The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-02-05

became painful to her. She never stirred
one hairs breadth. She was weak and i'll
herself, but she bore all, and for his sake.
She, who had not yet been able to sit up
more than, half-an-hour at time,sat in this
constrained posture for hour after hour,
proud and thankful that she could do so
much. Her one hope was that perhaps
under Providence she might be the means
of saving life that had been freely risk
ed in her behalf. The foolish over wisdom
of those around them had almost cost his
life and her own but even yet all might
be well. He was sleeping peacefully; his
hand, which lay in hers, was no longer
parched, his breathing was regular and
calm once the door opened, and the doctor
peeped in. He threw up his arms in won
der when he saw the change in his pa
TENTS condition, but he crept out without
disturbing him. Lucy saw that he had
expected to find it all over, or to see poor
Hugh Richmond breathing his last, and a
hope which as yet she had hardly dared
to indulge in, began to take up its abode
in her mind. Day dawned and still he
slept, and still his head was on her Shout
der. She feared the light might awaken
the poor sleeper, but he slept on. Aunt
Esther, too, was still sleeping; her face
looked grey and haggard in the new light.
"How happy she will be wnen she awakes
and sees him" Thought Lucy, and then
she checked herself for over confidence.
Who could say that he was safel
About five o'clock he opened his eyes,
and said, II feel very happy; where am
IT. Then he saw Lucy. "Are you really
herer he asked.
"Yes, really" she answered-her heart
was too full tospeak.
"Did they not say was todie to-nightl 7"
he asked.
She pressed the hand she held. He
looked tenderly in her face, and said, "You
have been very good to me, Do you care
for me littlcr
IL care for you very much indeed" she
replied.
He smiled 1t was a treat to see that
smile once more. His eyes seemed to close
of their own accord, and he was asleep
again almost directly. Lucy slightly
changed her position, but still she sat by
him, and still she held his hand. "For
once" thought she, 81 have done some
thing that has not been an injury to him.
Thank God | camew
Now that she could see his face she
saw how pale and thin il was. She was
looking sorrowfully at it when the nurse
Nwoke and came to her.
"What a change you have made in him,
ma'amw said she, ut is surprising what
love can do"
Lucy was so shocked that she almost
dropped his hand but bethought herself
in time and sat still.
ale has raved about you, and his love
for you, and his despair about something
or other"
"About what 7" inquired Lucy.
NAY, miss, l don't know; despair is a
part OF the business. took no particu-
| lar notice of what he was saying"
Lucy began to think that he was sleep
ing so soundly she might steal away from
his side. This woman's talk made her
feel uncomfortable. She drew her hand
away so gently that he certainly could not
have felt It; but no sooner had she done so
than he half turned round and SAID some.
thing which she did not hear '
"You will be having him wide-awake
again, maam, if you don't take care"
| whispered the nurse, anXiously.
Lucy took his hand once more in hers,
| and once more he was still. The nurse
now saw how weak and i'll the poor girl
was herself, and came and put a glass OF
wine to her lips, and gave her cushion
to lean against; without this Lucy must
| have tainted .-A.Sss
Lucy herself was in half sleep when
she heard him say, "Nurse, l feel very
well this morning" ';j-.
sand so you ought with beautiful
young lady sitting there and holding your
hand lovingly like that the whole long
night through Most folks would fee
happy. She's asleep now, poor young
thing"
"What she does for me nurse, is only
done out Of pity" 81
The nurse looked wise, ~ don't feel 81
sure of that, sir" said she.
"She is fast asleep nurse"
Lucy was, 50 to speak, fast asleep ant
wide awake too. She heard, but could no
move.
slow do you feel about eating some
thing, sirY" was the good woman's mex
speech.
81 believe am hungry-but / ought II
be dead" he added with certain degre
of grim humor.
"0n this Lucy's hand closed tightly O
his, and with great effort she opene,
her weary eyes. The nurse went to brin
some tea.
"Do not use that dreadful word" sal
Lucy to him.
"You have, l think, saved me-" reple
he. g" wonder whether the doctor wi
say l am better
81 never can forgive the DOCTOR" erie
, Lucy; she ought to have let me come I
you sooner He had no right to concei
from me that you wished to see me-
Why did you wish 30 much to see mep
"To tell you something"