Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-03-25

his mouth blacker than any night, a tooth or two, being all he had, Hleafn-
 ing out of his jaws of darkness. His
 head was scared with the records of | old wounds, a sort of series of fields of
 battle all over it; one eye out, one ear cropped as close as was Archbishop Lcighton's fathers; the rem lining eve ! had the power of two; and above it, and | in constant comm lrication with it. was
 tattcrcd rag Of an car, which was for sver Inturiing it self, like an old flag ind then that bud of tail, about one ch long. if it could in any sense b, ! to b. .ong, bain" Is broad as ,on the mobility, the instantaneousness of
 that bud were very funny and surpris- | ing, and it's expressive twinklings and winlzings, the intercommunications be- tween the eye, the ear, and it, were of
 the oldest and swiftest.
 Rab had the dignity and simplicity of | great size; and having fought his way l all along the road to absolute suprem-
 acy, he was as mighty in his own line as
 Julius Cesar or the Duke of Yelling l ton, and had the gravity of all great l fighters.
 You must have often observed the | likeness of certain men to certain ami
 mals. and of certain dogs to men. Now, l l never looked at Rab without thinking
 of the great Baptist preacher, Andrew
 Fuller. The same large, heavy, menac-
 ing, cumulative, sombre, honest counte-
 nance. the same deep inevitable eye the
 same look. as of thunder asleep, but | ready; neither dog nor man to be l trifled with.
 Next day, my master the surgeon, T .1~ks s4 | must kill her, and soon. It could be re-
 moved-it might never return-it would give her speedy relief, she should have it
 done. She curtsied, looked at James,
 and said ''When?' ''To-morrow," said
 the kind surgeon, a man of few words.
 She and James and Rab and I retired.
 noticed that he and she spoke little, but
 seemed to anticipate everything in each
 other. The following day, at noon, the
 students came in, hurrying up the
 great stair. At the first landing-place,
 on a small, well-known blackboard,
 was bit of paper fastened by waters,
 and many remains of old waters beside
 it. On the paper were the words, ''An
 operation to-day. J. B. Clark"
 | Up ran the youths eager to secure
 good places; in they crowded, full of in tereSt and talk. ''What's the case?' (Which side is it?
 II Don't think them heartless; they are
 neither better nor worse than you or I;
 they get over their professional hor- TOTS, and into their proper worlx-and
 in them pity, as an emotion, ending in
 itself or at best in tears and a long
 drawn breath, lessens, while pity as a
 motive is quickened, and gains power 1 and purpose. It is well for human na,
 ture that it is so.
 H.
 The operating theatre is crowded } much talk and fun and all the cordiality \ and stir of youth The surgeon with his eH staff of assistants is there. In comes Allie; one look at her quiets and abates
 the eager students That beautiful old woman is too much for them; they sit down and are dumb, and gaze at her
 These rough boys feel the power of hel presence. She walks in quickly, but ] without haste; dressed in her mutch her neckerchief, her white dimity short gown, her black bonn bazine petit
 coat, showing worsted stockings anC her carpct-shoes Behind her wa. , James with Rab. James sat down il the distance, and took that huge anc , noble head between his kness. Ral ; looked perpleXed and dangerous; for ever cooking his ear and dropping it al s ! fast. + Allie stepped up on a seat, and laiC 2 herself on the table, as her friend, th' , surgeon told her; arranged herself . gave a rapid look at James, shut he
 eyes, rested herself on me. and took my } hand. The operation was at once be 3 | gun; it was necessarily slow; ant
 chloroform-one of Gods best gifts tt r his suffering children-was then un known. The surgeon did his work The pale face showed it's pain, but wa still and silent. Rab's soul was working within him; he saw something strang I was going on-blood flowing from hi s mistress, and she suffering; his ragged f ear was up, and importunate; he growlet t and gave now and then a sharp, i'm : patient yelp; he would have liked t. l have done something to that man. Blu 3 James had him firm, and gave him \ glover from time to time, and an int - nation of a possible kick-all the bette for James, it kept his eye and his min
 off Allie.
 = It is over; she IS dressed, steps gentl : and decently down from the table, look ) for James, then turning to the surgeon l 1 and the students, she curtsies-and il t low, clear voice, begs their pardon
 she has behaved i'll. The students-al , of us-wept like children; the surgeon , mapped her up carefully-and, restin: a on James and me, Allie went to he n room, Rab following. We put her t l. bed. James took off his heavy shoes crammed with Jackets, heel-capt an e toe-dapt and put them carefully unde , the table, saying, "Maister John, IT d ' for nane O yer strange nurse bodies fo I Allie. I'll be her nurse, and I'll gan 5 \ about on my stockin' soles as canny a s pussy" And so he did; and handy an . clever, and swift and tender as an f. woman, was that horny-handed, snel n peremptory little man. Everything sh Q got he gave her; he seldom slept; an 6 | often I saw his small shrewd eyes ou r of the darkness fixed on her. As b, [, fore, they spoke little.
 , Rab behaved well, never moving