The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1883-05-31
MIDDLEBURGII shy DE-. co, PENNA, MAY 81 1883.

ing.
And DIR. Audover read slowly.
through binding rapturous tears
the words which the jewelers. in
struments bad traced there-the
grand old Scripture words which
had arisen in the heart Of the girl
who thus proved herself worthy OF
him, when his letter had come to her
after many weary days OF delay.
"Entreat me not to leave thee, or
to return from following after tbee
for whittier thou goest will go and
whore thou lodgest will lodge
thy people shall be my people, an1
thy God my God ;'where u::diest
will die. aud there will DO burie !;
the Lord do go to me and more also,
if sught bat death part thee and
me-
Mrs Derby slipped ont of the
room, crying herself at the sight Of
DIR Andover, usually 80 calm and
strong, and self possessed, sobbing
like baby over Maude's Christ.
mas token.
1t was nearly noon whom Maudo
herself came.
She had removed her wraps in
Mrs Derby's room, and after light
tap on the sick mau's door, she on
tered.
DR. Andovor bad thought her
lovely in her exquisite party, mud
carriage, and home toilets, bnt new
er had she seemed SC sweet and
gracious and womanly az now, when
in her pale grey travelling costume,
her lovely face little palo with
weariness and excitement, her
mouth tremulous, and her daik eyes
glowing with II solemn light, she
glided in her swift noiseess way
across tho room to lis side.
"My ulinS
My own, sweet,truo hearted dar-
ling ~ cried the doctor, clasping
both hands about her aud drawing
her face down to his own.
Aud presently, after the frat
greetings were over, Maude explain
ed
Your letter was delayed in some
way.
81 did not get it until week ago
'Sou rememer the great piece Of
gold which you sent mo from Cali
fornia two years ago
Well, wien | got your lettor
took that gold to n jeweler, and had
it made into that ring
"And then, after | received Mrs
berby's telegram, | made uncle
promise to bring me to you at once
Il would have como alone if he
had not come with mo, horrible and
unconventional as my fashionable
friends would have called me.
"Wby, dear what n silly butter
fly You must have thought mo !
"And do you think am good for
nothing but to dapce and eipg, aud
play the piano ?
II assure you, sir"-and here she
doubled one small white fist in a
very threatening fashion under his
very nose-"this hand, which you
consider so weak and useless, can
make most delicious bread, and pies,
and cakes; can even make beds, and
sweep, and wash dishes.
"Aunt Alice never neglected that
most important part OF my education
and am sure | shall make u most
excellent wife for poor man,
THAT is. dear"-ard here she
flushed up glorously-"if you will
have me-"
DIR. Andover smothered her last
words against his shoulder, and as
soon as she could free herself from
bis unceremonious embrace, she be-
gan anew to coax and wheedle him
into copsenting to some plan OF her
own, to which at first he objected,
but finally yielded and the result
was that, at five o'clock that after
noon, Maude Everleth was made DR..
Andover's wife, and at once asserted
her authority by taking upon her.
self the duties Of nurse.
OF course, under such treat ment
he recovered rapidly; and every day
grew to appreciate more aud more
the loyalty aud worth of the sweet
little woman who had not failed him
in bis dark hour.
I'll 4.