The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-01-11
i" HOPE. /:
Story of u Valentino.

When my friend Capt. Terrible, l. ;.
NJ, dimes at my plain table, | am always a
little abashed. know that he has been
accustomed to variety Of wines and sauces,
to a cigar after each course and tn a cook
cry that would kill an undeveloped Ameri-
can. So when the captain turns the castor
round three times before selecting his con
diment, and when his eyes seem to be seek
ing for w orcestershire sauce and brandy
wine feel the poverty Of the best feast
can furnish him. | am afraid veteran mag
azine readers viii feel thus about the odd
little story have to tell. For | have OBJ
served of late that even the short stories
are highly seasoned; and | cannot bear to
disappoint readers. SO, let me Just hon
estly write over the gateway to this story a
warning. l have no Cayenne pepper. No
Worcestershire sauce. No coguac No
cigarettes. No murders. No suicides
No broken hearts. No lovers ouarrels.
No angry fathers. No pistols and coffee
No arsenic. No laudanum. No shrewd
detectives. No trial for murder. No
'heartless coquette.' No 'deep-dyed vi
lian with curling mustache.' Now, if af-
ter this warning, you have the courage to go
On l am not responsible.
Hubert said might print it if I'd disguise
the names. 1t came out quite accidentally.
We were discussing the woman question.
L ANA 'womans Fighter. Hubcrt-the
Rev Hubert Lee, ] should say, pastor of
the First Church, and indeed, the only
church in Allenville--is not, though fiat
ter 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, | suppose, he told
me how, year and half before, he hal'usei
up one womans rights man, who was no
other than old DR.. Hood the physician
who has had charge of the physical health
Of Hubert and myself from the beginning.
Unlike most of his profession, the doctor
has always been a radical, and even the
wealth that has come in upon him of late
years has left him quite as much of raii-
cal, at least in theory, as ever before. In
deed the old doctor is not verv inconsis-
tent in practice, for he has educated his
only daughter, Cornelia, to his own pro
fsssion, and believe she took her VI. n.
with honors, though she has lately spolled
her prospects by marrying. But socially
he has become n little aristocratic, seeking
An exclusive association with his wealthy
neighbors. And this don't look well in one
VINO, when he was poor, wa. particularly
bitter on purse proud aristocracv'
suppose Hubert felt this. Certainly | did.
and therefore | enjoyed the conversation
that he repeated to me all the more.
Il seems that my friend Hubert had been
away at the seminary for three years, and
that having at last conquered in his great
battle against poverty, and having an edu-
cation in spite of all difficulties, aud having
supplied city church acceptably for some
months during the absence of the pastor in
Europe, he came back TO our native village
TO rest on his laurels n few weeks and de-
eide which of three rather impecunious calls
he would accept
When just about TO leave he took it into
ms mead Tor some reasons to drop in on
old DR.. Hood. II WIS nine o'clock in the
morning and the doctor partner was max
ing morning calls while the old gentleman
sat In hls ONCE to attend TO any that might
seex ms services. This particular morning
happened to be an unfortunate one. for
there were no age shaken patients to be
seen, and there was not even case of mi
nor surgery to relieve che tetliousness of
the morning Office hour. PERHAPS il was
Tor thus reason, perhaps it was for the sake
OF odd acquaintance, that he gave Hubert
most cordial reception, aud launched at
once INTO = sea of vivaciouS talk. Cornelia.
whe' was N tbs efce, excused herself on
the ground that she was examining for her
hnal examination, and seated herself at n
window with her book.
l am afraid take your time, doctor.
said Hubert.
U, no, am giving up practice to nv
partner, DR.. Beck, and shall give it all to
him in a year or two.