Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-10-05
From the Lady's Book for october.
Fun with the Doctor.
BY T. S. ARTHUR

Who is it ?''
Doctor Carpus, Miss"
0 fddesnck on Doctor Carpus | wish he
would stay al home and mind his own busi-
ness"
These brief sentences passed between Miss
Mary Mayflower and the servant, who had
made her appearance at MaryS chamber door
alter admitting visitor.
Carpus is quite passable fellow" Jane,
Mary's slsler remarked, smiling hllle sarcas-
ucally.
You had better go down and entertain him
then"
No, l thank you, Miss beg leave TO
decline that honor His attentions are special,
and my preuy sister Mary is lle object OF them.
wish you JOY, Mrs Doctor Carpus."
Now that Is too bad. sis declare will
insuII him if you worry me after that style ~
No, cont do that, Mary. No lady can be
excused iar wanlony insulting gentleman"
But what am | TO do? He is inoerable
10 ine, and yet persists in coming here TWO or
lhree times week. If he would only ask for
you occasionalIy--or, if The girIs were at home?
-Bul no Miss Mary Mayilowerr is the
word and | must parade myself down, and en-
dure his nue-lauis Tor an hGur | wish I'd
sent word down thai was not al home"
Aud 50 buEdened your conscience with a
lie"
Exactly! That's The rub"
No-no-NIs. That Is mol the remedy.
Say that you are engaged-ll you do hot wish
10 see hun"
lm noi loo much engaged TO see company
So that would Ne as much lie as the olher"
Say Jhen, thai you cannot be seen. Base
your actions on the ruth and ABIDE there"
Thai's easy enough 10 advise bat not so
easy 10 90 "
II would be easy enough for Mary May
flower, If she once sci her head that way. Ny
>l>ler is noi. believe, in The habit of stopping
al halfway measures, i,r 10 ask what may be
'Ae result OF an action, if she feels much inci-
nation 10 do II. So must conclude that there
are some attractions about Doctor Carpus after
all"
Oh, of course! Some wonderfully strong
attractions" returned Mary, half-laughing, half
rexed, as She left the room 10 attend Doctor
Carpus below.
Good evening, Doctor"
6 Good evening, Miss Mary !"
Were said wnh forced smile Of pleasure on
one side, aud real smile on The other. Then
came,
Il lis delightful evening"
Yes, beautiful"
The air is as soft and balmy as May"
Yes. We have had very pleasant weather
lately"
The fines, ever remember 10 have known"
pause.
How beautiful The evening sky Isl" resumed
Carpus, elequenily-" The moon is brilliant.
aad The siaIs shine with an unusual ustre
Mars. Jupiter and Saturn, are all above the
lorizon 1t is rare indeed. that ouI firmamen
. SO richly studded wiki gems"
Rarely indeed"
Have you met with Nichols Architecture
scf abe Heavens"
- No sir"
:. Speaking Of Saturn, reminds me Of The
vUlgme. don't know when have been more
luleresled in work His nebular hypothesis
Is mos ADM ,abIy sustained. BY il, the rings
s[ S8ura are more satisfactorily accounted for
,hsn by any other theory | have met. Like
gise. lhs IoIiacai lights, comets, systems OF
giars-lhe yael nehulous masses that lie far off
ia he almos. infnte depths Of space, and
unly dimly revealed by The aid Of powerful tel
escopes; in fact the whole universe Of suns
aad stars"
il must he an attractive volume"
Exceedingly 50, especially TO the student
Of natural science TO me il has been feast
VI Eeasop In ihe science Of astronomy, there