The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1892-09-22

settin on
'1The Arst thing she did wcs TO rent
out her house, exccpt the two bach
1 rooms, which she used herself TO q
| family she knew wen; then she put UP
. seamstress' sign, and In no time she
wae overrun with work.
'.And when anybody was sick she al.
waSs did her share of nursing, am she
docs yet She Is young for such work.
but she's better an many WHO'S older.
@When my poor wife was on hen
Aeathbed Bessie never left her for q
mint No, there she stayed. night and
day, doing everything she could TILL
till there wasn't nothin' more 70 Be
done.
Oncie Joe pulled bis hat over hfs
eyes, nodded without speaking, and
went out OF the door.
The young physician met his young
friend many times among tise sick on
poorer class Of people, and always
found her doing good In some way,
Just as Oncle Joe predicted
And many time did he tals her
home In his buggy. and almost ae frep
.quently be drove up to her cato nnd
took her for drive, just for the pleae-
ure It gave him 70 be with her
\, Il was winter again, and tho sitting
room and fire were IN demand
1t had been an unhappy week Nor
both Of them Dr.. Harris had left
town suddenly without q word to any
one. nor did he write during his ab-
sence.
Gossips Of the little village wngged
their tongues as over q toothsome Bit
of scandal. Bessie worked busily with
her head high, her eyes bright, her red
lips smiling, end no one knew the sobs
deep down in her heart under her
bodice
When night came she stf1l tried 10
work, but didn't accomplish much. The
sewing had been put together wrong.
the tension" was too tight, then too
loose, the thread tangled and broke,
the needle snapped on seam, the MAJ
chine screeched and worked hard, the
band became unfastened, and The
wheel needed oiline. <e
There was something the matter with
everything. Her piece Of sewing was
TO be delivered the next day, and now
IL wouldn't be finished
Everything had gone wrong-the
world and everybody In II, 80 IL seemed
to her as she sat down near the hearth
with her face in her hands, thinking OF
the unpleasant little happenings Of the
week.
And IN this attitude the doctor found
her short while later. He saw the
trace Of tears on her cheeks, and with
out asking her permission he drew her
within his arms, held her there q
moment In silence, then. looking fondty
in her face, said softly:
Bessie, D telegram announcing nv
fathers sudden death called me homo
for fcw days I couldn't leave any
sooner on account of my poor grte1-
stricken mother, and only then hv
promising to return.
II am going 70 give up my practice
here, and 60 back home to live among
the people who have known me since
boyhood and desire thet 1 ALl my
fathers place a. well as I can
= Bessie, look up, dear, and listen I
have something TO ask. want you TO
como home with me. I've thought OF
this tor long time, but dared not
speak until could offer you better
home than you had l can do that now.
VIII you9"
The moon looked In the window,
smiled and nodded her bead proudly,
because her prophecy had come true,
and the stars peeped over her shoulder,
Uttered and erased the dots from their
note booAs-Boston Globe