The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-06-17

sense folks call sketching! You'd bet
ter been at home churning; it's sight
more profitable.
ct leave that for country doctors
wives. By-the-way, Aunt Sophy, your
DR.. Arnold wears wig, dosn't he"
"My Dr. Arnold! When you see
him you will wish he was yours. What
if he does wear wig, miss2 Is there
anything disgraceful in that % Miss
Sophy wore false front herself.
"Oh, no; only it shows that he's
no chicken, as they say; and for my
part, l would rather be a young mans
slave than an old mans darling"
(which only shows your bad taste
and inexperince. But you needn't wor-
ry; young or old, DR.. Arnold wouldn't
waste thought on such chit as you
though you might thank your stars
if he should-in spite of forty wigs. J"
And Miss Sophy chuckled softly be-
hind her tea-urn.
eff he we wouldn't waste thought
on me, why in the world do you try to
make my mouth water9 I'm sure L
don't want to lead him into any such
extravaganza.
Felicia placed her four-leaved clover
over the front-door that very night, and
sat down to await the movements OF
Fate, which we know are always steal
thy and unexpected. Just now, GER
tainly, Fate seemed in hurry. A
week passed without bringing any one
in under the spell to the clover leaf
Felicia had begun'to despair, when a
perfumed note from Mr.. Gray arrived,
saying;
made the acquaintance of DIR Arnold
vet poor man. And how fares it with
the four-leavedc lover2 [ am delegatedIto
present you with my sisters love-to
which may I add my own 9-and to re-
quest the pleasure of your company at
Shell Beach any fine day this week. I
should be most happy to call for you,
but duty beckons in another direction.
Yet shall try to give myself half
holiday should you consent to make it
one.
"Hopefullyyours,
GA. L. GRAY"
90, should so like to go cried
Felicia tBut how to get there /
can't walk that distance, and all the
farm horses are at work, l suppose.
Dear me-. where's my godmother that
she can't make me a couch and-six out
of the squash vines and the squash
bugs
Where do you want to go2" asked
her godmother in the shape of Aunt
Sophy, For Felicia had not read the
note to her aunt and, moreover, she
was afraid of Aunt Sophy's opinion of
the young man of the period. She
would be sure to say, q In my day
young men didn, write to their sister s
friends unless they had something par
ticular to say for themselves and
young men didn't send their love in
that off-hand manner, as if it wasn't of
the slightest consequence" So Felicia
answered:
Mrs Ames, a friend of mine and
mammals, wishes me to spend the first
fine day with her at Shell Beach"
"Perhaps DR.. Arnold will happen
along, and take you in. He drives
frem Dan to Beersheba on his visits,
and wouldn't think anything of doing
a person good turn" said her aunt.
I'D rather stay at home" sulked
Felicia.
you're very silly girl"
Perhaps so but silly girls are just
the ones who like to have their own
way. Can't you send me to Shell
Beach 2" coaxingly.
"Well, perhaps Jones will harness 8
old Jolly and drive you over, if you're
set upon it, and are up early enough.
And there's the stage-go over in the
stage, and I'll send Jones and Jolly to
fetch you home That'H be handiest."
ooh, thank you; you are the best of
aunts, after all, if you have gone wild
over that old DR. Arnold. l dare say
you can't help it he's bewitchd you. .
Just wait till he bewitches you"
So the next fine day found Felicia on
the road to Shell Beach, where Mrs
Gray and Mrs. Ames were waiting to
welcome her, and where, toward noon,
they were joined by DIR. Gray. They
sat on the yeranda, and watched the
bathers, and rode on the beach. Fe-
licia, mounted on Dr. Gray's roam, of
which, to tell the truth, she was might
lily afraid, was only comforted by the
delight Of being cared for by the doc
tor, who made her forget danger by the
SIiuCt ol MS eye.
"And have you not met Dr. Arnold
yet? And has the fated fairy prince not
entered beneath the four-leaved clio
ver?o he laughed. GLOW do YOU
know what will happen while you're
away "
When the fairy prince comes, may
[ be there to see! No, I haven't met
the tiresome doctor yet, though aunty
suggested that if he happened along [
might ride over here with him"
But he didn't happen along?n
NO, thank goodness. [ took the
stage over. Mr.. Jones is coming to
take me home
Mr.. Jones? All! / don't remember
hearing you mention him before. A
particular friend of yours? LAWYER.
| doctor, merchant, theft? He's thief,
if he comes with the intent to steal nv
little friend Felicia said Dr. Gray,
with ill-concealed curiosity
9 He is one of the farm hands, if you
please y
" Cruel girl, Ishan't forgive you in
hurry. Jones is a great burden of
my mind. What possessed vou2"
"One likes to make believe have a
lover once in while, you know"
whats the use Of making believe
when the reality's staring you in the
| face ? "
cob make-believe lovers are not sc
| troublesome as real ones.
1" suppose not, " with sigh
They don't ask you to live in the
backwoods with them. "
Z" hope not. WHY was he ALWAYS