The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-07

A MUTUAL MISTAKE.

MOI CAL -E1SIAkE.
.DRaii and cherry for the parlors with
atlh.wool, dont you think, Flossyg And
blue instead of the inevitable green for
the dining room. As FOR the bed
rooms"
Never hind about the bed rooms, or
any OF the other rcoms, for that matter,
II you p ease, Mr.. R0ssitur Remember
You CAV Z rae carte Blanche about this fur
hiShiT g, and | mean to show you an origi-
M houSe, with no stereotyped colors or
t,flcs. Just confidc in my taste, and keep
Your purse-Strings openl'
To the extent of their CAPACITY, nv
dear And, of course, / wouldn't dare t0
venture To question a wOman's taste. least
ol all tbss little womans But your ewes
fioSsy, your eyes You hadn't developed
your interesting intention of bccon.,,.,
bind when L gave YOU that carte bI,r'.. ,
You know. Why, | suspect. wi,- az 0'
doctor has done with you, ycu - ',le
able To distinguish betwcer. In nc
green and u Dagmar blu. ~ "c''eInich
The eyes thus disree .,.c.r,,
flashed laughing re- .,nacb t Ihis i'Inei ,oaa 70
speech. i'n az 'ais teasihg
- ,,arf 1T is too bad OF YOU to re-
nsI was M f. shat have to undergo, Just
esr,eftir JTing to get my courage up by
=
~ -g 1t for moment. And when
- "a turn man-milIiner, | should like
nov? You ought to be ashamed To
now one color from another, and don't
believe you do, either | shant let YOU
choose thing; it's quite enough for you
:" nave tue honor of paying the bills
Hush, Flossyl here is the doctor.
NJ" Go be brave, DEAR" interrupted her
panlon, In q changed voice; and
" y
y round.
The door OF the private room opened.
ana tall, grave-looking man advanced
mo the ante-rcom. He was holding by
tie itnd a pale little girl with a green
.'tdc bof.nd closely over her eyes, and
rs new patient noticed how trustingly
lhe ittl thing clung to him, despite the
pam n lad probably just inflicted upon
Aer; ard it inspired her with 4 feeling of
CO. Ihdence on her own part. Still she
embe and grew quite cold, when, hav-
ing dismissed the Child at the door with a
cheeTy gOod-by, the oracle who was to
decide the fate of those pretty blue eyes
of hers approached herself and her com
paniOn, and, bowling, desired to know
their commands
We have been referred to you by our
fsmiiv physician, as a most skilful Oculist,
Dr. Buchanan :" said MIR Rossitur, pre-
sentlng his card. I" / wish to consult you
on behalf OF myths lady. He appre
hends some serious difficulty with her
eyes VIII you be good enough to e1-
anime them for yourself?'
Inc doctor bowed with professional
graVity, and leading the way into the in
Ter room, requested the lady to be seated
n the patients chair" But poor Flossy
gre" whittier still, and looked piteOusly at
IL Who lanrhal ,narvOuclrr and tho
,actor, who answered with reassuring
SMILE. Then she rose with a mighty ei-
lrt, shOOE out her sashes, stepped doubt
tully through the door, though she was
eroS>ing tse threshold of the InquisitiOn,
and let herself down into the great leath-
ern receptacle as gingerly as though it
Wre the rack itself.
Oh-or' she exclaimed, with a little
IrTcprcSsible nervous cry, as the doctor ad-
ltsied the chair SO as to move her head
edward. Fred laughed again at this,
and the doctor locked amused and FlOsSy,
ashamed Of her babyishness, seated herself
TesoluteIy In the dreadful chair, set her
little teeth, clinched her kidded fingers
ani-shut her eyes tight! determined To
bear like a woman and a heroine what
ever fate might be in store for her.
Bu. | must see your eyes, II you please,
madam, said the doctor.
FlOssy opened them with flash, red
aeHing furiOusly at her own stupidity.
Then she laughed, and the two gentlemen
Joined her. and after that they all felt
more at their ease, and Dr. buchanan pro-
e-eied quietly To make the examination.
Very keen and intelligent was the
strching gaze of his clear gray eyes;
very firm though gentle the touch OF his
strong, slender fingers; and FlOssy felt an
instructive confidence that his verdict, be
= what il might would be final, and trem-
hled inwardly while she awaited it.
IL was bad enough, but not 50 bad as 1T
right be, when il came at length: Con
victed but not condemned, might be rem
dered as the summing up There was
certainty OF reprieve, and hope OF uitl
mate rescue; but, mean while, the pcnGnce
OF total idleness, and daily subjectioa to
medical treatment, was adjudged.
Flossy drew long breath of relief; II
was 50 much better than she had feared /;
aud Fred, the big, tender hearted fellow,
rushed Up with tears in his eyes, and en-
brace1 her regardless of appearances.
The little lady colored violently, and
pushed him hastily away.
" For shaIae, Fred - she expOstulated,
IN a vehement whisper and then, to con
ceal her embarrassment, said gayly to the
doctor:
" Do, pray, give US again the nice long
name OF what you Said was the matter
with my eyes. People will be sure to ask,
and | shall feel so learned when | tell
them"
DIR. Buchanan replied gravely, and dis
creetly assumed To have seen nothing of
what had happened.
But he had seen, nevertheless, and en-
We'd while he saw; and even after The
pair had departed with hearts wonderfully
iightened, TO forget their fears In the de-
hghtful mysteries of hOuse-furnlshlng
and even while he himself was busy with
ianumerable cases of Ophthalma, amauro-
SIS, and Heaven knows what unutteraDle
ailments of unfortunate optics, the re-
membrance of the cOmical touching scene
came back To him more than once, and
Win hope that he might not have to do
anything very terrible to those soft, blue
eyes that had looked up so wistfully to
MS for it was very evident that whatever
pila was inflicted on them would dupli-
S'"e Itself in the heart of the fond young
over or Observation-Disclosures he was
meanwhile, said "problematic charac-
er was deep with Flossy in the mys-
T'ies OF velvet satin, and brocatelle, AMI
slAnks to their united industry and per
erance, the great work of fitting up the
&c" mousse was most satisfactorily inau-
surated by dnner-time.
N 'su was too busy To accompany her To
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