The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1894-09-20

MAD tbat be bad bceu sout 80 ere be-
IN ase sBd lseuiy years ike ihis.
She had = stroke, aud she has been par
sl}aea ever sacc uli Mr. Temple ,im
ply
he dij uot srssk 10 particularly sst
voice. OF - be pited her OF hlnself
The decior Looked A. Mrs Tempe.
Itvoald bsve been difficult 70 say ~bsi
heraie might haze been, she vas such =
wreck ei a woman. She vas. rs mat
ter Of iaot ten Year, Younger ibsn you'
husband ,and be vas going 90 fer toveuty
She ses perfectly helpless. She vas
perfectly helpless She could Dot move
say part oi her body without ali she bad
,veo iost the use Of her hands. Her face
V.s drawn 10 one siie by the pbrsl!zad
muscles, aud thus distorted Was befeit Of
auy be ny It might have poss sse'.
speech was difficult to Der, and the few
wrrIssbe uttJrsd were scarcely artioIlate.
There was 90 light OF color 10 her face ;oni
ly her eyes showed that she Was living
vomaa. They looked straight ont, blue
aud shipinP, vivid agsilst the parchment
skin. the scant white BAR.
fsacy, ssIi Mr.. Temple, shes had q
blt of a chill Do what will this rooms
dfaugbty, aud she naturally feels the cold.
She never complains, but | know she
feels the cold, Don't You Lucy?
/ She muttered tomettinE
4es, said Mr.. Temple, ste does, You
may be ture If she osns TO it there's u
a reason. The ouly thing Ne ever quar-
relied shout is that sbe wont ever say
what ails her, uoless | worry tout, She's
40 obstinate woman, is Lucy.
The idea Of applying sch word to
tue poor creature wond have seemed Iu-
dlcrous to the doctor if il hadn't been for
Temples tone aud the look IN the eyes
Of his wife as She turned them in the dir,
ectlon OF the old man.
Itey were always turned into his dlrecl
ton when h. was 10 the room That was
ous Of the thIngs the doctor found out be-
fore very long.
Who atteuds to her? he inquired, when
be had asked Temple few questions
aud written q prescription.
Why, do, sir, sid Temple | wouIdI
Mt let any one else touch her.
Do you mean you do everything?
Why, Yes, sir, Who sbonli if not me ?
She Is my wife, | used to be bit clum'
sy at first, but I've had time to learn. |
manage pretty fair, now, don't | Lucy?
Again the grateful devoted eyes shone
upon him. The doctor had seen how
woman could look when she loves. There
were times when the remembrance OF shin
ing. long lsshed, upturDed eyes thrlled |
him almost to pain, bat would Nora ev.
CT look at him like that?
He cleared his throat before be spoke
again. But you go to work, What then?
Is she alone?
Why, she is sir, so to speak. | wouldn t
leave her if | could help it. Bot always
Commend her to the Lord before | go out,
aud He amt never failed us yet.
The Doctor had a mans hatred OF cant.
But he had sufficient insight by now into
the character of those with whom he dealt
TO know that these words were as simple
and sinsere az those which had precede
them.
get up elrly Of a morning you see, sir,
said Temple and make opr breakfasts and
attcnd to her. Then before start for
work I'm 10 an engineers employ-l
] boards her up in bed so as she can't
tall ont. I'm back at dinner hour, and
q have ittogeihef, Then, when | leave
u X my eveuin soon passes. There's us
usliy bit OF cooking to be done, and
washing mp, and the room TO be s aen to.
A invalid must have things clean about
her it isn't agreeable TO Just lie and look
at everything dirty. like Lucy to keep
bright-but there! the always is; and il
she gets dogn | soon cheer
her mp, doo't, |, Lucy? Me and Sunny
together. Sunny that's our bullinch.
He's asleep " covered up you see, and
/ poo't disturb him. But by day he's that
lively He chIrps and talks away to Lucy;
he's company fer her, Sunny is, bless bis
little hesrtl
He told the story 1f his great nnseltisb
life without any idea it was either the one
or the other Indeed he would have been
surprised il til, doctor bad followed his
inclination to wiring bis hand and tell him
be was proud to make bis acquaintance
And the doctor did not know tbs e1teut
Of bis self sacrifice. He could not, even
il be had krown, realize at once what it
meant the tired workingmsu to rise
carly 10 the cold winter mornings that
everything might be ready for the day be-
fore he started tl; the room was tdIed,
Ihe Gre vas 1T, the breakfast w5s made.
.nd Lucy fed, before be touched morseI,
Dther meu baye their wives to attend TO
en-. roughly perhaps, bat to some *
tent aiudly. Temple, however, received
no help. He ,yen did some Of the vast
log Il at money might be saved from the
I,undress He gave Lucy little lu1urirs.
Wneu she mad beef tea he ate the tasteIess
meat from which all nourisbmsut had
been t1trscted, and be enjoyed It the
more the more tasleless it vas, for then
be kuew it vas likely the beef tss Was
, ood II she protested It was useIessi she
bad given uppIotssling long ago He
did IT, and she took it as matter Of
course. Ba, she was not uugrAeiui
Hisrewari? Al, be had bic reward,
he loved her better than be hai ever doue
10 the days Of Der youth sud heaita aud .