Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1884-12-12

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You hayer said |. Can | see
him, do you think 2
Being doctor. Yes, ] think so.
The name is Bernadot, and the
place is about fifty miles from here
How did you find out?
The last time | was there | ask
ed the distance to this place
Snudly-aud they told me fifty
miles. Then | asked who Edward s
father was named for; | was ash
amed and afraid to ask Edwards
name. Was told the father was
named for an uncle Edward, and
that | was named the same, Ed
ward Strythe Bernadot, and there
came in a servant who called the
mother Mrs. BernadOt.
Il shall go to see him. You know
the name of the place.
'Yes Markton.'
you may be sure the next day
| took the opportunity to go there.
! asked for Mrs. Bcrnadot. She
came down-a sweet, sad.looking
woman, with gray hair.
Il have heard Of your son from a
friend of mine | said. 4 am a
doctor; perhaps it may be in my
power to relieve him.
'She thanked me, and asked me
upstairs. | saw pale, fair young
man lying on couch the room,
though handsomely furnished, had
the air Of being occupied by an in
valid.
Gle sleeps most Of the time, said
Mrs. Bernadot; 'and when he wakes
he takes very little interest in any
thing'-she passed her hand fond
ly over his hair-'but he has been
spared to me, she said though it
is in this way, have no night to
murmur.'
while | stood looking at the
young man he opened lis eyes.
Edward, this is DR.. Awry,' said
Mrs. BernadOt.
AN odd smile came to his face
as he stretched out his hand.
My feeling was a strange one. |
knew it was Reed speaking to me
with this young mans voice, and
| it was Reed who said, u am glad to
see you doctor
Il talked with him a little while,
but did not make much headway.
lie seemed to be under a sort of
restraint, and left, promising to
90 again.
soon after Reed left Snudiy, but
/ | do not think he wrote to Miss
Ada, for she seemed dispirited and
sad after he left. was honestly
sorry for Reed. was sure the
young people loved each other, and
it seemed a hard fate that kept
them part
WAS that the whistle 2
No, said the grumpy man
fifteen minutes yet. Is that all|
no..
Before You 90 on, said the man
with the valise, 'whdi is your thco-
ry Oh the SubjectT
just what Reed asked me. 1t
was one Of those strange supcrna,.
ural alairs that there's no account
ing for. II may have been that
when Edward really died, Reed s
spirit, partly disembodIed by his
illness, and, through the prayers
Of Edwards mother, been permit
ted to inhabit her sons body at
times, that she might.not feel she
had lost him. Or it may be Reed
really was crazy
But you saw the young mani
'Yes; but perhaps l was crazy
The grumpy man looked DISCUS
ted.
We'll, what is the end oft? said
he.
'Oh, as | said, Reed went away.
/ wrote to him, and went ocsasion-
ally to the Bcrnadots. One day
Reed walked in, as we were just
through dinner. saw Miss Ada
turn white, then red. Reed went
straight up to her, with the hap
piest look | ever saw on mortal face
He stood for a minute holding her
hands as if he saw no one else, till
she gavea little embarrassed laugh
aud said, turning to me as the
nearest one, 'IIerc is DR.. Awry' (;
then he walked up to me, grasped
my hand, and greeted the rest; but
| noticed it was not long before he
made an excuse to get Miss Ada
off by herself, and ! saw no more
Of either of them for hours, from
which concluded that something
had happened.
CAS- may be supposed, was de-
vourcd with curiosity, and seeing
Miss Ada run up to her room just
before tea, hunted up Reed.
'What has happened? asked.
q am free, said he.
IlOw? What do you mean 2
1T seems shocking, he said, 'to
be so unutterably glad, but Ed
wards mother died last night, and
| was no longer needed, so the poor
body will be buried with the moth.
er tomorrow.
And here he broke down, and
cried like a child. | must confess |