The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-08-28

clumsy old c0verlet; and he was happy
| t9r close by sat the very Spirit OF Hon,
"a woman with q sweet and tender face
and the face was Ruth Doane's.
1T was such beautiful, peautifu
dream! He awoke from itwith Chill,
groan, and came very much near sneezins
his head off his shoulders, and tb,
shepherdess off the mantel, than eve
before.
""Dear mel'' growled David "what's tn.
use of working, day in and day out, anc
making money to lay up and take NJ
good of it,"
After which Interrogation he sneezet
in subdued manner, by way Of post
script to his other sneezes, and conclud
ed to go to bed and try to sleep off hi
cold. III
When he got up in the morning hi
knew he wouldn't get down to the store
that day. He fe4t worse than he haC
when he went to bed. He built little
fire and told the boy, whose unfortunate
career in life had so far been among thu
shoals and quicksands of erraad. going
and waiting on everybody, to tell Mrs
Scraggs to send up some tea and toast he
wouldn't come down to breakfast.
By and-by Mrs. Scrages knocked a
the door with the articles called for, anc
acting on the supposition that the position
of landlady made her a sort of a step
mother to her boarders, she came to fino
out what the matter was, and see what
ought to beedone. -o.. !.
"You've got pneumony on your lungs,
announced Mrs. Spraggs. ''Lcastwise
an attack of it. It's awful apt to break
out at some season Of the year. You want
camomile tea, hot, AN a brick to your feet
bot likewise, an eff you can git good
sweat, you'll feel potter, I guess"
Accordingly, poor David took s'camo-
mile tea, hot.' and disposed himself in
bed, with brick at his feet, and wrappe
up to his ears; and sweat he did. But
felt as bad after taking the treatmen,
prescribed by Mrs. DR.. Scraggs as he did
before. 49," '
Such long day as it was He couldn't
stay in bed, and his bones ached so tfat
ne couldn't sit still with any degree OF
comfort, Notwithstanding Mrs. tScraggs
sent up her most com Portable rocking
chair for his use. All the comfort he did
take was in watching for glimpses OF
Ruth Doane, and thinking of her. He
remembered that 1t was just three months
ago that day that she first applied at the
store for copying to do. Three months
it seemed as if he had known her as MANY
years, and yet he hardly knew her al
all. Their acquaintance had gone but
little farther than smile and bow
when they met, and occasionally a few
commonplace words. But for all that
she didn't seem at all like stranger te
David
Poor David was in love. ..,..
\ If the light of Ruth Doane's love could
only shine into his life, as the light from
her window did into his room, how pleas
ant everything would seem. And then
he dreamed IN wide awake fashion OF
the home they would make. The light
on the wall seemed the fire on homes
hearthstone; its dancing flames made
him warm, and he fell asleep and dream
ed it all over and over. p
But he didn't feel we'll by any means
when morning came. He sent word tt
the store that he couldn't come down vel
awhile; and partook sparingly of Mrs
Scraggs' tea and toast, but utterly repudi
ated camomile tea and bricks, when MIR
Scraggs' in the role OF doctor, suggested
the ACCESSIBILITY of another course o.
treatment similar to yesterdays. And h
wouldn't have doctor, he declared. He'
feel better Tomorrow, and doctors STUFF
ne didn't believe in any way. =:
In the afternoon, Mrs. Sraggs knocked
at his door, and said Miss Doane was ir
The parlor: The store had got her to dt
some writing, and the store didn't under
stand Just how it ought to be, and tht
store had told her to see him, and he'c
tell her all about it, as he knew VIVA
1t ought to be-, seein' as he had charge o:
it, and the store didn't. After the de
livery OF which message, Mrs. Scragg!
waited for instructions. ? Il .'''. - -.
!, Ruth Doane had come to see him Tha
was the first thing he thought of. Their
he remembered that it was on business
and that took away something of the frs
pleasure of the thought. Should he q
down or ask her upa 4-l 4rss.sls
"Would there be anything improper il
her coming up here, if you came will
her2" he asked. j.s-a. .
II can't see as there would" answered
Mrs. Scraggs, "bein' as you're respectable
an it's business for the store" =!
'You may ask her to come up then,
said David. l don't feel like stirrin.
about much, for fear I'll take more cold
tell her." n K. Il s-.t =. ,.H - ...s1I !. -
Mrs. scraggs withdrew. David had a,
object in view, in asking Miss Doane t
his room. He thought the sight of i
would awaken feeling of pity in he
tender heart. He knew, III some unex
plainable way, that her heart was tender
He was quite sure of that. 4as5@
Mrs: Scraggs was back presently, will
Miss Doane. How bright her face mad
the room, the minute It passed the door
It made it SO cheerful to David that b
was afraid his design in getting her Their
was failure. She wouldn't dream of 1t
being bare and cheerless, if it looked t
her as it did to him. "9
/. "Mr. Graham told me YOU were sick.
she said, sitting down by the window. &
got some extra work to do, in conse
quence;;'' and then, while Mrs. Scrage
busted herself in putting things to right
\ she explained what her errand was; an
David instructed her in regard to tn
writing to be done: and made Tho q,