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

10 " Never mind about the bed
20 rooms, or any of the other rooms
Y for that matter, if you please, MI
N Rossiter Remember you gave ~,
% carte blanche about this furnishing
70 and mean to show you an ortgi,
y nal house, with no stereotyped col
y ors or styles. Just confde in my
0 taste, and keep your purserstrings
0 open !"
. TO the extent of their capacity,
y my dear. And, ofcourse, Iwouldh't
o dare to venture to question o wo-
0 mans taste, least of all this little
5 woman's. But your eyes, Flossy,
n your eyes! You hadn't developed
0 your interesting intention of be-
coming blind when gave you that
J carte blanche, you know. Why, I
! ! suspect, when the doctor has done
with You, You won't be able to dis
tinguish between a Matternich green
and Dagmar bluep'
\ The eyes thus dlsrespecttully al
luded to flashed laughing reproach
at this teasing speech.
"Now, Fred, it is too bad of you
to reminl y me of what have to un-
dergo, just .9s was trying to get
my courage up by forgetting it for
a moment. And when did you
turn milliner, l should like to
know? You ought to be ashamed
to not know one color from an
other, and don't believe you do,
either. shan'tfet you choose a
thing; it's quite enough for you to
have the honor of paying t& pills"
''Hush, Flossy here is the doc
tor, Now to be brave, DEAR" in
terrupted her companion, in
changed voice; and Flossy turned |
white, and looked piteodslyIpod4d
The door of the private r6om
opened, and a TALL. grave looking
man advanced int6|the ante room.
He was holding by the. .hand.asPale
little girl with green Shade bodnd
closely over her eyes, and his new
patient noticed how trusti1gly the
little thing cluug to him; despite
the pain he had probably JUSTIN
flicted upon her; and it inspired
her with feeling of confidence on
her own part Still she trcmb4ed
and grew quite cold, when. having
dismissed the child at the door with
a CHEEKY good by, the oracle who
was TO decide the fate of those
pretty blue eyes of hers, approach
ed herself and her companion, and,
bowing, desired to know their
commands.
awe have been referred to you
by our family physician, as a most
skillful occuli,t, DR.. Buchanan" ,
said Mr.. Rossitur, presenting his
card. II wish to consult you on )
behalf of myths lady He ap-
prehends some serious difficulty
with her eyes. Will you be good :
enough to examine them for your :
3elf?" r.a =
The doctor bowed with profess i
onal gravity, and leading the way = =
nto the inner room, requested the r
ady to be seated in the "patent's =
chair. " But poor Flossy grew ,;
Yhiter still, and looked piteously :,
1t Fred, who laughed nervously,and .
1t the doctor, who answered with "
| reassuling smile Then she rose o.
With a mighty effort, shook out . .
Ter sashes, stepped doubtfully thro' '
he door, as though she was cross 9,
ug the threshold of the Inquisi- Il Il
ion, and let herself down into the =,
great leathern receptacle as ginger :,
y as though it were the rack itself. /
"Oh--op' she exclaimed with = =
title irrepressible neryoGs cry, as -
he doctor adjusted the chair SO as W
o move her head backward Fred !"
aughed again at this, and the doc =
or looked amused and Flossy, r,l
of her babyishness, seated ai r..
erself resolutely in the dreadful h,
hair, set her little teeth, clinched -''
er kidded fingers, and-shut her
yes tight determined to bear like "
woman and heroine, whatever V.
lte might be in store for her. ~ ~
"But l must see your eyes, if le
ou please, madam" said the doc
1r.
Flossy opened them with flash, ri
eddening furiously at her own stu ui
idity. Then she laughed, and the en-
vo gentlemen joined her; and af- no ny
n that they all felt more at their y, r.
ase, and DIR. Buchanan proceed o.
quietly to make the examination. ~ ~
Very keen and intelligent was % Fl
le searching gaze of his clear gray No No
res; very firm though gentle the W.
'uch of his strong, slender fingers w
I'd Flossy felt an instructive con
lence that his verdict, be it what n,
might, would be final, and trem- ~ ~
ed inwardly while she awaited it. :, liis
It was bad enough, but not SO wy
ID as it might be, when it came at 0n.
ngth: Convicted but not con. :
might be rendered as the ms
MINING ND There was a Ger mo
inty of reprieve, and a hope of cat
innate rescue; but, meanwhile, tul
Q penance of total idleness, and grf
lily subsection to medical treat kei
ent, was adjusted. coo
Flossy drew a long breath of re- ant
f; it was so much better than bal
e had feared and Fred, the big,
, 4 -, ho,rto1 foIlor, ,.,,.LI - H..