The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1859-10-06
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--4-.,+rFro-r f.@1f05C The Promise lods ErtOrted
l am a medical man, residing, as my wife in
forms her relatives, in the South, " in the neigh
borhood of Edinburgh but in point of fact,
we are ts9 it, the nearest villa-residences being
thirty streets off, at the very least Our back
green, however, is commodious, and boasts Of
various fancy animals principally rabbits) and
poultry the former Of which use for scien-
tifc experiment; the latter for nv table only,
although it has been limited by the malicious
that they are made to fulfil double duty Look
ing out upon this pleasant expanse of wood and
verdure, with its contented denizens, sleeping,
or eating, or going through the various inter
estlng processes which result from chemical or
chirurgical experiment. ! was wont not only
to feel the monarch to whom Mr.. A. SelkirlI
compares himself in his somewhat egotistical
poem, but TO envy no man his ancestral acres,
however e-spreading-his deerforests, how
ever fully stocked. / had risen in my profess
SION, not by standing on my own dignity, as the
manner of some is, but By hard work, and, as
tiattered myself, usefulness. / was not made
dizzy by my elevation, since it had been grad
ual and l reflected with satisfaction, that even
if should be in danger of slipping backwards,
l possessed enough of balance to keep me right
IN that best of balances--a balance in my
bankers books. When add, that, in addition
to these various subjects of congratulation, on
a certain evening in July last, had mild
Havana in my mouth, and pair of slippers
lust al the extremity of my toes, it will be un-
derstood by the married portion of my male
readers that was in disposition peculiarly
adapted for subjugation by the female. Leono-
ra, the wife of my bosom for several years, and
therefore but too we'll aware of her opportuni-
ties in this respect, was standing behind me,
running her fingers through what she considers
TO be my curls, and dilating pleasantly upon
my professional talents and success
"Alfy," said she coaxingly, after she had
thus laid down the rails, rs she thought, for the
idea to slip dreamiy into my mind, (" now you
are getting on so well, my love, don't you think
that you ought to buy brougham ?"
Certainly, if you wish it, my dear" returned
I, pretending to misunderstood her. aud the
broad egis Of domestic economy at once pla-
cling itself between my pockets and this extrsva-
giant proposition; A" buy half dozen brooms, if
they are necessary, by all means, sweetest; but
| thought we stocked the house when moved,
at your request, from our fat into this main
door,
This shell had such quantity ofrusty nails
10 it, in the form of Renaissance and reminder,
that imagined it would have sileneed the enc
my's FIRE altogether; but no; that still small
voice." which is never still--the voice of ones
wife-again attacked me, with that quiet per-
sistence, which is its most fatal attribute.
Z" l mean carriage, love-a brough-am
one-horse brougham would be quite enough"
"Why not say Mr.. Axle's prize drag at
once" replied ], laughing and lighting another
cigar; "l'll send round Betsy in the morning,
with my compliments, and I'll buy il of him at
his own figure"
at would very much increase your practice"
| remarked Eeonora, musingly; "there's nothing
like carriage for a medical man, you may de
pend upon that; it takes him where skill and
talent even such as yours, Ally, would never
carry him."
| Eyes, love; it sometimes takes him to
prison." remarked /, assentingly, A slight
pause here took place, during which i only
caught one word of my Leonora's, and even that
was not intended for me; it sounded exceeding.
ly like "Fiddlestick." When she recommenc-
ed, it was in graver and less playful tone
Marshal Gyulai superseded, and Marshal Hess
in command, with a new set Of tactics.
"Do you know how much you spend in the
course Of the year in cabs, Alfredo Nothing
Oh, don't You tell me naughty fbs; you men
never can keep any account. What do ysu
say, dear? l can't quite catch what you are
saying. Yo,i i0dlkl Oh, you wicked man, you
don't walk from ten to Eve every day, I'm
sure!"
any love-" returned /, kissing her, I" my re-
mark was, that there is such thing as bus"
every well, Alfred, " observed Leonora, with