The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-16
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powers Of the human heart which belong
TO the sphere of wife and mother. She
thanked God for her child, and she pom
dered with new and tenderer love upon
the memory of the child's father.
The care which DIR. Parker bestowed
upon Fanny's child during its long and
severe illness was tender and touching. lie
had done all that his learning and skill
could dictate to overcome the disease, but
more than this, he had done all that his
watchful and intelligent nurse could have
done to bear the child over the depressing
moments when the powers of life seem to
| he more endangered Ivy WEAKNESS than by
the disease itself. lie had SO devoted
himself to this work that marked change
in his general department was manifest 10
all who knew him. He had evidently put
himself on his good behavior; and even the
minister, aud the Squire felt that the I'M
| pleasant shade of recklessness, hardly
visible il is true, which colored his life
ordinarily had passed away. He carried
with him so manfestly the influence of
the anxious family that the people of Jo-
than, with whom he was in constant inter
course, felt deep and universal sympathy
tor the sufferers, and rejoiced most
thoroughly aud warmly with them when
| the trial was over. 1t really seemed as il
the character of the village had changed
| so great is the effect of even one prominent
and controlling individual upon the com
muniiy in which he lives. lothian with
purified and softened DR.. Parker was
vast improvement upon lothian with the
mysterious and incongruous Dr. Parker of
the library, and the laboratory. and the
| grocers counter, and the periodical indu-
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this temporary change to DIR. Parker have
an effect. 1t was not in accordance with
nature that he should 60 hand in hand
through all that trial in Squire Wright's
family and not establish new and better
relation there. The respect and admira-
ton felt for him by the Squire and Mrs
Wright were unbounded Fanny was
filled with warm and almost affecionate
gratitude to him, and he was nov received
by her with emotion AS well as with regard
and ciyi!ity. Clara Bells face, which for
months had been So passive in his presence
seemed now to be filled with light almost
tender whenever she met him. And So
charming was all this 10 him that, deeply
conscious as he was of his weaknesses and
defects, he felt at times that his regrnera-
ton had begun. He knew at least that
his relations to mankind about him had
materially changed.
During the many weeks of ''the boys"
illness, the people of lothian had been re-
markaby quiet Mr.. Howe had been OBJ
lged to give special attention to the poor
and suffering of his parish Mr.. Hopkins
had been called to Boston cftener than
usual on matters of business. The ''sing-
ing master had been so disabled by
cold that his school had been suspend
ed John Thomas had been confined to
his house by an accident which befel
him while he was at work in the woods.
Peter llsley had been knocked
down by his bull and so bruised that he
could hardly get to the barn to fodder his
cattle and William Jones had been con-
slant occupied in taking care of favor
tie horse, which had been unaccountably
attacked with cerebro-spinal meningitis.
Not a social tea-drinking had occurred tor
weeks; and even the club had been obliged
to postpone its meetings. In tie midst of
| all this trouble and general suspension, the
school master stood alone. Day after day
he discharged his duty in the school room;
but when that duty was over, he found him
self deprived Of all those onjoyments which
had made lothian so fascinating to him the
previous year. He had but little oppor-
tunity for pleasure; and amidst the sorrows
of his friends he had no heart for what
there was. In common with all those about
him, he felt also deep sympathy for Fan
ny and her boy; and it was perfectly nat
| ural he should abandon his usual haunts
and turn bis steps toward the new object OF
interest. While, therefore, DR.. Parker
was devoting himself to his professional
services, and MIR. Hopkins was in Boston,
and Squire Wright was mournfully waiting
for the relief which came, Charles Ingalls,
found himself occupying his leisure hours
in various attentions to Jim Bell. He had
forgotten all the imaginary barriers between
himself and Cara and, without awkward.
ness, or hesitation, he begun his devotion
to her father, whose feebleness increased,
day by day, and whose useful friends were
too largely Withdrawn by the illnesses and
accidents which have already been recount
ed. There were the newspapers to be read,
ard he read them. There was the village
| gossip TO recite, and he recited it. There
was an old account to be found and exam
| ined, and he found and examined it, From
Clara, too, lie could get daily reports of the
illness of ''the boy;' and so, the way be-
ing open, he walked in it without effort OF
delay.
His hours with Clara were not all rosy
and unclouded. lie had not forgotten that
early allusion of hers to the authority of
DR.. Parker, and while he felt inwardly sure
of her regard for him, he conscientiously
observed the obligations which he felt her
sense of duty imposed upon her. The
moments spent with her were sweet enough
it is true, for all around the books they
read together and the bits of song and
story which he prepared for her, and the
pictures of his future life and career which
he drew with her, there was a warm and
glowing atmosphere, whose Ii e-giving in
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little room in which they sat so often Clara
had adorned with simple and graceful
taste, and never in palace or garden was
there found a sweeter retreat than that
humble spot, where these two lovers tried
to conceal their loye from each other, and
where the bonds which bound them to.
geiher strengthened and strengthened un-
I'll nothing but death could break them.
"Thank God, the boy is better" said
| Clara, one evening, as she came in from
the Squire's and found Charles waiting for
her return, to read to her Winters "Snow-
Bound" 81 am so glad Cor Fanny the
poor child has suffered until she is almost
crazy"
Charles saw the tears Of gratitude spring
into Claras eyes as she said this, and sat
down to listen to his reading; and so, out
of regard for the thoughts which were evil
IDENTIFY uppermost in her mind, he laid aside
his book, and said
1.-The Squire, too, must be himself again.
have never seen an old man suffer as he
has on account of the illness of child.
How fortunate it is that old age dulls the
keen edge of grief-old age to which sep
aration is inevitable and near, in obedience
to the laws of nature"
"Why Charles" said Clara, "does old
age chill our Affections
II hardly know about that, said Charles;
"for shall never forget the youthful with
which the old Squire declared to me in his
office, one afternoon, that he did not be-
leve there was anything sweeter in life
than the reviving affection OF an old man
Tor his wife. But suppose the conscious
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