Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-03-26

goodness in him, somewhere, if you coul
only get at it!''
{ That same afternoon. while Miss Morett
: was bending over her flowers, she hear'
the click of the garden gate, and a Ion.
shadow projected itself across the f1oWe
bed, and gruff voice above her said
''Where is that child?"
She arose quickly. DR.. Lambert stood
before her. Without expressing her sur
prise, she led him to the house, and intro
duced the child. 'tThis is my little Pau
line, DOCTOR"
The doctor tried his best to be cross, ,,u
he could not do it. Pauline's lovely face
thetic black eyes, had Il power and charm
which no one could withstand. He exam
ined her in silence, wrote short prescrip
tion, and then said:
.'She will get we'll. All she really needs
is plenty Of sleep, good food, and pure air
These you can probably give her.
1'Y es, sir; our food is simple, but good. >
"All the better for being simple. | sup
pose you would like to feed her on ice
cream and port Wine?S'
II would if could afford it. It would
coax her appetite"
mo doubt it would, but she can do
without them.'
i AS the doctor did not seem in a hurry to
go, Miss Morette showed him the garden.
of which she was very proud.
"What are those things for?" asked the
doctor, pointing to the semicircle of sum-
mer houses.
''They are greeneries for my old ladies to
sit i'm
''They look like menageries.'
edo they! think they look very pretty
You see, they are surrounded by LITTLE
tower-beds, with plenty of mignonette. ]
think the smell OF mignonette is good TO
people,
AS she spoke she picked a few sprigs O.
her favorite flower and gave them to tht
doctor, and as he did not seem to know
what to do with them, she put them il hi
| button-nole, as she had often done for hel
father.
| Perhaps the smell of mignonette was
good for the doctor, for he became quiel
and almost gentle.
When they arrived at the gate. he asked
"Why do you keep this flock Of old women:
Do you think they will be gratefu?''
II do not know. But it does me good:
I enjoy it,
'tDo you? Then you must be very hap
py:''
81 am,'' she replied softly, almost rever-
entity.
Had she seen the look the doctor CAV
her, she would have been almost alarmed
at the warmth of its kindness. But tht /
innocent little lady was meditating great
mistake.
Doctor" she said, II am very mucl'
obliged to you for coming. l dare not ash
you to come again, but--may l go to tel.
you when Pauline is BETTER"
MADAME" said the doctor, savagely
II do not allow my patients to destroy The
peace Of my household. LIDO not wish t.
be constantly reminded of them. And
have the honor to bid you farewell y
LAIAi JC DUiOtlC away lOllO6CO Ny 4 lNan'
The next day Miss Morette was seatet
at her window. holding Pauline on he
lap. when strange vision appeared befor
her astonished eyes. DR.. Lambert, OF his
ghost, was walking up the garden patti
with large tin can in his hand and tive
long white parcels sticking ont of hi
pockets and bobbing amiably on each side
of him. After the fashion of ghosts, HI
entered without knocking. But it was
decidedly living and lively voice that said:
''Come bring me two saucers and tive
spoons. Be quick"
Miss Morette did as she was told, and
the doctor opened the tin can. 1t con-
tanned some sawdust and a smaller cal
| filled with pink white ice-cream, which h
deposited in two saucers.
Don't say anything; eat it before it is
all melted. Be quick!" commanded the
doctor, trying to look wicked.
The ice-cream being disposed of, Dr.
Lambert emptied his pockets.
"Here is some port wine which you vii
please use generously, as there is plenty
more where this comes from. And nov
that you have what you wanted, madam, /
hope you will be more gracious than vol
were yesterday"
Miss Morette was SO astonished at tht
| Doctors doings that nothing he could say
| had any power to rouse her. She was gIa
cous, and nothing disturbed the peace OF
that visit.
After this the doctor came every after
noon: for, as he said, ''the child must be
| fed
Before the summer was over he had
quarreled with every human being in The
establishment except little Pauline. He
scolded the old women, he stormed at the
children, he laughed at Miss Molette's
pills, he, declared SuZette was a goose.
Yet, III spite of all this, no one was afraid
of him, and everybody loved him.
Miss Morette fought for her pills and
her affairs, undismayed by frowns and
sueers. If there was one thing the doctor
enjoyed in his secret soul, it was good-na-
tured contradiction, and Miss Morette
gave him that pleasure unsparingly when
| ever it became necessary.
AS for little Pauline, she looked upon
| her old friend with the eyes of love. s;Y GU
are so good and So pretty!'' she said to
nm one day. The doctor knew he was
not ''pretty," and he had serious doubts
about being good but he was deeply
touched by the feeling that had inspired
the words.
When the cool days of autumn had sent
away Miss Morette's guests, Dr., Lamoert's
visits acquired certain intimacy and
friendliness that made them still more
pleasant: He spent his afternoons III the
little parlor, where a bright wood fire