The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1862-07-03

, ting rid of my feelings ?"
f Plenty of exercise in the open air
plain diet, and sleep from fatigue, no
, opiate."
"I'Il try it"
, "Good! Call on me when the pro
scription cures"
&c will"
Kate was considerably astonished t.
see her infiamed cousin coming dowr
stairs, an hour later, in his riding dress
instead of the dressing gown he haf
worn every day since she came to hel
aLnt's she was still more astonishe.
when he invited her to ride with him
and her surprise reached its china,
when the York wagon was brought te
the door, and, after handing her in, hel
cousin sprang lightly after her, ant
whipped the horses to a full trot.
Hurrah that's something like
she cried gleefully. "That's a splen
did team, Walter; that off horse is 9
perfect beauty !"
You have been my DOCTOR" said
Walter, abruptly. Snow you must
agree to hear some wholesome advice
from me-"
"G Go ahead" was the reply.
"TO begin, your manners want pol
ish; your movements sare too abrupt
and your language partakes too much
of the-excuse me-rowdy nature"
"Hey! goi in, cousin You've walked
up with vengeance"
"Suppose we agree to try to split
the difference. and willie | try to grow
more energetic, you try to subdue your
high spirits, to become, in Short
" Ladylike. / know the word !; i
heard nothing else from morning till
night at school. Well, it is bargain" "
This was the first of the rides, but
they became daily occurrences some
times on horseback, sometimes in the
more sociable wagon. The evenings
were passed with music, chess and con
versation, and the afternoons some
times with walk, oftener with books.
The terrible racking headaches be-
came of less frequent occurrence, and
when they did come, Walter had new
hand laid softly on his forehead, a new
voice softened for his ear. Seeing how
he strove to throw off his old habits, all
the woman in Kate rose before his real
suffering, and no one was more ready
to minister to his wants at such times
than his hoyden cousin.
She had been but three months at
her aunt's when her father, must, unex-
pectedly, summon her to join him at
Paris an escort was found, and her ar
rangements made to leave.
She was to leave for New York in
the morning. and the last evening to-
gether had come. Mrs. Hart left the
cousins together, and to Kate's surprise,
Walter asked her to give up her jour
nev, to make his home hers, to be his
wife.
" cannot, cousin"
But why not %
81 could not be happy with-with-
forgive me if pain you, but | cannot
love man who has no aim in life. no
object, no ambition"
"What would you have me do? /
have 10 occasion TO 90 into business
| have as much money as want"
SIS moneymaking the only object
of life.
"Tell me what you would have me
do"
6" would have you work, work for
others, learn a profession, and practice
it for good. / would have you leave
this idle useless, aimless existence, to
" Give the world assurance of man.
DoyOu remember Longfelow's lines,
cousin p
"Iu the worlds broad field of battle,
In the bivouac of life,
! Be not like dumb driven cattle;
Be hero in the strife %
"And then, when / come to you as a
working man, will you"
&C. will come home to you. In the
mean time, trust me that will earnest
Ily endeavor to do my part in the
worlds bread field of battle,' and also
to conquer the faults that grieve you
now"
There was tender parting, and
Kate started to cross the broad At
lantic.
4 Three years later.
Mr.. Arnold has come to Philadelphia
to live, having retired from business
and being weary of Persian life
Among the parties given to the rich
merchant and his daughter, was one oI
Mrs. Lawson's, the mother of Kate's
old schoolmate, and here we meet our
fcroine again. She was standing III
an easy, graceful attitude near one OF
the marble topped tables, conversine
with French gentleman. whose igno
E rance of English threw him upon hel
tender mercies for entertainment, wher
a stir in the group near the door made
them look towards it.
cit is DR.. Hart" said Miss Lawson
approaching the couple. Since his
return from Washington he has beer
quite hero"
Returned from Washington p
Yes. You know he studied medi
cine years ago, but dropped it from il
, health. About three years ago he re
sumed his studies, took his diploma
J and commenced practice. Last snm
: mer he went down to Washington t.
attend on the sick as nnrse and physi
. clan, and has returned to meet the
honor he so fairly earned by his fear
less, energetic devotion to the suffer
or. IL