The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-04-10
The Doctors Conouests.

thoroughly annoyed when ! received 4
letter from Dr Grahamc conched il
such friendly terms, asking nae u allow
him to make my house his home fol
the winter. while he prosecuted some
medical investigation a task full ol
painful dltiiculties, AMI one which
would keep all his en.rgies on the
strain during the whole day.
40 long Tor some quiet nook, he
wrote mel. where can crawl away
and rest after NY days toll. anl | haze
such dread af strangers. | know
were my Old and dear friend, Arthur
alive. he would open bis doors to me,
and so feel that his wife will do M
less
What could DO ; could not re
fuse him. and YET l could but look upon
his coming a. sort of Intrusion.
had become so used now IL my lionel y
way Of living. that ! WAS almost happy
ut least | was cnntentod; aid then III
three months more my three darling
daughters would return from school,
aud they, too. might not care TO find u
stranger in their home.
All this thought and felt. bat
wrote the letter of welcome which
brought him at once glad and at rest,
10 find home" lie FASTENED 10 tell
me
Years had made their change III
him as well as in myself. thought.
aud he looked much older aud NOR.
carcworn than when last | saw him AT
the desth-hed of my husband) 10 Whose
side be- hasteuei at the frs. knowledge
OF his Illness
All yes, his great kindness 10 II Z
aud my little daughters ~ that drea l.
ful time could not he forgotten, and So
l made him welcome and when. day
hy day. he grew into my life snd way
Of living, VIZ were quite content. and
grew TO look for his coming home at
evening with something like Interest
and then after tea he would read to me
while sat quietly sewing some pretty
things for my darlings, and little 10y
little studied tie great man during
those long winter evenings. and learned
To know him-no. only great in name,
but noble. brave an! grand in nature.
None other that | had ever m
seemed TO combine such manliness aud
strength with such thoughtful tender
hess and almost womanly gentieacss
No one could blame me that | dared to
hope he might love one Of my daus
tiers. knew his gre,.t soul. his gene
rnus nature. knew that naught but hap
piness could he the lot Of the woman So
bl.st IA 10 become his wife. and MY
heart ycArned for such happiness a
this for my children
And now the school days were over
and waited to introduce him 10 my
two pretty daughters. whose fresh
young besu,y made the lale mo'hc:
lock Older and paler than ever.
thought. as stood with al arm around
each while told bin how hoped they
NIGH, become grgat friends. Yes. the
school days were ever. and now ns had
promised him all aioue. when fanoied
he WAS weag,ed with the quiet Of the
old house and ME. all will he c lnged
The dresry balls wouid echo 10 the
dancing feet # youth and beauty. aud
the eirllsh laughter would rippl,
through the Geld parlors whose ioos'
were rusty upon their iron hinges "
more evenings Ia my Ii lie sitting Foon
with no ore bat nae. se,!Ate " oman 90
six and thirty.
nh. was glal fnr h.> sake. aud :,
happy when he answered MY anxious
question of Are they hot tvsutii0j
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