The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-12-20
for Miss Charlotte" She had caught

for Miss Charlotte" She had caught
the name
Doctor Dunn. after leaving the lit
tie house, talked to himself. saying:
Il would like to know what Miss
Charlotte Langtry was doing in this
part of the city? 1t is seldom such
wealthy people trouble themselves
about the poor, yet she seemed per.
fectly at home in the sick room"
The doctor was young and impress
sionaole and the girl was sweetly
feminine and attractive. No wonder
he dreamed dreams as he walked
along.
Charlotte angtry astonished her
mother and her grandmother when
she reached home, and told them of
her experience, and they earnestly
demonstrated with her as to the pro-
priety of her going back for the night.
Charlotte was obdurate.
You two old dears, don't worry
about me. | shall be safe with that
dear old auntie. Why, grandmother,
I'm going to bring her to see you
you young again just to hear her say:
'Yaas, ma'am, Use from Gawgia wha'
used to nuss de quality" So she
had her way and went back to the
little cabin. The night passed Sam
was restless, but Charlotte's touch
seemed to soothe him. Aunt Hepsie
nodded in her low chair by the stove,
and she was not disturbed Miss
Charlotte insisted that she lie down
by little Sam, but she stoutly denied
being tired or sleepy, so she was let
alone. The days passed and Doctor
Dunn saw much of Miss Charlotte.
whom he found always at her post,
and quite an intimacy sprang up be-
tween them which was not altogether
professional, and somehow or other.
they accidentally met going to and
from the little home.
1t was few days before Christmas.
and Miss Charlotte decided she would
have a Christmas celebration out of
the ordinary. So she brought clothes
for Sam and Aunt Hepsie and told
them she was going to take them to
see her grandmother. Aunt Hepsie
was quite upset, and though Sans
arm was still in splints, they looked
quite scrumptious,' Miss Charlotte
declared
Christmas day came clear and cold
and Aunt Hepsie nearly tainted when
a splendid machine stopped at the
door, and Miss Charlotte's face an.
peared and she called out to them to
run along
Such a ride as they had! And
when the car stopped in front of
splendid house, and Miss Charlotte
led the way in the front door, Aunt
Hepsie grew very dignified, while Sam
giggled, out of sheer nervousness.
Entering the parlor, Miss Charlotte
| laughed and said:
Grandmother, I've brought you
Christmas gift. It's something from
| Gawgia." Her grandmother looked up
and Aunt Hepsie courtesied, then
throwing up her hands, she cried as
| she went forward and fell on her
knees.
A~o"Ns. LaHNS, IL IL ain NY MlSS
Amy. Oh, how l has looked fer you,
honey" The old lady cried out:
why, Charlotte. it's my dear old
Hepsie. Indeed you have brought me
a wonderful Christmas gift"
We will not tarry over the JOY OF
| this reunion. Those of the Old South
know the tie which always bound mis-
tress and maid, and which only death
could sever. Aunt Hepsie was en-
sconced in the home, and was val
liable addition to grandmother's re-
tinue. Sam soon was well, and grew
very fast, SO that in year or two,
in his white jacket, he ushered guests
into the home of Mrs. Dunn, whom he
I still called Miss Charlotte, and Aunt
Hepsie was "nuss" to the "purtiest,
finest baby every horned into the
world" and she often tells to those
who listen, about when Sam done
broke his arm, an Miss Charlotte
done foun' Miss Amy fer her at Christ
mas" Mrs. B. l.. Woodson