Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-12-25
TEE DU, Tua's CHRISTMAS.

DR.. Alexander Audcyer threw HIM
eelt into the big feather covered chair
before his cf6ce frs with e weary
sigh. He was 6ne I'oklng man OF
80; not handsome, but noble aud
manly lookiug-one TO be trusted
forever, with his road. white brow
and grave, clear, gay eyes. His
lips, TOO, under the iuli brown beard
were as fine as a woman 8, without
lacking In strength ana ti.mness.
DR.. krdover's was on CT those
grand, kindly natures which seem
made ior iesders and coin.oriers. Bat
fate had la,ely i,cwrec upon Eiol.
The bank IN vh.ch The greater pari
of his snug little fortune was d-posit
ed Lad failed, ard directly upam trla
came the news ;i:A: &.:re rnin:ng stock
ir which be had .6ee-iei WIS worth
less, or nearly So TIE doctor dld
not fear poverty bi-as'ss--pssc'lce
brought him comicrtsbie Income,
for the rich spprecla;-!i liui rs we'll
as the pour-but mi.ss owsy ~ = dis
tant ci y there w"s lovely snl whom
heShad hoped to cali wiie by Christ
mas time A g.rl wao, ldocga Do'
wealthy herseil, bad besn ex.r@gn
gantly educated BY her uncie, il
whose luxurious ho;us she i!vei. ii.
had never qnes;loae,i il size kre~
anything ABOUT wo:k--,ne idea IL
connection with Maud Ey=rleto wa>
absurd. He must gavs ner up; there
was no doab, 81 iis niDo abou'
that. H. ccutt ner a<s her 70 shs:r
the fate "t a peer !hys!c!tn Who de
pended upnn his tees !oc ii i!yiag.
SoDr, Andoysr hs! written Ger
/ brave. r.ge.i !s'f%E i'.st . aaoalh be
+ isoi sls aillfsd io:tasss,
: g,ssslng hsr' ircm her engage
~ -hllo, : aii-ltt~oe bad received ''o
answer, although " ras row Cniist
{ mas-week. He experlerc.d ciuti
sense of desolation MArd had not
loved him, after all.
The Office FIRE snoidsre' to .shes,
and still he sat there, still and sad,
until from sheer exhaustion ne tell ln
to an uneasy slun.ber. About rid.
night he awoke, alternately burnt Z
and shiverlng, wniie a dul! pals.
,hrobbed iu his temples; a'd Wien
his landlsdy cam~ IN TIE ln'rnltg fo
call him che tould him enable to MS
from his rillcw, tsS='.sh ami ha!i dc
lirious.
Maud he'd returned the erg y
ment ring. Dr. And6ver receive
the package IN sllssce, and hlrs.
Derby looked a; him w,;h ciesii-ii
en- expression.
II thought yon you'd 6e ple..ea
doctor. I've CONE to k.o" Al IS
Everleth's hsn.isrtlng, You s'e, and
I supposed she had sent you CIrisi
mas present Tie pHckass cane t%'
DAYS ago wien you were dehriou
and slgn~d the registry card "n'
made bold to send the lady u teie
gram, notifying her OF yorr Illness
freceived telegram in return sta
ting that MISS Evsr.eth sould stat
at once to come to yon: enc WI
probably be here o-day.
"To day!" Mr.. Andovsr llSte"e
to kind Mrs Derby in bewl!dsrmen
What did it all mean?
Christmas murnirg came ,krigt
ard ircsty-a day ai;erst. Nicholas
own heart-and the doctor, Z tr
better, although weak and langu'.
opened his eyes to close them ag"' e
immediately with little Parg. Ih
was to have beer Li- Wedding day
The lai dIady. wAo had been ike
mother 10 him. cane presently, WI
very emiling expression upon n
broad face.
M.ny oil his grateful patients hf
remembered him with srms lit
Christmas tokea. and Mrs Derby b'
placed them opon tae small stand
his bedside. but D'w she beld IN o
hands a smali package addressed
him IN tam har Iadys hand al
registered in distant city.
With trembling hrgsrs he t"re
the wrapper cl 'he liry psekase' q
;au.ters caoe There up
ite bed OF purple leg witls, g
finger ring, extraordinarily wi1e'
inside of when was completely &C
cred with 6De lettering. Aud
Andover read there thu grand
scriptural words which had arsen
the heart, Of the girl, who tbus rT'
ed herself worthy CT b'm, when
letters had cops TO her alter ma
weary days of delay:
Eutreat E,e not to leave thee, or to
turn from following after thee; Tor VIII
er thou goest l will &C, end where y
lodgest | will lodge; thy peonie shai
nv people, and Thy God my God WI
thou d,est will die, and there will l
hurried; the Lord do 50 to me and n
also. if sugut tut death part me
Tee. -,
I. was nearly noop when Nj
herself came. She had removed
wraps in Mrs Dslby's room, anu
ter light tap on the slck man
she entered.
Alexander Andover he'd thor
her lovely in he: exquisite party
carriage and home toiie's; but n'
had she seemed 30 sweet and grac
and womanly rs now, when IN
nlain gray travelling costume,