Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1890-09-04

t0nlShment, so ne at once introduced
himself as DR.. Green, adding:
"Yon have stopped my horse, and
thereby done me great favor, as l
should have had to walk six miles to
reach home. Is there any thing | can
do for you in return? l should be 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 you speak of my
pony having placed you in a predica-
ment Can not / make up for it and
help you out of it? Are you alone?'
Eyes, Pm alone, and, what's more, am
two miles from home"
''Poor child! Get right in and I'll
take you home, if you'll show me the
way"
She hesitated; would it be prudent?
He read her thoughts and said:
'Or, if you prefer, you may get in
and drive and I'll walk"
"All right, DR.. Green; you hold the
horse while l 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; Pm
so glad you mentioned it.
Then it was arranged, but all three
Grace, DIR. Green, and the basket-were
occupants.of the buggy. Grace found
her companion splendid conversations
alist, and was surprised at herself when
she found how short had been their
acquaintance before she told him her
whole history; how they cher grand
parents and herself) had come south
for the benefit of her grand mothers
health; how her grandfather had, year
after their arrival, taken such a bad
cold, which settled in his eyes and
caused him such pain that he had to sill
in darkened room all the 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 go to the
village for their provisions, etc, or
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 a different
expression, every change seeming more
beautiful to the now thoroughly be
witched Green. They were deep in th'
discussion of their favorite authors
ETC., when Grace exclaimed:
"Why, stop, DIR. Green; you almos
drove past the house."
He looked around regretfully, when
to his utter amazement, he saw a per
feet Eden of flowers, in the midst o
which stood a neat little cottage, al
most entirely concealed by the dens
vines of madeiras and westerias, whic
were now in full bloom, and sweetel
scented place he had never before be
held.
| Upon his exclamation of admiration
Grace explained that they were he
grandmother's pets. Every thin
looked so bright and fresh and so home
like that he felt that he must see tn
interior of the cottage that had fo
months, and almost years, sheltere
the fairest blossom he had ever ye
seen-Grace herself.
A happy thought entered his heaC
He asked Grace if she would like hil
to make an examination of her granC
fathers eyes, as he had made eyes hi
special study. She told him she mus
see her grandfather first, as they wer
not very rich. He soon assured he
that the expenses would rot be grea
and left an appointment for the ne1
day.
What more need be told? OF cours
there is but one sequel to this. He callo
next day, won the hearts of both granC
parents, and in six months had MIR. CIR
hams eyes permanently restored,
payment for which he asked for II
hand of their beloved grandiaughte
whose heart he had already won in ii
cosy little parlor and on the piazza b
hind the vines, where upon his frequei
} visits to the grandparent he had alwa,
managed in some way or other to spen
an hour or two with the object of b
choice.
, In - street is stately little ma
} sion, the characteristic of which is i
| bordering Of beautiful vines. ut a
ways reminds me, dearest of the MAJ
happy hours spent behind the madeir
and westeriaS S"-Faustina L'Estrang
in Old Homestead