Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-10-14

clear to 20 homo again. It was lon,
pull, and neither she nor the invalit
knew how they would have got through
had it not been for the strength an,
comfort of the doctors daily visits. 81,
feet in height, two hundred pounds il
weight, strong Is Q tower, firm as
rock, cool as q hygrograph, and ye
when pain or discouragement called TO
it quick with Q brooding tenderness
more beautiful, Miss Phrygia thought
even than Q woman's.
Twilight in the sick room seemei
lonely to Miss Phrygia, and she fell intt
the way of Watching for light to CLEAN
through she elms that shaded tn,
Doctors house just opposite, but nc
light ever appeared, and she had JUS
made up her mind that he was never a
home in the evening, when she had Il
send for him two OF three times aftel
the stars were out, and there he was.
"Oh dear r. she said, 81 hope ht
doesn't sit there without so much as 6
candle lighted, thinking about those
children Of his that were drowned, and
the wife in the insane asylum that only
died q year and q half ago. He can't,
or he never could come over here on 8
moments call, all ready to cheer us up
and be such o comfort |" This "cheer.
ing them up and being comfort" con.
tinued until Miss Phrygia began to
wonder what days at home would seem
without it, when her season of duty
should be ended. What the Doctor
thought about losing his nurse, he did
not say, but he insisted upon seeing heI
home, when the time came, although
the moon was as large as q cart-wheel,
and shining clear.
As they came out, they both involun-
tarily glanced up at the house under
the shadow of the elms.
ozark" said Miss Phrygia cit al
ways is"
eyes" said the Doctor, 'tit has been
for a good many years now, very dark. "
"Iknow it, /" said Miss Phrygia, softly,
feeling as if she ought to have on her
black gloves again.
"Don't you think" ssid the doctor,
adjusting her hand q trifle more closely
to his arm, "don't you think might
bring in q bright warm light before
long, if l could find it?"
"Immediately I" said Miss Phrygia.
'Even, and the doctor stopped to
come as near as he could to q look un-
der Miss Phrygia's hat,-''even if i
should leave your house empty aud
dark to do it ?"
What Miss Phrygia said, or what
either or both of them said after that,
will never be revealed but certain it is
that when Miss Phrygis ought to have
been going to sleep that night. she
wasn't going to sleep at all, but saying
over and over to heself: "Oh, what
hare 1 done What hare I done? How
could 1 eUer do it? What an, 1 going
to do?"
The perple1ity thickened and dark
ened, to the peril of Miss Phrygia's s
night, when suddenly q ray of light
flashed forth upon it.
"Why, of course T. she said. "He
isn't eractLy q man, after all he's a
DOCTOR; and that's just how I came to
do it p and with this satisfactory con-
in her soul, and a wonderful
whirl of new sensations in her heart,
Miss Phrygia turned on her pillow, and
went to sleep like kitten.
The village was 30 astir with the news
the next week. that Miss Phrygia was
thankful her first wall, leaning on an
arm that wasn't hers, and yet claimed
10 became in the twilight.
The shadows deepened as she wan
dered on, listening to Q great many
things the Doctor had to say, until at
last, just as Miss Phrygia spoke for the
first time. q glowworm came in sight.
81 must stop and tie up mp shoe 7"
was what Miss Phrygia said, and
the Doctor heard it or not, he
stepped forward few PAGES to see
about the glow-worm, and Miss Phrygis
put up her foot on q stone by the way
side. A she stopped, Q noiseless step,
accompanied by one triAe heavier,
came behind her; somthing misty
her cheek, and . voice whis-
pered in her ear:
'Is that your mortality puff"
.Hush-sh :" said Miss Phrygia.
"Yes, for Q breath might blow him
away. Bring him round to visit my
grave, won't you Some evening about
and weu hsve-puffs !
'Tmmediatelyl" said Miss Phrygia.