Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1881-12-08
sYou are faint, Mr.. Newbo!d,'

said rest awhile
NO, no; l am stronger than yon
Think he said smiling and waving
me to be silent. 1t was a young
fellow who had often been to the
house. [ ought to have known.
When Lucy told me, [ could see
how indlscreet | had been. He
had neither friends nor position. I
did not forbid the match, but l
discountenanced it, expostulated
with Lucy, and privately expressed
myself in severe terms to her lover.
il it were not that be believed Lucy
would deeply feel his leaving her,
he said he would go away, since l
questioned his honor and love. My
selfshness was awakened [ urged
him to go, iinplored him, gave him
money and he lett Lucy to her
brother in the old house that we
had known from infancy. When
Lucy discovered the cause of her
lovers desertion, she upbraided me,
called me cruel and selfish, and
month afterward she was missing.
l have never seer her since
Here my poor patient fell back
upon his pillow. | gave him
stimulant and by-and-by, when
he looked up with his gray eyes ex-
pressing an apology tor his weak
ness, l confess TO sensations and
sympathy which | had never before
felt.
Il thought I was stronger he
SAFE; pray forgive me. Let me
finish my story it will do me gooo
to tell you my troubles. ] would
give the world to see her once
more, for the sake of my poor, dear
mother, who loved her so much. 1
found traces of her. She had a
letter from her lover, bidding her
goodbye forever. 1t was believed
he had enlisted for soldier. A
detective officer whom l employed
faucied he traced bim to India. His
name was rot TO be found on the
list of any regiment at home or
abroad
That is the story of my life ;
this is the story of my wanderings.
[ am in search Of my sister, in
search of them both-Lacy and her
husband. | have forgiven them
long ago. What right had | to
stand between her and the man she
| loved Heaven forgive me =
The season Of Christmas came,
with its kindly thoughts, its CHRIS
ti#n like feelings, its genial associ-
ations. We always decorated the
hospital for Christmas eve. The
patients all seemed to get better in
presence of the little excitement of
the time. Every ward had its bit
OF holly and mjsletoe. The nurses
rivaIed each other in the max king OF
festal wreaths. Friends of the pa
tients brought in contributions from
the country winter evergreens
from their little gardens, holly
from rural hedge rows, and luxu-
ries Of m1nce pie and plum pudding
which it was hard to inte rdict.
| There was some poor creatures
whom nothing could in]nre These
had their beef and padding, their
pies aud vine. Poor Mr.. New
bold, he WAS among these hopeless
cases But no friend brought gifts
to lay beside his bed. He had
thanked me, however, for hand
ful OF nisletoe aud holly, which
hung up in his ward with my own
hands, wishing at the same time al
the best wishes of the season.
/ 81 don't make complaint, my
dear friend, he said '5ut [ have :
small request to prefer. [ am very
troublesome, | am sure, very ane
it is very hard for my nurse not t.
have a change to some other ward
Will you lind me another nurse
, woman with softer voice, dea
friend--a softer voice 2
!, He was very i'll; he had grow
weaker and weaker his end Wa
5 drawing near Size was a queru
, lous bnU most reliable woman, tn
: nurse attached to his ward. Sh
had replaced an attendant who ha
!. obtained leave to spend Christina
. at home. Poor Ne Hhold was sch
r sitlve, and the loud voice and some
0 what demonstrative manner OF th
y new woman Jared upon bis nerves
+ | went to the matron.
3 There was young woman SCI
G here through F.oreuce Nightengal
s "a most respectable kind lookin
+ person. said the matron. Ssh
o has only been here week; out
: don't doubt for moment she Wi
1. turn ont to be the best nurse in tt
1t hospital, Shall l send her to you
;e Thank vou very much ; prs
y do l said. Send her up to Il
l ward at once
= The Christmas bells were rlns
: ing; you could hear the mas
! Il ,<r