The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-23

were. When they approached the door
the old doctor stopped, saying:
I'VE must be careful not to excite
Mrs Green, so if YOU folks will wait
outside here just q minute I'll go in and
break the news to her."
For Gods sake don't be long, then"
Blatchford pleaded. II have been too
long away from, my child already, and
must see her quickly"
"All right, all right" replied the
doctor as ne bustled away. III not
lose a second"
Coaling into the room he tried to hide
his Joy and assume a grave air. but the
great happiness that filed his kind old
heart to overfow;nS su-gcd up TO the
surface and showed itself in his eyes
and face in spite Of him. John and
Mary both saw ct once that the doctor
was overjoyed, but they never dreamed
of it's cause bearing any relation to
them, 50 they said nothing. The doctor
approached Mary's side, saying:
Well, how is my patient to-Dight?"
Some better than when you We're
last here" Mary replied.
Hum. glad to hear it. Guess your
father will be glad to know it, too.
Don't you think so?''
Il don't know, doctor. He seems to
have forgotten me entirely"
sNo, he hasn't, though. I've heard
from him since was here"
Have you? What did yon 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, indeed?"
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 hep
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, leaving father and child
alone together. 1t was pitiable sight
to see the once proud, cold old man,
now kneeing in deep contrition at the
side Of the one he had so deeply
wronged, and it was beautiful thing
to see how readily the wrolged ch:ld's
heart went out in forgiveness and love
to the aged paren:-forgettins in mo-
nent all her sufferings, and all his neg
lect and coldness. 1t was sight that
touched every one present, and even
Scraggs, who was considered adaman-
tine at heart. was seen to withdraw q
little to one side and mop his eyes Wig
oroUsly several times.
After awhile they al went back into
the room to find the father and daugh-
ter more calm and collected, and after
John had welcomed Blatchford and
they had shaken hands and buried the
past. the doctor said:
We'll, Scraggs, we have done all the
harm we can, so we may as well so. l
expect our room would be more valu-
able than our company
''You must not 60, DOCTOR cried
Mary, until I have thanked you for
what you have done"
'Pshaw, pshaw, Mrs. Green, haven't
done anything It was Scraggs who
brought this about"
'Itwasn't, said Scraggs, 'it was Bss-
CON-"
Come, Scraggs, you know better
than that. It was you who sent the
telegram"
We'll, it was you who did the rest.
It was you who managed the broken
limb, and without that what would the
balance have amounted to9'
''Wen, we won't quarrel" said the
doctor. so you may thank whom you
please, Mrs. Green. Now We'll leave
you, promising to call again tomorrow.
Good night"
"Good night, and God bless you," re-
piled Green, rising and taking the doc
tors hand. "And you, too, Scraggs.
God bless you both"
John and Mary had not been in
formed OF the fulls import of Blatch-
ford's coming, and they were totally ig-
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