The widow Millburn lived with her only child, a lad of twelve in her little home down the country lane. The boy was her pride and also only hope of her old age for she looked with great longing to the time when he shall have reach...

One Good Turn

The widow Millburn lived with her only child, a lad of twelve in her little home down the country lane. The boy was her pride and also only hope of her old age for she looked with great longing to the time when he shall have reached the age when he could contribute to her support, and when he fell suddenly ill late one night she was almost distracted and imagined him dying. The only doctor the neighborhood possessed lived fully four miles away. The distraught mother was torn between fear of leaving her boy alone and the horror of his dying and she powerless to help him. She determined to go, and hastily throwing a shawl about her shoulders, she ran down the road. When about two miles from home and nearly exhausted the poor woman was held up by a highwayman. Her pleadings were powerful enough to touch the heart of the bandit and he sent the mother back to her child and ran for the doctor himself. He refused an invitation of the doctor to ride with him and unknown followed on foot behind the buggy to learn the fate of the boy. The doctor found the boy's illness only a slight one and after reassuring the mother he started home. As he was about to step into his buggy he was stopped by the bandit who questioned him about the case and after the doctor had driven off he made a solemn resolution to henceforth lead a better life.

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