The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1876-11-23

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nignant.suns seemed to send light
and ehear into her poor, cold, fright.
ened little heart.
swell, anything the matter with
your eyes, little woman? Come here
and let me see"
Lofty too frightened TO speak went
forward mechanically.
"They, don't look likeit. Suppose
you take off your bonnet an let mo
examine them more clossly.s
Lofty pulled. OFF the dingy head
dress disclosing one of.the sweetest
and fairest. faces that heaven ever
lent to earth.
aiItisn,t my eyes, sir it'smother's,
She said faltermgly.
ooh! Andwho is mother"
alts Mrs, Gaddis, sir, and we live
I in PhornviIle.
Bps featls slg9g 81 distance ] Z rs
fronhcre."
"only few miles, sir. walked
in since Yesterday
"Walkedl Coming, John, in a few
moments" he added, as the servant
came to the door, Did you say you
walked?"
"Yes, sir, felt so bad for mother,
because she can't sew any more, and
that's the way she earns our living.
For Betty is lame in the hip, and
can't go out to service, aud mother,
now she can't see very well, cries a
good deal to think she can't work,
and that makes her eyes worse. l
thought if you would give me some
thing for them that would cure her,
| would thank you so much! And if
you'd please to wait till I'm grown
up, l would surely pay you the mon
ey for it'd be certain TO pay you
every cent.
The doctor looked her alloyer from
the curly crown to the coarse shoes,
all dusty and travel-worn. Then
something came into his eyes which
he winked away, and he puthis hand
on the child's head,
"You're brave, little girl" he
said and that was all.
She dared not raise her eyes to his
face while he drew on his slong riding
gloves. She did not see the pressure
of his lips, and then, the half-omus-
ed smile that curved them, as he
looked forward to the growing up of
the mite who stood trembling before
him.
."Come!" he said, in voice that
made her start and thrill to the heart
with JOY, though she did not know
why But she looked up and saw
that he was moving towards the
door.
a am going to see your mother" ,"
be SAID, smiling like a prince, and
oh, what pleasanteycsheh had. They
seemed as if they might look life into
your eyes that were dead.
"Sevon years ago" hesaid, ~ was
a student at Thornyille, and wearied
out with a long walk. l stopped at
a cottage door and rested. A sweet
faced woman, with a little girl in her
arms, gave me some cool fresh milk
to drink. Who knows but it was
your mothcr?'
He took her hand in his, and to
the surprise OF the portly housckeep-
or, led the little girl, with her home
" frocl and her old sun-bonnet, to
his wide substantial buggy. Then
placing her carefully upon the seat,
he got in beside her, and they went
off together. The afternoon sun set
its mild beamsover the country lanes
and fields, when at last little Lofty,
her scheme triumphant, drove up to
the cottage home.
They found the widow in terrible
CONSERVATION, and Betty, the lame
girl crying; for news had just come
that Lofty had gone off to the city by
herself, and the fond, mothor-hcart
pictured all sorts. of catastrophcs for
her child. But when the doctor told
his story, and presented the brave
little girl, the mourning was turned
into joy,
No pains were spared to restore
sight to the eyes, diseased from over
work and tears. The doctor adopted
the whole family, in fact; procured
Ill, CO. p,.t, , rrrso for tbn nnoth-