The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-10-15
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" THE GRECIAN BBND.0
Irrom m. loul.rlll. conrIer.l

i0nabie curvature OF the spine called
tho "Greeien bend" She caught i,
at Saratoga, where she has been on
exhibition during the season. She
has returned, however, bringing with
her several large trunks full Of sec.
oud hand clothing--i. e., garments
which she had worn once.
As i was passing the dry goods
store on Fourth street, Mary Jane
was coming out Of the door. She
was pitching forward at such a rate
that ! thought she was about to fail
into my arms. l held out those i'm
! plements of industry accordingly
She didn't fall worth a cent. Re
garding not the example set by our
first parents, she maintained her cur
vilmear form, aud placing the tip of
a gloved forefnger on my outstretch. i.
ed palm, she said---in the fashionable
draw of cursed Fifth Avauoodle.
cav, Rubaw, is it you? Deloit.
ed" -
Sho picked up that Internal accent
and language of Saratoga also.
"Why; Jennie dear, this is an uu-
expected pleasure. [Grabbiug both
little hands, aud rolling them up to-
gether was not looking for you
( for some weeks. You are i'll. l am
so sorry. Shall | assist you to your
carriage ?"
She looked like the half of a pa
renthesis, but more like 40 interro =
cation point. was certain that she
had been eating uuripe fruit, aud was
suffe. ing from cramp oholio, and
wondered why she did not go home
and take something But she said /:
" "Nevaw was better in mo loifc.-
| was fawced TO leave that sweet
place because | had absolutely moth.
ing to wcaw."
Nothing to wcarl Why, what
has become of all your clothes ? Did
you have FIRE, or did You exchange
them for flower vases and plaster of
Paris statucttes of the Apostles 2"
~@"Haw stupid 4 had worn alllna
dresses once, aud its nawt the stoyle
to appeah in the same appawrel
! twoice.
"Confound the style But I am
glad you have come homo, if you did
come almost naked mud So changed
that il is difficult to realize that il is
you. You are among friends now,
and hope you will shortly recover
your speech aud your figure. ts
She was mad, and expressed her
selfquite natural aud intelligently.
as follows: Fr. U.gr..
" Friends! l suppose It is the
chief duty Of ones friends to fud
fault with one. | declare am til cd
Of friends, and of this lite provin
cidl town where the priniti-o man
ners aud styles of the backwoods
still prevail. If one goes for a Ehilc
into good society abroad aud returns
somewhat civilized, ono is sure To
incur the jeers aud ridiculc of the
barbsrians here. Good morning."
Say ing which she dived into an
other dry goods trap, and waS sCSp
engaged in tumbling aud chenpening
the fashionable fabrics of the hour.
| never saw such change ia q
person in a few short weeks. When
! parted with her at the depot a few
weeks ago, she was the very picture
Of health and the personidsation of
physical beauty. She was natural
aud unaffected, aud as teuderly d.
monstrative as she wellJOuld Ie 10 u
crowd Of pater families, who ius stead
of attending to his business and
baggage, thought it wa. necessary to
see me and Mary Jane safely depos-
tied Gu the train. 1t is my boliel
that the old gentleman was afraid that
| would secrete myself somewhere 10
the ear. wish now had.
The energy with which Mary Jane
attacked the dry goods convinced me
that was wrong in my green fruit
supposition, aud that she was suffer-
ing from something beyond the reach
of peppermint. l naturally conclud
ed that it must be that terrible dis
ease known as the spinal complaint,
brOu- ht Oh by carrying too heavy
panniers, and supporting long trains.
1 forthwith diligently consulted all
the medical works which treat on
that ailment, and accumulated all
the information on that subject
could by vague questioning, extracts
from the medical profession. With
a mind stored with useful knowledge,
AID a heart oycraUwing with affection
| called to see the little sufferer with
the intention of ippartipg to her. a
goodly quantity Of bofh.ii ,,.-s ~
She came into the phrlOr looking
as though she had been crimpeI with
curling tougs. How Ilpitied her.
A few weeks before she, was as
straight as sn.Arrow, aud a natural
smile played about her rosebud of a
mouth, instead of that constrained
pucker of pain Gas I thea supposed
allow do you feel now, Jennie,
dear" said in my most soothing
tones. '
Why, | feel warl, of carse. One
could nawt feel otherwise aftaw hav-
ing enjawed the wataw, and saw the
citaw Of Saratogaw." -rtaaas. ,
/ admire your attitude, Jeunie,
almost as much as / deplore your
misfortune, but you might as well
look the disagreeable fact in the face
at once. This is the only way'to
obyiate it. / assure you it is not so
very bad after all. The doctors say
it can be cured, or SO nearly SO that
with judieious dressing it never will
be noticed. You know, Jennie, that
it will make no difference with me.
As long as your heart remains tie
same, no other changes can change
me.
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