Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1880-01-16

SHOW did you hear all that, Miss De
homer I thought you were asleep"
81 woke up.''
"Pehaps you heard something else 20
II heard great deal else," said she,
with some emphatic mods, and her little
black eyes sparkling like diamonds. ''And
saw too.''
''Do you mean Sarah and Arnold p"
She nodded again.
II don't think you had any right" l
began.
Nov you just stop there" she cried.
THAT'S my affair. not yours. If | can
square it with my conscience, I'm not
obliged to square it by yours" Then the
little sprite looked up at me with the Cd
dest, merriest laugh. ''Do you want to
know howl saw them ?" she said. 'Then
you put on my glasses, I'm about done
with Them" And she thrust the blue
spectscles on my nose, tilted at an obtuse
angle, and saw the whole room behind
me reflected in miniature in the blue
glasses, as if they were Psyche mirror.
ssOh, how meant exclaimed.
"Pshaw! Why should they mind me any
more than an old tree? am an old tree.
saw him kiss her hand; and-and 1 should
have seen him kiss her lips, guess-her
beautiful sweet lips-if I hadn't shut my
eyes just then. Oh yes, I have a little
conscience. You are going to warn them
about me? You'd better not. The motto
on one of our first coins was, Mind your
own business I'll give you one of them
for your collection if you'll hold your
tongue. And I'm glad you think it's
mean, too; but then it isn't wise or respect
full of you to say so," said the midget.
'Arnold? No, want a practical man.
He's handsome enough-oh, he's very we'll
looking; handsome as Sarah; handsome
like King Saul. But like an ugly doctor.
And my throat's all filling up. I wish
you'd hurry. Who, is the best doctor here
II mean the Oldest? Who has the widest
practice? want him. So sent for DR..
Burns; and the little creature insisted on
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thought, he had of it with her.
"He's an old man, very old man, alto
gether too old for practice. and told him
so. If like an old doctor, I don't mean
a Methusaleh,'' said she. ''But he's done
me good. I feel better already. shouldn't
wonder if could go down stairs.''
ssDo you think you'd best?"
well, if Sarah'u come and read to me,
I'll sit up here till night-tall. I always
like to leave my room. and change the air
anyway, when l CAM And as Sarah read
interminable page after page of Pollock 70
"Course of Time,' her sad sweet face a
little turned away. the mouth slightly
dropping, and the lovely lids cast down, I
saw the little creature cycling her with a
most singular cast Of countenance. ''Just
Think said to myself, cher life almost
done with, and their lives-my dear mag
nifcent Sarah life-just beginning, and
just geingstp ruin. Andsif they only hai
her money, only had half Of it -
"You must 60 away!" said Miss Dehone
to me sharply. 81 know exactly what you
are thinking of. Your face is just, like a
jack Lantern the light shines through.
It's no use at all.' ~
She came down stairs, before tea, on
SaIah's arm. 1t was blowing up quite a
gale, and the rain was sweeping by the fire
light of tho windows like sparks. She
didn't look as though she had the doctor
in the morning; Sarah looked great deal
more like it. The little eyes OF the old
lady fairly danced; she kept looking toward
the windows, and wouldn't have the lamps
lit; and as Arnold suddenly opened the
door and came in, shaking off the storm
and bringing gale with him. she laughed
like girl. II declare" said to myself,
II don't know what to make of her. Is
she fraud, or is she not?" and all at
once. cold and rudy as he was, after
| throwing off his cloak, Arnold had stalked
forward to that fire, and had seized the
little bundle of rags and ribbons and eyes
[ in his arms.
81 always knew there was good fairy
at the hearth - he cried.
'sPut me down, Sirl put me down! I'm
sure don't know what you mean. Inev-
er was treated with such indignity!"
II never shall put you down." said he
still you promise to come and sit by
Sarah's fireside and mine.''
"Arnold!' cried Sarah, white as white
rose.
ssDr. Parnell!" said mamma, starting tt
her feet with as much dignity as the
amazement left her.
Eyes, yes," said he, 81 mean it. We arr
going to have hearth Of our own at last
And such hearth! Do you remembe
that old gray house on the hill, with thu
garden going up the hill behind it, all ter
races and grass plots and alleys and flowe
beds?"
"Ah, how sweetly such things sound il
fall weather, and when you don't have t.
weed and water!" cried Kate, clasping he
hands fundamentally, in order to breal
the GREATNESS spell.
''And if you do!'' he exclaimed. 'And
all the year round and forever!''
do you mean DR.. Burns's house?"
asked.
Exactly so. Sarah, that is going to b.
our own house. It is your wedding pres
ent, and she has done it. the little fair.
godmother. And she has bought DR.
Burns's practice, and that is mine. Ant
I enter on the goodwill next week, an,
we go into that house, you and l.. Sarah
the week after. Do you hear?'
"Do you hear, Sarah?" echoed Mis-
Dehone.
4 "Oh, it can't be true" said Sarah, will
white lips. and seeming ready to fall OF
her knees.
sit is true,'' said Miss Dehone. 'sAn,
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