Marshall County Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1855-1859, 1859-10-27
also of the same opinion. You know him
by reputation. | presume.
No, ma am, am not aware

Sir Thomas Elliot, the great physicianl
Oh yes, ma'am, / know him. Some months
ago l took one of our pupils to him, three
or four times.
He is my husband, returned Lady Elliot
This child is our only daughter, and has
been source of great grief to us. When
we first discovered her deficiency, as an
infant, we believed the affiiction to be much
worse than it really was--we feared her to
be hopeless idiot, at least l did; for
mothers, in such case, can only look at
the worst side. l thought, when the fatal
truth burst upon us, that the shock, the
horror, the grief, would have killed me-
| fear | loved the child too much, with a
selfish, inordinate affection; three little
daughters before her had died off. one by
one, rendering this last more ardently COW
eted, and, when it came, too fondly cher
ished. But that hopeless despair--for it
was nothing less--has calmed down with
years; and though | cannot say | am hap.
py IN my child, L am more SO than i once
thought | ever could be. Let me beg OF
you to receive her.
need not relate the farther converse.
ton, or the arrangements that we entered
into. consented to admit Miss Elliot,
with the understanding that should her pc
culiarilies prove such as to draw the atten-
ton of the other pupils off their studies,
she should at once leave.
What made lady Elliot come this after
noon? inquired Lucy.
did not know, for Lady Elliot had Of
cred no explanation or apology.
There are some people who regard Sun
day with little more reverence than week
days, l observed perhaps Lady Elliot is
one.
The second week after the school as.
sembled Miss Elliot came. Lady Elliot
did not bring her, she was i'll with cold,
but Miss Graves, who, with her sister, Mrs
Archer, had formerly lodged with us.
She was residing with Lady Elliot. we
found, as companion, and overlooker of her
daughter. l should not have known her
again, she so stout and well, but she was
aged a good deal, and had taken to wear
caps. We were curious to see Miss Elliot,
and foand her short, sliyh. girl, looking
younger than her age, with small. sim
pering vacant face, prominent blue eyes.
and dark hair. Mary Goring linked Miss
Elliot's arm within hers, and led her into
the school room. The pupils were just
going to tea. and Miss Elliot, without the
ceremony of being asked. sat down with
them. making herself quite at home
Miss Graves took it with us in the dining.
room.
Mrs. Archer is connected by marriage
with Sir Thomas Elliot, she explained, and
that is the way | obtained the situa-
ton. told Lady Elliot how comfortable
Clara would be here. as soon as | knew
she was thinking Of placing her with you.
Which is but recently. l fancy; the plqn
seemed to be made mp all in hurry.
What terrible affliclion to have child
like Miss Elliot! uttered Lucy.
Terrible | believe 1t was TO Lady Elliot,
in the first years, answered Miss Graves.
She was not the rich Lady Elliot then,
quite the contrary. Sir Thomas was only
DIR. Elliot, an obscure country physician,
little known or Employed; it is but within
these few years that be has come out the
grand London medical star. knighted by
her majesty. and run after by every inva-
lid. Many physician, making his annu-
al thousands, has had to struggle with an
early career of poverty, if not want, and
Thomas Elliot was one. You have not
forgotten my sisters husband, Miss Hal.
liwell, :he Rev George Archer?
Had | forgotten him! A blush rose to
my stupid old face, and they might have
seen it through the ascending steam. as |
poured out the tea. Perhaps Lucy did
| answered quickly that l had not forgot
ten him.
His mother and this Sir Thomas Elliot's
father were sister and brother.
Here was another reccolectiou awaken
ed. had often, in those sunny days,
heard George speak Of his aunt and uDcle
Elliot; the latter a country clergyman.
And Tom ElIiot--as Sir Thomas, stiff
and stately as he is now, was then called
ran away with young lady, when he
was only a medical pupil, and married her
proceeded Miss Graves.
Her father never forgave them, and lef
all his money 10 his eldest daughter Thai
eldest daughter was widow then, and in
time she died--died young g-and beqaeath
ed the money to the Elllots. DR.. Ellio
then removed to London, set up hand
some establishment, and has now one O
the first practices in town.
What clever man he must be in hi:
profession, remarked Lucy. Every one
says So
Not he, answered Miss Graves: not /.
whit more So than others, but the run o
luck is upon him. He has contrived t
obtain the name, to be just now the fash
ionable physician of the day. and SO crowds
flock after him.
Well. he must be happy man. at any
rate. repeated Lucy. TO see himself SO sue
cessful after his early struggles.
Not so fast there, rejoined Miss Grave:
Significantly; they neither Of them gave
me the idea Of being too happy. Si
Thomas is gloomy. austere man. wht
seems to have no enjoyment in life; and ne
recreation save that of giving advice to pa
tients. They say he was wild. rattlint
young fellow in youth, whom everybody
liked; but If so, he is strangely altered