The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-12-06

put his head in the fire. But Dr.
North will 80: Fannie I'll put on
my wraps and go around to his
Office with you.'
And, to the poor creatures
grateful delight, Miss Nellie Lacy
actually accompanied her to Dr.
North's office door, when the bell
being answered by the coIored
boy, Fannie, with true Irish inn
petuoslty, blurted cut her mes.
sa5e-the message that came 40
straight from her true, troubled
heart.
Its the dociher | be wanting
-Dr. North, to go at onct to see
me, darllng ould mother, a dvins
sick with the small pox, and ra.
vim like loonalick, and
| The loud spoken intense words
that Nellie could not check in
their eager flow, reached Dr.
North's ears as he sat in his cozy
office, with brilliant gas light.
and one Or two choice books and
a box OF cigars. making it very
congenial to his tastes.
Put her out Lockrey. We
don't wait the smallpox here.
Tell her to so to the police station
for hospital surgeon. Shut the
door, Lockrey, if you don't want
to catch it. The low, Irish Bid.
dies are too impudent for any
thing
But Fanny's buxom arm kept
the terrified little darkey from
obeylng his orders, and her voice
retorted loud and anguishtul, and
Nellie did not try to quiet her.
Aud would yez let me mother
die like a dog, Doctor North +?
For schwate mercy's sake, 60 wild
us docther, and I1l-
Nellie heard a quick, angry
footstep coming toward the door,
and shrank back into darkness
just as Dr.. North appeared.
; Clear out | tell you. What do
you suppose | care whether the
old woman dies or lives 2s
) For one second NelIie's eyes
/ flashed, then Il little smile crert
to them.
f Never mind, Fanny / am lust
| a little mistaken in DIR. North.
Vel go to aaHtiets choice now,
aud somehow l begin to think
r he's the one.'
Il They met DR.. Jasper just leay-
+ ing his office, and at a word from
Nellie, Fanny addressed him, tel
. ing her pitlfnl little story with
T. true Irish eloquence.
), Doctor Jasper listened patient.
i ly, gravely.
:, 'ion are quite sure that it is
e the smallpox
L The ould woman says so, sir.
'I'll go i'll half an hour. Give
a me your street and number, and
4 go to a drug store and get this
+ prescription filled, and give it TO
her just as quick as you get home.
V Keep her warm, and as quiet AS
| possible. | guess it will be al!
II right; I'll do all l can anyhow
e He stepped back into the light
d Of his office window, and wrote a
IL prescription; and Nellie, watch
n ing him, wondered where the
h cold. naughty look was she had
SO plainly seen before.
n Then he went On, and Fanuy
eScOrtt d her young mistress home
IS to be we'll freIghted with needfu
y necessaries, and a few little lux
n uries, and months wages il
advance, befole she went to he
own little third floor rear room
10 Nellie went down s.airs int,
to the dnsky parlors, and though
OVER the odd little adyentu. g O
lie The evening, and tho result wa
er that when Doctor North atten,
" ed her Thursday evening, he wa
lis quite astonished to account ia
a Miss Lacy's cold courtesy, in
III stead OF the charming graciou.
Ok ness he had expected; and almos
ardently desiIed.
so AS he never received a sccop
invitation he became satisfie
Dr.. that something had happened
". something he never knew until
e. year Or SO after, when Nellie Lac
was DIR. Jasper's wife; and the
- py some my sgaflous means, L
ut, learned now il bad all happene.
| And he knev he was dt.scrvi,,