Connecticut western news., 1889-05-08
GUYS NURSE.
BY HELEN FORREST GRAVES.

duSQ, OOICaSI IS tudt Idluf It sounds as if some genii were dashing buckets full of water against the case ments."
 "It's rain, Guy. The equinoctial storm, you know"
 s.And that dreary moaning down the chimney-is it windf'
 "Yes, Guy, it's wind"
 The boy shivered little, and drew the bedclothes up around his chin. The red flames from the blazing log on the hearth danced up and down like a magic-lantern, the shaded lamp burned steadily on the table. Dorcas Wynter stitched quietly away at her sewing without looking up.
 s.It must be an awful tempest, Dor cas, " utter the lad, as fresh gust of wind seemed to shake the old octagonal tower to its very foundations.
 'It is, Guy. I heard old Captain Lake say that the tide had not been so high since the year the Royal Victoria was wrecked off Paine Point"
 ssIt's better to be here, even with 8 broken leg," said Guy Paley, slightly lifting his eyebrows, ''than out at sea in such blow as this!".
 "A good deal better, Guy"
 'Not that I am coward, Dorcas! !' cried the boy. ''There are worse things than storm at sea. And have an in- stinct that 1 shall be sailor yet. But this sickness has taught me-this sick ness and you, Dorcas-that it's better to go for a thing in an honest straight forward way than to try to reach it by sneaking. But always supposed it was fine thing to run away to sea, or else shouldn't have tried the get t-of-the- window-by-midnight dodge, and broken my leg. I'm wiser now."
 Dorcas smiled at him with melting hazel eyes and rosc-red lips, revealing a line of pearls.
 ''Poor Guy!" said she. 'It was a hard lesson, wasn't it2"
 "I think I needed it, Dorcas. If evel there was thoroughbred young ruff. fan, it was IT. groaned the boy. '.But, you see, nobody ever talked to me. Scolding without end l got, grant you, but no one talked common sense to me before. You are the only one who seemed to think me worth reasoning with; and you shall see, Dorcas, tha I'm worth the trouble. Once Pm ur from this scrape, I'll tackle my lessons in real earnest and try to be something better. And I say, Dorcas-"
 "Yes, Guy2'
 "You're the pretties. girl ever sawp
 "Nonsense, Guyw ! \"Oh, but your are-and the sweetest and the most sensiblel I can't think how yoa ever came to be housemaid in { place like this"
 Dorcas colored little. ''shall I tell you, Guya came a: governess to the primary department, but I had no discipline, they told me- The younger boys did exarly as they pleased. I've always thought that Mrs Vail, who succeeded to the position, hat something to do with the bad reports O my management that reached Docto | Delfer's ears. But that can't be proved neither can it be helped. I was alon here and friendless, and l was glad t, accept vacant position under the house keeper, to mend linen, care for the oc casional cases in the infirraary, and mak myself generally usuful."
 'I knew you were lady" exultantl., cried the boy. ''I could see 1t In you face"
 'sI would rather you would call me rue woman, Guy, than lady" saie Dorcas, moving the lamp few inche further back, so that the light shoul' not shine in Guys eyes.
 sBut I say, Dorcas, how old ar you7"
 '.Rather young, l am afraid, Guy only nineteen"
 s.And am fourteen, Dorcas. Vii l you wait ssvep yeau for me7''