Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-09-16

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quire. Four weeks ago there didn't
anybody round here think he'd ever
get out again. The doctors gave him
up, and his sister was almost crazy; but
the fever turned and he went to sleep
and slept two days steadily, but when
he woke up he was as bright as q but
ton"
/ did not see my new friend for two
DAYS. He had v excited himself,
and the result Was solitude for this
length Of time. / roamed the fields and
haunted the woods, read, wrote and
thought. / never did so much think
ing in so short 3 space Of time, with
such unsatisfactory results.
"Where under the sun have you been
all this afternoon" said grandmother,
as at sunset the second day 1 dragged
into the kitchen porch.
"Up . tree"
"Upa tree?" this with considerable
disdain in voice and manner.
"You have torn q great slit in your
dress, Sue, and you look like q fright.
! have wanted you-mor'n your worth
the last three hours"
"What are you making, grand
mother"
"Panada."
"How many quarts of this stuff does
your patient consume, Mrs. Ellis, in the
course of twenty-four hours?"
THAT is according to his appetite,
Miss SaucebOx," said rich voice at my
elbow; and there stood Mr.. AlcOtt.
NO. 2m he continued, gravely.
They've sent for me me up to ones.
They think the baby is dying" broke
in grandmother, while 1 stood blushing
like an embarrassed schoolgirl.
"And l want you to keep house and
take care of him while / go up awhile
and see If l can do anything to help
them. When this panada gets q little
bit cold, Sue, put in two tablespoonfuls
of brandy; that's the bottle OIL the Sec
Ond shelf" and the provoking old lady
tripped away as compOsedly as if it were
the most commonplace thing in the
world for a young lady to be left with
the care Of an invalid, and the said in
valid q man and a stranger. A few
minutes sutficed to place me entirely at
my ease, and no veteran hospital nurse
was ever more cOmpOsedly eXacting
than / in my new role. GrandmOther's
orders were explicit: David mustn't
think of such 3 thing a. reading alou1,
and he must lie on the lounge in the
sitting-room until she returned. Such
an evening as this was! l read to him
out of Auerbach-and this took US nat
urally to the Rhiae-and then / found
that my companion had travelled among
all my favorite European cities. What
wonderful pictures he drew me of the
Campagne, the Coliseum and the
Forum! How exquisite was the play
of the moonlight on the Sabine mount
aims, and how charmingly picturesque
the sketch Of the old Roman ramparts,
in some places bare and black with age,
with here and there patches of scarlet
and green made Of peoples and ivy.
Grandmother cam all too Oon She
never was unweleOme before. Six
Of this dolce far niente life-and
then
is no good Of life bat love-but love:
What else looks good Is some shade flung
Love gilds it, gives II worth.
| knew as well a the Queen and poor
what there was in life worth
iOr-what love meant. Not one
word was spoken between US Of the one
that all engrossed us, and yet
| knew that his heart vas as irrevoca-
bly, in my possession as was mine in
bis.
One day, when he was fully well, We
attended little picnic in the grove
the road.
"We'l have 3 good time to-day,
Iorchen," he said, as we made our
preparations in the morning, 81 will
make out my scrap-book, and, when
the others are engaged and won't miss
well wander off by ourselves and
after Our W fashiOn-won't we
Lorchen?"
"LOrchen ~ How that word thrilled
me! and how it epitomized the tender
Of his regard for me!
Oh! day long to be remembered!
Oh! day Of heartache and agony indie
srribablei
Steep the soul in one pure-loye,
d II will last thee long.
What kind Of love was my love
steeped in? Ay! love has its worm
wood and gall, rs we'll as its honeyed
sweetness.
A party Of friends-David's friends
came down from the city, and as we
were walking slowly into the grove
they came upon us fromthe depot road.
/ had David's arm. ID was my ARM
knew it-and we should walk that way
forever. Greetings and introductions
were over. Shall l ever forget the face
of that man who aimed straight for my
soul with his poisoned arrow? Walk
ing up to Dayid's side, with contempti-
be familiarity, he said:
saw your wife last week, Dave"
"Ah" replied my companion, per-
fsctly at his ease.
Coming down in the 3 o'clock train,
if possible"
"GOod," replied David; and then fol-
ed inquiries about various friends, in q
thoroughly cool and self. possessed man
ner. 1t seemed to me that my heart
stopped beating. The hand on his arm
involuntarily clinched itself, and there
il remained until we arrived at head
and knuckles.
"Hou won't be gone long, Lorchens"
inquired David, as l moved away, os-
teDsibly to help the committee Of ar
engagements to decide where the tables
should be set.
Whats that you call herr" my NOR
III euemy hsheug lululSlLlNely.
"LOrchen," replied David.
"Why, that's q Dutch name, isn't it.
/ thought she looked like 3 foreigner"
Iheard no more, waited for no more,
but watched my opportunity, and when
sure that that no eyes were upon me
struck the path leading to the road, and
in less than sn hour was home again in
Grandmother Ellis sitting groom.
"Oh! grandmother! grandmother!
What misery has your terrible indis-
cretion brought mel" / groaned aloud
for grandmother had gone away to
spend the day. There at the foot Of the
lounge were his slipperS-there on the
back of the lolling chair his dressing
gown. / could not turn my eyes with
out b~eholding fresh evidences of his
precious personality. What should l
do l could not leave until grsud-
mother returned. Such 8 blow as that
I felt sure the old lady would neyer raj
ly from. / must suffer and keep it to
myself, and getaway st the earliest DOS
sible moment In my agony / throw
myself upon the lounge, and buried nv