St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-10-11

IOU HAVE 6IOFPED M HORSE.
Constituent 80 he 1t once introduced
himself Is Dr.. Green. adding:
lyon have stopped my horse. and
thereby done me . great -favee - I
should have had to walk six miles to
reach home. Is there any thing l can
do for you in return? ! should 30 only
too glad to serve You"
She told him there WAS nothing. but
her face vailed her words He saw that
she was too proud to place herself
under obligations to any one. so he
said:
81 think l heard yon speak Of my
pony having placed you in . predioa.
ment Can not I mako up for it and
help you out OF it? Are you alone?"
''Yes. I'm alone. and, what's more. On
two miles from home"
.Poor child! Get right In and I'll
take you home, II you'll show me the
way"
She hesitsted; would II Be prudent9
He read her thoughts and said:
.''Or, II you prefer. you may get In
ana drive and I'll. walk" .tsG
"All right, Dr.. Green; you hold the
horse while run over to the railroad
after my basket. then basket and will
get in and run away with your buggy
and horse. That would be capital; I'm
SO glad you mentioned it"
Then it Was arranged. but all three
Grace. DR.. Green, and the basket-were
occupants OF the buggy. Grace found
her companion . splendid conversation.
alist, and was surprised 1t herself when
she found how short had been their
acquaintance before she told him her
whole history; how they (her grand.
parents and hersclf) had come south
for the benefit of her grsndmOthei's
health; Low her grandfather had, . year
after their arrival, taken such bad
cold. which settled in his eyes and
caused him such pain that he had to sit
in . darkened room all tho time. and
had not seen daylight for six months;
how Gypsie and Bruno died, and their
only help was laid up with rheumatism.
and so she WAS compelled to 70 to the
village for their provisions. etc. on
foot ~
Dr. Green felt the deepest sympathy
for the girl by his side with honest,
brown eyes and such wealth of brown
hair. SO becomingly coiled on the back
Of her shapely head. Her face was .
study; for every new subject.on which
they spoke It would have . different
every change seeming more
beautiful to tho now thoroughly BE-
Green. They were deep in the
discussion of their favorite authors,
etc.. when Grace exclaimed:
..Why. stop. Dr.. Green; you almost
drove past the house."
He looked around regretfully, when,
to his utter amaxement ho saw per.
feet Eden of flowers, in tho midst Of
which stood . neat little cottage. al
most entirely concealed by the dense
vines of madeiras and westerias, which
were now in full bloom, and = sweeter-
scented place he had never before be-
held. t-+1 ~
: Upon his. exclamation of admiration,
Grace explained that they were her
pets Every thing
looked SO bright and fresh and so home
like that be felt that he must see the
interior Of the cottage that had for
and almost years, sheltered
the faireSt blossom he had ever yet
herself.
A happy thought entered his head.
he asked Grace IL she would like hin
= make An examination Of her grand
Iather's eyes. Is he had made eyes his
,pecial study. She told him she must
,s.a her Grandfather first, as they were
not very rich. He soon assured her
hat the expenses would rot be great
md .lcis an appointment Tor the next
What more need be told? OF course
here Is but one sequel to this He called
,ext day, won the hearts Of both grand
,areuts and in six months had Mr.. Ora
,am's eyes permanently restored. In
payment for which he asked for the
and OF their beloved granddaughter.
whose heart hs had already won In the
,osy little paclor and ON the piazza be-
lind the vines. where npon his frequent
,isits to the grandparent he had always
managed in some way or other to spend
IN hour or two with the object OF his
.hoiccI
In street b . stately little man
ion. the Characteristic Of which II tts
Of beautiful viaea 1T a.
says reminds me. dearest Of the many |
happy hours spent behind the padeiraa
md westeria&-'-Eapstiaa L'Est!ange
u Old Honeotsa6 : -