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

81 love you, uedl, was MS Tcllyj -
always shall, but / am in no position to
WOO you for my wife. wish you were as
poor as am"
"a minute ago." said Lucy, "you asked
me for my hand-put yours in mine now
for one instant" and very timidly she held
ont hers. He looked doubtfully in her
face--what was she going to dot He held
forth his hand. She did not lay hers in
his, but she drew of her posy ring-the
ring which had been her fathers and her
grandfather's betrothal ring-and she
placed il on his finger
lie had not forgotten the motto;-
My love for thee
My life shall be.
and said in joyful amazement, as II pos
sible that you could ever love mel"
"Yes," was her answer, "as soon as
saw you felt | could"
Enough to resign for my sake all that
Mr.. Kenrick left your
ayes; but you ought to love me enough
not to care about my doing that
my Lucy, my own love, you have
saved my life
"You seem to me to be talking far too
much, sir" said the nurse, who suddenly.
and with a great clatter of tea-cups, re-
turned to the room. "You are much bet
ter, sir, but by no means out of danger
yet; and if you please, sir there must be
no more imprudence with talking"
Lucy's heart sank-what if the doctor
came in and did not seem much impressed
by the change in his patent1 What if
he still said he must diei Die! when
they loved each other, and had owned
their lover Could such a cruel thing bel
and yet how often must it be! She hid
her face and the tears fell fast,
The nurse touched her shoulder, and
made her sign to control herself, 81
have brought two cups she said; "you
have watched together and You must eat
together; and then maam, you must
please go into another room, and I'll
straighten up Mr.. Richmond, and make
him ready TO see the doctor, and then
Wen hear what he says of him this morn
ing"
All how terribly important what he
would say had become! Lucy's tea near
ly choked her. Hugh Richmond drank
| his and ate his slips of toast, and looked
at the posy ring on his finger. He seemed
to have no fear of the doctors verdict,
and Lucy had so much She took the
nurse into a corner and asked her if he
were not better, and if the doctor would
not think sol
"There'sno going by looks" replied that
| cautious woman, whose reputation for sa-
gacity was at stake, so she dared not be
too sanguine. "rhey often look quite
cheerful and nicely, and then go out quite
suddenly like the snuff of a candle"
"But don't you think he is betterT
"Well, yes, do; but then it's the doc
| tor who knows the most about it,"
Aunt Esther and Lucy went away, and
while in their room on the floor below
heard the doctors steps. 1t sounded
knell-like They even heard his voice
and muffied and dreadful the sound
was. Lucy had made the nurse promise
to come to the door and hold up her right
hand if the news were good. The doctor
| came instead.
with care. he'll dow were his words,
and when Lucy heard them she tainted.
Three months afterwards the bells rang
menily at Calderwater A happy bridal
party walked through the chusohyard.-
Two of the number stopped by a tomb
stone bearing the name of Hugh Kenrick
the very name the bridegroom had just
signed in the vestry. "How strangely my
| poor uucle's will has been carried out"
said he. 81 do not take his name--I beal
it Already merely drop the name o
Richmond, which he never liked GoC
grant that his fancy that he should know
something of what went on after his dealt
was II true one, and that he now sees u
standing here-and God grant also tina
he is happy about this as we are!"