Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-07
She flew about the room in. .

and IN another moment the doc
tors horse was tearing along
the road as if to outrun his mas
te@s impatience. Yet during
the ride the doctor explained to
his companion how she must be
very calm-"and you can be, =
he added with convincing en-
phasis--for the child was suffer
ing from spasms quite violent,
distressing and dangerous. He
told briefly how the baths must
be administered, and the water
kept hot all night; and finally,in
mentioning the patients name,
surprising Miss Lacey by re-
yealing the fact that it was poor
little jamie Cameron, who had
been taken i'll that very after
noon, during her mammals alb
Isence. ats
Arrived at the house, the
poor, distressed mother became
very much comforted by the
presence of 'the dear, sweet
young Teddy who was too good
to show such kindness to a poor
body like myself" The doc
tor gave most minute directions
to be followed through the night,
and then left with the cheerful
observation:
I'll send that young doctor
around about midnight, if he
makes his appearance. Oh, the
most graceless biped!" and he
was gone.
Miss Lacey reflected with
great satisfaction the next day
that not one thought could she
remember having bestowed up
on herself during that long,
painful night, with its expert
ences of real suffering. All her
energies and sympathies were
directed toward helping and
comforting the agonized mother
and relieving the child. ~.
About midnight, while she
was bending over a warm bath,
in which she was firmly holding
the convuIsed frame ofpoorJ anie,
the door opened and the young
doctor entered. There was no
sort Of an introduction between
,he two-who thinks Of formal
tiles at such a time? but at once
they worked together over the
suffering child. Miss Lacey was
vaguely aware that a young
man, bearded and mustached,
with a calm, deep voice and
shapcly white hands, gave or
ders which she promptly obey
ed, and spoke words of hope and
to the poor daz-
cd mother. 1t did not occur to.
her that there was anything
novel in her position, as holding
the child in her arms, quieted at
last, the young doctor sat close
beside her, asking questions and
giving advice, now and then
turning down a corner of the
blanket to watch the changing
expression of the little sleeper's
face. af e..
But he, more accustomed to
such trying scenes, after the
first moments of intense appli-
cation to the case, began won
dering who this angel of mercy
could be, working as if her
whole soul were bound up in re-
lieving this poor little child of
a iowly mother. How long he
might have remained in uncer-
tainty, hadnot amessepger from
another quarter summoned him
away.
The next morning jamie was
better, and continued to improve
until the anxious mother was a.
gain relieved concerning her.
The next day about one, Miss
Lacey received a call from three
bright, interesting young girls,
who, to her utter astonishment,
Informed her that DIR. Blunt had
recommended her as just the
person to become President Of
a Dorcas Society. a
"Oh, you must, you must!"
they chirped in concert, and be-
fore they left she had partially
promised to accept the position
Ito her own dismay. dukH3E
But when the minister called,
a few days afterward, and said
that old DIR. Blunt had insisted
that class of mruly boys in
the Sabbath school needed a.
teacher, andit was just the work
adapted to her, she succumbed
at once, "surrendering at discre-
ton" all right to decide for her
self.
Miss. Lacey finally wrote the
doctor spicy little note, telling
him she believed any more pre-
scriptions would undo the won
derful cure already accomplish
ed. -. =
But of late the village gossips
could not fail to notice how con-
tinually the young doctor called
at Mrs. Lowell's house.
One morning as the elder