The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1880-08-05

No, I'm a stranger here, and know
but very few persons"
"Well, miss, the young doctor is a
winsome lad, and a christian indeed.
He tells me oft I shouldn't fret for fear
myP lassie will he ta,en from me, but
pfaF the gude God to spare me one eve
Ikn1b, ~ H be1lis WI Hehas practiced
with his father the year or more. and
how the auld doctor loves himl He has
funny way of calling him all kinds of
| uncanny names, but iseryone knows he
is the light Of the auld mans eyes"
up her basket and departed.
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 comfortable
patient to need much attention." she
thought repiningly, "but he might have
ut least told me what my complaint
was. There! the bell rings; perhaps
that Is he now."
And that moment a rap at the door
being answered, DIR. Blunt entered,
manner and speech than before
| ody, NY ocdI Bhl, WILL yOu uclp
poor woman In great extremity"
"what do you mean, doctor?"
| "Oh, get your hat and shawl, and
come now. You've no husband to con-
suit, no children to leave, and poor
\ woman is id danger of 1oosing her only
child this night, and some one must
watch with her. 1 must be off in
another direction. My dear child"
again that tender tone, wouldn't you
like to hear your Saviorsay to you to-
morrow morning: 'Inasmuch as ye did
it unto one of the least of these ye did it
unto me ?" ....,-...... = -. =,
"oh, I'll go, doctor; I'll be ready in
moment"
Better take off that long-tailed dress
and don good sensible calico; III go
down to the par1or,s added the doctor,
the buggy with me. Quick, now; I
wouldn't wait long for the Queen of
| Sheba." Tgg Asgl3 "a
Eait" Well, of all thingsr' thought Miss
Lacey. "I don't know but that doctor
win be the death of me, .or-perhaps his
strange method win be the makinR of
me-" =, u. 80 80 - a
She flew about the room in a surpris-
ing manner for her; donned a good warm
morning dress, and in another rmoment
the doctors horse was tearing Alopg the
r road as If to outrms his masters inn
patience. Yet during the ride the doctor
explained TO- his companion how she must
be very caln-A"and you can be, he
added with convincing emphasis-for the
lchild was suffering from spasms quite
Eiolent. distressing and dangerous. He
told briefly how the baths must be ad-
ninistered, and the water kept hot all
light; and finally, IN mentioning the pa
tents name, surprised Miss Lacey by re-
fealing the fact that it was poor little
(anie Cameron, who had been taken Ill
bat very afternoon, during her mammals
u 6bsence. ....-..-,..,...- .,.-....
~ Arrived at the house, the poor, dis
tressed mother became very much COM
4orted by the presence of "the dear,
NJ kweet young Teddy who was too good to
how such kindness to Q poor body like
rnyseP r. The doctor gave most minute
"A 2irecions to be followed through the
light, then left with the cheerful obser-
%Tn sssia that ysuns docsor around
oboht midnight, IL he makes hisappear-
1noe at the family mansion before that
- On, the most graceless bipedr
Is s Eaea Tas eassta vith r5sss ssti..
n1pn the xkday thst not ons theusht
could she remember having bestowed
upon herself during that long, painful
night, with ~ new experfences of rel
suffering. tA1 her energies and sympa4
thies were dir6eted tQwald helping aud
comforting the agonized mother and ~
heving the sick child
I. About midnig11f, while she was bend
4 ing over a warm bath, In which she was
A sfrnly holding the convulsed frame of
\ poor Janie, the; door opened and the
= young doctor .entered There was no
A sort of an introduction between the two
:: C.; :: e;
! bearded and - ~ y I'm,
deep voice 81 49, il1iss h1inils.
gave orders wlI{cA Gio pG1Gnp1yaobaYad.
and spoke wofdS of hCpe md erzccn4'
agement to the poor dased mother.
, did not once occur to her that there w
anything novel IN her position, rs; hold
\ ing the child il ~ anna, quieted at last
the young dddtog at close beside her,
asking QUESTION md giving sdvice. nov
and then turniHg down : corner a II
blnket towateh the ehHneing exprel lion
: of the little sleeper's lace =. t5sF q
|, But he, more accustoned 70 such txy.
I inn scenes AFTER the hxnt nnOments ofiR-
tense applioation to the Gaze. BEGAN
: wondering who this angel Of mercy could
. be, working as If her whole soul wers
! bound up in. relieving this poor littls
child of lowly mothf How long ht
might have remained Is uncertain, hat
!, not a messenger. from another quarter
! summoned him away - tse@@N'1ss'~- !
, The next morning jamie was better
and continued to improve until the anx
q ious mother was again relieved concexi
r ing her. 80 -
4 The next day but one, Miss Lacexze.
4 ceivedla "a call from three bright, interest
= ing young girls, who, to her utter aston
isbment, informed hG that DR. Rhn
!, had rec9mmcad e5 - jpst the pefz6l
Z to becon& Dorcas So
{ aob, - Sns== = = ", y paussr the,
= chirped i, spkeesB. and 6ef6re they lei
a she had parti6l1y promised to accept IL
n position-to her own dismay.
o But when the minister called, fev
days afterward, and said old Dr. Blum
Q had insisted that class of unruly boy
|, in the Sabbath school who needed
~ teacher, was just the work adapted
8 her class, she succumbed at once, !. sur
It rendering Mt discretion all right to'de
4 eide for hersef -z r.EfeyL lalLs.
Lacey finally wrote the doctor
n l6t little note, telling him she believe
~ bore prescriptions would undo tn
3. wonderful cure already accomplished !,
But of late the village gossips coul
,e not fail to notice how continually tn
- young doctor called at Mrs. Lowell
~ house.
"A One morning as the elder doctor wa