Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1880-06-17

1 have piece of work here, no mis-
take, must get out my piece-bag an6
find some bits of silk or something, }
and, forgetting her fears and weakness
she was soon doing her best toward
repairing the doctors well-worn driv
ing gloves.
Presently there came a knock at the
door, and Mrs. Cameron was admitted
the ''very respectable Scotch woman
whom Mrs. Lowell had recommended
as 6 first class laundress, neat; honest
and church member"
The woman bore in her arms goodly
sized basket in which were various arti-
cles of clothing beautifully done up. As
Miss Lacey rose to receive them Mrs
Cameron remarked:
Perhaps some one is sick i the house
| saw the doctor gang AVA just as was
comm in"
s. was not feeling very WE'LL" an
swered Miss Lacey, 'he came to see
me-"
"Oh. did he, miss! an isn't the auld
gentleman jis' lovely?n and in most en-
thusiastic terms she told Of the great
goodness a d kindness experienced at
the doctors hands. Told how all her
life was bound up in her lone wee grille,
her bonny JAMIE" who had never been
strong since the first time she had con-
vulsions, caused by indigestion. and
how "monny was the night the guide
mon had staid. until the morning,
and niver penny of pay would he take
| for it."
''Do you know the young doctor,
ma'am?"
"No, I'm a stranger here, and know
but very few persons"
| We'll, miss, the young doctor is a
winsome lad, and Christian indeed.
| He tells me oft l shouldn't fret for fear
my lassie will be ta'en from me, but
pray the guide God to spare me one eve
lamb, an it be His will He has prac-
ticed with his father the year or more,
and how the auld doctor loves himi He
has funny way of calling him all kinds
of uncanny names, but livery one knows
he is the light of the auld mans eyes. !"
And soon after Mrs. Cameron gathered
up her basket and departed.
Miss Lacey had succeeded in closing
up the gaping rents in the doctors
gloves, the 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 at
least have told me what my complaint
was. Therei the bell rings; perhaps
that is he now"
And the next moment rap at her
door being answered +, DR.. Blunt entered,
hurried, flushed, and more abrupt in
manner and speech than. before.
"Say, my dear girl, will you help q
poor woman in great extremity"
hat do you mean doctor?n
tOh, get your hat and shawl, and
come now You've no husband to con-
suit, no children to leave, and a poor
widow is in danger of losing her only
child this night, and some one must
watch with her. / must be off in
another direction. My dear child, ,
again that tender tone, wouldn't you
like to hear your Savior say to you to-
morrow morning, SO 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
q moment"
Better take off that long tailed dress
and don good sensible calico; I'll go
down to the parlor," added the doctor,
"and wait and take you right along in
the buggy with me. Quick, now; l
wouldn't wait long for the queen of
'Sheba."
''Well, of all things" thought Miss
Lacey. '' don't know but that doctor
will be the death of me, or-perEaps his
strange method will be the making of
me-"
She flew about the room in a sur
prising manner for her; donntd good
warm morning dress, and in another
moment the doctors horse was tearing
along the road as if to outrun his mas
ter'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 suffering from
dangerous. He told briefly how the
baths must be administered, and the
water kept hot all night: and finally in
mentioning the patients name surprised
Miss Lacey by revealing the fact that it
was poor little jamie Cameron, W. % had
been taken ill that very afternoon dur
ing her mammals 8 absence.
Arrived at the house, the poor, dis
tressed mother became very much COM
forted by the presence of 1.-THE dear,
sweet young Teddy who was too good to
show such kindness to a poor body like
myself" The doctor gave most minute
directions to be followed through the
night, then left with the cheerful obser-
vation:
''Ill send that young doctor around
about midnight if he makes his appear
ance at the family mansion before that
time. Oh, the most graceless biped 7"
and he was gone.
Miss Lacey reflected with great salts
faction the next day thatnot one thought
could she remember having bestowed
upon herself during that long, painful
night, with its new experiences OF real
suffering. ALI ner energies and sympa-
thies were directed toward helping and
comforting the agonized mother and re-
leviHg the sick child.
About midnight, while she was bend
ing over warm bath, in which she
was firmly holding the convulsed frame
of poor jamie, the door opened and the
young doctor entered. There was no
sort OF an introduction between the two
who thinks of formalities at such a
timeq-but at once they worked to-
gether over the suffering child. Miss
Lacey was vaguely aware that a young
man, bearded and mustached, with q
calm, deep voice and shapely white
hands, gave orders which she promptly
obeyed, and spoke words of hope and
encouragement to the poor dazed
mother. 1t did not once occur. to her
that there was anything novel in
har r,Olitio0 ha1d,nc tLo