The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1870-04-07
CUPID AsrRAY.

OV1AO asa 0AA4s
Bob had no idea that the doctor was
behind him - he poked the valentine
under the front siaine. Had hc not been
tho frustrated to look round, he would
have seen Him, and had not the doctor
been deep in . medical reverie about
Jane Toid's coIlar bone, he must have
spietl the dapper nHurs ssit dartea away.
But AZ It was he fu,n6led for his key .
minute, and then rang the bell, and
while doing %, spying something white
under the door, be picked It UP and tire
Il open. Tore It open! that letter! with
all its lavishniemt of b0risr aud blue
seal! that letter over which Bob had sat
up till two A. N. roucsiiny his periods
and curling the tails Of his P's and Q's.
Was It for this that he had bestowed %
many slaps on his forehead? O fate!
Bridget answered the bell, charged
with message which she was bent on
delivering with the least possible delay.
"Ify;.n please, sir, Morton Jonea's Wits
sisters . bee,, here. and little JohnDy's
a-fell through the loft and t"ok up for
dead, aud they'd like you to come this
minute, aud two Irish women calieo
and baby, and there's little boy with
fayvsr tits in Long Lane, and Miss.
Usher's sent this note"
"Long Lane must watt" muttered
the doctor. ~ be threw his instrument
case and the letter ON the table, aud
took the note Bridget held out. Nor
ton Jones. hey? He's the man on the
Flats, isn't he?
"Yis, SIR" t#.A <#
"I'Il 70 at once. Hum 7" (skinming
the dainty notelet In his HANDY Dear
Doctor; 90 nervous and depressed-my
old foe nuralgia-come ~ soon as you
have leisure, and il the meantime send
that prescription which did such good
last year, 'Prescription'-yes, Of
course, she longs to be dosing herself
all women do" "Yours sincerely,
Madiline Usher" "That comes Of being
alone and fanciful. II she had one
earthly thing to do. she'd be . well wo-
man. I'll see she gets nothing to hurt
her." And tearing . scrap from pock-
et-book, he penciiied some cabalistic
signs. .
"Here, Bridget Fetch . sheet Of pa.
per-or, stay, this will answer" Aud
seizing Bob's valentine, the unconscious
doctor wrote upon its back rs follows:
MY DEAR FRIEND: send you
some, hing which think will suit you
better than the prescription you ask for.
1t isi,'t exactly medicine but will do you
more good than If were, and be great
deal better for you at this seaeon of the
year. Be sure to take brisk walk af-
ter it. You know always told you
that half your bad feelings come from
louliness and want Of occupation. I
would make you feel this half ~ strongly
as do. I'll drop in this evening If
possible. Yours faithfully,
l.. RAYMOND.
"Poor girl" he muttered; 'she puts
me out Of patience sometimes, but she's
. good creature. Bridget. see that this
goes tD Miss Usher - soon as Willie
comes fOm school. I'm In great hur.
ry." And he hu.idleh the papers into
MI envelope, aud was of with bang of
the door, leaving the note IN Bridget's
custody. The prescription lay upon the
floor, where It had fallen unperceiv-
ed. = "a ess* m. se, # 4es
Miss Usher, sitting In her parlor BY
her bright fire. pale, detected, wrapped
In shawl, was nOs . little amazed
when two hours later, the missive was
put into her hands. DR.. Raymond had
written her notes before, half profess-
ional, half friendly, tut this was so,ne-
thing uaexanapled. Silver dvves, .
sn,irk 'ng cupid, With Que pink wing
and Que blue one, rosss, eglantines, aud
what. not round eils edges, these fowe-
ry lines enclosed
oh! say not II il wrong to love
To love u, worship thee:
The Sea year M for the stars aboves
The stars look on the Se4.
The parched flower the dew
Their sgs Ss; naas ans ;a9 Sess not
Like bird all spent with wandering,
All weary must roam
Until / feel my restless wing
In the dcar nest of home.
But what were home without thy fAce.
Jfatrest love Of miner
rhsn dssn that hy%ss TO
It was really not 90 bad considering
that but eighteen short summers had
passed over Bob's head; and that Tor
some time back his restless wing had
been furled in the large dry goods shop
round the corner. which he hoped some
day to adorn - partner. Whether the
doctor would have admired II Is address
ed 10 Kitty-that baby, ~ he called her
-is questionable. hut Miss Ushcr quite
giowed ~ she read. It was 30 poetics:l
70 sweet. The little confusion of pro-
nouns In the first verse escaped her not
ice altogether. She read aud re-rsad
aud then turned to the more prossic
second psge.
mot e1dctIy medicine" o that funny
map! Much better suited to this season
Of the pear! Oh! very much. DeSr,