The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-11-14

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rushed in eagerly. Her father was WALL
ing back and forth, talking aloud in his
sore distress.
80 God !" he murmured, 81 can mot coo
her suffer! l can not have her dieI1
Margie stopped, awed by his grief. He
went on:
"With her lose every hold have ~,
lfem
Margie could keep back no longer.
80, papaw she cried, laying her hand on
his arm, "Don't say that! You have ne
children; we surely are something to Won
l, papa, will be all l can to YOU'D
Her father looked at her, and the minoIed
grief and sternness of his face Margie
could never forget.
"You?" he said. "IOU-will comfort
You have systematically aud cruelty re-.
PEELED the tenderest heart in the world
You have planted every sting in my heart
that was in your power, since she conde
scended to be mother to my neglected.
children, and fill a vacant place in nv
heart which no daug hter-hOweve dear
could possibly fill. Do you think vour
blessed mother would approve of you2
Leave me alone with my grief"
Margie crept out of the room, stunned.
crushed struck with a sudden sense of her
own abominable conduct. She had been
forgetful of her own mothers dying words;
Daughter, do every thing you can TO make
papa happy, for my sake" She felt her.
self a wretch; she saw herself for once as
she was. and felt with sharp pains how
her own dear mother would regard her
She went to her room, filed with shame
and remOrSe, and if ever three hours of
peutence created a new spirit, Margie
Barnard was made anew that bitter after
noon.
Now began the strange experiences, like
nothing else, when illness that NAV be
oh
sent away; the house was kept dark and
quiet; a professional nurse came and took
charge; anxiety was on every face, and
things were unnatural and gloomy.
Margie found her auimosity melted and
gone, and the sufferer being constantly in
her thoughts she remembered. in spite Of
herself, all her kindness, all h3r gentle
efforts to add to her happiness, oil her at
tempts to make the home brightand cheer
full, and opposed to every thought of her
she remembered her own hatefIl repulsion
of every effort, her own wicked pride
which had made her father Unhappy, dis
| obeyed her mothers last rquest, and
| brought the only cloud over a happy
home.
At last she saw somethingshe could do.
Meals were prepared in the kitchen and
taken up by the nurse, and Nargie noticed
that they were most unattrsctlvely served
ON common dishes, with nc attempt at a
| pleasing arrangement.
81 don't see how any one could relish
| food sent up like that" was her comment
as she saw the tray come out untouched.
She set herself to reform that. She pre-
| pared a tray, with a dainty embroidered
! tea cloth as a cover, sugar in tiny silver
| bowl instead of a cup, the inYalid's indi-
| vidual cup, and a decorated plate, sub
| stituted a silver dessert knife for great
steel dinner knife, folded the most delicate
/ oh, l.,.l fC,r1
| stuck it up in an egg-shell tumbler, and
last touch of ALL placed tiny vase with
| one half-opened rosebud in the center.
That day the food was tasted, and from
| that time the arrays that went into the
sick-room were daintily and tastefully
arranged.
The invalid was doing well, and every
hope was entertained that she would re-
cover, but suddenly there was a dangerous
relapse which no one could account for.
The doctor looked puzzled, and Margie,
| lowering around to hear what they said,
heard muttered remark about the care
lessness or stupidity of nurses, which led
her TO infer that they blamed the woman
in charge.
She walked directly into the room.
"Please tell me, DR.. Jarvis,n she said
earnestly, "did l understand you that it is
the fault Of the nurse that this relapse has
Occurred?"
Now DR.. Jarvis had known Margie from
the cradle, and he looked at her for a mo-
ment.
81 don't say this nurse is not as careful
as any of her class, but of course no hired
| person can have the interest and take the
care that a friend would do. | think she
would be better for little oversight"
doctor, do you think-could l be of any
use" came tremblingly from her lips,
Certainly, my dear! a great deal of use
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