The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1883-02-21

make no report. He heard of hel
last at poor Laura's bedside, but thai
did not appear we'll on DIT, SO he new
er told it.
Her elegant uptown mansion was
still inhabited, and her palmer
equippages were often seen on the
drive, but always in use by invalids
and old persons-never occupied
by their charming owner. The DO
nies and Mab's chariot were dispos
ed of at private sale, and the Gaunt
family had now the unutterable de,
light of seeing their East Indian
niece, Miss Lushington, now undis-
puted ruler of the tickle realm, re.
cline in sleepy splendor where sc
lately the brilliant Barbara sat en-.
throned.
Meantime DR.. Norton gave his
disappointed heart all the more ar
IDENTIFY to his profession, and no one
Ajoyed a more enviable reputation
either for skill or benevolence. Like
most of his brethren who love theiI
art, surgery had grown to be pas.
sion with him, and his intense sym.
pa:hy with sufieridg humanity led
him to invent many soothing meth.
DDS of dealing with disease that rem.
dered him a favorite and extolled
benetactor of his patients.
Within a week OF the close of the
year since his introduction to the
writer he was elected professor to ill
a vacant chair in one of the colleges
and consequently transferred his at.
tention to a hospital in connection
with it. Attached thereto was a cas-.
ualty ward, and on the first day Of
his service it was his painful duty
to perform an operation on a pool
young factory girl by amputating
her left hand, which a week before
had been dreadfully crushed in ma.
chinery.
She was much alarmed at the idea
of what she was about to undergo
and according to his custom Allan
did his best to assure her of the re-
lief of an;esthetics, but to all such
soothing she was deaf.
Il want the lady to hold the Other
hand, and then l can bear it," she
protested to the persuasive nurse
20, please let me have the lady.
will do anything for the lady," was
her continuous cry.
Fearful of the effect of the excite.
ment, Allan tried to pacify her, and
inquired who this favorite lady was
| The nurse, conceiving herself best
fitted to reply, Immediately made
answer
''Oh, she's one of our visitors, sir
Mrs. Rore, is her name, l believe
She's a well meanin' lady, but sor.
ter spiles the patients, you see, sir.
Then, turning to the poor, tremb-
ling girl, she continued, in a Camp.
ish tone:
aye can't expect folks to keep up
for evoE. Kitty and Mrs. Rore was
here till daylight, q waitin' on you
and NOW she's home . gittin' hel
Sleep"
''She promised she would be back
I-and-ah, there she is p
The girls tone changed to a gush
of gladness. her poor fearful eyes
overAowed, her pale lips quivered
and she stretched out the hand thai
was whole with a gesture of tender
ness and greeting to lady who al
that moment appeared in the door
way.
Allan Norton started as if he had
beheld an apparition. Barbara Roy's
disappearance from gay life was now
accounted for. She had become g
volunteer hospital nursel
Never before in all the exquisite
garniture of rare taste and costly
fashion had she appeared so lovely
in his eyes as now, when he saw hel
dressed in simple gray and white, al
became her chosen vocation. AS fol
her beauty it seemed enhanced by
the contrast, and her face had gain
ed the only charm it had ever Lacked
before-the pure, deep tenderness o
q soul awakened to the consciousness.
of duty ard human sympathy. Kit
ty's expression of delight at her ap
pearance affected her very much
She did not seem to notice DR.. Nor
ton, but concentrated her attention
entirely on his patient.
20, dear, lady," exclaimed the suf
ferer, this good doctor is going te
perform the operation. He speak:
very good and kind, and says hs
will give me something to smell thai
will take away the pain, or make me
kind of dead like, so / won't feel it
l know he's kind, and he talks Sc
soothing; but l jes' only want yor
Fnear me to hold my hand, and lei
me feel you'll stay by me when
don't know nothing"
With a ready sweetness Barbara
assented her manner had thai
earnest, cordial kindness in it thai
went straight to the sufferers young
heart.
20, thank yeu," said Kitty, with
a sigh of relief; 1 know'd you wa:
the kindest lady as ever was"
A flush of pleasure warmed the
young lady's pale face; she looked
up and for the first time saw who
the doctor was. Their eyes met, the
flush dyed into deeper red on Bar
baras face then suddenly disap
peared and left it very pale.
Allan was even more overcome
all he could do was TO murmur hel
| name and bow profoundly; and
were it not for the poor girl ovel
whom they met after years es
arrangement, their embarrassment
would have proved painful.
Il fear this will prove too great ar
ordeal for you," said he in low
tone, referring to the operation, anC
glancing in the direction of his as
sistant physician, now arriving on
the scene.
"Do not waste thought on me,
she responded quickly, Il am quite
accustomed to such things"
"What wonderful change year
must have wrought in the butterfly
was his unspoken comment.
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