Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-03-14

Il an afraid So said Mr.. Walters
gravely. Il wouldn't refuss telp in the nurs-
ing if were you. You nigh: regre. i; when
it was too late
let me alone, young manF fetortsd Reu-
ben fiercely. Dye think Pm no letter than
a silly woman! I've got good heal on nv
shoulders and my wife's more 70 me than
she is t. any one else. Tell me what ought
t. be done, AMI I'll do it
Very well, Mr.. Sparrow said tine doctor
coldly; "but Remember that you are human,
and if sleep overtaksi you just when you are
mos; wanted, you will DO responsible for the
consequences"
He gave several minute directions, AMI
left the house, yexed a. Reubens ob-tinacy.
But the next morning, when he called. thu
sons wife was already installed by the pa
tient's bedside, and Reuben, with the air Of
immense knowledge and superiority, was
passing CD to her instructions received by
him the previous day.
Now. girl, lift her bit. Lor. can't ye d.
it without sticking a stack Of hair into her
eyesl Stani as:de-aOw ee!'
He pat Ii, arms unIer tie old ", "a N
! whose breathing was quick AMI difficult, AMI
cicverly ralsei her into an easier position
The doctOr came forward, little curiou,
to see the disparaged daughter ia-iaw Az
far as exterior went, she answered pretty
accurately to R-uben's description Of her,
having tsure obviously moldeI by tight
IaCing, AM u face saadowsi by quantity
, Of black hair, lrOuyht down to her eyes
Her clothes were unsuitably DIRE ssy, AMI on
the table lay number of cheap silver
tangles, apparently taken Of at Rsuben's
direction But she had pleasant, intelligent
SMILE anu bore her father in-laws structures
with a mo lesty All good temper which
augurc1 well for her readine to submit TO
instruction and u pick up tho little d vices
Of nursing upon which patients comfort
depends
Old Mary Sparrow was much worse, and
Reuben, who turned his PENETRATING eyes
alternately upon her face and the Doctors
felt cheered by neither.
~You look worn, Mr.. Sparrow. Go AMI
lie down." urged Mr.. Walters
Mind your own work, youn. man I'm
not your patient How is she.'
Mr.. Walters did all he could for the sick
woman, and then, drawing Reuben out Of
the room, broke TO him he could the GER
tainty that his wife could not live many
hour Reuben would not believe it, and
gave vent to expressions Of savage contempt
for the whole race u doctors
But next dag poor old Mary died, and the
stricken husband shut him,elf up 10 tie alon,
with his grie,. Even at the funeral b.
would not exchange word with the many
kindly mourners who gathered rounl the
grave.
The foll5wing morning, however he y.
for his son an daughter in law, an made
arrangements to live with them ani their
little boy
-Gwenioline," he said more gently than
usual, you did your b.. fer her. You're
worth more than ] thought. Wo'J better
all live together.
of course. fat.i,r.7 sail his son heartily;
swell make : B: comfortable, an Gwen'.I
Try to t; X M Tiers lace
'k"er IL ible tongue in your 4 l boy
saId ]. -, with a slow scorn " our wiie',
a..,.auihg gal, maybe. but a, ignorant
.a.by. Mothers place, indeed, Ny
: PAGER
ant his heavy head on his hand, and
wa. not speak again.
- Luke Sparrow walkei aw.y with his
vie, lie asked her ser Gus ' whether she was
ready to bear with the old mans difficult
temper.
Nobody couldn't help putin up with an
Old mEn like that replied Gwen waoss
grammar Wa hardly so genteel AS her name
",'cver you fear, Luke; we'll git along all
right"
But herein Gwen was too sanguine From
the time she and Reuben became the in
mates Of same little hou.e, her every action
WAS harshly criticised, IL not severely
blamed; her management Of the house IN
Gvorally compared at every turn with I
i - Ter mother-in-,aw; her ignorance
- Ill l..
oa-.,i.a Eighty manner the theme Of /
Eever-e-...a; lectures
Nothing Int admirable patience and good /
humor and q real humility that accepted his .
Judgment better than Ger o~~ could have /
enAlled the girl to Tersevere as she did in !
her determination t. please the old man. In .
dc.erence to his wishes she simplifiei her I
style Of dress, put her thick hair tidily of !
her face, AMI discarded ali jewelry save her .
we iding ring and n little brooch given her I
" Old Mary. Sarcastic and unkin1 a was .
RsIhen : tone in speaking TO her, she I'M
Il. ubte ly proh:ei by his fault-tinling. and
after a time she iii covered that Luke was
right in laying his fathers bark was wors.
than us BITE. More than once, when some
mail domestic difficulty perplexei her.
Eeuben's watchful Old eyes perceived It. AMI
she found herself at the same tims snarlei
at a fool and helped out OF her quandary.
Again, the old schoolma- ter took
very kindly to his grandson, ami
Gwen, who was lcenly conscious Of her
owE want of education. was ready 10 put
up with much ciur.isAnesS u herself for the
AXE ,, the boy taught by Reuben, whose
l"rH.ns inspired her with profound respect.
en- when She busted his book shelves,
whers Horace, Virgil, Cicero, Thomas
l. rp.s, Shakespeare. one or two works OF
etUcation. AMI little o!d-faShioned volume
ni .,,u', E,says and Locke's Conduct oi
thu Understanding. leant side by side ir
frI,..ily toleranc. o. ons another's contests.
slc would can their titles AID r,ai page
here AMI there, w!shn; she had had more
SCH poliny AMI that Potter might grow w
~bOos wise
Oae day Reuben caught her ut il.
Put tho book back he explained per
emptoriiy. "All the years we livci together
the old woman never SO much rs opened
book o mine, and here are you, a gal thai
can hardly spell her own outlsndisa name,
pokng into them, spelling 'em, and
wasting your tImsl'
4 wasn't hurtin' 'en. father" said Gwen
earnestly: but unlucslly she had lad hi,
i..voritc Shakespeare open. .a,e down
NHIs4 tn li4S lab!c, AM tic Oh iilau brOht
out air,.s..
What's the uss OF trying T. make any
thin o. you. Surely, any fool I'D know i,
nur,s "a book to lay it 20. Get along! IL
put tho shelf right myself: never you touc.
It .-ain.'
Very well. father saii Gwen g-ietly
"but | was only thinkin' o Peter. and won.
derin' II pr'aps som, day you'd teach 'ur
what, IL the looks
We'll, well,' sail Reuben, somewhat
Modified, ~Ees a good little chap. and SHARP
enough too. He puts me in mini Of Luke
waea he was little I'm, but he'll hardly
G, me up to his father Luke's 60; first
elias heii II only he'd stick To steady work
AMI not take M 50 with inventions thatl
never come to any good. Hes fine la,-
he u .ht 20 have married woman
re ing"
Poor Gwen win cei. FOR Of all the shafts ii
4 ems culver Of abuse, this was tie one
that wouniei her most cruelty The sting
Of tue words lay IN their partial truth. .oI
size knew that her kini, clever young
hG .hani might have made better
match. And YET hs loved him So
dearly, and >t-ovs 80 hard &
lie worthy OF him. 1t ve1ei her. too. to
Il ar Reuben speak 50 slightingly OF Luke's
inventions, for. matter OF fact, the
Young engineer hal sold the patents Of va.
riuus small labor saving cortrivances for