Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-09-01
GIVE MEET 70 PART"
N Episode Which the Man Remember
and the Woman FOrgo1.

GIVE MEET 70 PART.'
m Episode which the Man Remembered
and the sgoman Forgot.
From Harper's Weekly.
One wild clustering night not many
years ago stage coach made short de-
tour through one of the mountainous re-
gions of Pennsylvania, and stopped at the
house of a preacher. 1t was an old
brown house at the foot of sterile rock,
seemingly as remote from civilization as
the heart of an Ara 5ian desert The Rev.
Paul Hume has already spent here, so far
as vitality went, the best years of his life.
He had been of late glad to find the old
rebellious lOngings, the fierce ambition,
even the fretting discomfort and talent
hope OF the future, becoming more dim
and dull, and be began to believe, as the
years went by, he would be able to live
out those allotted to him hororably at
least, and in measure resignedly. He
had given up to foolish fondness for put
ting fire and fervor in long Sunday dis
course. He was quite content that some
of his congregation should sleep quietly
through the sermon, and ruminate over
whatever feshly aggregation or JOY that
was upper-most in their minds. Prob
ably his spiritual companion, even in the
degree suited to her capacity, was his
serving woman Hager-black, straight
featured, stoical and reticent, but given
to bursts of religious enthusiasm that 4
measure relieved the dull monotony of
life they lived there alone together.
Haoar ought TO have known her mas
far haitian no t,, hnl tf,af ha ~ n
refuse succor to any helpless fellow
creature, and it was foolish Of her to
shorten the chain that barred the door
that night in March when the driver Of
the coach begged that they would take
temporary care of o sick passenger. She
had been getting worse and worse, the
driver said, for the last ten miles, and
''seein' there was no hotel nor hospital,
nor anything handy" he had made bold
to fetch her to the parsons house. Hagar
shook the crimson turban on her fine
Egyptian head, and declared it was not
the parsons business to risk his life with
pestilential fevers.
Even as she spoke, however, the par
son had Embossed the chain and gone out
id his scant gown and close cap to the
coach, and lifted the poor woman out in
his strong arms. Hagar followed him
and his burden up stairs, and, as the light
from her candle fell upon tangled curls
and bralds, bits of ribbon. and long
strip Of embroidered lace that hung from
the head of the sick woman, gold chain
about her NECK and other personal gew-
gaws that appealed to the contempt of
Il, h.. l.
master had had quite enough of these
miserable hummeries for the rest of his
natural life.
The lady's trunks had been bumped in
after her, and presently they had to be
pried open, for the lady's lips and eyes
were closed, and she could not tell Hagar
where the key lay to these fine treasures.
But Hagar went to work with a will, and,
before the preacher had sadled his gray
cob and started off on his five mile
journey across the mountain for doctor,
Hagar had put aside the ribbons and bits
of travelling adornment for a long white
muslin robe, which struck the preacher
heart with chill somehow, and made
him speed the pony ON his way.
The doctor had some broken bones to
set, and told Mr.. Hume frankly that, so
far as fevers and disorders of that kind
went, that black woman of his was worth
a dozen such ordinary practitioners, and
that he had long counted upon her in ex-
tremities of that sort; and, ,trotting over
to Mr.. Hume's the next morning on his
way from the setting Of broken bones,
the doctor C lied out to the parson to
know if he were not right about the cap
ability Of Hagar. The sick lady's wrists
and ankles were bandaged up with cool
ing herbs, and the strength of some heal
ing decoction of Hagar's reached the sur
geons, nostrils. The pupils of the eyes
were dilated little, and a crimson flush
burned in the cheeks of the unfortunate
traveller, but the doctor declared that
Haear was doing we'll, and, with GOOD
care, in week or so, the journey could
be pursued. Then, with curious and
involuntary air of admiration, the doctor
looked again al the patient and went or
his way; it was not often, in region
like this, one could look at a pretty WON
an, sick, or we'll, and the good surgeon
could scarcely be blamed for that linger
ing glance of his upon poor Mrs. Del
paine.
AS yet the person had been alone con
cerned for her safety; for many days il
did not occur to him that the condition
of his guest appealed to any tribute o
his nature save pity and reverence. Ha-
gar. however, strongly disapproved O
feminine charms, especially when tn,
owner endeavored to add to them by
frivolity of dress or demeanor. The poo
lady, who felt that she owed, perhaps, he
very life to these good peoples care ant
skill, opened her heart to Hagar, ant
told her all about her long journey from
the Pacific coast, where she had lost he
husband many years since, and had long
ed to come home to the East, but dread
ed, as we'll she might, the dreary waste o
miles between. Hagar knitted stolid,
on aud listened-apparently she Listened
but not with that active, tender absorbed
interest that the minister gave to tn
story of the traveller.
Mrs. Delplaine was foo ill to be lief
long alone, and Hagar had her household
dutles to attend to. so that the ministe
was often compelled to bring his b"ol
and make the sick-room bis study. TIL
chamber, which had been somewhat bar
and desolate, suddenly became CLOWN!
and warm, and made sharp contras