Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-10-07

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Uncle Ralph, what do you really
think of Allan7'
MARY, do Sou want me to tell you the
TRUTH" He spoke very solemly. aud with
a grave look.
The truth, uncle 2" she repeated, with
a startled expression. ,.You dOnOt think
there Is anything serious 2"
What can be more serious than dis.
ease uf the heart Z"
But Allan has no such thing"
My dear girl, you must not deceive
yourself. You may not keep Allan long
with you. Excessive labor-ambitiou to
achieve great results-aud want OF
he,lthy recreation, have strained his heart
more than it viii bear. l tell you plain
ly, Allan is dying"
dying
Yea surely, 1t is but question Of
time. We may rave him to prolonged
and useful life if we can remove the cause
of his disease. Have you not observed
how pale and thin he has grown2 and
have you no, marked how often the pain
comes to his hearth Alas poor Allan"
| dare not tell him how uear he il to the
brink! spoke with him once a few
days ago-upOn the subject. l told him
there was danger"
You told him. And how did it ef.
fec, him ?"
"He only smiled. and shook his head. "
.'Siniled T.
Yes; but with tears in his eyes. lie
said if he could ou'y leave his wife and
child well and co afortab.y provided for,
he should be willing to 60. That was
when he had pain iu his heart
Mary arose. aud went and placed her
hand upon the DOCTORS shoulder
Uncle Ralph do you--do you
tell me truly I"
ii only tell you what fear, my child
| tell you wha, is possiblc-.ay. what Ia
inevitable, sooner or la :er. if Allen contin'
: ues 10 be 80 oversorked. But do not tell
him what have told you it might break
aim down at once. He must not fail and
lie now, 10 the noontide Of life, if mor'a
power can save him. But. my little girl
} you must be prepared the blow may fal
, at any time. These heart.troubles are
most treecherous. 1t Is fof you to make
his pillow smooth, aud give him comfor
for tho few short days that
"Oh, uncIe--uncle. do not say SO! Oh
my soul! Allan must not die !! Better
Z a thousand times, that L should 60, ant
eave him to live his bright and usefu
; life!"
Dr.. Graham drew his weeping niece t.
his bosom, and gen,l, whispered. ''Sta!
with him. Mary. and give him strength
:. and hope and courage. While give hi.
, such medicine as | have to give, be
, yours to draw him away from his labor
when you can. and make his burdens light
' LIE, us DO this, and leave the rest will
God p"
: After her uncle had gone, Mary move'
about the house like one awakened iron
, troubled dream, gathering up the thread
If the past, and weaving them into WOO
ot the present. How the old love burne'
up aud how dear to her were the memo
), ries Of the brighter times! Her husbaA
dying 2--oh. it could not bit shoul
/. not be
And ye-aud yet = what could she d
if the die we're fatally cast? All! sh
could bless him while he lived. Yes, sh
i, could do that.
That evening, when Allan Moore re
: turned 10 his hone. his wife met him !
tae hall, aud put her hands up to hi
shoulders, aud then kissed him.
"Ynu are late, Allan. Dinner has bee
waiiipg for you.'
Bur you have not waited, Mary e
II Yes, Allan could moi cat alon
!. this evening"
:, You could not 2"
He spoke like one in a dream
!, "No. | wanted the light Of the oiht
times. Al eu-ihe light which only yot
:. own presence ran give
]. And he helped him 10 remove his owe
. coat /; aud When he had pulled of his boot
!; aud but on the slipper which she hs
/, read, for him she led the way to Il
=. iininu.room.
!, HIS old favorite dishes; the silve
I. hriah, aud clean; the china. drinking Il
" aaslighi into the translucent substance
:, = the napkins, white. like snow and Il
>. fund u she kuew he preferred y; an
,v above aII. her own face wearing su'
he /, of ihy old sweetness, presiding over y
N. scene. a ~-4s9.
of Wss he dreaming. or was i rca
n, AImos. afraid to spsuk, lest brra
!. m;yb diapsl the happy sllusion, be dra