The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-01-19
A BLIGHT IN SUMMER.

pFacLlCo Ill DufHlcy DSIohSSA ~ iON
Garnet, an old hospital friend OF mine,
who had taken to a simple country
practice, while / had been roaming
about the world as surgeon I'D emigrant
ships, ard during the Eranco-German
war. We had met after seven years,
when I wanted 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 a
hard studying, ambitious fellow.
"A man at the door desired me to
come over and see his master, who was
dying of gout. This was the announce
ment by the servant. Saving that
| had been consulted about "terrlble
wherritin' pan' in the back of an old
lady about seventy five, this was my
first call.
"There's Miss Kate a Watching for
us.''
I could see the futter OF white
dress by the gate as we drove on, but
my attention was too much taken up
by the pretiness of the place, and | was
gaping idly about, thinking nothing OF
eeNIiss Kate and her troubles, when
the gig stopped and l jumped down.
"Here he is, uncle, DEAR" she cried.
tsTime he was here p exclaimed some
one, with a savage roar.
After giving various little oEders |
placed the leg in an easy position, tho
patient breaking out into furious excla-
nations the while. Then, by means of
some hoops from small wooden tub
made little gypsy tent over 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
hearing sigh of satisfaction, of seeing
smile steal over the face, which was
now smooth and bedewed with gentle
perspiration, and directly after III a
, drowsv voice, my patient said
t "KittY, my darling, he's trump.
Take him into the next room and apol-
ogise to him, and tell him Pm not al
ways such beast
He was halt asleep already, while L
7 even in that short hour-I had fallen
into dream, dream of love; / who
9 had never loved before, or even thought
of it, but as sickly boy and girl stuff,
D unworthy of busy men.
can not tell you how the day pass
ed, only that Kate AnsteY had implor
: ed me not to leave her uncle yet; and
done her bidding even to the death.
He was soon better, but my visits to
the farm were more frequent than ever.
n | went one day as usual, but instead OF
Kate being at the window and running
out to meet me, the old getleman stood
u at the door looking very angry, and at
/. once caught hold of my coat and drag
2 ged me into the kitchen.
J, SIS anything wrong ?'' said, trembl-
t ing.
}, "What do you come here for p
II ''For mercy sake, don't keep it back =
: / said, for the room seemed TO swim
r around me- els Kate i'll %
; E'Yes-I think she is,' he said gruffiy
: 'Bnt look here, young man, what does
e this mean"
e "Mean,'' said I. sob, Mr.. Brand. i
! she is i'll let me see her at once p
q ''She don't look very bad,' he said
+ peerlng through the crack of the door
into the parlor, where / could see hel
white dress 'sbut | say, young man
you'd better not come any more. She;
growing dull, and can't have my darl
q ing made fool Of"
% F'Made fool of % ! stammered.
n "Yes," he said grufiy; "what Dc
= you come here for 70
d I was silent for minute, with
f. wondrous feeling stealing over me, a
e at last my lips said-I did not promp
them-"because l love her with all N,
heart.o
lie "And you have told her so !''
ce stNot word,'' | said, slowly. NJ.
le hand was being crushed as in wise tn
next minute.
he "I'm not gentleman, doctor, but
te know one when I meet one. There
ps you may 90 and talk to her, if it's a
n, you say, for if it's true you wouldn'
lie make her unhappy; but, my lad, til
n man who trities with that girls hear
r. would be the greatest ecoundrel tha
of ever STEPPED on Gods EARTH"
to The whole of this part of my life
Is, so dreamy that it's all like some golde
or vision. But was at her chair, know
to and that glorious evening Twas conter
b. me, as she sat there with her hand
X, folded in her lap, watching the sunst
At last we rose and walked togetht
i'll through the wood, to stop at last b
ire meath an overshadowing tree, and the
ty in low, broken words told her love
cs. her, and in her sweet girlish simplicii
ut she laid her hands upon my shoulder
nd looked up in my face, and promised
ok be my little wife,
ST. / went home that night riding in
on wonderful triumphal chariot instead
sve gig, and to my surprise, on reachii
nd the house there was Fred Garnet.
ay. "Back already 2" stammered.
len "Already Why the months up
,ep he said laughing. tsYou must ha
,ck had good sport with your fishing, Ms
RS ter Max"
gh It came upon me like thunder, Il
of return, and / lay that night awake
on. happy, but miserable, for this meant
tor- end of my visit, and what was to cor
tor in the future I had not thought
of that.
tier put it off for the time, aud havi