Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-09-06
y PEARLS AND BLACKBER-
RIES.

4 seusesf' ldAnd as he enunciated the
words. with impressive distinctness he
Hooked solemnly at Harry Clifford.
He might have found worse looking
i Individual to fix his regards upon than
this young M d., who had taken his
first lessons in bones, muscles and hu-
man anatomy with the therapeutics be-
longing thereto, in the little office across
| the hall, and was just preparing to hang
up a single Of his own; for Harry Cliff
ford was tall and shapely, with red brown
hair and a huge auburn mustache, and
merry eyes that laughed like springs Of
water in the sunshine.
DR.. Darling took off his spectacles,
folded them. and deliberately placed
them in their case, still without taking
i, his eyes from his neophyte Harry Cliff
ford smiled; but he looked little EN-
barrassed, Notwithstanding. ~ sd
4 9"She would have you in a minute, if
you were to propose" pursued DIR. Dar-
ling, dropping great red-hot splashes of
sealing wax over sheet of writing pa
per, and stamping them with his mono
gram seal in an aimless sort of a way.
4 f"Yes; but tell you, sir, j don't want
to propose, said Harry, staring at the
intertwined d. j. D. 5 as if they were the
most interesting things in the world. a3i
"You don't want pretty girl for a
wife,"
"Not that pretty girl in particular, doc
tor" f29o 1flaH y
~" Nor fifty thousand dollars?" added
the doctor, pronouncing the three mo-
mentous words in manner that made
them sound very weiehty indeed.
80" / would not object to the fifty thou
sand dollars in itself, sir; but as mere
appendage to Miss Bradbury" 90.
Il believe the boy is crazy" eiacula-
ted DR.. Darling. Well, we'll, as the
Scotch proverb has it, a willfu' man
maun hae his way and shall interfere
no further. BY the way, Harry"
"Yes, sir2p .slfiah ihI
You are going to the city this after
noon?" fs.
"That is my present intention, sir"
Stop at Depierre's will you, and
leave Mrs. Darling's pearl brooch to be
mended. / ought to have done ita week
ago; but a man can't think of every
thing < ilit ds Z 81 soi18
Certainly, Doctor and Harry Cliff
ford deposited the pearl brooch--an old
fashioned ornament Of massive gold.
set with. tiny seed -pearls--in his waist
coat pocket. .ags oii
Rather o careless way to carry jew
elry, young mani" said DR.. Darling,
eleyating his eyebrows. =, "
qqfOhs i never lose anytnlngl as
serted harry, In an ot-hand sort o. way
h. The morning sun was casting bright
flickering threads OF gold across the
kitchen floor; the morning glorIes and
Madeira vines, trained across the case
ment, stirred softly ~ the mid-July AR;
and Ursula Percy Mrs. Dunmngs or
phan niece, was busy doingup piack-
berries, diiS s1ssy Laglg ;asg
h Fresh as rose, with hazel eyes, SOFT
tened to intense 9 blackness mess l At times by BY
smiling scarlet lips, she stood there
her calico dress concealed by the house,
wifely apron of white dlmity that was
tied round her waist, and her black curis
tucked remorsely back Of her ears
looking demurely into the buDDhng
depths of the preserving kettle, like a
beautiful parody on one oil the witehes
in Macbeth while on the Whitley
secured pine table beyond! glittering
tin vessel was upheaped with the beauti-
| full Jet-black fruit, each seperate perry
flashing like the eye OF an Orientai belle
Ursula Fir 1B4of hc i'7
The pretty Young girl started. very
nearly dropping her skinner into the
preserving kettle. Cii ,s s.anta1h \
bow YOU Startled me, Harry p
Harry advanced into the kitchen, with
an admiring look at the bright face,
flushed with a little blush and good
deal Of stove heat. 4f1
IYou are always at work Ursula
az have rot TO work. Harry. to earn
nv own living" Ursula Perry answered
with a slieht uplifting Of her exquisite
black brow; Tam not an heiress, like
Miss Bradbury" 't' ''l'.-
"a Confound Miss Bradbury" exclaim-
cd our hero. II hear nothing but Miss
Bradbury the whole time" A7sD
"Sbe is n yery sweet Young lady,
Harry" said Ursula. in mildly reproying
accents oiia s1lt
3gI dare say; but--what a lot of black
berriesi Won have here. to be sure, Ur-
suia ~
7dForty quarts I" said Ursula. demurely.
Aunt Darling always enjoys them so
much IN the WINTER 8
iIT Harrv. ~ M, nut bopav.sweet olobule Of
fruit into his month. - Z, e ~
% Rlackberries are a beautiful fruit.
.Irsnla Tgo. N
VERY" and Miss Perry skinned dill
gentivT Tsway at ne bnbbi;ng caidron. 4
SaFsnsc;alIv when Won are doing them
mn added t5a younS M d with rather
a clumsy EFFORT At oompliment'
IS8TJrsS,ls IA not an swer Harry walked