The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1886-01-27
ssFROM THE HOSPITAL"

ssFRONE THE HOSPITAL"
Yes" said the Rev. Mr. Dibble, 90
know could depend upon the hospital
itv of my flock to entertain this excellent
Young divine. seeing that my own house
hold is in so disorganized q condition,
owing to the cXigcncies of cleaning
house. 1t will be only for night OF
two. and we all know what is promised
to those Who receive the angel un-
awareo?' :.
An0 NJ Dibble rubbed his hands and
looked smilingly around upon the mem.
bers of the Young Ladies Aid ASsocia'
ton, while very preceptiblc niurmul
Of assent rose up from this aggregate
collection of curls, bangs, frizzed hair,
and crimped laces.
Not damsel in the number but would
gladly have extended hcr. gracious hos.
pstality to the Rev. Felix Amory, who
was to preach a sermon in aid of Home
l:Helps and Missions at the village
xchurch Npon the coming Sunday eve.
.aing.
I'm ~sure," said Miss Lidia Larkspur,
puyaaptly anticipating the crisis, papa
wcs.ld be most happy to receive the gen.
tlemaM.A
While sill the oscer ladies looked in
dignantly first at Miss Lidia then at
each other, ana whispered, Bold
thingr'
.sMost kind of you to promise it, /
am sure said Mr. Dibble. and 50 the
matter was settled, not IL all to the gen
eral satisfaction.
And Lidia Larkspur went home, and
issued orders that the parlor curtains
should be washed and ironed, and a
pound-cake of the richest nature con-
eocte0.
While Kate Duer, the doctors sister,
10 was as fond of young clergymen as
'Loia herself, and would in no wise have
objected to varying the monotony of her
home life with a spice of ecclesiastical
novelty, returned to her crochet-work
with q yawn and general il "~ession
that life was bore.
eve are to have . young lecturer
from the city in the church on Sunday
sayening," she said to her brother when
be !bsstled into dinner.
'Ea?'' said Dr.. Duer, swallowing his
scaldipg soap; '.are we? BY the way,
Kate, there's 2 aew case of smallpox
reported among Shese bands on the rail-
way enbanknent"
a"Dear mer' said Kate, wEo was COM
pounding refreshing sslae u 3 carved
wooden bowl; Il hope You keep well
vaccinated, Hugh.
sOh, there's no trouble about that!'
said the doctor; only the other pa
tients in the hospital object to such a
case.'' :,
u should think it very likely" said
Kate, with little moue.
Il must tfy to isolate him some
where" said Dr. Duer thoughtful!y.
SIN one of those stone houses by the
river, perhaps Old Mrs. Viggers has
had the disease, know.
And then DR.. Duer tasted the salad
and pronounced it first-rate:
Pitcherville was all on the qu' r1gE
that day when the double-shotted plece
of tidings flew, on the tongue OF popular
snmor, through the town. An actual
smallpox case in their midst, and 9
Young minister coming all the way nom
Work to appeal to their sympathleS
NeS IL OF home missions :,
Oh gens If it is contagious! sala
- Nv MonWe, w.. "a. looking very soAnd;
eyed through her sp. ''ss.'St -. rmmons: 81,
.ContasiousH' said M-s' S..,,'io,' ~, home in
ought to find its way into e, 81 @
our village ..thf
smallpox ,, tn,
mo; certainly not" ssid Mrs. EN- N!
mons; ''the sympathetic movement III
favor of home missions" ,,
And then everyone laughed. MS
McAdam looked puzzled, and Mrs Em,
mons drew herself up and remarked
that sit was very irreverent to laugn ~
sacred things"
But Miss Lidia Larkspur, whose father
did not believe in vaccination. ana "no
had mortal horror Of the dlseaSe
against which the famous Jenner Wageo
so successful a warfare, was much trou'
bled in her mind.
"rve always had sort Of premonl
ton that should fall victim to the
smallpox" sighed she. u only wish
pa would let me be vaccinated!"
twas on sultry August evening, tht
sky full of lrrid clouds. the air charged
with glittering arrows of electricity, ane
the big drops beginning to knock q
Miss Lidia's door-a most mysterion
tap, as she afterwards declared.
'tWho's there?" said Miss Lidia, open
ing it sufficiently to obtain glimpse o
q tall pale man with pocket-handker
chief folded turbanwise around nj
head.
Excuse me-" said this apparition
'but believe Ihave lost my way. Nigh
I ask shelter from the shower? l am th
Young man from the hospital"
Certainly not, said Miss Lidia, clos
ing the door abruptly in his face, wit!
a little shrek. Good gracious! have
stood face to face with the--small-po:
.case?"
And then she ran for the servan