Year: 1860

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Colonel has the unbounded satisfaction O
seeing that she lives and breathes, and he
dares to hope: though there is still the
paleness of death on that fair brow, and
the cheek and lips are pallid and cold. The
next half hour is one Of intense anxiety
and the moments pass slowly and sadly
away, and he thinks the physician is an in.
toerable length of time coming, aud that
Frank, for whom messenger has been
sent, will never get there. But they both
make all possible haste, and are not nearas
long coming as it seems to our anxious
watchers. Presently both arc there, Frank
half wild with fear and dread, for be is a
very excitable, bot-headed boy, and apt to
anticipate the worst. But the doctor is
cool and collected, and not at all flurried
he walks up to the bedside with the dignity
becoming his profession, feels the pulse,
makes his examination and though kindly
man, betrays no sensitiveness as he looks
upon the pale, beautiful features of the
lovely girl--then apparently just lowering
between life and death-but turned to some
of the attendants, and asked for bowl and
brandy, and in two minutes moro the arm
is barred, and blood trickIing slowly from
the opened vein. Then Minnie for the first
time, opened her eyes but some moments
pass ere she speaks. Still the physician
rejoices all their hearts by announcing that
she is severely but not at all dan
gerously hurt. She will soon revive, and
they may hope for the happiest results
After he has taken sufficient amount of
blood, the arm is bandaged, and laid softly
down, and then the napkin wet again upon
the head, and all other necessary arrange
ments made and now Minnie seems rousing,
awaking as if from some unpleasant dream,
and looking wonderingly around, asks:


where am l, and what has happened 7
Is any one hurt9 Why yes, COL Lincoln,
It's you Why don't you lie down. How
pale you are! You are hurt, amt you p
Oh l remember now. A horse"


And she dreams again. The doctor Or
ders the greatest quiet, and she must not
speak if it can be avoided, and leaves the
necessary medicines and then takes his de-
parture, promising to call and relieve the
anxieties of the folks at home, and tel
them that Minnie. will be there in two OIL
three hours undoubtedly, as he thinks she
can be taken homo easily enough in a car
riage, by that time. Frank now enquiries
how it all happened and the Colonel tells
him all he knows, which is about the same
as we have told the reader; adding that he
would like to choke that little cur. pretty
hard Frank sits down to watch the dear
little 'snowbird, who flew away so gaily in
in the morning, with very sad and painful
feelings; for he scarcely believed all the
doctor had said, and his sister looked so
very pale, he had never looked upon that
cheek before when there was no roses bloom
ing there. He he had never seen the lips
so white, or that brow so cold before; and
every feature seemed to speak to him Of
death, and that was terrible to come in any
form. But to take from him his sister, dar-
ling little Minnie. Oh that, he could never
endure. The bear idea unmans him and
the great tears will blind his eyes, and
but again she is arousing, and now she
speaks:


why, brother Frank; you here. Pray,
where am 1? l thought was Oh, Col
Lincoln and l were going to visit that beau
tlful cave in--oh you know,-where you
and L were last summer. Don't you re.
memberl There, there, see that horse
Oh dear -


And she half springs from the bed, only
to fall back again, exhausted. In a few
moments she revives, and this time seem.
more really conscious than at any time pre-
vious. She still constantly asks why the,
are so pale, and who is hurt, and why sh;
has to stay there, she wants to 90 home
They quiet her by telling her the carriage
is coming 10 take her, and now she falls
asleep moro naturally.


And when again she awakens, some two
hours after--contrary to all Franks antici
pations-as the doctor had predicted she
was able to get off the bed, walk across the
room and sit up in the big arm chair, and
seemed almost well, only little dizziness.


But what ails my arms, they are so lame 2
she asks.


When Frank tells her. she smiles, shake.
her head and says


possible? Idon't remember; It's strange
/ cannot recall anything of it. Not asinglc
circumstance. remember something about
a pretty little house all covered with roses
That's the last


And now the Colonel coming in, she look.
at him, and says:


How pale you are, Colonel, were yor
hurt too! They tell mo I've been hurt
but | do not recollect anything of it. Ism
it stranger


mo Minnie, do not think it is. Yor
came very near being so seriously injured
that you would never have known anything
of it again


Did /, indeedF


yes, and | hardly think you are as wei
now as you seem. But ought we not al
to feel truly thankful it ended so happily
dare not think of what might have been.


well, do not said Minnie, with her usu
al good humor, and wishing to make tn,
best of everything.


mo, Do not echoes Frank, but il Min
ME can, let us start for home,' said he will
his usual restlessness.


i think can. l feel very well. an,
shall feel better in the open air. Blu
how am to go on horseback. hardl
dare