The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1871-11-15
HE HAMILTON BROTHERS.
a LOVE STORY.

sat and talked in the freight, my
er Frank and L, Just as we had sat and
d a hundred times be ore in the busy,
ward years which we two brothers had
together.
Rdenly looking up, Frank met my eyes
upon his moody face, and running his
Is lazily through his curly hair, he
led; but his laugh had not its own
!, careless ring.
low well Bent seems to be getting on
klbourne, Max" said he. Ellis letter
10 is filled with his own prosperity
seems to me merely written to see if
build send him out an assistant" l an
ID speaking lightly.
( course you do not know of any as
It to send out to Bent Frank said.
poorest young surgeons of your ac-
tance are ourselves, the Hamilton
ers, and thank heaven, we have not
so low as to exile ourselves vOluntn-
s druggists to Bent. 1 would not
he quarters with him for any consider
but l fear l envy him his success.
must own, Max, that it is hard fight
ERE"
it ia anywhere, in any profession,
It first" L answered quietly. "There
one thing we can do. However small
bcome, we can live it down and work
20 increase it. That. l take 1t, is the
of success, Frank" We canvassed
respects, and then Frank told me how
us he was to succeed, that he might
settice for his wife. 1t was Lettice's
lay and we were going to pay our re-
to her on this eventful occasion.
told me how great a trial it was to
waiting and struggling for success that
1ght marry, and | asked:
rank, do you feel that the waiting is a
toe, for-her?
know what you mean," he answered,
iy pausing. "Yes, Max, 1 think So"
o YOU know it," [ questioned in a low
whose sadness touched my own heart.
e answered with no pause at all:
es. Max know it"
had Just finished dressing, when |
ed Frank by saying very quietly:
have made up my mind to 60 out to
bewhatf"
IMPLY what I said-to 90 out to Bent.
{ q change, and q change holding out
prospect of ucces Why should l
lie this opportunity?'
at, you take me SO fearfully by sur
stammered Frank. "Why, you are
cisverer surgeon than Bent you go
B his servant"
stood under the old lime tree, which
inner, shaded the doorway, and nv
was on the bell when Frank stayed It
boke a few words in unusual earnest
Ill me one thing, Max, before we 20
ou do not decide to leave here for my
because l have so often complained
ar practice is not sufficient for two:
ecause you know l want to marry, and
It do SO as we are? You would not
POUR home and your friends, and me,
5 out to drudgery for that reason,
shall not be comfortable unless you
3 that you do it for your own sake"
wing that my going would spare me
Feat pain, which in my cowardice I
< from, answered him with a quick
had a very pleasant evening with Let
] did not feel very happy, and my de-
appearance was referred to more than
n the evening, Frank made some re-
when l in reply said:
e fact is, Lettice, Frank cannot un-
nd my last new within, which is TO 20
Melbourne to join an old friend of
this was how / told her ; Oh her birth
ght. ], who had worked and hoped,
aited, for the fullhilment of that one
dream which now lay shattered into
ents in that pretty, cheerful room.
hat do you think, Lettice of this new
: of Max'sT" asked Frank, laughing.
she moved by the tea table.
simply said, 81 do not like it; but if
kinks it best, 1 suppose he does well
" out his project"
x" said Lettice's father, as he came
oking curiously at me, whats this
lie one tells me? You are surely not
pig, in any seriousness, of going
ave decided to do so, indeed, as soon
ak and l can arrange matters heref''
annot believe it. Why, If my own
ter had suddenly told me that she was
! could not have been more astonish-
hat can have decided your"
ave learned by experience" l said,
to force q laugh, "that Redbury is
Rlthy a place to support so many doc
K and l walked home that night very
y. think WI had never before pass
Pc the narrow, quaint old streets af-
evening spent with Lettuce, without
OF her, and Of the home she made
mt and happy. But when we enter
own silent room we both hesitated,
nwilling to separate so.
X" began Frank, at last, STOPPING
o push a spill into the smouldering
this house seems dreary enough TO
z even with you. What will IL scep..
e. when Won are rnnee1