Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1879-06-12

O.. THURSDAY
her duty-and for duty alone she must now
live. DR.. Snow had told her that he had
great hope of being able, with her coopera.
ton, to restore Mr.. Vivian's mind; and no
matter how dread the effort, how unspeaka.
BILE the trial, Of coming in contact with his
changed self, of encountering his cold, indif:
ferent glance, and feeling herself cut off from
him by barrier more imrenetrable than an
adamantine rock, and knowing that this bar.
rier could never, as far as her foresight reach.
ed, be surmounted or broken down, she must
thrust her selfish reluctance aside and assume
the difficult task He was-oh strange, in.
credible thought-the husband to whom she
had plighted her undying faith, her undying
love, whom she had promised to cling to
through all the changes and trials Of life, for
veal or for woe, till death should part her
from him; and though separated, in truth,
by a living death more terrible than that
which would have hidden him from her eyes
beneath the sod, the bodily reality Of his
presence was there, and to the welfare of that
she must minister as long as God should give
her strength.
"Doctor," she said to her friend and pro-
tector, when after long and troubled thought,
and heartfelt prayer, she had fully made up
her mind as to the course she should follow,
"I must make some definite arrangement with
YOU about what it is best for me to do. am
willing to he guided wholly by your counsel
and Judgment in-in Mr.. Vivian's case-
how hard it was for her to speak his nams!-
"and to render whatever sort Of assistance you
require. 1t is better, for the present, sup
pose, that I should continue in your house
but as have already trespassed unwarranta.
bly, upon your hospitality, you must look up
on ME in future as boarder, and"
DR.. Snow interrupted her with an imperi'
Gus gesture. "Don't talk folly and nonsense to
me, my DEAR" he said with testy good.humor
81 am going to employ you henceforth as
nurse, and that position, as you are aware, Is
one of great Importance and responsibility,
and is entitled to very high emolument.
Now the arrangement I propose making,
concerns the amount of salary to which you
can lay claim if you accept this position, as
you see take it for granted you will"
"No, mol could not accept salary for
such position as that" said Rachel quickly.
"You forgot that-that he-that it should be
my Office"
"Well, WE'LL" said the doctor kindly, as her
voice faltered and broke down; I'VE won't
discuss the point, if it annoys you. One
thing, however, you may rest assured of, and
that is, that I shall never permit you to stay
here as boarder; and if you help me, and l
help you, why then we can cry quits and be
mutually satisfied"
To this plan Rachel assented. feeling it to
be both reasonable and wise. Her few pos
sessions had some time since been removed to
her present abode, so that she was already
settled, as fully as she expected to he while
she continued beneath the doctors roof.
Her new duties consisted mainly in going
twice day to Mr. Vivian's room, in company
with the doctor, and remaining there while
the latter conversed, and endeavored to draw
his patient into conversation. This was done
to familiarize him with her presence, the doc
tor intending, as time went on, to bring them
more frequently together, in the hope Of grad
ually reviving some past association which
might serve to throw light on his darkened
mind. Rachel would carry book or bit
Of work, and pretend to occupy herself with
it, as she sat at the doctors side, and occa'
sionally look up and make answer to some
question or observation, purposely addressed
to her by the latter On these occasions, Mr..
Vivian would sometimes glance toward her,
but with the same distracted, Indifferent air
he had worn from the first.
"Have you no ring, no trinket of any kind,
in your possession, the doctor asked her, one
day, (which might serve to recall him to the
memory of the tie between you?"
II have but this, besides my wedding-ring,
replied Rachel, showing tiny locket which
hung from chain she wore about her neck
II sold my engagementring and my watch,
when was very poor and had no other re-
source"
The doctor examined the locket. "Was
this gift from him ?" he asked.
"No, sir; but he has otter noticed it, and
it has piece of his hair in it, which he put
there himself. 1t isa locket had given to me
when a child"
"And your wedding-riug; has that any
date, or inscription of any sort, on til"
"It has our initials, and the date of our
marriage, engraved on the inside"
"Good," said the doctor. 'Ill see what
that reminder will do, if the other doesn't suc'
ceed."
On their next visit, after some Indifferent
conversation, the doctor adroitly brought the
subject round to the desired point.
"That is a handsome seal you wear on your
watch-chain, Mr.. Vivian, he remarked
care you fond ofjewelry2"
"Passably so," was the reply; "though not
quite as partial to'the display Of it as, I am
informed, the Shah of Persia is"
81 admire jewelry, when it is Of a good solid
kind none of your trumpery sort" contiu-
ued the doctor. Rachel, here" Che never
called her in the presence of his patient, BY