Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-02-09
THE STORY OF A VALENTINE.
By Rev. Edward Eggles.on, D. D, Of the
New York Independent

always to. variety OF wines and
sauces, to a cigarette after each
course, and to cookery that would
kill an undeycloped American. So,
when the Captain turns the castors
round three times before selecting his
continent, and when his eyes seem
to be seeking for Worcestershire
sauce and Burgundy wine. l feel the
poverty of the best feast l can turn.
ish him. l am afraid veteran maga.
zine readers will feel thus about the
odd little story / have to tell. For
| have observed OF late that even the
short sto les are highly seasoned;
and I cannot bear to disappolnt read
ers. SO. let me just honestly write
over the gateway to this story a
warning. | have 10 Cayenne pepper
No Worcestershire sauce. No cog.
nae. No cigarettes. No murders
No suicides No broken hearts. No
lovers quarrels No angry father
No pistols and coffee No arsenic.
No laudanum. No shrewd dctec.
tlves. No trial tor murder. No
"heartlesscoquctte.' No deep dyed
villain with a curling mustarhe.
Now if, after this warning, You have
the courage to 60 on, | am not re-
sponslble.
Hubert said / might print 1t if !
would disguise the names 1t came
out quite incidentally. We were
discussing the woman question. !
am a '.wonan's Fighter" Hubert-the
Rev. Hubert Lee, l should say, pas
tor Of the First Chucrh," and, In
deed, the only church in Allenville-
is not, though l fiatter myself have
made some impression on him. But
the discussion took place in Hubert's
own house. and wishing to give a
pleasant turn at the end, l suppose,
he told me how, year and halt be-
fore he had fused up" one woman's
rights man, who was no~other than
old DR.. Hood, the physician that has
had charge OF the physical health Of
Hubert and myself from the begin
ming. Unlike most OF hss profession,
the Doctor has always been rail-
cal, and even the wealth that has
come in upon him OF late years has
lett him quite as much OF radical,
at least Ia theory, rs ever before
Indeed the old Doctor is not very
inc. nsistent in practice, for he has
educated his only daughter, Cornelia,
to his own profession, and l believe
she took her NJ. D. with honors,
though she has lately spoiled hcr
prospects by marrying. But socially
he has become a little aristocratlc
seeking an exclusive association with
his wealthy ncighbors. And this
does not look very well IN one who
when he was poor, was particularly
bitter on ia pursc-proud ari;tocracy.
| suppose Hubert telt this. Certain
~ did, and therefore | enjoyed the
conversation that he repeated % me
all the more.
1t seems that my friend Hubert
had been away at the seminary tor
three ears, and that having at last
conquered in his great battle against
poverty, and having gained an edu
cation IN spite of difficulties, and
having supplied city church ac-
ceptably for some months during the
absence of the pastor in. Europe, he
came back to our native village to
rest Oh his laurels a few weeks, and
decide which of three rather i'm
pecunious calls he would accept
WHEN just abou. to leave he took it
into his head tor some reason to
drop in on old Doctor Hood. 1t
was 8 o'clock in the morning. and the
Doctors partner was making morn
ing calls while the old gentleman sat
in his Office to attend to any that
might seek his services. This par
ticnlar morning happened to be an
unfortunate one, tor there were no
ague shaken patients to be seen, and
there was not even q case OF MINOR
surgery to relieve the tediousness of
the morning Office hour. Perhaps it
was Tor tins reason, perhaps it was
tor the sake OF old acquaintance, that
he gave Hubert a most cordial re-
eeption, and launched at once into a
sea Of vivaclous talk. Cornelia, who
was IN the office, excused herself on
the ground that she was cramming for
her final examination, and seated her
self at a window with her book.
Il am afraid l take your time,
Doctor said Hubert.
80, no, l am giving, up practice to
my partner, DR.. Beck, and shall give
it all to him in a year or two
sTo him and Miss Cornelia?"
aucried Hubert, laughing. For i,
was currently reported that the
young Doctor and Cornelia were to
form a partnership in other than pro-
fcssional affairs.
Either because he wished to attract
her attention, or tor some other rea-
son, Hubert soon managed 10 turn
the conversation to the subject oi
woman's rights, and the old Doctor
andthe young person were soon huri
my at one another all the staple
and n,w somewhat stale, arguments
about woman's- fitness AMI won.an's
unfitncss for many things. At. last
perhaps because he was little corn
cred, Hubert said:
"Now. Doctor, there was queer
thing happened to student IN my
class in the seminary. i don't sup.
pose, Doctor, that you are much IN
terestcd in love story, but | think
yoa dare not apply your principles
to it in every part. Theories Otter
fail when practically applied, you
know"
"Go on. Hu, go on; Edslike to hear
tho story. And as tor my principles
they'll bear applying anywhere!' and
tho old Doctor rubbed his hands to
gether confidently.
ss'rhis t,icnd 0f mine Henry Gil