Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-10-12
]]epular Gales.
From Godsys Lady. Book for October.
FUN WITH THE DOCTOR.
BY T. s. Arthur.

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his own business" These brief seq
tences passed between Miss Mary May
flower and tho servant, who had made
her appearance at Mary's chamber door
after admitted visitor.
'Carpus is quite Pa.sable fellew,
Jane, Mary's sister remarked, smiling
II little sarcastically.
You had better go down and enter
tain him them
4 mo thank you, Miss /! beg leave
to decline that honour. His attentions
are special, and my pretty sister Mary
is the object ofihem. | wish you joy,
Mrs. Doctor Carpus.'
Now ,ha, is too bad, sis declare
will insult him if you sorry me after
that style =
4 mo, don't do that, Mary. No lady
can be excused for wantonly insulting a
gentleman
Il But whas pm | to do' lie is intol-
erable to me, and yet persists in coming
here two or three times week. lf he
should only ask for you occasionally
or, if the giils were at home but no
! Miss Mary Mayfower = is the word,
and ! must parade myself down, and en-
dure his litlle-taule for an hour. wish
I'D sent word down that va, net at
H. - -
bone
And 40 burjened your conscience
w.ih a lie.
Exactly! That's the rub
'No-no--sis. That is not the rems-
dy. Say that you are engaged-ii you
do not wish to see him.
Pm not too much engaged TO see
COMPANY. So that would be as much q
lie as ihe other
Say then, ihat you cannot bc seen.
Base your actions OF the truth, and
abide there
"rha,'s easy enough TO advise but
no, so easy to do
III wouly be easy enough for Mary
Mayfower, ifshe once set her bead that
way. My sister is not, Ibelicvc, in the
), habit of stopping at hallway measures
: or to ask what may be the result Of al
,, action, if she feels much inclination ts
do it. So | mus,.concIudc, that ther'
are some attractions about Doctor Car.
: pus after ALL
% Of course Some wonderfully
strong attractions = returned Mary,
halflsughng, hali.vcxed, rs she left tic
room to attend Doctor Carpus below.
|. Good evening, Doctor !"
J.. Good evening, Miss Mary
Were said with forced smile Of
pleasure on one side, and real smile
on the other. Then came,
1T is n delightful evening
"Yes beautiful
]. 'The air is as soft and balmy as May.
|. Yes. We have had a very pleasant
weather lately
The finest | ever remember to have
known
A pause.
How beautiful the evening sky is !"
resumed !Carpus, eloquen,ly-"The
moon is brilliant, and the stars shine
5 with an unusual lustre. Mars, Jupiter
aud Saturn, are all above the horizon
II is rare indeed, that our armament i,
so richly studded with gems.
|, Rarely indeed
"Tlavc you met with Nichols Archi
: lecture of the Heavens
n No SIR.
:, Speaking of Saturn, reminds mo OF
;. the volume. don't know when | have
= been more interested in work. lii
nebular hypothesis is most admirabl,
sustained. But it, the rings Of Sniuri
are more satisfactorily accounted io'
than by any other theory have met
Likewise, the Zodiacal lights, comets
systems Of stars-ihe vast nebplou'
masses that lie far Off in the almost in
b. finite depths Of space, and only diml,
!, revealed by aid Of powerful telescopes
: : in fact the whole universe Of suns an'
stars
4 1T must be On attractive volume. "
Exceedingly SO, especially to th'
student Of natural science. To me !
has been a feast of reason. In ih'
p science Of ofas,ronomy, there is someihio!
,ha, ,ins man out Of bi'nself--,bat car