Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1880-10-07
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laughed Miss Lacey, and fol
that instant there was no troub.
lie in her clear eyes.
"You see," said the doctor a.
pologetically,g,ay housekeepel
isn't much ON mending, accord
ling to my idea and then there's
only my boy, the young doctor
as people call him-the mos
Igraceless piece. AS for wife, u
and the voice grew wonderfully
tender-"dear wife has beer
singing in Paradise these dozen
years or more" The door o.
pened and closed softly, and the
doctor was gone.
"What afunny doctor. What
a queer, dear old gentleman
thought Miss Lacey; "and these
gloves! Well, l have a piece
of work here, no mistake; must
get out my piece-bag and find
some bits of SILK or something,'
and, forgetting her fears and
weakness, she was soon doing
her best toward repairing the
doctors wei l-worn driving
gloves.
Presently there came knock
at the door, and Mrs. Cameron
was admitted, the "very respec-
table Scotch woman" whom Mrs.
Lowell had recommended as a
first class laundress, neat, honest
and Il church member.
The woman bore in her arms
a goodly sized basket in which
were various articles Of clothing
beautifully done up.
AS Miss Lacey rose to receive
them, Mrs Cameron remarked !:
"Perhaps some one is sick in
the house. / saw the doctor
gang AVA just as | was comm
! lin."
81 was not feeling very well, !"
answered Miss Lacey. Gle
came to see me-"
ooh, did he, miss? an isn't
the auId gentleman jis' lovely?"
and in most enthusiastic terms
she told of the great goodness
and kipdness experienced at the
doctors hands. Told how all
her life was bonnd up in her
zone wee grille, her bonny
JAMIE" who had never been
strong since, the first time she
had commissions, caused by midi
gestion, and how ''many was
the night the guide mon had
stayed until the morning, and
never penny Of pay would he
take for it,"
"Do you know :be young
doctor, ma'am?"
"No, Pm a stranger here, and
know but very few persons"
"Well, Miss, the young doc
tor is a winsom lad, ,and a Chris
tian JUDGED. He tells me oft |
shouldn't fret for fear my lassie
will be taken from me, but pray
the guide God to spare me one
eve lamb, AN ifit be his will. He
has practiced with his father the
year or more, and how the auld
doctor loves himl He has a
funny way of calling him all
kinds of uncanny names, but iv-
cry one knows he is the light
of the auld mans eyes"
And soon alter Mrs. Cameron
gathered up her basket and de-
parted.
Miss Lacey had succeeded in
closing up the gaping rents in
the doctors gloves, the tea hour
had come and gone, but no doctor
had reappeared.
"Oh, he thinks me too COM
Portable a patient to need much
attention" she thought repining,
"but he might have at least told
me what my complaint was.
| There! the bell rings, perhaps
that is he now.V4 A2A-tAsSs-i
At that moment a rap at the
door being answered, DR.. Blunt
entered, hurried, flushed, and
more abrupt in manner and
speech than before.
"Say, my dear girl, will you
help "A poor woman in great ex-
tremity?9 s"~aaiItaaF le2m
"What do you mean, doctor?"
ooh, get your hat and shawl,
and come now. You've no hus-
band to consult, no children to
leave, and a poor woman is in
danger Of losing her only child
this night, and some one must
watch with her. ] must be off
lin another direction. Ny dear
child" again that tender tone,
"wouIdn't you like to hear your
Saviour say to you tomorrow
morning: Inasmuch as ye did it
unto one of these ye did it unto
me?'" :" ssH
"Oh, I'll go, doctor; I'll be
ready in a moment"
"Bettcr take off that long
tailed dress and don a good,
sensible calico; JPil go down to
the parlor," added the doctor,
Sand wait and take you right a
long in the buggy with me.