Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1890-07-25

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brought it all on herself" 81
"Don;t expect me- home till the: lass
train Tonight - NJ II !: h1aberly said the
next morning. ;nThero's q meeting of
business men that l must attend, so |
shall be Obliged to stay I'M l;Send John
down with the slcigh;about eleven"
The day proved pleasant one, and
Mrs. Mabcrly felt unusually light hearted
us she sang and worked about the house.
1t was not till evening that she realized
how very lonesome she was. Ernest had
been kept up IN hour beyond his time,
and it WAS not till lie pleaded to he sent
; to bed that she allowed herself to carry
. him upstnirs. Ills prayers were of the
bricfcst, although she tried to prolong
the process Of undressing, but lac was too
sleepy; and presently, as his head
touched the pillow, nc was in the land of
dreams. Something prompted the woman
as she went ont in the hall to open the
inside blinds and lift the curtain from
one OF the windows that commanded a
view Of her neighbours house.
All between WAS one bed OF snow
trees, shrubbery, fences, garden; and the
moon-bcams fell gently over the wide,
white, uneven space, and bathcd the OPP
positc cottage in its silycry radiance.
She looked toward the house On the
white surface Of the window were sl:ad-
ows iltin. and coming, seemingly going
to and fro in great haste.
al suppose they nrc putting the baby
to bed" she said to herself 'sor perhaps
she has company; it looks like it,
Carefully closing the blinds again, she
went softly down stairs. The pnror
looked very coy, with its rich red drap
cry, made more intense in color by the
blazing coal fire, and yet the woman had
Il vague feeling of uneasincss. Opening
the door, she could distinguish voices in
the kitchen. John was talking with the
cook, and the sound treasured her some
what; but, OH, how she missed the genial
companionship of her husbands Sud-
denly there was peal of the d0or-bcll,
so sharp and sudden that it set all her
nerves tinglinS.
"l'm so glad John is inl" was her in
ward comment, rs she heard his heavy
footsteps across the hall.
Presently the front door was open.
The accents of II womans voice, rs il in
despair. came family to her ears. The
parlor door was opened, and John was
saying; "The madam is in here" when
there appeared, pale and drawn in its
agony, the face of her neighbor ot the
gray stone house. The room seemed to
whirl round her rs She lookcd-what
could il mean
y ~ Mr. AT.l. Al
womna in choking voice, her tightly
claspe'l hands unconsciouSly extended rs
if in supplication, something sent me
here to you. My bahy-my beautiful
baby ia dying Lying before my eyes,
and am all alone. Come. and help me.
if ever you loved mc-comca and help me.
You have studied medicine and will
know what to do. have sent for II
doctor, but he is ten miles oil with Il IN
ticnt-and that horrible croupl" liar
voice failed her. There was II noise in
in her throat like the coming of hystcria.
Mrs Mabcrly had sprung forward and
caught her or she would have fallen.
Into her voice crept the old-timc tender
ness, into her hands the old caressine
moY we arc 10 nave Il TcucraI cleo
go, law give lis IA fair one. Let
bon officers who conduct il be gov.
siv}d, not by their own discretion,
for by the direction or instruc-
rapidly about the room, preparing herself
to 20.
Yes, but rcmcmbcred-O, I
thought if l came myself in all my
misery, you would take pity on me!
y, my baby! my baby! My poor old
father is dying, too. and | cant be with
him. 1t seems rs ii cannot bear ito
lose my father and my baby, too" and
she wcpt bitterly.
Don't give up heart OF hope" said
Mrs. Mabcrly. There, am all ready
i can help you, with Gods blessing. I
am sure can. Hush, don, cry so-lcan
on my arm" and SO she tried to comfort
her till the two entered the gray cottage,
Mrs. Mabcrly wondering all the time
where her resentment had gone.
1T was pitiful sight, the baby in the
arms of her nurse, struggling for breath.
Giving orders in Il low voice, forcing her
self to be calm, with the beautiful, agon-
ize'l face looking up in her own, Mrs.
Mahcrly worked quietly and efficiently
with the remedies she had brought, and
winch for Il long time seemed unavail-
Ing. But, even rs the asonizrl mother
hid heT face from what 10 her were the
dcath-struggles of the child, her neigh.
DO: babe her take nope; and aftor nearly
two hours of steady battling with the
'tead disease, and just rs the doctors
carriage drove M to the door, the Ia
bored respiration gave way to easy
breathing, the flush of anguish was
gone, and the little sufferer slept on Mrs.
! Maberiy'S knee.
Its mighty lucky you had such n
, rcighoor, said the doctor, speaking to
Mrs. Warren, ''sh- knew jus; what to
do. | coulG':'t have treated the case
better, myself
For answer, Mrs. Warren went on her
knees and kissed the hand under the head
Of he' baby-then bowling her own head
beside it, she sobbed and so5bed. Was
ii thnnkfuness for the service rendered.
or Il mite avowa! that she had wroneed
her old friend'