The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-10-20
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az that she was engaged upon near the
window, and, In the gathering gloom Of
1 NE dying day, approached the bed from
whence issued this que-nlous demand.
~ will give YOU a little of that cool.
Ing drink the doctor prescribed, grand
mn" the girl observed. l,i!s /.
RI, the pale :ace o. the convalescent.
with It's frame OF silsery-tinted hnir,
s,owly turned on the pillows.
"oh, that drink" she. murmured, II
/ s,vc taken so much of it! Do YOU know
what should like to have. Gsnc-
We've" ltt.
Her granddaughter smiled slightly
and returned: .
"r haven't the slightest Idea, grand
~, Yet am a little afraid that you
NAV take advantage of the fact that
you have been spoiled lately. Still,
.;n,c,ak and II 1t Is possible, II l can give
yo,, what you want without infringing
ynou your prescriptions, shall do 1t, !
promise you"
In n caresslng. way she then touched
the old lady's white hair, while the lat.
,rr tcnderly regarding her. rejoined:
"Yes. you are good child. How you
have cared for me. dear! Well, l have
n longing for the same thing that you
rave me when l was very Ill. It tasted
So good. and that other stuff the doctor
ordered. I dislike 1t 50 much. do
not want any more of it."
Geneyirve's face grew a shade paler,
and she murmured:
"But. grandma
what, dearie?" the invalid querled.
you certainly will not refuse to give
me what l was allowed to have when
In danser.?"
No. But do you know what that re-
treshlng drink was. grandma?" the
young girl quickly asked.
Tell me-" her companion went on.
well, It was champagne"
"Ah! Now see why l preferred 1t to
all the other decoctions that you have
made me swallow" the invalid ex-
claimed. II will gladly take some more
OF it,"
! But" the girl stammered.
She was going to say:
/ ON, To-
Yet her grandmother's s.wce. face
looked 50 peaceful after the nervous crl-
! sis that she had undergone. SO imbued
J with fresh vIgor. that her courage failed
her: she felt that shc could not weigh
4 the one who was SO dear TO her, who
had scarcely escaped from the shadow
= OF death. with the mater prescriptions
that, secretly. were overwhelming the
girl SO she simply said:
But, have no more Of it. grand
ma"
ID THAT makes no difference" her COM
p1n!on observed. with 4 convaiescent's
d childish o5stlnacy. "Iican DO without 1t
tt-nisht! But you can get me some to-
riprrtw:: Ny little Genev!ave. promise
c'that you WILL"
The sIrl-hcs.tated, her heart aching;
then the old lady grew more persua-
rive.
"oh, do not expect to take It withou;
water. Only champagne quenches the
thirst better than anything else. And ]
an always so thirsty! And am hun
cry, too, which proves that am on the
road to health, Now. here's good
Idea, Genevieve. What do you say to
my having little chicken? That, you
know, is one Of a convalescent's dishes.
l have had enough OF those everlasting
boiled eggs. So. now It is understood,
Is 1t not. dear: when you buy the cham
payne Tomorrow you will remember to
get me some chicken, also? Then what
a fine meal shall have And you Will
soc how soon I shall be on my fee,
again"
While thus speaking she looked ap.
peal!ng!y at the young girl.
Gencvieve's mind was filled with d.
verse thoughts.
1t was, indeed. n Joy to again see her
grandmother so like her old self. after
the deadly torpor OF that malady tina,
had assalled her. this dear one, who was
the only relative she possessed In the
world. and who had kept her heart
young, and WHO had retained certain
childish gayety amid life's many dis.
entertainments. Tha young girl now un.
derstood no wwlse It Is tn discount ones
submission to the wlIms OF those on,
only ehcrishes the more for having
nearly lost.
And SO. with great tenderness shc
bent over the invalid. and yingerly
touched her lips to the white hair
rnurmurins at the Same time:
"a IL.
Dear grandma. promise you, you
shall have your chicken and cham.
payne"
however, simple as appeared the &c.
qHeScence to the invalid's thoughtlesf
caprice, 1t was not casy for Gen,vIevt
70 accomplish, aud, on the following
Jay she painfully realized that. carrlct
away by flial affection. sbs had under
taken too much.
fHF' beneath those insignificant word.
'ay Il most distressing situation.
Endowed with both beauty and cdu.
cation but OF n family absolutely ruined
Genevicve found heraelf the sole sup,
p9r, OF her living kinswolnln. Ant
uaa, the latter might want for naught
sNe Iaborcd untiringly, giving lessons
accomplishing small orders In puIn,ing