South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1880-02-06
Romney, Hampshire County West Va, February

make good NURSE think 90 now
There is an opening In St. Francesca's
Hospital. A good ho me and dollar q
lay
AS nurse, Doctorr
AS nurse
And should see you sometimcsf'
'FreQuen;ly-twice q week at least.
Hilda pondered second or two and
then came forward With glistening eyes
aud red lips apart.
Doctor said she, 4 will try It.
And so Clement Harrison's grand
daughter donned little muslin CAP.
print dress and white ruffied apron OF
the ST. Francesca corps Of nurses. and
set diligently 10 work, earning her own
living. M
A year had passed by, and DR.. WAL
lace had sent worI that nurse was
wanted for smallpox case i'm the ci-
ty. The Sister Superior or the St. Fran.
cesca's looked obviously at her women.
Who will gof said she--and IIilca
Harrison stepped forward.
Il will said she, Il have no fears Of
the contagion, and want to add TO my
experience.
SO little Hilia packed her bag and
went.
Tn, tousekeeper of the great Fifth
Avenue Palace was ringing her bands,
half terrified out Of her senses the 9th
er servants had taken precipitate leave
And Miss Lenox! went this morn
ing said she. Il should think she
might have stayed +!
Who is Miss Lenox?' Questioned in
nocent Dilda.
The old gentleman's grand .daugh liter
that lie has brought up and petted like
a cosset lamb said Mrs. Hurst. oh,
the ingratitude Of some folks. And il
Judge Harrison dies
Ilildl looked up quickly from the
bottles OF carholic acid she was unpack-
ing.
rs this Judge Harrison's housc?' she
asked.
Why uf course it is answered Mrs.
Hurst. Didn't you know
No, | dill not know Hilja said
'Bnt OF course IL makes no difference
whose house il is
WHO are your Judge Harrison ask
ed hoarsely, as the light foot crossed
the threshold.
lam tho nurse from st. France sea IS !;
they call mo Ilil,is
'llilda wiia,Y
Never mind my other NAME said
the young girl, wish gentle authority
| that hal como TO her from months OF
practice at weary sick beds. They call
me liilda--ani yor are not to excite
yourself.'
DO you know you are running a
great risk
1t 10 my business TO run risks
Three weeks elapsed. The crisis OF
the disease had passed; the old man
weAkene indee '. anil sally disfgured
YVES able once more to sit up in his easy
chair. AMI ililda who hal watched over
him with 4 vigilance and tenderness
which he fully appreciated, was arrang.
ing fresh flowers in vase on the table.
'iiilda. said he slowly. where has my
! granddaughter Marian been oil this
time?'
'Sh, went away, sir, when you were
lirst taken i'll. She was afraid of the
disease
And left mc?'
And left YOU
There was gratitude he mutt cred
hoarsely. And when is she coming
back?'
iiilda laid down her roses, and look
ed Wi h pathetic Feeling eyes Mt him.
she will not come at ALL she ans
were'. We dared not tell you before
but--her fight was in vain. She died
OF smallpox last week
The old man turned away with q
smotherng groan.
'Hilda. said he. will you stay with
me? You will not leave noe alone
Nay, do not speak. l know who you
are. | recognized your name when you
first came. You have looked at mo
with your fathers eyes many time
since. llilda. I think God has sent you
to me-
oh, grandpapa and Rilla knelt
weeping beside bis chair, scarcely able
to believe that his loving arms we're a.
round her neck, his tears dror ping on
her brow. Oh. dear, dear grandpapa
] have 80 longed for some one to love-
Tor some one to love me-
And good little DIR. Hooper was we'll
fled with the result of IIilda's ex-
pertinent OF earning her living.
Heaven manages these things better
than We do thought no "a lie remem-
bered lis attempt at IIarrison's ninty
heart more than year before.
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