The Portland daily press., 1876-11-18

Like pictures on the pane?
Or will they, in some kindly heart
Remembered, sing and shine
For wrought from mans humanity
Not feeting frost, are mine;
love not to be quite forgot;
To die and leave no sign.
-Scribners for December.
From CasHels Family Magazine.]
A Blight i'm Summer.
was not the regular doctor, for the prac-
tice at Burnley belonged to Fred Garnet, an
old hospital friend of mine, who had taken to
simple country practice, while had been
roaming about the world as surgeon in emil
grant ships, and during the Franco German
war. We had met after seven years, when /
wanted a months quiet in the country, and
he had asked me to attend to his practice,
while he came up to town to pass degree,
for he was Misunderstanding, ambitious fellow.
A man at the door desired me to come over
and see his master, who was dying of govt.
This was the announcement by the servant.
Saving that had been consulted about a
"terrible worritin' pain" in the back of an
old lady of seventy-five, this was my first call.
"There's Miss Kate a watching for u.s."
could see the futter of white dress by
the gate as we drove on, but my attention
was too much taken up by the prettiness of
ing nothing of "Miss Kate" and her cares,
when the gig stopped and jumped down.
"Here he is, uncle DEAR" she cried.
''Time he was here" exclaimed some one
with savage roar.
After giving various little orders I placed
the tender leg in an easylposition, the patient
breaking out into furious EXPLANATIONS the
xrbila hu nf Soma knnnc frnr1
a small wooden tub, Imade little gypsy tent
ovor the limb so that the coverings did not
touch the exquisitely tender skin, and at the
end of half an hour had the pleasure of hear
ing a sigh of satisfaction, of seeing a smile
steal over the face, which was now smooth
and believed with gentle perspiration, and
directly after, in drowsy voice, my patient
said;
"Kitty, my darling, he's a trump. Take
him into the next room and apologize to him,
and tell him Pm not always such beast"
He was half asleep already, while I-even
in that short hour-I had fallen into dream,
dream of love; who had never loved be-
fore, nor thought of it, but as sickly boy-and-
girl stuff, unworthy of busy men.
cannot tell you how the day passed, only
that Kate Anstey had implored me not to
leave her uncle yet; and 1? 1 was her slave
and would have done her bidding even to the
death.
He was soon better, but my visits to the
farm were more frequent than ever. went
one day as usual, but instead of Kate being
at the window and running out to meet me,
the old gentleman stood at the door, looking
very angry, and he at once caught hold of my
coat and dragged me into the kitchen.
SIS anything wrong?" I said, trembling.
ssYes, lots" said the old man. "What do
you come here for?'
"For mercy's sake, don't keep it backw
said, for the room seemed to swim round me.
ais Kate il?"
"Yes-I think she is" he said gruffiy
'But look here, young man, what does this
mean?"
"Mean," said, ooh. Mr.. Brand, if she is
i'll let me see ner at oncep
''She don't look very bad" he said, peering
through the crack of the door into the parlor,
where could see her white dress; F'but I
say, young man, you'd better not come any
more. She's growing dull, and can't have
my darling made fool Of"
made fool OPP 1 stammered.
eyes," he said gruffiy; "what do you come
here for?"
was silent for minute, with wondrous
feeling stealing over me, as at last my lips
said-I did not prompt them-"because love
her with all my heart.''
Sand you have told her sop
SHOT word" said slowly. My hand
was pelng crushed as In a vice the next min
ute.
s.Pm not gentleman, doctor, but know
one when meet one. There, you may 60
and talk TO her, if it's as you say; for if it's
truebyou wouldn't make her unhappy; but,
my lad, the man who trifed with that girls
heart would be the greatest scoundrel that
ever stepped on Gods EARTH"
The whole OF this part of my life is so
dreamy that it is all like some golden vision.
vpoc of hnrn hosr I'D
lous evening was content to watch the soft
dreamy face beside me, as she sat there with
her hands folded in her lap, watching the
sunset.
At last we rose and walked together
through the wood, to stop at last beneath an
overshadowing tree, and here in low, broken
words told her loved her, and in her sweet
girlish simplicity she laid her hands upon my
shoulders, looked up into my face, and prom
Used to be my little wife.
II went home that night riding in Won
derful triumphal chariot instead of gig, and
to my great surprise, on reaching the house
there was Fred Garnet.
Shack already@ stammered.
Already Why the months up," he said,
with your fishing, Master Max"
1t came upon me like thunder, this return,
and l lay that night awake-happy, but mis-
cradle, for this meant the end of my visit, and
T. what was to come in the future? 1 had not
thought of that.
Iput it off for the time, and having OBJ
tanned willing permission from Garnet, 1
went his rounds the next morning, and, of
course, found my way to the farm.
fancy the servant looked at me in rather
peculiar, constrained way as she said that
her master had gone to the off.hand farm,
sand Miss Kate ?" I said.
She's down in the wood, SIR" said the
waited to hear no more, but ran along
thd garden, leaped the gate, and crossing two
fields, went through the wilderness, and over
the stfle into the wood.
my darlingV' kept repeating, as 1 hur-
ried on, expecting to meet her at every turn.
and then 1 stopped short, with horrible
pang seeming to catch my heart, was dizzy,
faint, raging with anger, and mad in turn !;
put That all passed off to leave bitter, crush
ing sense of misery as 1 held on by young
sapling, and peered at the scene before me.
Ihere stood, with her back to me, Kate
raise, false Kate-wth the arm of tall,
handsome, military-looking man encircling
her waist, her head resting on his shoulder:
and, even as gazed. he bent his head down
and she raised her arms, her face, her lips to
meet his kisses, as he folded her tightly to his
breast.
saw no more, but stole blindly away.
went ITO the stable, saddled and bridled the
horse in dreamy fashion, mounted and rode
back to Burnley, threw the bride to the man.
walked straight to the station without seeing
Fred Garnet, and went off to London
Six months glided by, and then l was once
more called upon to take charge of the prac-
tice of friend in the suburbs.
II was one dark night in the winter that
was just going to bed, half wishing sthat
had had call-for knew that should only
lie and toss about seepless, and was too
good a doctor to try my own drugs-wben
the surgery bell rang sharply. and the sum-
mons that had wished for came.
1t was policeman with handsome cab,
and his oiskins shone wet and wildly in the
red light Of the lamp over the door.
"Axiden' case. sir" he said. ''Dr. Barker
in the next streets got in 'and, sir, and he
wants help"
learned from him that a gentleman had
been knocked down by the very same cab we
were in, and trampled upon by the horses be-
fore the wheel went over and broke his leg.
We were there in few minutes, and was
shown into the back parlor of ascomfortaby
= furnished house, where the sufferer had been
laid upon mattress.