San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1883-05-24

religionl" And quick, sympathetic
tears affirmed the truth OF the prompt
assertion.
"Eyer seen Jesus Christ sick and
visited Him, OF naked and clothed
Him, or ministered to the thousand
and one wants Of the little one for
ever representing the Savior's SYM
bolized sufferings?"
"Alas, mol" sighed poor Miss La
cey. al have wanted to for many
wears, but that nervous weakness un'
fits me for anything useful or practi-
cal. / give regularly to charitable
objects, and hope some good is done
in that way"
"Humphl Well, I'm going now.
Don't know just what l shall pre-
scribe, but feel confident can help
you. Perhaps I'll run in again before
night with directions-bless me, what
looking glovesl Will you mend these
for me, my dear?"
Certainly, with pleasure!" laughed
Miss Lacey, and for that instant
there was no trouble in her clear
eyes. .-,.g., ..
"You see," said the doctor, apollo
getically, "my housekeeper isn't
much on mending, according to my
idea, and then there's only my boy,
the young doctor, as people call him
the most graceless piece. AS for
wife"-and the voice grew wonder
fully tender-"dear wife has been
singing in Paradise three dozen
years or more"
The door opened, closed softly, and
the doctor was gone.
"What funny doctorl What a
queer, dear old gentleman" thought
Miss Lacey; "and these gloves! Well,
l have piece of work here, no mis-
take; must get out my piece bag, and
find some bits of silk or something"
and, forgetting her fear and weakness,
she was soon doing her best toward
repairing the doctors well-worn driv-
ing gloves. Presently there came a
knock at the door, and Mrs. Cameron
was admitted, the every respectable
Scotch woman" whom Mrs. Lowell
had recommended as "frst-class
laundress, neat, honest and a church
member"
The woman bore in her arms a
goodly-sized basket, in which were
various articles of clothing beautifully
done up. AS Miss Lacey rose to re-
move them, Mrs. Cameron remarked:
perhaps some one is sick i the
house. I saw the doctor gang ava
lust as was coming in. .'
81 was not feeling very well" an.
swered Miss Lacey; he came to see
me-" . .'-
"Oh, did he, miss an isn't the old
gentleman jis' lovely?" and in enthu-
siastic terms she told of the great
goodness and kindness experienced
at the doctors hands. Told how all
her life was bound up in her zone
wee grille, her bonnie JAMIE" who
had not been strong since the first
time she had commissions, caused by
indigestion, and how "mony was the
night the guide mon had staid until
the morning, and never penny of
pay would he take for it,
"Do you know the young DOCTOR
ma'am?"
"No; I'm a stranger here, and know
but very few persons.
"Well, miss, the young doctor is a
winsome lad, and a Christian, in
deed. He tells me oft I shouldn't
fret for fear my lassie will be taken
from me, but pray the guide Lord to
spare me, one wee lamb, an it be His
will. He has practiced with his
father the year OF more, and how the
old doctor loves him! He has a
funny way of calling him all kinds of
uncanny names, but everyone knows
he is the light of the auld mans
eyes," And soon after Mis-. Cameron
gathered up her basket and departed.
Miss Lacey had succeeded in clos
ing up the Gaping rents in the doc
tors gloves, the tea hour had come |
and gone, but no doctor had reap
peared.
"Oh, he thinks me too comforta
bic a patient to need much attention"
she thought repiningly, "but he |
might at least have told me what my
was. There! the bell !
rings; perhaps that is he now."
And the next moment, rap at the |
door being answered, DR.. Blunt en-
tered. hurried, flushed, and more alb