Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1873-08-21

I AN got no more apPeute than beal
t in August. Blildle and Trot were
> slow as cold molasses; they 'veseen theil
best days, reckon, like their master
Wish I'd snapped EN- to Dunn for The
yearlings and boot;sit would hev bin {
, good bargain. 81 sent his love t
you, Lu, I've got cold. Ireckon II
, turn in and sleep it off"
r 'They oughtnt have let you come,
said Lu; Indignantly, as she carried
him bottle Of hot water for his feet
'sUncle 81 or Ben ought to have come
instead"
ssIt want their fault; / thought
could drive better bargain with the
hands, Ben said he'd come in my
place, but bis RS1rt want set On vt,
J which assurance in no wise comforted
Louisa
Mr.. Bruce was restless all night, and
in the morning was out Of his head
and didn't know his right hand from
| his left, and called Louisa Ben, and
asked grandma to put the oxen into
the cart, mistaking her for Uncle ST
mon. And Louisa, half frightened to
death, jumped upon old Roan's back
and galloped all the way to Shopton for
the nearest doctor. .
| sAhem! Nothing more nor less than
"a fever" said he, the instant he laid eyes
on Mr. Bruce.
'SIs he dangerousf' asked Louisa.
"Dsngerouss Oh, guess he'll pull
through. III leave this prescription,
and be round to morrow. There's Mr..
Maverick of the tayern-Maverick'
tavern at our place-had the same
symptoms week ago, and he's about
to-day. There's no telling about these
things, different constitution take things
differently. AT least, you needn't be
alarmed at present. Coed morning."
with an emphasis on the good. Louisa
though it was anything but a good
morning, after the comfort Of
his professional presence was withdrawn
But the next day her father was no
better, nor yet the next, though tho
doctor assured her that he was doing
as well as could be expected, whatever
that might be.
| Louisa was too busy, and weary with
| watching and nursing, cooking and
looking after the house, and seeing to
grandaasn G91 sas 5 sF aaffssRisg order and
of the sick mans delirious words, though
he was constantly talking about the
camp, sixty miles away-where her
own thought wandered whenever she
had time to tllink-bargaining with
imaginary teamsters, haggllng with
Scales and Weight over groceries, and
repeating, "Provisions for week, for
a week, for week" and counting the
days on his fingers and losing the count,
and beginning over again and again, as
if it were puzzel upon the solution
Of which his wife depended. And SO
the fever ran to the ninth day and turn
ed, and the patient fell into quiet
sleep, and awoke too weak and languid
to put words together, or to remember
anything but that he had suffered a
fearful nightmare and it was over 1t
was perhaps the third day after the
fever turned that he suddenly took up
the thread Of life where he had drepp-
ed it, and asked, GLOW long have I
been a-laying here, Luz
'Twelve days"
| "Wheres Ben and Uncle Si7"
"Why, you left 'em in camp, father. +"
Left 'em in campl Twelve days
ago." he gasped, "with a weeks pro-
visions! shouldn't wonder ifthey were
beth in heaven by this timel What
hev you bin thinking Of all this while,
chs"
| 81 didn't know they had only q
weeks provisions" said Louisa, show
ing a CHASTITY face; "and had to look
after you and the fever"
"Well, don't wait another minute
round me; just harness up old Roam
and Quickstep, and take some brandy
and things-and don't let 'em eat all
they want make cruel; keep EN-
short Come, start yourself, and don't
be standing still like a'ghost and folks
a-dying for lack of you"
! ''And you?"
sI'll take care Of myself, and soil
grandma Roam and Quickstep can dc
the distance by nightfall. Take my
gun to keep off the wolves, and little
Tim, and lantern"
II "But how shall | find the waya'
Louisa was already in her pelisse anc
, mufflers.
, 'eBless you, baby couldn't miss it
} the trees are notched with star, on the
left hand side There, take Tim, ant
be of"
y And as there was not an able bodied
e man short of Shopton at that season
t who wasn't off logging, and as grand
e ma and Susette could take care of he