It is this: "Last vacation, I was traveling in a remote and thinly-settled country, among the mountains, in another state.

I was riding with a gentleman on an almost unfrequented road.

Forests were all around us, and the houses were small and very few.
"At length, as we were passing an humble and solitary dwelling, the gentleman said to me, 'There is a young woman sick in this house; should you like to go in and see her ?' 'Yes, sir,' said I, 'very much.

She can have very few visitors, I think, in this lonely place, and if you think she would like to see us, I should like to go.' "We turned our horses toward the door, and as we were riding up, I asked what was the matter with the young woman.
"'Consumption,' the gentleman replied; 'and I suppose she will not live long.' "At that moment we dismounted and entered the house.

It was a very pleasant summer afternoon, and the door was open.