The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-10-05

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cro1net parties with her presence.
But when She does, she eclipse every.
one else. She always dresses in the most
exquisite taste, a. II anxious that the set
ting should be worthy Of the jewel-the
beauty she prizes 80 highly.
She hss been setting at the cottage rath'
er o than two years, and beginning to
count the weeks OF her husbands return.
Wedo not number them quite so eagerly,
for when he comes he will take her away
from us, and we will miss her sOrely. Il
is summer again-a hot, damp summer;
and It has been a very sick summer, and
nv hands are full.
~ shall have to get apartner, my dear"
l said TO my wife rs l prepare to go out.
EIf this goes on ! shall have more TO do
than | can manage. There Isl nasty fever
about which | don't like the looks OF; and,
il we don't have a change for the better IN
this muggy weather, there is no saying
what It may turn to. -.
az am glad the boys are all at school,"
observes Mary Anne,' and | think | will
Net the girls accept their aunt's invitation
and go to her for a month. -.
at would be a very good plan, and
should be glad II you would 60, too. A
little change would do you good"
"And, pray, who is to look after your"
asks my wife, reproachfully. "Who is to
see that your take your meals properly,
and don't run off 10 see your patients,
leaving your dinner untasted on the
table,"
Mentally I confess that I should probab-
" be poorly of without my Mary Anne;
but it is a bad plan to encourage vanity in
ones wife, so | say, "0h, ! should be very
well myself" and with a parting nod be.
take myself TO the daily duty.
In the village / meet Mrs. 0gilvie,
basketin hand. She Doesn't look well, and
/ say SC.
"You have no business out in the heat
OF the day." l tell her. "What will
your husband say il he does not see you
looking your best when he comes back?"
A shade passed over her face. "Ah! he
would not be pleased" she says, rather
gravely; she always likes to see me look
my very best and p%rettiest."
swell then, Us your doctor, must for
bid you doing any more cottage visiting
Just at present. You are not looking
strong, and going into those close houses
is not good for you. I will come and see
You on my way back.
Which / do. / find there is nothing the
matter with her; she is only a little
languid.
"You had bettersend the children away
to morrow morning, Mary Anne" say as
l get in. Mrs. Black IS very i'll, and !
am afraid cannot quite tell yet, bat !
am afraid-sh is going to have the small.
pOx. OF course, I will have her removed
at once, i'll am right; but it may prove
not to be an isolated case, aud it will be
as well to &c. the childred out OF the way.
7 shall try and persuade every n In the
village to be vaccinated tomorrow"
"YOu will be clever II you manage that, y
says my wife. 81 am afraid some Of the
people are very %prejndioed against It.
You know when the children and were
revaccinated three years ago, you could
not persuade any Of the villagers TO be
done at the same time"
On the following day we dispatch the
children early TO their aunts under the
care Of an old servant, and as soon as |
have seen them of ! go down to Mrs.
Blacks. Tony CONSERVATION, | find Mrs.
Ogilvie Just leaving the house.
~ have been disobedient, you see, she
SAYS gayIy; "but ] promised to bring Mrs.
Black something early this morning, and
she seemed so i'll yesterday that did not
like to disappoInt her. But am not going
10 transgress orders ~again-tor Franks
sake" she added, softly.
gave IN internal groan. Heaven grant
she may not have tr~ansgresSed them once
too oftenl and hasten into the cottage,
to find my worst fears confirmed. Mrs.
Black has smallpox quite Enthusiastically.
For some hours am occupied in making
arrangements for removal 10 the inir-
mary, and in vaccinating such OF my poor
err patients rs I can frighten or coerce into
allowing me to do SO; and it is afternoon
before 1 am able to go and look after Mrs.
Ogilvie.
She seems rather astonished when I in
form her what my Grand is-that ] want
TO vaccinate hor ltor l do not wish to
brighten her by telling her about Mrs.
Black; but she submits readily enough
when | say that 1have heard OF q case OF
smallpox In q neighboring village (which
| have), and think it would be q wise pre-
cautionary measure.
at IS very good Of you" she says, in
her pretty, gracious way, rs she bares her
white arm. 81 havo never been vaccina-
ted since l was q baby, and l suppose 1t
will be desirable"
Desirable? l should think so, indeed!
And ! send up q prayer, as perform the
operation, that ! may not be too late. |
AIN 30 busy for the next lew days that l
am unable to godown to the cottage. One
or two more cases Of smallpox In the VII
lare, and | am anxious and hard-worked;
but Mary Anne tells ne that Mrs. 0gilvie
has heard OF Mrs. Blacks removal, and Is
dresdfully nervous about herself. ~ hope
she will not Tighten herself into it" adds
nv wife.
tIf she hadn't contracted it before /
vaccinnated her, ! think she is pretty
safe" | reply; but there is Just the chance
that she may have had the poison in her
previously.
Almost as | speak o messenger comes
from Mrs. Ocilvie, who wishes TO see me
professionally" My heart sinks as seize
my hat and follow the messenger; and
with two good easons. l find her suffer
ing from the ist symptoms Of smallpox,
and In twenty,four hours it has declared
itself unequiyocally, and threatens 70 be
a bad case. Itryto keep the nature Of her
Hines from her, but In vain. She quOs-
tons me closely, and when she discovers
the truth gives away 10 a bnrst OF despair
which Is painful 10 witness, II shall be
marked: / shall be hldeous!" she exclalms,
sobbing bitterly. "POoE Frank, how he
will hate mew
In vain l Try to comfort her, to convince
her hat in not one out OF q hundred cas-
es does the disease leave dreadful traces be.
hind it, she refuses to be consoled. And
o she is too i'll to be reasoned with, or
indeed to know much Of her own state.
She is an orphan and has no ear relations
for whom she can send, n Mary Anne in
stalls herseliin the sick room rs head muse,
and Us | see her bending lovingly over the
poor, disfigured face, and ministering with
lender hands to the ceaselsss wants Of the
invalid, my vile Is In my eyes beautiful OK.
ceedingly. So does the shadow Of q good
deed cast a glory around the most homely
~eountenance.
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