The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1871-11-09
CUPID AsTRAY.

Bob had no idea the doctor was
behind him as he poked the valen-
tine under the front door. Had he
not been too frustrated to look
around, he would have seen him,
and had the doctor not been deep in
a medical reverie about Jane Todd'c
collar bone, he must have spied the
draped figure as it darted away
But as it was, he fumbled for the
key a minute, and then rang the
door. bell, and while doing so, spy
ing something white under the door
he picked it up and tore it open
Tore it open! that letter! with al
its lavishment of border and blue
seal that letter over which Bob had
sat up till two A. NJ, rounding his
periods and curling the tails of his
P's and Q's. Was it for this that he
had bestowed so many slaps on the
forehead? o Fate!
Bridget, that faithful servitOr, an
sWered the bell, charged with a mess
age which she was bent on deliver.
ing with the least possible delay.
"If you please, sir, Morton Jones'
wife's sisters been here, and little
Johnny's fell through the loft and
took up for dead, and they'd like you
to go this minute, and there's a lit.
tie boy with a faver, it is in Long
Lane, and Miss Usher's sent this
note"
"Long Lane must watt" muttered
the doctor, as he threw his instru,
ment case and letter on the table,
and took the note Bridget held out
"Morton Jones, hey! He's that man
on the Flats isn't he ?'
"Yis, sir"
"I'l go at ONCE. Hum!" (skim'
ming the dainty notelet in his hand,
''Dear Doctor: So nervous and de
| pressed-my old foe, neuralgia, up
on me again-come as soon as yoU
have leisure, please, and meantime
send that prescription which did me
so much good last year." Prescrip
ton! Yes, of course, she longs tt
be dosing herself-aIl females do
I"Yours sincerely, Madeline Usher.
That comes of being alone and fan
ciful. If she had one earthly thing
to do, she would be well woman
III see she gets nothing to hurt her.
And tearing a scrap from his pocket
he penciIed some cabaIistic signs.
"Here, Bridget. Fetch a sheet o
paper, will you?-or, stay, this will
answer" And seizing BOb's valen
tine, the unconscious doctor Wrot
upon its back as follows:
"Mx DEAR FRIEND: I send something
which I think will suit you better thai
the prescription you ask for. 1t is nc
exactly medicine, but will do you NOR
good than if it were, and be great dea
better suited for you at this season of tn
year. Be sure and take brisk wal
after it. You know 1 always told 20
more than half your bad feelings com
from loneliness and want of occupation
I wish I could make you feel this ha,
as strongly as do. will drop in thi
evening, if possible.
"Yours, faithfully, L. RAYMOND"
"Poor girl" he muttered "sh
puts me out of patience sometime;
but she is a good creature. Bridge
see that this goes to Miss Usher a
soon as Willy comes from school.
am in a great hurry" And he hud
died the papers into an envelope
and was off with a bangof the dool
leaving the note in Bridget's Gu;
tody. The prescription lay upon tn
floor, where it had fallen unperceiN
ed.
Miss Usher, sitting in her parlol
by her bright fire, pale, detected
wrapped in a shawl, was not littl
amazed when, two hours later, th
missive was put in her hands. D
Raymond had written her notes b.
fore, half professional, half friendl!
} but this was unexampled. SilvC
) doves, a smiling Cupid, with Oh
pink wing and one blue one, rose
, egIantines, and What-not around th
, edges, and these fiowery lines Ell
+ closed:
= "Oh say not it is wrong to love
I To love, to worship thee
The sea yearns for the stars above,
The stars look on the sea.
= The hot moon woes the scented gale,
a The parched flowers in the dew
Their love, their longing does not fail,
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