The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-05-05

On quitting Millv whose manner had
cut him te the soul. he had flung him.
self face downwartis among The long
fern az q ueiDhbor;D0 cf,nee- and cave
vent 70 his misery
@Oh. beayenl,, he rroaned. chow /
love heri- how fondIyi And now
she despises me. OH that / had the
assurance of, and was as well looking as
Carr; then It might be diffarent. Bus
now il ia he who will win the prize
sweet, pretty, good NIiily We're: Aud
he is not worthy of her. Hs is selfish ;
he Is coward.''
He paused; then proceeded, wildly,
despalTingly: ;@
by nnst man live when live is q
buf3ep ? Oh, that / were dead ! = =
Quickly he. sscniied and repented the
words. remembering the aged mothef,
SO fond, of whom he was the sole sup
port. That recollection strengthened
him to battle with his trial -Afilly's
contempt.
Two weeks elapsed, when bad news
reached the Rectory.
In the pnor hamlet Of Setendale,
three miles distant, smallpox had bro
ken oss - sosviruient q form, that hope
less tesret had spread rapidly through
the whole community.
Death followed quickly ON the heels
of seizure. Nothing appeared able to
check it. I'm some cases children quit
ted their dying parents alarmed of con-
tagion; while some--too poof to pay
for heip-were left wholly unattended
in their extremity.
The description brought sent shud-
der through every hearer. Milly's,
however. was blended with deem com.
passion for the sufferers.
ssOh !! papa. can nothing be done for
them ?'s She cried.
ssAfl that is possible. love. is to send
what help we can, said the rector. ssand
see that these poor people do not sdie
without the conrolatory PRAYERS of the
church. Wemustsdo ali that we are
able. at first, to calm the frantic terror
that appears to possess the unfortunate
persons. For that purpose. I fancy You
had better 90 over at once. Carr
aI? NV dear Mr.. Vere.', exclaimed
the cnrafe tnrnipo al,solntalv male
areallv Pm verv soryv h,t tbe o,,ly
tlino.mark. the only fb;no-I have
an uncomfortable fear of, is this maiady.
Ny sister died of it. She looked aw-
fuI I" Perhaps, unintentionally. his
eyes wandered to bis own handsome re-
Election in the mirror as he said that.
aIt's yery name fills me with horror. i
,zo,,e not oof Tmlaad SIR ! should ~
dead ID m : Seek i wopld sooner in.
deed, I would-resign my curacy 70
s.T'here is no need for that. Carr. One
will be quite enough. 1 will go, Mr..
We're; | do not fear"
The speaker was Basil Chevril. He
stood calm, unpresuming as usual; but
not nervous now. The pure purpose of
a noble mind. the tue charity OF a
Christian man. shone in lns dark ewes
and III every muscle of his face. As
Milly looked in surprise. she wondered
how she had ever considered Basil
Chcyril plain.
ssDo you mean it. my dear fellow?''
asked the Rector.
ssAssnredlv. sir. Have Won anv or
ders to give for think, if these poor
people are in such a frantic state OF
dread, no time should be lost before
start,
ssYou are brave fellow. Basil. Come
to the library:',
AS. Eve minutes after. the Young Gu
rate crossed the hall TO leave the Zee
torv. he encountered NiIly.
Tears were in her ewes as she held
out her hand.
sGoud-bve. MFR. Chevril.ss she said.
warmly. s.Yours is . noble work.