The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1878-06-06

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where the dark boaghs net over bey bead
and gbOsly whisper soands weRt throagh
the dry leaves did Hessys valiant bcAr
begin 10 quail,
Even then shc would not admit TO her.
self that she was In the lsAst timid bat
rcsolutsly dKed her lhoughls upon DA.
kin's boy, suiIooAting TO death whh
Group, aud qaiekehed her footsteps ~
sbe did 70.
Darker and darker il -lonelier
and lonelier; bat nsliy pressed rssolale-
" on, until drenched wllh rain and ready
10 drop With the fatigue Of making her
way through muddy roads against The
wind, she knocked II The door Of Squire
Dakins red brick house.
An elderly woman opened It.
IL Il The dootors said sbe, eagerly.
No, said Hetty; bat lis the doctors
daughter
Lords sake alive said the woman,
despalringly; what good can you do,
and him 50 mortal bsdi
A grea, deal, said Hetty, Let me come
IN, IL you please. understand my fAth.
eT's treatment and have some medicine.
AT this the woman stood back, motion.
ing toward the stairway, aud HettY ran
up and entered lhe sick room with con-
tdence born Of ber womanly courage and
kindness.
But il was no Graded babe or plump
four-year-old who lay there. DSkin's
boy was one and twenty st the very least,
pale and handsome, with closed eyes,
and face set as If in mortal pain, rs II
lay on its pillow.
It-it isn't the Group, lhena said she,
clasping one OF the little bottles in her
hand.
It's quinsy, said one of the attendants
and It's fatal case, I'm thinking.
And little Hetty, all her bravery oozing
out, like Bob Acres courage, at her fin.
gers ends, sat down behind the door, and
began to cry.
The sick man opened his eyes--l large
and soft and dark they were, with long
lashes-and asked family:
Who is that?
Hetty rose aud came forward.
It's me, the doctors daughter, said
she. Thought II was little boy with
the Group, and
Don't cry, said he' gently, 1t win soon
be over.
And he closed his eyes again, while
poor Hetty cried harder than ever. An
incipient case of Group she thought she
could manage, but quinsy was entirely
beyond the range OF her capacities. She
had never been In death chamber be-
fore, and the hours and solemnity of the
scene impressed her with sense of vague
terror.
just then a brisk heavy footstep sprang
up the stairs, two at time. There was
a stir and commotion In the room.
Oh, thank besvens! cried Hetty, it's
papa.
Doctor Wallis II was. Released earlier
than be expected from the other sick bed
he had returned home and learned from
his elder daughter Hetty's errsnd-aAd
here be was, flushed and breathless from
the haste be had made.
An hour later he came down to where
Hetty sat on the lowest stair, pale and
anxious.
Papa, said she, how 10 he2
Better, my dear. Doing well, But 1t
was an even chance between death and
life for one while. Come, dear, Pm 60
ing home now. Dobbin is at the door.
Hetty climbed silently into the chaise
and nestled down by her fathers side.
Papa, said she, presently, was very
foolish to come here7
No, my dear, you are very kind heart
ed. But you see there is some difference
between simple case of Group and ma
lignsut quinsy.
Dakin's boy recovered With marvellous
celebrity, and the first place be visited on
his conyalescence was DIR. Wallis house,
to thank the Doctors black eyed daughter
for coming TO sec him on that stormy
night.
wish was little chap with the Group
said he, laughing, TO put myself under
your professional care.
What nonsense! said Hetty, turning
very red.
Bnt indeed, shall never forget the
plying look iu your kind eyes, said Hec-
tor Dakin, gently. 1t seemed somehow
TO draw me back to life.
Aud by the time that Dakin's boy was
quite recovered, he bad gotten into the
way OF spending his time at DIR. Wallis
that seemed decidedly chronic; and no
one was very much surprised when be
became engaged to the doctors daughter.
It's very strange, though, said Sibyl,
fretfully, that the only eligible and decent
looking man within ten miles should fall
In love with our brown little Hetty.
don't think 1t strange ct ell, said DR..
Wallis, dryly.
InIsH AsEoD0TE.