Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1885-11-28

help, when there are so many who
could at last sit with a sick woman
until u nurse comes. IF I do not
come home tonight you may know
that I am making myself useful"
On reaching tue parsonage May
received no response to her rap,
and, opening the door, walked into
the doctors arms, much the same
as she had done into the minister's
a few. weeks before.
"Ah! Miss May, L ain glad to see
you," said DR.. Dearborn. II have
sent to the hospital for nurse, and
find all Of them are engaged with
new patients. Some one ought to
sit with Mrs. Desplaines tonight.
That girl isn't fit to, aud the minis
ter is,tired QUIZ
civil do it, said Nav. "[come
for thatspurpose, ifit would besnec-
essary.l, ? -
The. DR.. gave her directions,
lEsswhatst i q ae;alII
early in the morning. when The
case would be so far advanced that
he could determine definitely if it
was typhoid. "Keep quiet; don't
get excited, and you will do as well
as q Nurse" said lie, us he left the
house.
May laid aside her hat and cloak,
went lightly up stairs, meeting the
girl just as she opened the door Of
Mrs. Desplaines' chamber. Ellen
was only too glad to be released
from her sell imposed duty, and
Mrs. Desplaines, whose f.lshed
cheeks and dull eyes betokened he
fever coursing through her veins,
breathed u sigh OF relief as Mays
deft fingers soon arranged the pill
lows, batlled the throb5ing temples,
and softened the light with which
the room was fooled. Mr.. Des-
PLANES looked i'll, ;lnd seeing whose
care his sister was in, whispered Il
few cheerful words and departed
for little rest. May sat near the
bedside all night, administering
medicine as directed By the doctor,
and when lie came III the morning,
was thankful to know that her
watch fulness had averted the fever
which seemed so imminent. A nurse
came during the day, but Mrs. De-
PLANES begged Of May to stay with
her until she recovered sufficiently
to again be ground the house,"
Nothing loath, May assented to
her wish, and though many OF the
parishioners sent offers of assls-
lance, her tender ministrati0ns
were all that the sick woman
would accept.
"You are very thoughtful, Miss
May" said Mrs. Desplaines one
morning, as May came in with a
cup Of tea and a bit of delicate
brown toast, prepared By herself
~ fear Ellen would forget that re-
CURED any nonrishmept; were, it
stt-. fer Soa might sA :ssEs,e When
[ Was first taken sick, and before I
was too weak to care, [ kept won-
dering what would become of my
brother if ! should be taken away.
wish he had just such a nice lit.
tie wife as you would make. Why
do you dislike brother so much?"
she continued. .'He told me one
day something he overheard you
say about him."
"Dear Mrs. Desplaines, please
do not mention those rude words
again. I did not mean it, but /
felt vexed about something else,
and said more than l ought. 1t is
all over now, and have since re.
GREETED many times that l INDUCED
in such language. l do not dislike
Mr.. Desplaines; on the contrary
I admire his MANY excellent quail
tiles, but fear he has never for
given me for wounding his pride.
AS to being his wife, | think he
seems much attached to Miss EN-
erson, who would make him much
better wife than l could. / am
sure I should never want to be a
minister's wife; too manly duties
fall to her share
sIs that the final decision, Miss
Maygn said the minister, who had
entered unobServed Of either
cam | to understand that the du-
ties. or the thankless work forced
upon a minister's wife is all that
deterS you from becoming. mine!-
II that is all, l assure you that SIS.
ter will assume the responsibility
incumbent upon the position
Since the day when orr acqnain.
lance commenced | have never
ceased to think ofYou; never ceased
to hope that 'old and plain looking
as | was, you might accord me d
little of the love which | felt you
were capable of. Believe me, am
not too old to appreciate the gen
tleness of disposition and tender
ness Of heart which seems your
birthright. Ifyou will be my wife
| will wait for you, even as JACOB
did for Rachel, seven years, II need
be.n
"You need not wait as long as
that" said May, looking up through
tears, 81 am my own mistress now,
but | don't know how long | shall
be. suppose it is my fate to be
come a MINISTER'S wife after all. But
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