Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-10-15

the old doctor stopped, saying:
eve must be careful not to excite
Mrs. Green, so if you folks will wait
outside here just minute I'll go in and
break the news to her."
For Gods sake don't be long, them"
Blatchford pleaded. 81 have been too
long away from my child already, and
l must see her quickly"
"All right, all right" replied the
doctor as he hustled away. ''I'll not
lose a second"
Coming into the room he tried to hide
his Joy and assume grave air, but the
great happiness that filed his kind old
heart to OVERLOOKING surged up to the
surface and showed itself in his eyes
and face in spite of him. John and
Mary both saw at once that the doctor
was overjoyed, but they never dreamed
of it's cause bearing any relation to
them, so they said nothing. The doctor
approached Mary's side, saying:
"Well, how is my patient tonight"
Some better than when you were
last here" Mary replied.
"Hum, glad to hear it. Guess your
father will be glad to know it, too.
Don't you think SOP"
81 don't know, doctor. He seems to
have forgotten me entirely"
"No, he hasn't, though. I've heard
from him since I was here"
''Have you? What did you hear?"
Mary cried eagerly.
''Oh, not much. He loves you, though,
as well as he ever did, and think we'll
get him out here before long"
"Oh, doctor, do you think so, indeed9''
Eyes, do. In fact know it."
"When will he Gomez"
"Why, pretty soon, expect. Next
week or tomorrow, or he might come
tonight"
''Oh, doctor, he's here now. I know
he is from your looks. Where is he?
Let me see him quick"
At that moment the door opened and
the old man entered. He tottered
across the floor and with the words,
MY child" sank on his knees by the
| bedside and laid his head close by his
daughters and in silence wept.
The doctor motioned them all from
the room, and with noiseless step they
obeyed him, Seaving father and child
alone together. 1t was pitiable sight
to see the once proud, cold old man,
now kneeling in deep contrition at the
side of the one he had so deeply
wronged, and it was beautiful thing
to see how readily the wronged child's
heart went out in forgiveness and love
to the aged parent-forgetting in a mo-
ment all her sufferings, and all his neg
lect and GOODNESS. 1t was sight thai
touched every one present, and ever
Scraggs, who was considered adaman
| = o~& 70 will Id q
little to one side and mop his eyes Wig
orously several times.
After awhile they all went back int
the room to find the father and daugh
ter more calm and collected, and afte1
John had welcomed Blatchford anc
they had shaken hands and buried tho
past, the doctor said:
"Well, Scraggs, we have done all the
harm we can, SO we may as well go.
expect our room would be more valu
able than our company"
you must not go, DOCTOR" crie'
Mary, until 1 have thanked you TO
what you have done"
'.Pshaw, pshaw, Mrs. Green, 1 haven
done anything. 1t was Scraggs VIII
brought this about"
, sit wasn't" said Scraggs, cit was Bas
CON-"
"Come, Scraggs, you know bette
than that. 1t was you who sent thu
telegram"
/ "Well, it was you who did the rest
1t was you who managed the broke
limb, and without that what would tn
: balance have amounted to?"
"WeI, we won't quarrel" said tn
, doctor. $50 you may thank whom yo
= please, Mrs. Green. Now we'll leav
r you, promising to call again tomorrow
: Good night"
Good night, and God bless you," re
piled Green, rising and taking the do'
r tors hand. "And you, too, Scragg'
God bless you both"
2 John and Mary had not been i,
' formed of the full import of Blatci
tord's coming, and they were totally L