;ion than Of romance.
They rode all night, and when Emily
reached the door of the handsome old
fashioned house in Springfield, she WAS
conscious Of Cooking like fright, and
wished herself anywhere else.
The door was no sooner opened than
she was embraced by a little old lady in
black, and 4 pretty girl in IN elegant
morning dress. Both We're in tears, ana
had evidently been for some time on the
verge of Mysteries: aud Emily 1T once set
them down us ''t sort Of women who
are never OF any use"
"Oh, my dear! IT il 50 good OF YOU
So very good OF you.' said Mrs. Mllburn
Il am sure YOU will be his guardian
angel" said sentimental Hatty
Not at all Mr. Ml)burn and were
very good friends and | shall be very
glad if l can do him any good said
Emily, in a very matter ot-course tone
and then the doctor made his appearance.
and begged her to come up stairs
"lf he could be kept quiet, there might
be Il chance tor him." said the doctor;
''but so much depends on nursingn-and
the doctor ended with an expressive
silence Evert was moaning and sobbing,
and begging that some one Wonld send
Emily May with zone drop OF water"
The nurse who to Emily's critical eyes,
looked anything bat capable, was tussiu@
over HIM IN way that was enough IN it
self to drive sane person mad. Emily
poured out goblet OF water with steady
hand, and as the ice tinkled against the
side OF the glass she held 1t TO ms llpS.
'1here is water" she said, in her or
dInary sweet CHEEKY voice. "NoW II you
will try to be quiet, viii stay with YOU"
She could not tell whether he recogniz
ed her OF not, but the nervous, teyelish
distress and excitement seemed in some
measure to subside and after time, he
was comparatively quiet.
Now nursing Il wounded man in q fever
sounds very romantic in a novel; but, in
its real details, 1t Is anything but roman
tic business
Emily May, at EveM MlIiburh's bed
SIDE ielt herself IN an entirely ialse posi-
ton; but She took care OF hlm, ior there
was nothing else to he done. lhe nurse
went OFT IN Il huif with Miss May and the
doctor; Mrs. Mlllburn ant Hatty could
only cry and rustic about and oyerset
things with their dresses LVert would
grow restless as soon aS Emily lett him,
so that the charge, IN spite OF herself, fell
into her hands. Happily Mrs Mlllburn
and Hatty were not Jealous On the con
trary, they admired Emily extremely, and
were very grateful and affectlonate.
Before the end of the week, Evelt came
to himself
II have dreamed you were here" he
said, with faint smile. "Now | see it is
you, and no phantom"
The deiirium had gone, but the doctor
said nothing encouraging. Evert insisted
on hearing the exact truth; and learned
at last that he might possibly live few
days, but no longer
linen, to Emlly's wonder and dlsmay,
Evert entreated that, tor the little time
there was remaining, she would take his
name. His heart was set on tins idea, and
ne PLEADED, Tor what seemed such Il use
less boon. with a vehemence that seemed
likely to hasten the last moments. Mrs
MillbWn and Hatty seconded the petition
| N'-'N'
Emily" would not refuse dear EVerts last
request.
Emily did what nine women ont OF ten
would have done IN the SAME case, and
consented.
''What harm can it do 7" she thought,
sit is only mere form. but it gives me
the right to be with him to the end, and
will prevent any talk; and he IS so good,
and has loved me so we'll; and if it com
forts him now to think that my name will
be Millburn instead OF May, why should
retuse?' And then 1t crossed her mind
that a widows cap would be very becom-
ing to her, and she hated herself because
this silly notion had come to her unbi1den,
ana twisted up her half t'sht ana pian'
| ana Went 10 meet ,he cieTSy man III hef
ola black mohalr, whlch h;ld become con-
slderaoly spotted down lhe front m the
course u, OF her nursing
ne rue WAS was inanG t.,, ''s snort is poSs'oie.
ana theh MIS- Mi''pofh sent every one
away, ana !of TWO Gays lne prlde stood
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