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

to try to keep house for himself,
Miss Usher felt her cheeks flushing,
and glow and a stir coming into
her heart, which quite made her for
get how ill she had fancied herself
just before.
That same becoming flush lit her
cheeks as she made her toilet for the
evening after the brisk walk recon-
mended, which had sent her home
with an appetite for her simple din
ner. What with the little cap of
muslin and blue ribbons on her head
and the dainty apron, and the bit of
work in her fingers, and bright fire,
and all, she was a pleasure, the doc
tor thought, when he came in an
hour later; and, what is more, he
said so.
"WellI this looks cheerful. Wo-
men certainly have the knack Of
making rooms cozy which men new
er get. Now I found out that it was
growing cold as I sat in my Office,
and I don't think you have felt it at
all in this snug little bower of yours.
And how are you tonight ?"
The doctor was shaking hands all
the time he said this. He had that
warm, cordial way with him which
is so valuable to a physician; but
somehow tonight it seemed more
marked than usual. Miss Usher
withdrew her fingers with little
twitter.
''Take this chair, doctor, it is a
comfortable one."
The doctor sank, nothing 10th, in
to the deep depths.
"Well, did you take the prescrip'
ton ?'
"The walk? Oh! yes, and feel
much better for it, thank you"
"That's right. 1 knew you would,
And how did you like the other %
"The other ?" with deepening color
-"oh I liked it very well-that is
very much" d"
"I am glad to hear it. It was a
simple thing, but I thought it would
suit you. 1 scribbIed line to &c
with it because I wanted to ensure
your getting out to day, and now ]
want a little plain talk with you or
the same point. Let me ask, to be
gin with, don't you thisk you have
lived alOn e long enough ?"
"Perhaps so, replied Miss Usher
with maidenly hesitation-"but'-
"You see," interrupting, "if WI
could make arrangements by which
you could have some young person
with you, a bright, lively girl o
Kitty's age, for instance - wht
would be an interesting companion
and not too much of a charge, i
would be the very thing. It's sit
ting here forlorn and solitary, anC
having nobody to keep you com
pany or urge you to go out, which
is playing the mischief with you
nerves and making you fancy your
self an invalid. You are no NOR
sick than I am. You only need rous
ing. Now, don't you think so your
self! Couldn't you bring your minC
to like it ?"
Miss Usher futtered, looked up
turned scarlet, and looked dow
again.
at is easy to find the person yor
want" went on the unconscious doc
tor. "PH see to that. Only say tn
word"
81 have been so used to livin
alone" faltered Miss Usher, "that
am half afraid to try the experiment
But if I had yOu to help me, do,
tor"
"Of course you'll have me-" sal
the hearty physician "thats m
business, you know"
"Business !"
ooh! well pleasure, too,
course; but it is business after al
What's a great strong man fit for
he cannot look after little delicat
souls like you; to say nothing
my being your doctor, and you m
poor Mary's school friend? 'Tis a
agreement, then In that case, I
look about me at once, and begin
make arrangements"
"But, " interposed Miss Usher, tin
, idly, "are you sure as to Kitty's an
! WHY'S feelings, doctor ?''
q "Kitty and Willy?"
r ayes. Because you know, eve
IS if you meant every word of tn
IS sweet letter this morning it Wou
1t have to depend a great deal on tha
!. 1 couldn't do anything to grie,
10 their dear little hearts,"
e "My letter! What was my le
J. ter2" unused the puzzled doetc
d "Do you happen to have it abo
: you? 1 want to see if I made ar
mistake in the quantities.
1t With deeper bushes, Miss Ush
to drew it from her pocket.
y "Here it is" she said. II thil
it a great deal of it, 1 assure you"
ut Doctors, by dint of long practi'
le acquire great command over the
d cial muscles. Our doctor was mS