The Press., 1889-11-14

sometimes It beats nae to think what he'd do If one or both on us should be sick at night, withno hoss, an no man, and the doctor eight mile away" ! At that moment we started and looked at one another. Apparently we had all heard the same thing. a faint 4Hallol halloin Again it was repeated and then Mrs. Simmons started to her feet.
 "You mark nay words, your uncle's ciim' the mow for eggs and fellf' she cried. as she hurried to the door. Run, girls, run to the barnl You're spryer'n be"
 We gathered up our long skirts and ran. As. we neared the barn the cries grew more distinct, and whensweentered the great door, there lay Uncle Mel on his back, trying in vain to raise himself from the pile of rubbish on which he he'd fallen.
 s.Are you all deafsn he asked, as we hurried up to him. ssI,ye{ hollered myself hoarse. Now don't go to actin' like hen with her headcut of, ,n he added, as Mrs Simmons ap- ! peared on the scenes live broke every bone in my body, and if you women go to draggln' me round, you'll break the rest. Girls, you lest run down, to Burrage's an tell Eph an Sam to come an lift me up. Tell em to send { somebody else sor the doctor. Eve got to lay . here"
 ...come, Madgei'' said Daphne. taking me by the arm. II know where the Burrages suVSe uufTygs D10 1dAA AAbO oAAO AO0cS ASA our hats and gloves. and by the time l reached her was wheeling Peggy out from the syringa bush. "Jump onl'' she cried. .ssNsver mind your gloves Put your best foot foremost.n
 Werolied out of the yard and down the dusty road.
 we found that Mrs. Simmons mile was long one, but not many minutes had passed when, dry lipped and panting. we rode into the Burragess yard. where man was pump ing water.
 hurt himself,n began Daphne. Twill you and your brother go sud help him upa And will you please give us some waterW He slowly filled the rusty dipper and passed it to us
 ''Shofn said he. sJest what expected Whats the old coon want to go climbin' round for, anywayT twin you 70 nowY' insisted Daphne. "He may be dying" "Oh, yes, Tn call Eph, and we'll fetch up there in the course O fifteen minutes. But what under the canopy do you call that thing you're ridin, onf' 'sIt's tricycle., 7 said l. "Have you a horse to go for the doctorq' "No, ain't, butt The pedals began to turn, and so did Peggy. Iknew what Daphne had decided, and was ready to do my part Out of tho yard we went, and on until we reached 8 trim little cottage near the road. .sHas your father . horsef' called Daphne to bareheaded and barefooted boy who sat on the fence, gazing ut us in what we hoped was admiring awe. ssYupn .sys he at home-the horse, meant" "No, he ain't. n-.r, xox,+ ,,,t<k,.,,,+ o,,ot},oy. ,word At fhe next house there was a horse, feeding in a neighboring orchard. Daphne gave it one ] glance
 'Madge,n said she, 'I could run faster than
 that barebones, Are you good for six miles moref'
 l ..For twentysn Icried, with more zeal than accuracy.
 l. As to the work that followed, lean still de- clare that never knew anything so wildly exhilarating. Our breath came fast, and our checks were burning; but we gained on time, 1 and anirjhilated distance. ] Two moro triumphant girls could scarcely have been found that day than we, as werode up to Dr.. Miners house-and certainly no ! hearts ever sank lower than-ours when we | were told that the doctor. had driven away Aveenninutes before. ! ssHe took the road to Greensboro,," said pretty Mrs. Miller, 'tbut am almost sure he | meant to stop at Mrs. Moores cottage. about mils and SF Fhaf from here" Away we toiled, workiuk almost against hope, for the Greanaboro' rod was terribly sandy. I heard nothing and saw nothing; ong breathed and struggled. "Hurrahf r, cried Daphne, at last sThere's the house, and there's the doctori'' | But alas for usl He had just put the weight in the carriage and was preparing to step nafter 1t. Foot power was no longer of use, and we lifted up our voices and shrieked: ! s'Docterin we called. "Doctori Waitl waitln
 ! He paused, he looked, and the day was ! won
 "Well. if you're not two crazy girlsI' he
 began, as we rode up to him; but glance at our faces must have shown him that no spirit
 of fun had prompted our chase.
 "Can you go to Uncle Melcher'sa' asked,
 with what breath had left. "He's broken
 every bone in his body" Then Daphpe took up the tale, and after @
 brief explanation the doctor turned his horse
 about.
 "Now, you girls have had exercise enough
 for one day. said he, -"and I shall stop and
 tell my wife, that you'll spend the night with
 us. Then, after I've seen your uncle, I'll
 drive round and explain everything to your
 mother. Good-by.n ! "Shau weT asked Daphne, when he had
 gone.
 'sWe must-or lie down and cover ourselves
 with leaves I don't believe I could ride five
 miles mofe to save the nation"
 Then we toiled back through the sand to the doctors house, and sweet Mrs. Miller
 gave us a royal welcome. When tho doctor
 came home he brought the news that Uncle
 Mel had broken a leg, and that mamma had
 been sent for to nurse him.
 'And you are to pack up your clothes and
 ask one. of the neighbors to take you over
 there. also, he said, adding with a demure
 twinkle of the eye, Though what your
 mother wants you for can't imagine, unless
 it's to ride on errands and chase inoffensive
 doctors about town" Uncle Mel was ill for many long week, /,
 and we had q dull and quiet time in taking
 care of him. One day in August, as mamma
 was sitting with him, he said. suddenly, "Call
 In them girlsts
 We appeared, a little doubtful of our re-
 caption, "The doctor says if it hadn't ha' been for l your ridins on that thing should ha' been
 wuss off h I was.n he began, abruptly.
 '.Where isitans
 "At home, nncle,n said l. ''You told us it wasn't to come within mile'-
 ''Thefe, there, don't twiti" said he. "Do
 youswan1 to go to sohooli'.
 70 uncle r Il s'Now, don't. o uncle mel Tin goin' to turn your mother out of her house and live
 there myselE I'm too old to be so fur away st from neighbors.n
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