Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1871-02-11
MisttIIauy.
TIE STORY OF AVALENTINE.
BY EDWARD EGGLEsToH.

Hubert said might print this story
if | would disguise the names. 1t
came out quite incidentally. We were
discussing the woman question. ! am
a "wOmAn's Fighter" Hubert-the
Rev. Hubert Lee, should say. pastor
of the First Church. and, indeed,
the only church in Allenville-is not,
though hatter myself have made
some impression Oh him. But the
discussion took place in Hubert's own
house, and wishing TO give pleasant
turn at the end, suppose, he told me
how, a year and q half before, he had
FUSED up" one woman's rights man,
who was no other than old DIR. Hood,
the physician that has had charge
of the physical health of Hubert and
myself from the beginning. Unlike
most of his profession, the doctor has
always been q radical, and even the
wealth that has come In upon him of
late years has left him quite as much
of a radical, a least in theory, a. ever
before. Indeed the old doctor is not
very inconsistent in practice, for he
has educated bis only daughter, Cor
nelia, to his own profession, and be-
iieve she took her ". ID. with honors,
though she has lately spoiled her pros
poets. But socially he has become
little more aristocratic, seeking an ex-
elusive association with his wealthy
ueighbOrs. And this does not look
very well in one who, when he was
eboOr, was particularly hitter on "a
purse-prOud arist0cFrcy." ] suppose
Hubert felt this. Certainly did, and
therefore enjoyed the conversation
that he repeated TO me ell the more.
1. seems that my friend Hubert had
been away at the seminary for three
years, and that having at last con-
auered in his great battle against pow
erty, and having gained an education
in spite of difficulties, and having
supplied city church acceptably for
some months during the absence Of
the pastor In Europe, he CAN'T back to
our native village to rest on his lau-
rels q few weeks, and decide which
of three rather impecunious calls he
would accept. When just about 10
leave he took IL into his head for some
reason, TO "drOp IN" on old Doctor
Hood. 1t was nine O'Clock In the
morning, and the doctors partner was
making morning-calls while the old
gentleman sat IN his Office to attend
10 any that might seek his services.
This particular morning happened to
be an unfortunate ono, for there were
no aane-shaken patients TO be seen,
and there was not even q case OF mi-
nor surgery TO relieve the tedi0usness
of the morning Office hour. Perhaps
Il was Tor this reason, perhaps u was
for the sake Of old acquaintance, thkt
lie gave Hubert a most cordial rccep-
lion, and launched at once into sea
Of yfyaciOus talk. Cornelia, who was
IN the Office, excused herself on the
ground that she was cramming tor
her final examination, and seated her
self at q window with her book.
~ sm afraid / take your time, doc
tor" said Hubert.
10 no, / am giving up practice 70
my partner, DIR. Beck, and shall give
Il ail 70 him IN year or two"
sTo bim and Miss Cornelia g que
Fied Hubert, laughing. For II was
currently reported that the Young
doctor and COrneIia we're 70 form :
partnership In other than professional
affairs. :.
Either because be wished 70 attract
her attention, o. for some other rca-
s0n. Hubert soon managed % tnFn the
conyersatEon to the subject ofwpmsis
Tivt.s, e-A the old doctor ahd tlis
Young parson were soon hurting q
one another all the staple, ana nov
s0mewhaG stale, aFgumeBis aboHi Wc-
mans niness and RnhiHfss ioT Mahy