The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-23

and affrighted him in the highest degree. b,
cause it would necessarily detain hun o lon
time confined to his bed, and he said his pi
tients would be exposed to the &c duo .ions q
his rival. He cent his servant on horse back.t
one OF the neighboring villages. to bring with
Snt delay physician and a surgeon, who wer
The sun had not yet risen when they were q
". aeuveis' bedside they immedia tely recog
M pized the symptoms of q severe pleurisy. DI
Heuvels had not selected his friends from
among the best instructed of the surrounding
country; on the contrary, his friendship TO
snem mad It's source entirely in their mntua
dies. =
The Pleurisy being q disease which, accord
ders it necessary at the first stage to bleed
abundantly, these three partizans of the ex
naustIng system were of advice that he must
oe pied until the Inflammation was completely
subdued. Blood was drawn until DIR. Heuveis
tainted. In the course of the same day, they
put forty leeches on his breast. During the
Two following dsys they renewed the copious
quantity, 1t was probably because they found
It di@cult to draw more blood from q man
whose veins contained but little more.
Still, the symptoms of the disease did not
oisappear. The cough somewhat diminished
after the fourth day, and the respiration was
more free; but the patient continued to com.
plain OF severe pains, principally in the region
suffered more than before. He also felt nervous
pains in his head, under his ribs, and even in
One Of his friends, the surgeon. ventured to
suggest that these symptoms were in oonse-
quenoe of the loss of blood, and to ask if it
would not be we'll to sustain the patients
strength by nourishing food but DR.. Heuvels,
opinion, and expressed the desire that they
should at intervals have recourse to fresh ap-
pllcatione OF leeches to overcome the in1am-
nation. He would not consent to take any
nourishment whatever.
From this time DR.. Heuvels grew alarminely
worse. His skin became of the Transparency of
White white wax that age has yellowed. The YER
eyes. He resembled q ghost, or one whose
death might momentarily be expected. He ali
The time preserved the full use of his faculties:
and although it fatigued him to converse, he
yet endesvored to console his daughter, and to
deceive her rs to his condition. If DR.. Heuvels
'onld have doubted his daughters unbounded
Affection, these few days of illness must have
given him full and entire faith in the tender
ness and ardor of her attachment. Her grief
was great and her devotion admirable. Night
and day she watched by her fathers bed, and
anticipated his least wishes with restless sol-
,iGude Neither orders nor prayers could in |
luce her to take few hours repose. When, |
hiring long night of Watching, overcome by
atigue, she slept in her chair, cough, q sigh |
If her father would suffice to awaken her IN |
'tantly, and before he had time to ask for any |
hing, she had put the cup containing some
efreshing draught to his lips, and whispered |
o him words of love and encouragement.
Poor Adeline! She appeared to have grown |
on years older during these few days. Her |
yes wearied by continual watohings and in |
famed by tears, were sunk in her head. Her |
ountenance was so faded and contracted that |
t first sight, one would have said she was as |
Il as her father.
There was q secret thought that increased |
er grief and plunged her in despair. She was |
rnly convinced that the illness of her father |
ould be easily cured, but that the two physi-
ians who attended him had not the req uisite |
cence. On the CONTRARY, she accused them
n her own mind of fastening her father to his |
rave by their treatment. She believed that |
here was in the neighborhood bat one man
rho could infallIbly restore her father to
ealth, if God willed him to live.
Once, indeed, after long hesitation, she had
AIRED to murnur in her fathers ear the name
+ Adolphus. But when DIR. Heuvels heard
his detested name uttered he had shown such
iolent indignation and pronounced suoh fnri.
ne imprecations, that Adeline, heart broken,
ad acknowledged the inutility of her efforts,
nd renowned all hope on this point.
The doctor bad closed his eyes and feiRned
. sleep, as we mentioned in the beginning of
his chapter, because the dread of approaching
cath bad seized on his heart, and he dared
OF speak word for fear of betraying his un-
aslness and heightening his daughters de.
pair Indeed, from the previous evening, he
ad felt that his limbs were swelling. Daring
be night this sensation augmented, and to.
Yards the morning he found, with terror that
is lower mem bers were filed with water. He
elieved this to be the presage of his approach
" end. Without giving his reason he had
ent his servant 20 bring his friends the doctor
nd the surgeon, and whilst awaiting their
rival, he Concealed his alarm and remained
lotioness
Notwithstanding these precautions, Adeline
ad remarked that her fathers illness had be-
ONE sensiby aggravated, and when she saw
DO servant dispatched so hastily, her sad fore
odings increased Seated motionless by her
.ther.s PILLOW, she appeared overcome by
oh l
,bs rose to her lips.
Her mind by degrees threw off the detection
l which she was plunged, and other thoughts
coupled her. She shook her head despond
Ugly, wrung her hands, and her lips moved as
nongh she were addressing some one. Sud-
emily she jumped up in great emotion. The
rdor OF feverish courage shone in her coun-
suance. Every emotion indicated that she
ad taken q serious and solemn resolution.
he contemplated her father for some minutes,
nd believing him to be asleep, she gave q
cry and fell in chair.
Surprised by this sorrowful cry, DR.. Heuvels
rev his hand from under the cover and, seek
'g his daughters hand, tenderly pronounced
er name.
Adeline arose aud hung over her father.