The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-05-21
A DOCTORS STORY.
Founded on Facts.
BY ). j. +. RUrER.

once more began the practice IF med
lciue aud surgery. How different thi.
cou,u,ence mcnt froA the first /; meetio,
with very f,tterlny success, | Was soo.
IN u position. Of comparative ease and
Independence. At the expiration u
another year Of my exile, I was mar
ried to an estimable aud lovely Spanish
lady, my affection for her, did not pos.
sess the passionate fervor Of my frs,
love, but seemed Of more depth and
quietuc>s fl wing smoothly like the deep
RIVER, resulting trnm added years aud
suffering. Tue fifteen years toIlowin.
my marriage, were spent in quie,
aud h"mcilke happiness. with scarcely
~ Incident tUm.r Or interrupt the
even tenor o' the Wa, in striking II.
tra>t to the bll"k. sutf ring year, i'm
medtateiy y Preceedin. them Two love-
y daughters We're bora to Us. who grew
u. IL .~ta.. oil i".oii i5o"o, Ut mtuu
,"i beauty Of disps,t,uu that sladde ed
our "eart-. aud gave promise ot solAc
,"s Our decliuy Fears, with their care
aud comp ,"i,u>hp, but "man proposes
aud 'i,d dispuses. La tn, year IS
the yellow fever swept the country.
like u ''Demon Of Destruction. among
the many vic, lms, which went to I'll its
capaci"u, maw We're my wife aud daush
,ers, taken tron me IN the space Of weeks.
Then | prayed that 1 might b. taken
also, but wy hour had not yet come.
God alone knows, what suffered from
this blow. NV happiness, my aspirations
ali traiIed iu the dust, Of anguish aud
utter hopeiess"ess. The wouder is.
that my reason did not fail utterly
aud beyond recall, at this time. For
"auy weary weeks Was pros;rated in
body aud w.ud. Alter my great aud
over Shelu,ius sorru", had s'mewna.
Aba,ed. aud [ was iu u coudit,ou to
thi. <, my thou shts reverted now to
my native la.d. The desire to return
grew stronger upon me daily, aud l
at last, in view Of the fact that I Was
aloue aud the ties that held me here.
were rudely and irrevocably severed,
concluded make my prep .rations to
leave the country, which had witness
ed the happiness aud the sorrow Of IN.
secoud hle. ln few m,uths my bu
slness Was 50 far arranged that l c,uld
leave it. ani INV b ,de fare vel to tn,
place | had entered 81 strangely few
year. before. | had engaged my Pas
SAGE ou u Vessel bound tor New Orleaus,
at which place | arrived in due time,
40 events having occurred during our
voyage worthy Of note. Alter speud-
"s a ttw days III this, ('he crescent
c'y, to rest mud aud oMy. | procur.
el pass age gu boat. iaded aud bou ID
tor the city Of u. When l had set
tied IN ny new quarters, and real'z d
I'll It in few days at uost If 40 accldeu,s
occurred. | shou'd again behold m.
native city, aud have revealed all that
had transp'red, during NY long abssace
my heart throbed with emotions, that
we're becpming, daily an hourly more
palaful, as each recurring sunrise,
brought me nearer the end Of my jour.
uey. One morning just as the sun
Vas gliding with his golden beams,
the highest p nuts Of the SURROUNDING
coua,ry, tue spires OF my native city.
began 70 loom up in the distance, be.
coming mors dislinc,, as We came near
er aud the mists Of night We're becom.
ius more aud more dl>p-lled by the
warmpth Of the rising sun Presently
The bells rang, the engines ceased their
motion, the boat ran into the landing,
the gam plauks were pushed out, the
lines we're made fast, aud passengers
began to hurry to aud fro, preparatory
to leaving the boat. Naught remained
for me, but to follow their example.
aud sou" found myself ashore with
The crowd, scarcely needing whittier |
Vent, fi".'ly made my way, however.
TO the pr'uc'p.I Hotel in the city, >nd
liter takluy a bath, changing my ap-
parel. aud retr,sai". myself with IA
substantial lunch, III ,de some guarded
enquiries relative to persous Of my
:".ner acq ,sintance, and also Of mem
oers Of u, family, co"ceali"g as far
- p'>>ib.. cur"'>ty VI y ,ieutitv u"
being 4" the east suspected, although
surrounded by many persons whom |
had formerly known l learned that
my father had been dead many years,
my mother Was still alive, aud resided
,n the old home. My wife, after
mourning my supp sed death many
years, had by ads'ce Of friends, mar.
rried again, aud was now a widow, with
a comfortable fortune. and two children.
My sister had married about ten years
previous to this time, and Was now re
siding with her husband. in St. Louis,
thus much l had learnd from person be.
longing to the Hotel, aud now how
should | proceed. Knowing the way
to where my mother resided, conclui.
ed would 20 there FIRST, aud trust to
4 mo, hers love and instinct for recog
milton. Knocking at the d.sr, upon my
arrival At the house, it was opened by
a servant. to whom | gave my card
aud almost before | was aware Of her
presence, | was in the arms Of my moth
er; oh what food of memories rush
ed through my brain, as / pillowed
her aged head upon my shoulder, and
pressed her trembling form, to my
throbbiny heart. Nearly twenty, bit.
ter. blank, syouiz;ng years had passed
from time to Eternity, since had look
ed upon the form Of my mother, who
was was then in the prime and vigor
Of middle age, ana was COW grey, wrin-
kled aud bent with years and sorrows.
Yet | found mothers heart, aud a
mothers love, to welcome and forgive
The mex, few hours we're spent in mu-
tusl explanations and exchanging his.
tories. and. answering on her part. the
eager enquiries made, of different