Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-02-23
a #PoNiERoY, TyEsDA 1EBRUARY %, 1853.

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straffps and talked il n d,k Joyous tones,
without noticing that IA door had been
Jeff open, She undersip cd Al their symp-
toms now as well as. the physician could,
and pity for their wea| and ignorance
struggled in her breast lh the contempt
which pure-minded pinan. will ever
feel for those who have sgch a yearning
for the society of gsI aemen that they
must stoop to artitice q Reception to en-
Joy it. Poor, foolish q ~ have ] labored
as earnestly as i M have done to
sSoss moss y XVI Sengs
ahe asked herself, hirls Wondered
that she vent sgaJy and left
thehs % enjoy theif Z Lei 5ated 14sr. Trey
did not then know that, weighed down
with fear lest she had nat performed her
whole duty, she had hastened to Throne
Of Grace to implore wisdom to guide
them Alright, and to teach them to appreci-
ate and enjoy those mental resources
which their Maker had bestowed upon
them, and which, if rightly used, would
so elevate them that they. would no longer
crave the homage of the other sex. Thus
their taste for fiirtations would give place
to higher enjoyments. a
The physician paused, just inside the
door, and contemplated, with surprise and
amusement, the beautiful tableau which
was presented to him. Very striking and
interesting those young girls locked in the
subdued light, the one with her rich, dark
ringlcls softening the outline of her face,
her long lashes resting pensively on her
cheek, and her lovely hand laid on the
strings of the guitar, as if she longed to
draw melody from its chords, or was rev.
cling in the composition of some rich
symphony; the other, with her silky
braids of light hair pushed back from her
alabaster brow, one small hand pressed
against the blue veins of her temple as if
to check the too rapid flow Of thought,
while the glittering gold pen in the snowy
fingers of tie right hand glided over the
paper before her. .l.,t
Il suppose may be permitted to ad-
vance and examine the picture more close
ly, though in tableaux we are not usually
allowed TO do so, he said at last. hope
my fair patients are not suffering much
PAIN he added, with smile. While
he despised their maneuvcring, he
could not help being interested in noting
the artistic taste they had displayed in Sc
lecting their positions and picturesque cos
tunes; at the same time his vanity was
fattesed by the reflection, all this trouble
Ite felt that pali4ssisss required him to.
make the visit agreeable to thosA young
girls. So. after raltying the one about
writing poetry, insisting that he had seen
verses in print which were ascribed to her,
and entreating that lie might be permitted
to see the present effusion; he next made
music his theme, declaring he loved that
of the guitar better than any other; that
it harmonized better with the female voice,
and that a lady never appeared to such ad-
vantage in his eyes as when performing on
that instrument. Then he besought her
for little music. At first she affirmed
that she was too weak to play, but he
pleaded insinuatingly, and so she consented
to give him just one song, But her voice
and hand both gathered strength as she
went on, and the concert was prolonged
for nearly an hour. Thanking them po-
litely for the entertainment they had af-
forded him, he bowed himself out of the
room. Miss - met him in the hall.
Your patients seem to be getting along
very well, Doctor she said then a mean
ING smile was exchanged.
Yes, madam; by tomorrow they will
probably be able to resume their places in
school
Then you think they need no more Wis
its. Very well, sir, make out your bill
and send it in at any time
When old DR.. k returned and
questioned his nephew as to the patients
he had attended during his absence, he
laughed heartily when told of his visits to
the two young ladies, and exclaimed,
You may depend upon itthose girls knew
Of my absence, for they would not have
risked passing themselves off for sick upon
such a cross old culmudgeon as / am
This was certainly hattering to the
young physician.
Now that they have had their amuse-
ment, pursued the uncle, If l were you
l would amuse myself by frightening
them little
How SOP
why. by bringing in an immense bill
for attendance
4 don't intend to bring in any bill at
all, Let the girls have their fun without
paying for it, ...
you can return the money again, you
know; but would certainly have little
sport out Of it,
Finding his nephew inexorable, he un
dertook the business himself, and stating
that DR.. r had only been acting as
his agent; he sent in, for medical attend
ance, bill of so large an amount that the
girls were quite dismayed.
ILLNESS is expensive remarked Miss
-, Significantly, as she saw their look
of blank astonishment.
Il shall have to do without ever 50 many
things that wanted, said Kate to her
friend as soon as they were alone.
so shall L. remarked Emma. i wish
now we had not been so very ill.,
They did not dream that the money