The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-01-21

taken sick at Dunkeld, little town in Perth
shire, on the left bank Of Tay. The town
had but few accommodations, but as the
child was two weak to be moved, the family
were compelled to take lodgings in hotel
and wait for the little ones recovery. The
mother became worn out with watching
the sick boy, and his father asked the doc
tor if he knew Of any one who could
be obtained as a nurse, and promised
liberal pay. The doctor said he knew lust
the right kind of a person, provided she
would consent to serve as nurse. She was
JEANNE, daughter of the clergyman who had
formerly had charge of the kirk, and who
had died, leaving his only child an orphan,
poor and almost frIendless She had always
been good to the poor and needy during her
fathers lifetime, and after he he'd left her, she
had gone to the house of a friend to remain
until she could obtain some kind of work.
The doctor told JEANNE how matters
stood and she at once declared
her willingness to nurse the
sick child, and accordingly took her place at
his bedside. The bright cheerful face of the
girl and her winning manners made her a
great favorite with the children and their pa
rents, and when they were about to leave
Dunkeld, the mother insisted on JEANNE
coming TO this country with her as governess
| OF the children and companion for herself.
To this Jeannie objected stoutly, and said,
with many bushes and much confusion.
that she could not leave Dunkeld. Then the
reason came out. She was engaged TO De
married to the young man whom she had
known since childhood, and who was TO
marry her as soon as he was able. he was a
guard on the North British railroad.
"Why could not Stewart come too2" said
the father of the boy whom JEANNE had SO
faithfully watched. ~ will find work for
him in Pittsburg, and you need not be sepa-
rated"
Then it came ont that Stewart had sister
who was bedridden, and who he had to sup.
port, and this was the reason WHY the mar
riage had not taken place before. JEANNE
was persuaded to go to Dundee TO see Stewart
and ask his advice, and he was urgent in his
counsel that she should accept the liberal
offer that had been made to her and 90 to
America. He told her he would follow her
here when he was able to provide for his sis
| ter. Stewart added that the doctors said that
the sick girl could not outlive the winter.
| Poor JEANNE was all tears and sorrow when
| she left with her friends but she heard regu-
larly from Stewart, and on arriving here she
| soon became accustomed to her new life and
| liked it greatly. About month ago Stewart
wrote to say that his sister was dead and that
he would leave for America about the LIST of
January. Jeannie's songs and smiles be-
came more frequent, and she looked forward
eagerly for the arrival of the new year.
On Tuesday last the papers contained the
account of the terrible accident to the Edn-
borough train on the bridge over the Firth
of Tay. JEANNE heard about it, and hur-
| riedly read the meager account that had
been sent by cable. She did not say much
when she finished the dispatch until her mis-
tress told her not TO worry about Stewart, as
he was probably all right. Then she began
to sob and cried out, at isna' all right; it
was Stewards train and Stewards drownedI"
| Next morning came the particulars of the
disaster, and a list of the names of those
drowned. Stewards name was among the
list of the trainmen, and when JEANNE read
it she went to her room and would not see
any one until the following morning, Then
she came quietly down stairs and went about
her usual duties without a word to anybody.
She looked 10 years older than she did be-
fore, but she made no complaints, and has
not referred to her loss since that first sad day,
and her friends in their pity and warm SYM
pathy are watching her anxiously to see that
she does not do herself some harm. And
thus even this far away calamity shows how
long reaching are the shadowy arms of attic
ton and sorrow.