Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-11-16

Aunt Sarah.

UeODe 10 d., rom the TchlOtcst autquty. fh0 wv
tor was very pretty fellow, had been TO two univsr
sites had walked the hospitals OF Jenna Man. ana
Pavia, and had learned SO much that there was nol
one of his craft better able than himself 10 posi- ms
patients 10 better world according 10 the most iesu
mate principles of the most modern systems OF .nc
medical But science such this IS not 10 DC uc
CURED for nothing; II bad cost eur worthy eoo.o,
nearly every penny of his modest paTllho.y he'e'
mind % thought he to himself when get nome,
I'LL marry some rich girl or other VINO may .aNe
fancy 10 become the Doctors lady; and SO both our
turns will be served ,oo
If n erettv face Susan was pretty as lover
caud wish her she felt the best disposition IN the
world to become doctor lady, but then she had no
money. .,,,, -
he impressed kiss on the lips Of the weeping maid
" you see, a doctor must marry, else people have no
confidence in him Iou Will bring me credit credlt
will bring patients the patients money andii they
should fail, we have good expectations. Your aunt
Miss Sarah Bugle shorty odd not far rom N.Y. ana
rich enough the seventh part OF her fortune 10 nep
cut Of all our trouble We may venture son'e-
thing upon that"
Heavens what will young girl not venture foI
her lover Susans mother had nothing 70 OBJECT
nor her father either, for they were both III hsa'on
and her guardian was well pleased 10 see ms "asu
form a respectable connexlon. Heraunt, Safah, was
also well pleased, though, IN general she was niue
friendly 10 weddings ofany sind; but, as long as Su.
san remain I'd unmarried, she saw very clearly that
she woul Id every year be obliged 10 make some pecu-
mary advances to the worthy guardian; and Miss
Sarah Buge rather sngy, or, as she was herself
won't TO say, " she had not penny more than she
wanted
Well Susan became Mrs. Falcon and The doctor
looked most industrousiy Of his windows TO see
the pour into his house, on the Strength OF
his increased claims TO credit. They came very spar
ingly bat in their stead there appeared every year,
little merry face that had never been seen III the house
before 10 augment the parental Joys OF DOCTOR acoE
and his lady Sometimes the doctor weuld pass his
fingers, cogtatngly, behind his left ear but what
could tina avail HIM !!
Theirs was no driving the Falcons out Of the nest
They could not cut the bread into thinner slices, for
the children mast live; but the doctress made her
soups thinner However, they all seemed 10 thrlsc-
father mother aud the four little They sat on
wooden benches and straw chairs as comfortably as
they could have done on quilted Cushions they slept
soundly on hard mattresses and wore no costly gar
ments being well contened If they could Keep them
selves neatly and respectfully clad And this was an
art in which Susan a perfect adept every thing
In her house looked 50 pretty and neat That you
would have sworn the doctor must have been ex
tremey well off, "How they manage 10 do II, caat
think - Aunt Sarah would often exclaim, ITS a
blue wonder to me-!
Not that il was always sunshine; there were days
when the excheqner was quite exhausted; ana some
times whole weeks would elapse without single
dollar finding its way into the house. But then II was
always some consolation TO know that Aunt Sarah
was rich md sickly and growing old and, the
worse matters looked at home, the more hopeful they
always became at the madens manson
The doctor and Susan reckoned rather too conf
IDENTIFY on the inheritance of the aunt for even sup
posing that The dear old lady had been so near bea
fcation as her loving friends imagined, still II was
matter of speculation whether her dear niece woud
or would not be her heir. The signing pair OF wed .
ded lovers stood indeed most in need Of lnher,ance
but it so happened that there was another niece, mar
ried to one Lawyer Tweezer not 10 speak OF TWO nc
phews the Rev Primarius Buge, and certain doc
tor of the same name. Their claims were all as
strong az those Of Susan and her husband, and all
looked forward with equal longing TO the ascension
of the blessed virgin. .
Mss Sarah Buele in her fi,s Of devotion, talk ed
much OF DEATH and Of her longng after the heavenly
jerusalem and her spiritual bridegroom yet this did
prevent her from thinking, even more frequently
still of an earthly bridegroom. Since her hve.and.
fortleh year she had indeed solcmnly declared tnat
she never would marry nevertheless, she had her
fits Of maiden weakaess particularly when some
stately widower would banter her, or some gay
bachelor look up to her window as he went by. II
dare say ne has some designs she would then say Y.
"well time will show; IT'S wrong TO swear any
thing rashly! If IT Is to be-we; the Lords Will
be done! I'm IN the best OF my years VI y name
sake in the Old Testament was eighty when she
chrstened her first child. IL would be no Bike Won
der n IL did not turn out 80 I!
Thus she would sohloquiz, particularly when
semc single man had been looking kindly at her
and this seemed to her frequently the case, she at
last came 10 suspect every man IN the place OF evl
designs" as she Gale II, on her chasie person. Al
lereh-for her Imagination had been wan'on WIN
her for more than twenty years-she came to look
upon every single man as her silent adorer and every
married man rs her fathlcss one.
II may easily be conceived with what inveteracy
she dsclaimed against weddings OF every kind, and
how bitterly she abused the whole goddess, light
minded male sex flor her quarrel was with the whole
sex,) and with what uanscendeni venom she nveigh-
ed against the coqueitish mlnxes who had the impu-
dence 10 think of before they out Of their
leading. strings though these minxes in leading
strings were all the while walking about in shoes
such as are generally manufactured for damscls about
TO bid adcu TO their teens.
"Quick, doctor Pray come Immediately! Mes
Sarah is dyingp exclaimed one morning. the anti
quated maid servant Of the aunt rs she popped her
head IN a the door. my lady has been looking most
wretchedly for SONS days"
Falcon was sitting whea the news came, upon his
unpretending sofa, and with his around her waist
was endeavoring 10 console his weeping Susan. He
knew that Miss Sarah not likely 10 be very sor
Gus in her intentions OF dying 80 he promised the
maid he would come Immediately, but renamed
nevertheless with his wife, 10 console her.
But he had little success this time in his attempts
OF con ISOLATION. Poor Susan wcpt more bitterly than
ever and the poer doctor beside her. unconscious
OF the casse OF her tears.
"Come be open hearted 10 your husband, my dear
est love-" he said, "you torture me.-you Kill me-
70 see ysu thus while you conceal from me the
cause."
swell then listen 20 me. Ohr'
"whst further, my dear Susan you SAID that be.
fore"