The Child's Pleading.
Father, leave, oh ! leave off drinking.
Sign the temp'rance pledge to-day.
For onr home Is now so cheerless.
While you at the dram-shop stay.
We remember when 'twas happy,
"When your coming made us glad ;
But we fear to hear your footsteps
' When the drink has made you mad.
Father, dearest father, listen
To the pleadings of your child;
Donot waste your time and money
With the drunken and the wild;
Think of mother and the children.
How we weep and mourn for you ;
Never drink again, dear father.
Sign the pledge, oh ! father, do!
When, at eve, you come home weary,
We will greet you.wltb our smiles,
For you then will be quite sober,
. Free from drink that now beguiles ;
Shouts of joy, instead of weeping,
Shall salute you every night.
And our merry voices ringing
- Makeyour heart feel glad and light.
mim
BY S. ANNIE FKOST.
You will come and eat your
Tliaksglving dicner with us, will you
jjot? I should be pleased to Introduce
you to my family, and we want you
to feel at home in Webster.
Thaukyou. I shall be pleasetl to
come.'
'Good-bj-e, then, till to-morrow. Wo
shall see you at church, and you must
go home with us.'
And hospitable Mr. Greynaught
took liis gray head and good-humored
face out of the office of tho new doc
tor, and walked homeward at a pace
that did not promise much for fees, if
Ills bodily nilmeuts were in question.
Half an hour later, seated at his own
table, he answered the questions of
his wife and two blooming daughters
Jn this wise: "
Yes, I called on tho new doctor, and
Invited him to dine with us to-morrow.
He Is younger than poor Smi
ley, of course, but not a boy either;
about thirty-four or five, I should
Judge ; tall and dark, very pale, and
looks like a hard student
full of new
faagled science, too, I suppose, for his
Sice is a perfect library and muse
um. Mrs. Greynaught, withoutspeaking
Jooked up with a wistful earnestness,
that was oddly copied on the two fa
ces of the two girls. The old gentle
man glanced from one to the other,
and answering some unspoken ap
peal, said :
'Xo. I have passed my word that
no further experiments shall be tried.
There is no suffering, and she pleaded
so hard to be left in peace now, -that I
have promised she shall not even see
Doctor Murrell.'
Mrs. Greynaught sighed 6oftly, but
no answer was made to this enigmati
cal speech, and in a few minutes con
versation flowed freely again, and the
new doctor was described a'nd dis
cussed with eager interest.
All Webster was talking on the
same subject. Calls, professional and
unprofessional, kept the office well
filled all da3T, for the thriving village
bad butone physician, and everybody
wanted to see the gentleman who had
succeeded the kind old doctor who
had felt tho pulses of tho oldest In
habitants, and been followed to the
grave by every man, woman, and
child able to walk there.
Opinions varied. Some favorable,
some unfavorable comments were
made; and In the quiet of his room,
IDootor Murrell, too, thought over his
new position. Many of his new
friends interested him strongly, but
bis mind turned often to his first call
er, Mr. Greynaught, and he felt glad
that his Invitation to a Thanksgiving
dinner was the first he received, as its
acceptance -was an unanswerable ex
cuse 3ibr deolining the many succeed
ing ones.
In answer to a cautious'mentlon of
his name to a gentleman who had
vlBlted him later in the day, he had
been Informed that Mr. Greynaught
was one of the leading men in Web
ster, a retired merchant, who now
passed his time in amuteur farming
and gardening, having a house,
grounds, and greenhouse that were
the pride ofthe country. Ho had
married late in life, a lady muoh
younger than himself, and had three
daughters, all young and at home.
Some further revelation was evident
ly arrested by the arrival of a number
of visitors, and Doctor Murrell was
curious to know what was left unsaid,
as his informant of so much had
hitched his chair closer, and com
menced in this wise:
men and respected, and with one
of the happiest homes In the country,
still Mr. Greynaught has one great
trouble, with which you will doubt
less soon be made acquainted.' And
here the interruption came, and Doo
tor Murrell had no clue to the hearty,
genial old gentleman's affliction.
Ho was by no means an inattentive
listener to the eloquence of tho min
ister the next. morning, but his eyes
would wander to the pew where Mr.
Greynaught sat, with his fair wife be
side him, and two dark-eyed, dark
haired girls, enough like their father
for even a stranger to notice the re
semblance. Introductions followed the meeting
on the church porch, and room was
made in the ample family carryall, by
the host taking a seat beside the dri
ver, Jeavlng Dootor Murrell with tho
ladles. It was no novelty to them to
converse with refined and educated
friends, for Webster was not far from
New York, and the hospitable doors
of their home opened often to crowds
of summer visitors, but they one and
all admitted in their rooms before
dinner that this new arrival was
something to be valued and admired,
even In the busy metropolis from
whose heart be had drifted to Web
ster. Conversational powers such as
he displayed are not granted very of
en, and so easy and natural was his
Voice and manner that it was only
when his words were recalled that his
listeners realized that vast fund of in
formation and observation from which
they must havp been drawn.
The favorable impression of all was
increased atdjuuer timej and jvlille
ffl n m
the guest gave pleasure, he certainly
also experienced much in the inter
course with ladie3 of tasto and cul
ture, and the cordial hospitality of
his" hots. Several 4 times ho caught
himself wondering what trouble
could cloud this happy home, and if
he ht?d been mistaken in thinking he
had heard Mr. Greynaught had three
daughters. It seemed an answer to
his unspoken thoughts when Mr.
Greynaught said ;
The ladies will excuse us, doctor,
while we step into the library and try
a box of cigars I opened to-day, a gift
from a good judge of the article, so I
think you will find them excellent.
I want a word with you.'
They had smoked some moments
in silence when Mr. Greynaught
paid ;
What I want to say to you, doctor,
is an apology for what you might
otherwise consider a professional
slight. I have a daughter, Effie,
the eldest of my children, who has
been for seventeen years a deformed
cripple, partly owing to a fall when
only eight years old ; partly due, I
think, to an unsuccessful surgical op
eration. I have spared no expense,
no trouble in efforts to cure or relieve
her, and have twice spent a winter in
"Sew York for her treatment there,
but no good has resulted. Indeed, so
much has been done, ami so vaiuly,
that she implores mo now to let her
rest, and has exacted a promise that I
will not consult another physician.
I consented the more readily, as ehe
is now free from all pain, and seems
happy. You are not hurt that I do
not consult you?'
'Certainly not,' was
the reply.
'Still, if at any time I could be of
service, it will bea pleasure to me to
alleviate the sufieriugs of one so af
flicted. It is very sad.'
'Sadder than you can realize. A
brighter, happier child you have nev
er seen than she was before she fell
from o swing and injured herself, and
now she is as cheerful and happy as
ever I would see her; really more
contented, I think, than Mary or
I T t J
r"'" -
Is the mind at all affected ?'
'No; a clearer, or more active intel
lect is seldom seen. She ia morbidly
sensitive about her appearance, but so
long as we allow her to be invisible,
she is happy. Sometimes I coax her
to let me drive her out, but she comes
home so wearv that I think the effort
does her more harm than good. Her
room overlooks the garden, and has a
door leading out to the porch, so iu
pleasant weather she will walk there
If she Is sure of being unseen. You
would be surprised to see what moun
tains of brain work the wee thing ac
complishes. German, Latin, and
French are all familiar to her, and
she is now threatening a course of
Italian.'
'Without a teacher?'
Oh, I help her, but she soon leaves
me behind. But, come, we will have
some music'
The young ladies evidently expect
ed this demand, for when the gentle-
ui u n untered tbo parlor, the piano vrao
open, and sheets of music were scat
tered about as if recently examined.
Doctor Murrell's quick eyes noticed
one paculiurity in the handsome
drawing-room a heavy curtain fall
ing from an alcove, evidently hiding
an inner room, which must have
overlooked the garden. Seeing his
eyes wander there, Mr. Greynaught
said :
'Effie's room, where, when the door
is open, she can enjoy the conversa
tlon of our visitors, and remain invis
ible. She Is very sensitive about her
appearance, and sees only a few old
friends, never any strangers. Come,
Mary,' he added, in a louder voice,
'give ub the lust fashionable abomina
tion on the piano.'
The young ladies were both good
performers, evidently well drilled,
and possessing taste and love for mu
sic, and an hour passed pleasantly in
music and singing, but Doctor Mur
rell was rather startled to hear his
host exclaim
There! Good girls!
musical treat. Effie !'
There was no ppoken
Now for my
word for an-
swer, but after a moment there stole
out from the folds of the heavy cur
tain a low, dreamy melody, like some
of Mendelssohn's inspirations, sosub
tle and sweet that it was like the echo
from some angels' choir, and one
doubted the power of a modern piano
and feminine fingers to produce the
effect. I cannot describe it I could
as well paint a sunset in words, or de
scribe the whisperiug of birds in pen
and Ink, as to try to give any Idea of
Effie Greynaught's playing. It was
her solace in her sore ofllictiona. her
companion in lonely hours, her com
fort iu pain ; it was all to her that so
ciety, attention, pleasure, and excite
ment are to other young girls. She
did not know one written note of mu
sio from another, but no melody was
too complicated for her ear to catch,
or her fingers to master, and the exe
cution was simply marvelous, unless
one considered how much of her
young life was passed fn mastering
difficulties of fingering that would
have made her well-taught sisters
throw aside their music in despair.
Doctor Murrell listened in amaze
ment and delight, ignorant even as
he was that this was genius untaught,
6ave by its own inspiration, yet rec
ognizing how far above and beyond
mere piano playing it was. The pre
vailing tone of the music was sad, but
sometimes grand chords swelled up,
and there was a triumphant ringing
measure, but nothing lively, until
Mr. Greynaught asked for some opera
selections, varied by her own caprice.
Then a very imp of merriment Beem
ed to possess the piano as the rapid
variations followed one brilliant
theme after another. It seemed but a
short minute of pleasure when a
sweet voice from the inner room
said :
'Two hours, papa. Doctor Murrell
must be tired?'
Involuntarily the doctor cried;
Ob, no, indeed!' and then stopped
not knowing If conversation was al
lowed with the Invisible performer.
'You are very kihd to say so,' was
tbe reply, 'but I will not tax your
patience or politeness any further.'
A few words of warm thanks from
the doctor was an opening for a con
versation in which all joined, and
that musical voice from behind the
curtain so frankly and freely sus
tained its part that the odd sensation
caused at first by its invisible owner
gradually became lost in the interest
and pleasure excited by the tenor of
her words. Without any pedantic
display, it was impossible for Effie
Greynaught to converse without giv
ing evidence of a thoughtful, studi
ous life. Shut out from out-door
amusements, often deprived of the
power to sew or knit by pain, she had
found her book and music such com
panions as they never can be to the
free and happy. Many a dreary day
had been shortened by mastering
some new difficulty In a foreign lan
guage, puzzling out a geometrical
problem, or translating a Latin verse,
till it was surprising, even consider
ing her peculiar life, to find how
much sho had learned and remem
bered. Her almost morbid sensitive
ness about her appearance kept her
from even joining any social gather
ing, but there were many gentlemen
of deep culture and noble intellect
who recalled with pleasure their con
versations with the crippled daughter
of Mr. Greynaught while visiting at
Webster.
The hours passed so swiftly that
Dootor Murrell could scarcely oredit
his eyes or his watoh when he found
it was nearly midnight, and he bade
his entertainers good-night with a
keen desire to accept their warm in
v.tatlon to 'come again soon, come
often, and try to feel at home at Myr
tle Hill.'
He found, however, that his days
were not to be passed In visiting. It
was an unusually sickly season at
Webster, a damp but warm winter
havlng'set In, causing fever and
rheinnatio affections to prevail to an
extent heretofore unknown In the vil
lage. Day after day added to the list
of patients, and "although there was
little to alarm, little to tax his skill
and knowledge, he found his time
fully occupied, and his nights scarce
ly long enough for necessary rest.
Doctor Murrell was a great nephew
of the old doctor who had preceded
him, and, when he stepped into his
uncle's practice, he inherited also his
house and comfortable fortune, while
apart from that he was a wealthy
man. Ho had'studied medicine be
cause he loved it. and with that love
and ample means at his command, he
had made such progress as many men
scarcely gain in a lifetime. Three
years he had passed in Paris, studying
so closely that ho found his own
health required relaxation, then home
again, with a French diploma added
to the one already taken in Philadel
phia. In New York he had praotised
amongst the very poor, giving time,
skill and money freely; and when
he came to Webster it was but to re
main until another physician wished
the position, and left him frco to oeolt
wider fields of usefulness.
It had been a life of peculiar loneli
ness that had wedded Alan Murrell
so closely to his profession. He stood
literally alone iu the world from his
seventeenth birthday, when he had
followed a widowed mother to the
grave. What of his wide philanthro
py, his pure, noble life, hi3 ready
sympathy, and gentle courtesy were
duo to her loving guidance none
knew but himself, but that they were
firmly implanted in his nature, all
who knew him were ready to admit.
November was past, and Decem
ber's cold was aiding the doctor in his
work of healing, when, having a leis
ure afternoon, ho turned his horse's
head in tho direction of Myrtle Hill.
At the gate, meeting one of the men
who worked on the place, the doctor
dismounted and gave up his horse.
Strolling up the wide avenue, he
looked towards the house, and in the
windows of the room he knew from
its position to be Effie's, be saw a
head and face that almost arrested his
steps with surprise. He thought at
first it was a child, but a second glance
convinced him that it'was a young
girl, apparently about seventeen or
eighteen.
She was not looking towards him,
so he walked still more Ielsurelv to
look at her. It was the face of an an
gel. Waves of curling hair fell over
the shoulders, a complexion fair as an
ivory miniature, large blue eyes, and
delicate features, in perfect keeping
with the shower of golden curls.
Only the head and face were visible.
'Some visitor of that poor cripple
girl. She sees some old friends,'
mougut tuo doctor, 'ic is no one in
Webster. Perhaps some visitor for
the Christmas holidays. I never saw
so lovely a face,' and here hiB mental
observations were cut short, for the
young lady saw him, and a curtain
fell'in an Instaut before her face.
The call was a pleasant one, and
the sweet voice of the crippled girl
joined the conversation, but no men
tion was made of the beautiful visitor,
and Doctor Murrell felt a disappoint
ment he would not have cared to con
fess, that he did not again see the ex
quBite face at the window.
The winter wore along, and Web
ster became a lively little village,
where the doctor was a social favorite.
Mary and Lola Greynaught met him
frequently at the evening gatherings
of the young folks, for, student as he
was, he was fond, too, of society.
But let his engagements bo ever so
numerous, no week passed without a
visit to Myrtle Hill.
The gossips wondered If it was Ma
ry or Lola the doctor was courting,
and various young gentlemen of Web
ster wondered also if their hopes
were to be blighted by his advent.
They knew how attractive the young
ladies were, but Docter Murrell had
such keen appreciation of their mer
its. He thought only of that sweet
voice heard only from behind the
folds of the curtain that shut Effie
from the world; of the musio, now
sad, now g3y, now grand, now fall of
wonderful intrioacies, as if the in
strument was possessed by very imps
of mlsohfef.
Of course, ho was not in love, he
told himself, with a monster of de
formity so hideous that she hid her
self from all the world; yet often he
caught himself dreaming of her wit,
her intelligence, her varied informa
tion, tho sweet tones of her voice,
and thinking sadly of her infirmities
and of how sweet such intercourse of
mind would be for life, only to pon
der again sadly of the affliction that
so isolated her.
It was the heart of summer, when
the air was heavy with heat, and na
ture was in holiday dress and mood,
when, one morning, Mr. Greynaught
drove to Doctor Murrell's office door.
'Effie Is sick. Can you come at
once?'
Not five minutes later they were
driving to Myrtle Hill.
'What is the trouble?' asked the
dootor.
'She has been week and languid for
days past, but to-day has had fainting
fits in a quick succession that alarms
us. She knows you are coming, and
to our surprise, makes no objection to
it.'
The patient lay upon a wide lounge
when Dootor Murrell entered the
room, and all but her face was cov
ered by a snowy counterpane; but
the face, once seen, never forgotten,
was the fair vision he had seen at the
window, but now white and etUI, the
violet eves closed, and tho eweel
mouth partly open as if the breath
came painfully and troubled.
I am not writing a medical treatise,
so it will suffice to say that the pres
ent illness proved of no great mo
ment, an exhaustion from the intense
heat and a weakness of constitution ;
but the barrier once passed, Effie no
longer secluded herself from the doc
tor, and he learned something of her
affliction.
He knew before that sho had stud
ied far more than even the average of
male intellect undertakes, but even
then he was surprised when he saw
her room. Evidences of her taste
and love of beauty were"" scattered
everywhere. The choice library, the
grand piano, he was prepared for:
but the dainty trifles of needlework,
the exquisite little fancy articles, the
pretty feminine pursuits he had not
expected to find.
It was but a few days before the ill
ness for which he had been called in
yielded to his remedies, and Effie was
in her usual health.
Then he saw the deformity, a con
traction of the muscles that drew the
figure into a sitting posture. For
seventeen years the poor girl had not
stood upright, though, looking in her
face it was hard to believe twenty-five
summers had passed over her head.
Gradually, cautiously the doctor
questioned her, and became convinced
that, terrible as the deformity was, it
was not incurable, yet he shrank from
the thought of the suffering that
must precede the cure. Day by day
the struggle in his mind grew more
painful, till he could bear it no longer,
and he spoke to her father.
Tho old gentleman shook his head.
"I liavo jjiuinloeU to T?y no more expe
riments,' he said, sadly.
'Mr. Greynaught,' said the doctor,
'I will be very frank with you. There
must be months of suffering, of con
stant care, of loving ministrations,
but I am convinced it will end in a
cure. Tho long cramped limbs can be
straightened through much suffering.
In these months your child will need
loving, skillful core, such as only"
He paused, then said, hurriedly: I
love her! I love her! Give her to
me, and trust her cure to a husband's
unwearied devotion and care. Day
and night I will watch her, that the
strain of pain may not be too severe;
no pains that love may take, no re
sources that science may afford, shall
be neglected. Oh, sir, she is dearer to
me than my own life! Give her to
me, and, God helping me, I will cure
her !'
This was not all. I cannot write
the long pleading that won him his
crippled bride, for Effie refused to so
burden his life, until by the guidance
of her own love she understood his.
She had loved him so hopelessly that
she did not dream it was love that
wrapped him so closely in her heart,
and, when she thought of a lifetime
passed by his side, she dared not grasp
the blessing, for the very love that
forbade her to burden any other life
by her Infirmity. Yet in her own
self-denying love she read his heart,
and knew that even were his hopes
disappointed he would be happier as
her nurse and husband than aloneand
free.
It was a very quiet wedding, and
only when another physician was inr
stalled In Webster were the young
oouple united.
The same day they left Myrtle Hill
and the little village, left New York,
too, a week later, and sailed for a
home In Florence.
Winter came and passed. Spring,
summer sped away, aud another win
ter was before them, when, one morn
ing. Doctor Murrell came into his
wife's room with papers iu his hands.
Was it Effie who sprang to meet
him? Effie! That slight, graceful
figure, straight as his own : that face
radiant with health and love? Were
the bitter da3's, indeed, over at last ?
He threw his arm caressingly
around her, and said :
Tell, me love, if you are well to
day ?'
Yes,' she said, wondering a little at
his grave tone.
'You have never thought me cruel,
Effie, when you passed through such
fiery suffering to your cure?'
Never.'
'Every pang you felt waBa knife at
my heart, little one.'
'I know that,' she said, oareasing
him.
'I think you are entirely well,' he
said, 'and we may go home again. Do
you know what day this is at home,
Effie? See! here are the New York
papers, and by the dates you see that
this is the day the President appoint
ed for Thanksgiving. Two years to
day, darling, since I first heard your
sweet voice. I can never forget
Thanksgiving Day, Effie.'
Can I ever forget hof truly you
have made the day one of heartfelt
gratitude for me?' she said, and fold
ing her hands on his breast, she said,
in a low tone a prayer from her heart,
that he echoed as he kissed away the
tears in her eyes that softly fell to
baptise Effie's Thanksgiving.
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P'or circulars address THE BEVERLY CO.,
State and Jackson Sts., Chicago.
FOWLEEFLY FAN!
TO TKE PUBLIC.
HAVING purchased the solo right to the
"Fowler Patent Fly Fan," we offer the
Machines for sale through Agents and Mer
chants, with full knowledge and confldeuce
that they will do what we claim for them.
The machine Is self-acting, keeps Hies off
the table, winds up like a clock, and runs
about one hour and a half at each winding.
For convenience, a key Is attached to the
case, so that It can be re-wound at any time,
and run as long as desired. It Is light and
ponauie, a perfect suustituie ior ine old ny
brush in the hands of a servant. It is orna
mental, and occupies less space on the table
than a castor. It has a beautiful bronze base,
with the stem and projections uickel plated,
to which fans are attached, which revolve
noiselessly, above the head, with no incon
venience to persons seated at the table. It
fills a long endured want in the household,
and is so simple that a child can operate It.
The first cost isa permanent investment, as
it will last many years. It has been adopted
in some of the first hotels and private fami
lies of the country.and whereverintroduced
has given entire satisfaction. It is easily set
on a bed or chair, to keep flies off children
or th 8icK; aud is far preferable to net
work, being much cooler. To the invalid In
summer It will be a most welcome compan
ion and faithful sentinel, never weary. Flies
frequent most where there is most to feed
on. Use Fowler's Patent Fly Fan to keep
them from the table, and they will leave the
house; this is the best receipt yet given, bet
ter than all the baited traps that draw more
than they catch. In corroboration of the
value anil usefulness of this machine, we
annex copies of letters cheerfully given us
uy some or our most prominent citizens, who
have had them in actual use, and who desire
others to derive the same comfortfrom them
they have enjoyed. To merchants and agents
a liberal discount will be made on retail
price, bv applying to the office of the FOW
LER FLY FAN CO.. 42 South 3d St.. second
floor, Philadelphia, Pa.
CAREY W. LAMBETH,
NEBRASKA CITY,
General Agent for the Western States.
From Jew. TF. Hazelhurst, Etq., Assistant Sec
retary of the Fidelity Insurance, Trust and
Snft 'npnaxit Co. : Hon. A. E. Eorie. Ex-Sec-
reiaru of U. & Navy : and Edicin H. Filler.
Esq., of E. H. Filler & Co.
Philadelphia, March 10. 1S76.
I take great pleasure in recommending tho
Fowler Fly Fan. I used It during the whole
of last summer and autumn, at Capo
May, and found It a great convenience, os
well as most useful addition to our table. I
could hardly believe that such a quiet work
ing invention could be so effective. We were
entirely free from the fly nuisance during
meals, and to a certain extent of the mos
quitoes. I sincerely trust that It may become
generally known. J as. W. Hazeuiurst.
I concur. A. E. Borie.
I fully endorse. Edwin H. Fitxeb.
The fly fan can be found In Brownville,
Neb., sold by
JOSEPH X.. ROY,
10ml FURNITURE DEALER.
T. B. W. LEMON,
AGENT
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