The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-15
MISS ARNOLD.
Another Story of Love that was True.
but Didn't Run Smooth.
BY THE AUTHOR OF 1.-TWO OLD MEMS
TALES" ETC.
CHAPTER VII (CoNTINuED).

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value of Mrs. Saunders in such an estab-
lishment as hers, and was willing to make
any sacrifice to forward her recovery.
So Lucy left the wearying work-room
and the dangerous recreations of the
Sunday, to sit and watch by the bedside
of pecvish, uncomfortable sort of an
old woman, who was perpetually making
demands upon her patience and good
nature, but who really suffered so greatly
from her accident, that Lucy's pity and
kindness were proof against everything.
The young surgeon went and came, went
and came; and every time he came, this
angel of beauty and goodness was min
islering by the old woman's bed. And
those eyes of his; eyes of such prevailing
power in their almost enthusiastic express
sion of serious earnestness, were bent
upon her; and sometimes her eyes, soft
and melting as those of the dove, or
bright and lustrous as twin stars, met
his.
He could not but linger in the sick
woman's room little longer than was
necessary and the sick woman unwit-
tingIy favored this, for she took great
liking to him, and nothing seemed to
refresh and amuse her amid her pains
like little chat with this nice young
man. And then the young surgeon re-
marked that'at such times Lucy WAS
allowed to sit quietly down and amuse
herself with little needlework, and he
thought this an excellent reason for
making his visits as long as he decently
could.
The young nurse and the young doctor
all this while had conversed very little
with each other; but she listened, and
he gazcd, and that was quite enough.
The case proved a very serious one. Poor
Mrs. Saunders, superintendent as she
was, and not workwoman.driyer, not
slave, yet could no more than the rest
escape tbs delcterious effects of the close
worli-room. Her constitution was much
impaired. The wines and cordials she
had accustomed herself to take to sup
port nature, as she thought, under these
fatigues, had increased the mischief;
wounds would not heal as they ought;
contusions would not disperse; the in
ternal injury in the chest began to as
sumo a very threatening appearance.
Mr., /. came to the assistance of the
Young surgeon repeatedly, all that human
skilI could do was done, but Mrs Saun-
ders grew alarmingl ly worse.
For n long time she resisted the
evidence which her own sensations MIGHT
have afforded her, and avoided asking
any questions which might enlighten
hor she was determined NOT to die:
ond even in a case so awfulIy serous
and real as this, people seem to cling to
the persuasion, 90 prevailing in lighter
circumstances that because a thing
shant he. if won't be. and because they
orn determined If is rot if is not So
for manv davs Mrs saunders went on
ovcendiHulv anorv if cyervbodv did not
saw she was Getting better and half
;nc,;nad to dismiss her vouno SURGEON
much as she liked him. because he
lacked crave after he had visited her
INJURIES
He did look Grave, very crave. He
was exceedingly nclple xed in his mind
os to wLat he ougLt to do. voung sur
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gJDm gs,binb a. ojaY' So manv | who are acouainted
with them represent as the yery nurseries
"f % infideiitv and license both in sneech
and action he was a dccnlv seriously
@ Mons man Such vo,Ing men there arc
who riN like those three walked unscatbed
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