Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-04-28

: ling hue, and he felt wild longiny
c TO clasp her TO his heart, just fS
e one moment, and tell lier how
: hurt him to let her 60, aud compe
J, the sweet ayowal that the partinl
] was as bitter to her. But the mg(
c thought was sti1ed as soon as born
Z iIe felt that she had taken the only
wise, the only right course, and he
compelled himself to answer her il
the same vein.
"Wcel, it's an i'll wind that blaws
naebody GUIDE" he said, in a broad
Scotch dialect, and with a mock
rueful countenance. II shall be
left lamenting, but you viii be freed
from my cruelues. However, In
order that you may not entirely
forget me. shall bestoW upon You
some parting souvenirs. Here is
medicine to be taken whenever
chance cold may bring q return Of
the inflammation; here is lotion to
be applied occasionally, and here
is-a leech l will screw him up
so tightly in this box that you may
carry him in your pocket if you
like. Keep him in a vase of pure
water, and put him on if at any
time you should feel again that
congestion Of the balls. You will
give me thought, perhaps, as you
change his water daily, and l shall
think ofhim feeding on more blue
veined temples, and"
Nonsense" broke in Flossy, |
putting back from the doctors hand !
the vase which contained several
Of the little blood-thirsty reptiles
"if | need any more such severe
remedies, ! shall come to you again.
But | have no fear that l shall,
thanks to your skill and your great /
kindness and patience"
Her voice was beginning to break ,
again, and she added, hastily;
"And now, doctor-friend-I
must really say bodily" She put
out her hand, and the doctor seiz-
ed and held it tight. "You will be-
lieve," she began, again steadying
her voice, but just then the same
door, whose opening had interrupt
ed them before, opened again, and
the same sweet voice timidIy re-
quested just one word with Alec"
The doctor looked impatient.
please stay ore moment long
err" he begged, darting out of the
room before she had time to re-
fuse. He returned almost immedi-
ately, and FIossy said, in re
proachful tone:
81 am afraid you have not half
listened to what your wife had to
spy, DIR. buchanan am sorry you
hurried so. l would have much
rather waited till she had finished" :
The doctor stared at his patient
in blank amazement.
My rife! What do you mean" :
he asked.
1t was FIossy's turn now to look !
II mean your wife, of course
She said; "the lovely little lady
who occupies the next room, and :,
whom you have just left" y
The doctor stood for a moment =
silent and confounded, then broke y
INTO an irrepressible laugh. \
80 you thougt l was married, =
lid your" he said, in exceeding :
II must tell Elsie .
hat" =
"And you are not, then ?" asked y
Glossy, in an eager, faltering tone. ~ ~
But saw you, DIR. Buchanan y =,
reg your pardon, but you left the II II
loor open-I saw you with your a. a.
I'm about that young lady, and ~ "
er lips raised to yours" y, !"
With much hesitation and many 81 .,
lushes, Flossy brought forward g. g.
lis terrible charge, but the doctor ~ ~
My met it with another uncon- =, y,
'ollable laugh. v,
"And if you did," he said, as Fl
DON as he could speak, "who had A,
better right? Elsie is my only h.
ster, and was married six months fl
go to my partner, whose house 81
lis is. She's such a little goose ar
, to be still very fond of her big A
rother, and every now and then ia
as some wonderful favor to ask Of NJ
IN, the granting of which she re- or
sys with a kiss. Poor little Elsie al
DIV she will laugh when l tell her W,
at she has been taken for my w,
ife w y
Flossy laughed too, but it was
Try TREMENDOUSLY, and the crimson
lsh still dyed her downcast face,
lille her heart beat in great throbs
ID her breath came too brokenly la
r speech. Dr. Buchanan looked pa
her as she stood blushing and tht
ivering, searched her dropping 20
:e with his keen gray eyes, and 1t
udden great light flashed over his gel
II countenance. g uni
Great Heaven" he exclaimed, a
rting toward her, II may have Ea
en taking for granted something Is
lally without foundation. Viii gre
Il tell me who was the gentleman )
o brought you ahere, and with twt
ON | heard you discussing va ed
us housekeeping matters the con
ed, Imean, of whom you have me,
often spoken? Surely your OF
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