The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1888-04-19


Jack He took the hose from my
hand. but took the hand. too. and held
me, saying wildly: I've got you at
last, dear. and / mean to keep you.
though II is as breezy up here as the
steamers deck"
And he held me fast and put out the
fire at the same time. while mamma,
who dare not mount kept calling.
WHO is up there with you Maryr
And all this time Bayard the Knight
who was ever ready to anticipate our
slightest wish, sat by the fire in the Ii
brary and smoked cigars. for it was
''too cold to venture out when there
was so much help, you know"
And mamma didn't say word. even
when Jack helped me put on my cloak
after our toilets were renovated. and
boldly took me for a long walk. l sup
pose she thought fate too much for her,
taking the trouble to land him on the
roof to find me for once alone.
But Dorothy was angry and so was
Alice. ITO think of you. who always
sand you had a career, and would never
marry, taking mp with boy like Jack, ;"
said my eldest sister. who gloried in
Fenwick being dozen years the
senior, and then Dorothy began: Eyes,
and after all the study you have done,
to give yourself away like that" but
when looked into dear Jacks dark
Dyes was amply contented.
did want to study medicine. and had
pictured to myself the good would do
in the world when got through college
and put up my single. had studied
many books, practiced on many cut
fingers, and made bushels of poultices.
And when / washed out the clothes
after some patients linseed poultices,
used to think that would not fall to
my share when l became a doctor, for
/ noticed they were very fastidious
about tho actual work. Then had
helped mamma pull all the children
through the measles and scarlet fever
taking both diseases myself after they
were all better, and helping the doctor
set Toms leg and cure Harry's gun
shot wound. when Dick mistook him
for partridge. all made me handler
than most g.rls Tor hospital work. For
had 70 be married before Alice, and
Jack and went back to the sea-and
all through my brain during long
siege of sea-sickness. ran the refrain:
Sailing, sailing
Over the stormy MAN."
and then, as deeper lurch would be
given to the vessel, would mentally
repeat:
| MANY stormy wind shall blow,
Ere Jack comes home again.
was with Jack now, and home was
afar olive were on our way to the
British Honduras for cargo of sugar.
And one day as l lay in my berth
sea-sick and home-sick in spite of Jack,
he came in looking very pale. l asked
Ilanguidly what was the matter, as a
big green wave dashed against the
port-hole.
Don't be alarmed, dear" he said,
'.but there is smallpox on board, and
and / must leave you and keep you
isolated. with the other three first cabin
passengers.
| And then / arose in my might and
asked him what he took me for, to keep
myself like baby when he was in dan
ger. And got out of bed. and dressed,
and took down all my medical books,
and packing away all unnecessary arsi-
cles, told him was ready for any thing.
And l put on an old blue silk, for !
knew that goods resisted contagion bert,
and wound up my hair on the top of
my head. Where thou goest l win
go, Jack, )" said.
1t is no use TO tell what we did then,
for the long days and nights-of death,
and loathsome. slow recoveries. And
as we reached that summer land, Ja,.k
told me he was in for it. and kissed me
goodbye" just before he lost con
seriousness Over his handsome face
came the fearful scourge, but l painted
the sores faithfully, and held his hands
when he would fain tear off the terrible
scars. And when months after we left
home, we were once more purified and
on our way back TO civilization, he
asked me If l ever regretted giving
up my career for his sake. you are
successful failure, dearest" he
said, and / acknowledged that / had
been instrumental in Gods hands of
doing good and helping the afflicted.
But knew should have been doctor
if hadn't met Jack, for hes was my
only. only love, and l was willing to
give him the first place in my coveted
career, as well as in my affections. TO
help him and those he wished to cure,
to be his in sickness and health. But
then did not want to be thought his
inferior. and when we reached home
and the boys called me a "little brick,''
and Alice Toptree gave me warm well
come. and Dorothy told me she was en-
gagged to Phil, just walked mp to
mamma and said: what a relief it
must be to your troubled soul, mother
dear. that you can not much longer he
accused of being "a mother with mar
riageable daughters"
And when Jack calls me his "blessed
successful failure" l often think,
though ! do not confess il, that if
ever have to teach boy how to be
true Bayaltl, will not begin by teach
ing him dancing attendance on the
,ceaker ser, but will teach him in plain
English the meaning of the motto:
"Honi soil qui NAL q pense'-Evil to
him who evil thinks. -Annie L. Jack,
in Won'en's MaqaSine.