The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-12-19

Blank was a chafming gentleman. who, by
careful cultivatioGpf Did Burgundy, Comet
ports and matchless sherries had sue
ceeded in getting hi system into that
simple condition WhichAis best described as
being bounded by -gouI-on one side, hobnail
liver on the other, with a sprinkling Of in
| digestion between, He required a physician
at least twice week, l4iot SO much to treat
any particular disorder as to prevent the
disordfr which was always about to attack
| nm. lie mad keen. appreciation of the
doctor, VINO. beside Being a master of his
profession, was as. charming companion
as the good Scotch universities have ever
graduated. The doctor said good night and
went out on the yerahdah His chair and
porters were waiting for him, but he pre-
ferred to walk the brief distance that lay
| between him and his home
| 1nere mad been g. change of weather since
dinner time. The wind had died out. the
clouds had disappeared and the blue sky OF
the tropics seemed all the bluer and darker
| from the numberless stars that shone down
upon the Chinese landscape
| AS ne swung around the road near Ban
| yam villa an old woman tottered toward
| nm and almost fell upon the ground from
sneef exhaustion. He recognized her as
the servant of poor Chinese family in the
nelghborhood, and asked her kindly what
| her trouble was. Tai gave an incoherent
Statement IN which she mixed the deScrip-
| tlon OF the night and the sickness with a
p"thOtiS appeal Tor his assistance.
IL TOOK live minutes for the doctor and
| his head porter to make out what the old
servant meant and then with his customary
gallantry he told her that he would go to
the house Immediately and would let her
act as his guide. She gasped, I'm too
weak doctor, you go ahead and l will fol-
| low YOU
He walked rapidly forward to the half
| open door Of Tan Sins house and passed
| IN. On the floor lay All Ho and the baby,
both seemingly dead. He took in the stu
alton at glance. Ne had the woman
raised INTO her bed ana gave her some
sleeping potion which he luckily had
brought with him. He then turned to the
| papy, and after half hours hard work
succeeded in restoring it's animation. He
lald the little one in its mothers arms and
| leaving a small amount of money in case
! she should be in need he placed one of
| his coolies on guard and then went home.
reward in the morning the baby began
| TO manifest symptoms of hunger. The
| chair coolie smiled grimly and placed the
| child where nature could GO the rest The
| arms OF the sleeping mother closed con-
vulsively over the frail body and the room
| lapsed into silence, broken only by an
| occasional gurgling sound beneath the COW
| erlet where the two reposed.
The cooiie sat still for another hour one
| half OF his mind fixed upon the little pile
| or CONS the good doctor had left and the
othef nall upon a dim and fantastic idea
| OF duty. Then he rose, put the money
| INTO some recess of his coat and disap-
| pea1ed for the gambling house on the main
| road Shortly after that the sun rose and
| bathed Annoy in unutterable splendor The
| gold and scarlet went through the narrow
| windows of All Hos house and painted
| the rooms in hues and tints worthy of a
| mandarin. clear morning breeze stole
| through the easements and shook the little
| colored papers that hung around the altar
where she had knelt the night before. From
| the street came the noise of the busy world
| outside. All Ho woke with a start and a
| gasp, and then burst into a great smile
shot through with tears she saw the
| sleeping child in her arms with a faint
| blush on its cheeks and a pulse no longer
| feeble or uncertain. She knew that the
| wandering spirits had heard her prayer
| and had preserved her babe.
| But in the yard lay sthe body of Tai the
| old servant, and on her aged face We're a
| light and a beauty such as shine within the
| celestial walls but are never seen on liv-
| ing beings.
That afternoon the old astrologer said
that Tai had given up her life to the wan
| dering spirits in order to save the life CT
| the little master that she loved.
| ~