The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-05-05
A Mutual Mistake.
From Appleton's Journal.

From Appleton's Journal:
"Drab and cherry for the parlors, will
satin-wood, don't you think, Flossy
And blue instead of the inevitable greer
for the dining-room. As for the bed
rooms"
Never mind about the bedrooms, OF
any OF the other rooms for that matter
if you please, Mr. Rossitur. Remember
YOU gave me carte blanche about this fur
nIshing, and l mean to show you an
original house, with no stereotyped
cnlors or styles. Just confde in my taste,
and keep your purse strings open"
ITO the extent of their capacity, my
dear. And, of course, I wouldn't dare
to venture to question womans taste,
least of all this little woman's. Put your
ewes, Flossy, your eyes! You hadn't dc
veloped your interesting intention of
becoming blind when gave you that
carte blanche, you know. Why, suspect,
when the doctor has done with you, you
won't be able to distinguish between a
Mettern oh green and a Dagmar blue! "
The eyes thus disrespecttully alluded
to flashed laughing reproach at this teas
ing speech.
Now, Fred, it is too bad of you to re.
mind me Of what | have 10 undergo,
lust as | was trying to get my courage
up by forgetting it for moment And
when did YOU turn man milliner, should
like to know? You ought to be ashamed
10 know one color from another, and L
don't believe you do, either. | shan't let
YOU choose thing it's quite enough for
| ha nF
bills
"Hu,h, Flossy here is the doctor.
Now do be brave dear interrupted her
lcompanion, in changed voice; and
Flossy turned white, and looked plteous-
ly round. -,
The door of the private room opened
and tall, grave looking man advanced
into fine ante-room. He was holding by
the hand a pale little girl with green
shade bound closely over her eyes, and
his new patient noticed how trustingly
the little thing chung to him, despite the
pain he had probably just inflicted upon
her and it inspired her with feeling OF
confidence on her own part. Still she
trembled and grew quite cold, when hay
inc dismissed the clild at the door with
CHEEKY good by, the oracle who was tc
decide the fate of those pretty blue eyes
of hers approached herself and her com
panion, and, bowling, deslr ID to know
their commands.
1--WE have been referred to you by cul
family physician, as most sklllful ocullst
DR.. Buchanan )" said Mr. Rossitur, pre-
senting his card 81 wish to consult you
on behalf of myths lady. He appre,
hends some serious difficulty with her
eyes. Will you be good enough to ex-
anime them for yourself?"
The doctor bowed with professional
gravity, and leading the way into the
inner room, requested the lady to be
seated in the patients chair" But
poor Flossy grew winter still, and looked
piteously at Fred, who laughed nervuusly
and at the doctor, who answered with a
reassuring smile. Then she rose with
mighty effort, shook out her sashes
stepped doubtfully through the door, as
though she was crossing the threshold OF
the Inquisition, and let herself down into
the great leathern receptacle as gingerly
as though it were the rack itself.
"Oh-o!" she exclaimed, with little
irrepressible nervous cry, as the doctor
IL
head backward Fred laughed again a
this, and the doctor looked amused; anc
Flossy, ashamed of her bapyishness
seated herself resolutely in the dreadful
chair, set her little teeth, clinched he
kidded fingers and-shut her eyes tight
determined to bear like woman and ;
heroine whatever fate might be in store
for her.
"But must sec your eyes, if you please
madam" said the doctor.
Flossy opened them with flash, red
dening furiously at her own stupidity
Then she laughed, and the two gentlemen
Joined her; and after that they all fel
more at their ease, and DR.. Buchanan
proceeded quietly to make the examina
ton.
Very keen and intelligent was thu
searching gaze of his clear gray eyes
very firm though gentle the touch of hi
strong, slender fingers and Flossy fel
an instructive confidence that his verdict
be it what it might, would be final, ane
trembled inwardly while she awaited it
It was bad enough, but not so bad as i
might be, when it came at length; "CoD
Evicted but not condemned" might b.
rendered as the summing up. There wa
q certainty of reprieye, and hope o
ultimate rescue; but meanwhile, the pen
ance of total idleness, and daily subjec
ton to medical treatment, was adjudged
Flossy drew long breath of relief; i
was so much better than she had feared
and Fred the big tender-hearted fellow
. rushed up with tears in his eyes and EN-
= braced her regardless Of appearances
. The little lady coloroed violently, ant
pushed him hastily away.
!, "For shame, Fred T she expostulated
in a vehement whisper and then, to con
:. ceal her embarrassment, said gaily to tn
doctor; egg i,a