The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-12-23

ti3r onr,ortunitv the doctor had, when
ZcDbcrine was out of hearing he told the
patient that he owed his life to Miss
Johns
"All right, all right said Mr.. Vail
combc; she lose nothing by that. |
will make her very glad of il.
When the doctor resumed the regular
practice of his profession, all danger OF
tho spread Of the disease being over, he
had to put up With a very severe lecture
from the ready tongue of Mr.. Billy San
ders.
Il declare, Randolph, I'm ashamed OF
YOU. be jiggleG ef ] amt. Why, sup
posin' that little forrin gal had e took
,he smallpox and a died? Wouldn't that
a been a purity piece of business for
vov to stagger around under? Why, IL
The name Of charity, didn't YOU kctch
her BY the ear an lead her out Of the
ROOM"
wei. heartily wish you had been
there 10 carry your plan out. l couldn't
do q thing with her
why, could tote her on the palm
Of my han. Randolph; she oin't bi%Gcr'n
a srarrer." persisted Mr.. Sanders.
"Whyn't you put her out by main
strength"
We'll, there are several reasons, re-
sponGed Darlington. "Onc is that she
shipped in before knew She was within
= mile of the place: another is that she
had hold Of Mans hand before l had
anv idea what kind OF a capcr she was
Going 10 cut. But the real reason Why
didn't insist on driving her away is
that I didn't want to have a fight with
q woman
..Put. Randolph, that child is as shy
as a flynn squirt an lots Sentlcr than
old Kate. the nag you drive to your
buggy" MIR. Sanders persisted but there
was a sparkle IN his eye as he spoke DO
you mean to tell me, Randolph, he went
on. that child, not much bi@gern a
hummin' bird an mighty nigh as cute,
reollv frailed YOU out up thar what you
couldn't holler for herr"
NO. | didn't say that" replied Dor
rinston. with a laugh; but you will say
. il. and Ill mover hear the last of it. Wen.
you may say what you please, she's 9
very brave little woman and The DeSt
nurse | have ever seen. There IS no
! doubt in my mind that she saved the
lives Of Nan and Nalicombe.'
To say that the little French shoe
maker was grateful to Zephorine would
+ tall lar SIOli tl tue II uNI. L 1oph -
for granted that she was an angel in the
j shane of . woman sent specially TO re-
lieVc him from pain and to drag hlm
back to life and he conducted himself
( accordingly. Not d Sunday afternoon
/ passed that he did not stroll out to Shady
! Dale to see her. He came and went 50
! quietly tha Mr.. Sanders was moved 10
say that he went about as if he were q
+ TIol-r of +bfS+IpdOEEn
It vas during one of these visits that
Miss Johns took occasion to tell Mr.
Talicomhe why she had come so fa1
from home. She told also of her father:
how he had gone away from home anc
how She, TOO, had com away 70 find him.
Some day. she said. she would be able
10 90 to New orleans, where she knew
her dear father was. At this Mr.. Vail
combc shrugged his shoulders, a.
F~rcnchmen viii, and told her that New
Orleans was q very large city. Where
upon ZcOhcrine shrugged her shoulders
too. and III" gesture W2S very cunning.
saying that 10 matter how large tht
town might be the good God would en-
abl her TO find her dear father.