Little Falls transcript., 1884-10-10


ried out her threat 10 destroy herself Or
not, but that was the general opinion
in the neighborhood and il was shared
By Harmon who at last driven to des-
paration by the GOODNESS Of his treat
ment, joined perhaps to the pangs oi
conscience, LETT the place. and was, af. !.
ter time, no longer even thought
about. ss
ii Two years later, upon one Of the
visiting days at the hospital, a beauh
ful and stately young matron accom-
panied a party of friends through ths
wards. She herself was one Of The lady
managers, and knew abont all the diff
erent workings Of the benefcent instltu-
ton. sss 5s2 az' a5ats'5 ts s*.. &
q Her guests were from out of town
two Of them being bride and groom
The latter was her cousin, who had been
ordered to the country the year previous
to recruit after D course Of exhaustive
study in his Alma Mater. He had beer
captiyated by the naive sweetness Of
young country maiden and had sue
ceeded in winning her love NOT, how.
ever, without some trouble. For she
had received one bitter lesson in life
which had made her doubtful Of man
kind in general. But here she was with
him, as pretty as 8. rose just bursting
into blossom, and this was her wedding
trip. z:S %.,z r..
Katharine" said Mrs. Melville, "a
am sure you will admire one Of the
nurses in the. - Ward. She is "a
perfect picture in her I'D nun like garb
With her. black eyes and red cheeks
But she lis 50 quiet that one would think
she must have met with a shock which
had turned her into q beautiful statute
of silence" 45s II i. 4
"You are growing absolutely roman.
tic, Cousin Lizzie!" said Oscar Wrigh-
ton laughingly. "When did the change
take place j, you? 2" .* j a .s .is IT, =
''But she is as quick and efficient az
though she lived and breathed only. to
give aid to tho sick and dying" con.
tinued the lady, smiling at Oscar,
but paying no other heed to his words.
Here she is now But something must
have happened; she looks strangely ex-
cited" 9. a.,, -. ,s.;.5s.%.s.., l..
All eyes were at once turned towards
the young woman specified by Mrs. Mel
vile. -. :. q 5-rS1..a.~ .~
She was indeed worthy Of the enconi-
um whick had been passed upon her.
She was tall and slight, with large,
flashing, black eyes and exquisitely cut
features, which looked all the more
sculptrresque for the plain white. set
ting of her nurses cap. 80 -
She was bending over a cot upon
which lay a man whose life was evident
ly fast ebbing away; and, as Mrs. Nell
vile paused and spoke to her, her agi-
tated face made it apparent that she had
been recently moved by some strong
emotion. ..4 .,. D4so-
Mrs. Melville was about to question
her about the patients under her care,
when a suppressed cry from the young
bride attracted the attention of all. ;:
Katharine had turned very white, and
was clinging to her husbands arm,
while her eyes were fixed upon the
death like face upon the pillow.
"Oh," she said, shudderingly, "it is
Harmon Hartw
With q tender "Never mind, Kitty:
he is nothing to you now," her husband
was about to draw her away from the
spot; but like flash had come an in
tuition of her personality to the nurse.
She fixed her eyes upon Katharine's
shocked face and asked gently:
Are you she who was Kitty Nash %
Eyes"
"Then providence has brought you to
this bedside at this moment. am
Nettie Stanton, and the man who
wronged us both lies before us. He is
dying. I have forgiven him freely.
Will you also speed his parting soul?
At this moment the patient opened
his eyes and turned them first upon
Nettie, then upon Kittie; but he closed
them again with a groan.
eKitty is here, Harmon" said Nettie
softly, "and I have told her that have
forgiven you. I am sure she also cherish
es no hard feelings toward you," turn
ing her eyes upon Katharine.
But even as Nettie spoke shiver
passed over Harmon's white face, and
he was no more. o., a.:
Then with lips as pallid as that of the
dead, Nettie bent and kissed his marble
forehead. '3..>' J. ~ 4
] Harmon had been her first and only
love, and now that he was dead she
would remain lis faithful mourne1
through the rest of her life.
The two women who had thus strange
ly met beside that solemn deathbed
formed for each other q lifelong friend
ship. E..Ji. e..rs,. ....e .... -. T.. :
Later on Nettie told Katharine how
in her despair she had attempted to
drown herself and had been rescued by
Il stranger, who had taken her to his
home in an exhausted condition. How
his wife,-an earnest Christian woman
had cared for her tenderly and had
labored successfully to bring her to a
knowledge of her Savior during the
long illness which followed, and how
she had risen from her sick bed deter
mined to devote her future life to doing
good to her suffering fellow beings
choosing for her sphere Of action the
duties Of q nurse. i. d.,
The Warl1ke Aspect Of Base Ball.
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