The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1873-01-30
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Tae yoane doctor tanned pale Ne
kuen lhat knock ouly loo we'll lie ielt
sure tlat lt was administered by the
tnaehle. ~ Miss Susan Jones his lard
adg. whese namo 10 bFszen letters ad-
0raed the front daor below
But wh, should Dr. ingalls, taru pale
a. Tie lhonght 81 meeting Miss Jones;
Lei nc cxpaiu have said that The
doctor was a practitioner ol medicine. l
should rstbef say ghat he was professor
oftle melical art. aud had been laborine
I hard toF lie last Six months to become a
practitioner Bui alas! lho community
\ fn general didn't "see it, 10 adopt a cur
reht phrase.
flc hsd had only one patient during
( that entire period, an old lfish woman
who had taken o little too much whisky,
aud conceived the idea thai she was go-
ing ~ die The compensation received
/ from Mrs. Rafferty, went o very small
way toward delnyiug bis personal eX-
pcuscs. The natural consequence was,
al she eud uf SIX months, the doctor was
considerably IN arrears, lii fact, he
hadn't paid a cent Of his board bill and
be knew very well that Miss Jones ill.,
tended TO bring Il in that morning.
. Accordingly ii answer to the kuork he
remarked in a very feeble tone Of voice,
( Come iu!
The kuocker did come in.
Miss Susan Jones presented the APP
pcarancc of a lady with 10 "nousense"
about her She was sharp, practical
busiuess-like woman OF thirty-eight, She
was rather tail, rather bouy, ratter angu-
lar, aud rather homely.
/ Good-morniag, Miss Jones, said DR..
lugalls, rather uncasily,
Morning, said the spinster.
Fine morning, yentured DR.. Robert.
Haven't had time to look out, remark
cd Mis-. Jones Here's your bin for six
months board, DR. Ingalls,
The young man took it, and gazed at IL
steadastly, as II IL was very interesting
document indeed.
hope You dnd it right, said Miss
Jones sharply. Twont.six weeks board
at five dollars per week amounts to one
hundred aud thirty dollars precisely.
Precisely, returned Robert hastily. 1t
Is quite correct, assure you. Could
you leave Il with me day or two?
/ ! mean to leave II with you perman-
eutly, said Miss Jones, on condition, of
course, that You pay me tic money.
IL haven't got II this morning, falter-
ed Dr, ingalls,.
didg suppose you had, said Miss
Jones.
You didn't the young man couldn't
help exclaiming in surprise.
No, aud therefore have thought of q
different way of settlement
Professional servicosS suggested DR..
Robert, Frightening up.
Pooh said Miss Susan, don'tneed a
doctors services, and If did, I'd go to
somebody that had more experience than
you.
Oh! said the young man humbly.
No, it's something different | have to
propose. My cares are many, and find
it quite a buldeu to go to market, and at
tend to everything, have been thinking
II might be well for me to marry-in ord
er to sccnre assistance III just as Lief
marry you as anybody. believe there's
difference IN age. You are--let me sec,
how oldl Twenty-six! fahered DR., In.
gals, toosing at her IN alarm.
And am thirty-cight Well 1t won't
be love match. take II VIC are both
8 too sensible for that. However, III tell
yon what IN 90: Ia give YOU your
board besides receiptiug this bin If you
see ct to marry me.
And If not? asked Young Dr. ingalls,
under his breath
You'Il be in Jail before night. III give
you tin dinner to think Of il. Oh! III
. give YOU a hundred dollars q year be,
side, to buy your clothes for three years
to come. By that time youIl be IN prac
tice, and will earn enough to buy en-
yourself. Good morning. You can lei
me know at dinner
Miss Jones deliberately left the room
Poor Bob (exeuse the familiarity, bu
knew bin when boy) sat plunged Ii
sorrowfal o. nght, aud then putting OF
q biz hat, lof, the house for 3 short walk.
- he stopped at the po.t-oflicc, where bI
found a letter from bis tailor asking fo
the payment Of "that little bill"
The die is oast' be said. l'H sacriGct
myselC
lie walked back aud appended bis sig
mature TO the following document:
/, Robert lagals, N. D., hereby agrer
to m4rry Miss Susan Jones spjnstcr
mouth from date.
RoBEgr lSGuls, VI ID.
Thereup0n Miss Jones handed him hl
board bin rcceipicd
Three days later, Bob Ingalls, (excusu
Z my familiarity once more) sat revolyiu.
). his unhappy fate 10 bis mind, when let
/, ter reached him appnsug him Of hi
e. aants death; and moreover that By be
death be came into property valued a
fram Gyc % six thausand dollars.
lii, Grst emotion va. joyful Bat lbeu
followed tile giieyons thought that Mis-
jone. bad his promise q marriage, au'
Wogli undoubtedly sue him i0f breach o
promise II he iaiItd 70 abide by II, au,
tho damages woald probably swallow 81
D.. most Il his btqutst
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