The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-12-05

| Oh don't scOle little Miss, put IN oman,
Oar ain mite of harm in dc Whole OF he.
blessed body. Don't scole little Miss
BE still, said Mrs. Mason, worried and
anxious. "You are all of you ready to up
hold Edith, whatever she does, believe, il
She should commit Il murder in her dreadful
experiments, you would do your best tc cover
! il IN. Send for DIR. Haight instantly, and |
will 90 to Jane. Oh, my unhappy child,
groancd Mrs. Meson on her way up the BACK
! stairs where her servants lodged; ana ihcre
came vision of the horrors of n newspaper
sensation, and a coroncr's jury sitting III Hc'
best parlor
Mrs. Dason carried the weight OF AUTHORITY
wherever she went about her own house. anu
Jane, when she saw her mistress enter uIc
room, turned peculiar shade OF sage green zen.
Her lips were of an ashen hue, ana NY Witt
OF her eyes sickly yellow. Her wool "Ha
scattered on the pillow in pathe'IG i'tliG
punches. \ very pretty girl kneI' Oeh'nu
her TO feel her pulse ,..,o .,o.,
THIS was Edith. She was i!tic sun !,
sighted, and used her cye-g IN cap't.
waiting manner She had a thick mar VI sou
and silky brown hair that ielI aoout Hc' "e'N
/ in rinccts, and her dress although cream anu
tidy enough, had touch OF calc'css"e' 'H"'
showed she seldom gave 1t a 'houEA'
at Is working Just exactly as | expected II
would, mamma said Edith, looking up
with bland, sweet smile, us MIS- mason en-
tered. ..,. ,....
Edith how dare you tampcr with human
life in this fashion,
% haven't tempered, mamma returned
Edith, swcety. i have been studying up
lanes case for week, and 1t has all happen
ed lbs, as I expected 1t would. | knew these
cramps would come on in the first place.
TfJane had mortified suppose youwould
saw It was lust what you expected
Mortified? Oh, no. said Edith. i never
thought of such thing
'Wrc,chcd child groaned Mrs, Mason.
YOU ought to think of the condition OF your
unfortunate family, it, in your amateur prac
tCe of medicine, you should be led into IA
tai mistake. II makes the blood Curdle IN
my veins merely to fancy il. Think Of the
despair of your poor father, and having those
dreadful newspaper reporters about with an
account of the tragedy DlazOned to the world
It's what stand IN constant fear Of and, I'M
less you get the wild notions out OF your
head Edith, shant be able to live out halt
my days
Don't, mamma sad Edith, gently as she
rose to her feet; Won will hurt Jane
Hurt Jane! Mrs, Mason repeated, in a
tone of suppressed Indignation. Il have sent
tor Dr. Haight to come round here instantly
and bring his stomachpump'
Edith stood up, tall and slender with The
loosened curls falling to herwaist.
There was not the least need of it, she
replied, IN her soft, even voice. You don't
understand the case mamma, and you get
frightened easily. James skin is moist; she
will 90 to sleep in a little while and he al
,,pIl h,,t ~ fnprniOU
II was impossible 10 impress upon Edith
a sense of her iniquity, and no human being
was ever able to quarrel with her Mrs. Ma
son turned away batiled as usual, and met old
Dinah, who was just opening the door.
Has the doctor Gomez she hastily inQuir,
ed.
'Brcss your heart honey, ole Dr. Haight
haven been out of his close, dc whole night
and now he's gone off de Lord only knows
where Pears like dar's powerful sight of
sickness round
Run tor Dr. Markham cried Mrs Mason,
as Jane gave signs of going into another
spasm.
L done stop at Dr. Marlhams and Ae'sI
out, too, and left no word when he'll be back
DO, mamma, trust her in my hands until
the doctor comes, coaXcd Edith and the sick
girls eyes seemed to beg that the req lest
might be granted.
"Tains no kind of use objectin', put in old,
Dnnh, who always had her oar ready.
Pears like that little yaller gal would break
her neck to please little Miss. If she wanted
her 10 take strikeninc or vltrilol, she'd Jess
open her mouf and swallcr il down as a.
young robin opens its bill for de ole moder
to feed H. Oars no counting for it, unless
little Miss has mcsmolizcd dc gal
Mrs. Mason walked out of her servants
sick room Hurried and nervous. She could
see no advantage 10 be gained by remaining
on the scene o. action, and the task of weed.
ing Edith crotchets out of her head, and
making her fashionable, expensive, and de.
voted to surfaces, like other girls, seemed al
most to great for her powers. All she could
do, when tried to the last point by Edith 5
peculiaritics, was to lie down on the sofa
with the air of martyr, and wait for Mr..
Mason TO come home.
She had been repOsiBg III her own room
for an hour or two when the door opened :.
but instead OF Mr. Mason, Edith presented
herself She came in with her soft step, and
cool, even Checrfulness, that on the hottcsts
day made her seem like icc.crcam. and was
rather trying at times to one of Mrs Mason
temperament.
How is Jane" the latter inquired IN an in |
iurcd tone, letting her cyclids culver down
over her eyes and heaving sigh.
o. great deal better returned Edith,
Or Haight has been In, and he says | did
right only my dose was little to strong
But he didn't 1--WE her "a drop of anything
and am to take charge of the case
i had no idea OF sending for DIR. Haight
to confirm and strengthen you in rebellion to
your fathers will and mine You have fright
cncd me into headache already, and am
getting wrinkles and going of IN my looks
great deal faster than | should If you had not
taken up these dreadful, strong minded no.
tons, and were centent, like other girls, TO
stay in your own proper sphere in life
%, but mamma said Edith her voice not
raised even half u tone above its usual key,
Il never could spend my time shopping and
gossiping as other girls do; and, now know
how people ought TO be shaped, | should
think it wicked TO let the dress. maker dcform
me with humps on my back. There is poor
Floy MacDonald-they call her a STYLISH
girl, but am certain her ribs have Tapped