St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1865-02-02
!, rHE 81 LITTLE l'l'l'., DOCTOR !.

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Jessie Rue was .twcnty.threc@ The
sun Of that birthday had just risen, and
she stood before her look;ng,glass, tas.
tening IN her ears and about her slcp-
der throat and dainty wrists the pearls
which had been her unclc's gift the
night before. :"''' ,->2 N':.>'''' , . -
''Ann' Old n maaid9''' m,u,,tterHed jessie, ,SsEa
between those pearls Of Teeth which ii. i;
vailed the gems around hcff neck. "A,n
old maid? I think not. Uncle Walter
I think not. :" And again she laughed
gleefally. .'*5'"< ''@''"< 8. 2';7@.7 '''
Presently, however, she grew li,tls
graver she took the pearls of, drop.
ped them into their casket, and sd,
down to think over her uncle's words
of'the night before s~aI=,f, .,.i -
,:."Jessie,, 'hcI had said to her, "to.
morrow you will be twenty.threc: Ii You
are young and pretty. still ): but youth
and woman's beauty are aeeting things
tfcw years andsyou'll 6,'d yourself an
old maid. clone in the world,' for. L can
not ive7long:5' Ny threescore' and ten
years are upon me even now, and you
have no other relatives on eutth.t YOU
have plenty Of suitors child; and'']
wlsh'I could sec you the wife Of some
good man before | die Make you,
choice this year, and give your old un.
clc some hope of living to- bless you or
your wedding day.: ., VII. y ...t 49,. ,
poor dear uncle" sighed Jessie,
as the words came back to her memory.
ale is worth q thousand lovers to me.
l enjoy, my: freedom yet. Make my
choice? He may be right, after all -
Make my choice? Whom should l
choose, / wonder ?''~ Then she began
to count, dre.mily,, Touching tla rosy
tips of her :r;gnt-hand fingers t to those
of her left.
"Charlie Wicr-but he is mere
coxcomb, though as handsome as man
we'll can be-. Edward. Burr-a poet, q
fnusiciau,s and intensely selfish; Vivian
Garnet-too young, no man should be
less than five years older thau his
wife; Colonel Grey-tooa old, though
yet so fascinating, his adaughteriis is my
age =; Alfred eEarle--passable; young
Moreland-he adores me, l know afr
Ashley Honcy&ell-haycn't known
h'm long, but certainly he; surpasse.
any one of our set, the richest, the mos
elegant, every way accomplished-sucf
aaine" Roman profile; sacl dark blu
eyes, such a soldierly :bcafing: And
believe he admircs me- 1 wish 1 wa
sure; lit. He would bet a conqdts
worth the trouble: Heigh.ho.'o liz" In
s,hAnd there's the little Doctor; bles
his bald head, I believe he thinks III,
perfection: How his color rises ant
his breath cones ne fast and &sshoGrt vie,
speak to,o him. A. smile makes sA III Iii,
happy ;E;if' 1" an; distant kee ee7' ( giot,v, row
mournlul. ,o9:E'1'tesW - o'0a1 3
-"shshaa absolutely drawn ':a' 4 ppriett, I'll:
notebook from her bureau drawer I 4
she spoke, and had made q i list; ;Hchar
lie Wier, Edward Burr, Vivian q Gar Il
net, Colonel Grey, Alfred Earle, Gu,
Morel.ud,o Ashley Honeywell eand D,
Oiivcf.ens tnsi n:tsaais . r4,iyo4F Ea'si9oys
sn"One of these 1 must choose ere I'll;
YEAR ,iP Z ioPut,'' sic said don't flat
te, yourself % that il will be: you, DR.. Ol
lver*,a;os 2G; 4sa;A ol ,us;,4e<4. 1@ta msl
Putting theslast touches to her toile
she went down stairs, and 'breakfas
| -,-h4-+- s~sae snS---S~--a~.
n!o9t not being ready 'e s'aeunnttered nt out into tn
4Ny @4aN1ypepp:s ;at9e. aai, odI ii,ix i,ate4
There among anon the ff4e,w flowers shhee ,fau1's .e11'
a aI''l gentleman ! 2 looking very closely !.
some eeraa1n1l'a1mlst any l4'Gt .:ssn asfi CT 8nc,s sd
"Good morning, .Mias- Rue" he said
-"Good morning; Doctor, ~ sbs 5ie
Piled t'Y on .rs.o ear4y!'' tc'n zsl