The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-06-27

vacc'nated her, i think she IL pretty
safe," ! reply Out there is just the
chance that she may have had the poison
in her previously"
Almost AZ | speak a message comes
from Mrs. Ogilvie, who "wiahes 70 geo
me professionally" Ny heart sinks as
/ seize my hat and follow the messenger;
and with too good reason. ] IND her
suffering from the first symptoms Of
smallpox and in twenty-four hours IT
has declared itself u~nequiyocaIly Il
threatens to be n bad case. try to keep
the nature Of her illness from her, but
in vain. She questions me closely, and
when she discovers the truth, gives way
10 a burst OF despair that is painful to
witness. 81 shall be marked | shall be
| ~hideousl' she exclaims, sobbing bitterly.
Poor Frank.-he will hate mel"
vain | try to comfort her, to convince
her that in not one out Of u hundred
cases does the disease leave dreadful
traces behind it; she refuses TO be con-
solcd. And soon she ia too i'll to be
reasoned with or indeed 70 know much
Of her own state. She il an orphan and
has no near relatives for whom we can
send, 30 Mary Anne instails herself in the
sick-rOOm az mead nurse; and ~ ! see her
bending loving over the poor, disfgured
lace and miuistering with tender hands
TO the Ccascless wants OF the invalid, my
wife ia in my eyes beautiful exceedingly;
20 does the shadow Of Il good deed cast
( q glory around the most homely u
Lcnancc.
For some time Mrs. Ogilyie's life is in
great danger but her youth and good
constitution prevail againe. the grim
destroyer, and AZ length | am able to
pronounce all peril past,
Ba. alag, alas' all my hopes, all my
care, all my poor skill have been in vain
and the beauty which we have oil ad.
mlfci w much, and which has been so
precious 10 our poor patient, is a thing
Of the past. She il marked slightly IL is
true but the pure complexion il thick
and muddy, the once bright eyes are
heavy and duh, and the golden hair is
thin and lusterless. We keep itirom her
~ long az we can, but she sOon disc0vers
it in our sorrOwul looks; and her hOr-
ror, her agony, almost threaten TO unseat
her reason, My wife Is with her night
end day, watching her like a mother,
using every argument she can think OF
" console her, and above all counsellnE
with gentle words submission to the Will
OF cod. But her misery, after the first
shock, il not 50 much for herself az for
the possible effect the loss OF her beauty
may have on her husband, who Is now
daily expected, His ship has been NJ
sea, 50 we have been unable to write to
him and only on his arrival in Fly
mouth Sound VIII be hear OF his poor
young wiie's Illness and Disagreement.
Before her sickness she had been count
Ing the hours, now she H"es every DAY
60 past "!Ih a 3huider, ieetlng th"t she
IL brought Jwenty.icur houf5 nearer TO
the dread trial. AT length his vessels
arrive, and ! receive Il telegram telling
me when we may expect him, and
begging me to break the news gently
10 his WE. She receives II With n
Hood OF bitter tears and sobs,
crying out thSt he would a I ana
loaIhe her, and That she IL &bsut 10 ioso
AL the happiness OF her he MY VIE
weeps with her, aud am conscious OF a
cho'ing sensation N my threat as we
lake leave OF hcr hAii an hour before
Mr.. Ogtiylo l8eXpected, ahd pray Hod 10
bless and sustain her
We are sitting IN rather melancholy
mood alter dinner, talking Oh the poor
young husband aud wlle, when MI
QgligIe II announced, ana hasten te
the door To- meet am
: WIN not see me, ne says lmpet,
uously, coming IN without any formal
greeting, she mas nut herself INTO
her room aud calls to me with hysterlcal
tears that she IS too dreadful to look
upon, that | shall cease TO love her ~
soon "a l look upon Ler, n mat Hhe can
not face it, And then the strong man
laIls INTO a chalr win SOD.
ut Is not so bad "a that" begin
don't care how bad 1t 49," he cries;
- she need not doubt my love- My poor
darling viii always be the same % me,
whether she has lOsJ her beauty or not
Wheronpon | extend nay hand to him
and shake his heartily and know my
wlic has great diflicuity IN restraining
herself rom ~enyeiopinS him IN her
motherly arms Il embracing him.
You must resort TO stratagem, ]
say. Will go down to the cottage at
once ana ynl iollOw me IN Ten mlhut
with my wite' VIII try ana coax MIS-
OE'IVlu u come ont and Sneak 10 me,
and you must steal upon her unaWafes.'
b'rs' OIlIvie NJ hf't refuses to zee or
sneas 90 me- buI go up TO nef door and
aUl mean enough 10 REMIND lier OF my
wi!e'S Devotion to her and to entreat heF
tor nor sake TO com down TO me.
Where Is Frank she asks.
81 lett him at home with Mary
Ammo" | reply, feeling that | am worthy
Of being a diplomatlst at the court OF
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