Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1875-07-15

now. / got Jamesand John to hel
him in, and then 4 sent James i'm
mediately on horseback after D.
Fitch
aAnd is he much hurt, BUTTERFLY"
81 don't know. It's his leg, you see
and he groans good deal, and rubs
now and then, and all that. I
didn't ask any perilous questions
Viola, dear. He might have asked me
you know, in the fine carelessness Q
suffering, to roll Up his pantaloon
and make surgical inT estigations.
"Who is with hil9E now?"
s.Mafy Anne wa:aaed him while
ran UP to tell you. By.the~by; hi
eyes were shut when I left him, and b
didn't appear to be IN swoon a
all
1t took Viola nearly ten minutes be
fore she considered herself 'presenta,
BILE" enough to 60 down stairs. O
course, if her services had been in the
least needed, no coqaetry would have
deferred her from at once appearing
at the sufferers side, but she vel
knew Miss Butterby's thorough efic'
iency.
She entered the sitting room at last
looking perfect picture, with an ap.
pie colored ribbon at her throat, and
her reddish auburn hair curling ovel
her forehead and temples in the most
artistlcally negligee fashion; for some
country girls would be miserable unless
they could consult the latest modes,
and l am sorry to say that our Viola
possessed this somewhat frivolous
trait.
The sufferer was still lying on tho
lounge with closed eyes, but he opened
them the moment that Miss Butterfly
said:
"Ah, here you are Viola
And then our susceptible young
heroine felt the voice of her inward
spirit Immediately murmur, "Butterby
was right. He is seraph-an Adonis
"a prodigy Of good looks"
He was nothing Of the sort. He had
brown eyes, of much brilliancy, and q
brown silky mustache, and an extreme
ly creditable complexion. But to the
eyes of Miss Butterfly and her pupil
his general physical suggestion Of
gentlemanliness, polish and grace
made up for all minor facial de6cien,
cies.
Viola now spoke, rather embarrass
edly.
Il am so sorry tit happened, sir,
she began and just then James enter
ed the room, saying, "Dr. Fitch is
here"
DR.. Fitch was a young man, (no
older, perhaps, than the sufferer him
self, who had recently completed
course of European travel, and haC
settled as practitioner in an adjacen
town. Mrs. Marksley, Violas great
aunt, had taken him up not long ago
and declared that he had done her
rheumatism more good in week thar
old DR.. Cobweb had done it in fv'
years.
DR.. Fitch took the patients hand il
very kindly way, and, after holdin!
1t for few moments, politely request
ed the ladies to retire, being evidentl
DESTROYS of closely examining the in
jured limb.
Viola and her ex governess waite'
with no little anxiety for decision.
came in about ten minutes. Tier
was severe confusion of a certai
bone with name unpronouncable, whic
would prevent Mr.. Delmayne (suc
was the gentleman's name) from walk
ing at all for at least fortnight.
After the doctor had gone, Viola So
down by Mr.. Delmayne.
81 hope you'll make yourself quit
at home here she began. ''You'v
got to be here week, you know"
'Thanks," he said, with what Viol
thought very sweet smile.
And then he told her that he'd n
friends nor relations in this part of tn
country, but was making horsebac
Journey from l., a distant of man
miles off, into New York, being pas
ionately fond of horseback.
And then Viola told him a grea
deal about herself-a great deal MOI
than there was any necessity of tel
ing.
James and John carried him u
stairs that evening, and he groane
considerably while they were doing S
Poor Viola found herself crying gre
tears while she listened to this unsto
proceeding on Mr.. Delmayne's PAL
and Miss Butterfly stood near her pup
the picture Of distress.
| On the following morning the ladi
sent word by James, who acted as the
guests valet at present. that the
would be delighted to see him as SOC
as he was ready to receive their visit.
| Delmayne was presently quite pr
e., &I>o,~1 al ILL.,.