Show an ungrateful sufferer steady nerves strength and gentle ness bad all been included in nature a gift to miss harmon and she made an excellent nurse but when she saw a patient in what she called he alums she never failed to speak a few admonitory words now see here she said in her clear pleasant voice one morning to squire lathrop slowly recovering from an attack of gout which bad been severe enough to send him to bed see here I 1 know you ve had quite a siege but you just look at some your mercies square what or instance demanded the squire who knew her ways miss harmon bent an accusing gaze on him take this bed for instance she said have you thought how few there are that have the privilege ot being sick on a handsome black wal nut bedstead like yours an have their clean sheets taken out such a ma bogany linen press as you ve got that ought to cheer you up some anyway to think of such privileges youth s companion |