The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1874-05-01

wrote letter full of regrets to Cousin
Alice, and one Of acceptance to Aunt
Ruth
Aunt Ruth took off her spectacles and
wiped her eyes when she read Kittys
note, and said, "The blessed child !"
and then handed it to the physician by
her bedside. The physician, a quiet
looking gentleman with broad, white
forehead, was the child of a dear early
friend of Aunt Ruth's.
Kitty came at the appointed time, and
within week the house was changed
place. The doors and windows were
opened, and the sweet air and bright
sunshine let in. Bouquets were scat
tered here and there, freshly arranged
each day. The rigid arrangement OF
the furniture was broken. Aunt Ruth's
old piano was tuned, and drawn up near
the door of her room, that Kitty might
sing to her. Aunt Ruth's good old heart
was greatly rejoiced by al this change,
and the doctor wondered greatly. He
saw the effect, and knew Kitty to be the
cause but the means were to him q
mystery. From day to day hewondered
what change such bright spirit would
make in his grand but somber old place
a mile or two distant.
Nothing could exceed Kitty's amaze
ment when she found that Aunt Ruth's
friend, of whom she had written so
often and talked so much, was the great
doctor. She did not talk much in his
presence, for she stood in real awe of
him but her JOY was unspeakable in
listening TO his conversation with Aunt
Ruth. His vast knowledge, his varied
experience, his noble ideas, were won.
derful to her, and she congratulated
herself that she knew him so much bet
ter here than she could have known
him at Woodlawn.
TO the doctor Kitty was revelation.
He had never had much time or oppor-
tunity for enjoying the society of ladies.
He was not at all versed in their ways
or manners. He thought Kits beam
ing face was like sunshine, her merry
laugh like the ripping waters, her
voice like sweet melody. He noted her
womanly ways, her gentleness, her
kindness. He found her "never weary
of well-doing, never seeking her own. F"
1t fell out as Kitty had predicted
Aunt Ruth grew rapidly better. So,
after all, Kitty went to Woodlawn about
the time DIR. Randall did But for
some reason, she did not enjoy it as she
had in former times. Everything
lacked tone and interest, and she looked
back with sigh to the quiet CONVERSE
tions in Aunt Ruth's sick room. She
saw but little of DR.. Randall. He
seemed engrossed by the gentlemen.
The fact was he avoided her, for when
he saw her sought by her young friends,
no party being complete without her,
the delight and JOY of all, he began to
feel that the society of dull student
like himself must be irksome, and he
only then discovered what ii would be
to him to have her always.
Toward the close Of the visit, DR..
Randall proposed that the party should
transfer themselves to his place for a
week or SO. This invitation was hailed
with delight, for Randall Place, with its
! majestic trees, beautiful view, long ave-
nues, grassy lawns and above all, grand,
l mysterious rooms, closed since his moth
er's death, We're objects to ALL Not the
smallest of Kitty's pleasure was that
) she found dear Aunt Ruth there. But
; yet Kitty carried dreary heart the
: while, for it seemed to her that all hel
interest In life was concentrated in one
spot, and how soon she was to leave it
L One day DIR. Randall sat in his library
t alone, his head buried in his hands
: Aunt Ruth came softly in. She saw hi.
look of wretchedness.
: "Thee ought to be a happy man
Hugh Randall, with these broad lands
e and thy great opportunities to do good
But thee dost not look so"
+; "Aunt Ruth, would give all of this
and more, for one little ewe-lamb tina
is not mine.
: What dost thou mean, Hugh ?'
L d" [ mean that my selfish heart pines
t for your little Kitty"
/. Aunt Ruth walked out of the librar,
/, with more CELEBRITY than her aged bod
e usually permitted, went to Kitty's room
e in manner that might be called ex
g excited and said
S Katharine, go to the library, tn
e doctor has need of thee"
:, Kitty FASTENED, little alarmed.
y Aunt Ruth says you want me, DIR
: Randall.
:. - do want you-I do What els,
Y did she say Thatmy whole being is cry
| ing out for you, that my heart is hungr,
+ aud Unsuitable? But L did not mean t.
disturb your happy life-I did not meal
this knowledge to come to you"
1 Kitty turned her sweet, true face full
n upon him.
DIR. Randall, in all the world, Their
e is nothing L would rather have thai
a your love"
4 She has been his wife now for 81
g months.
. Mrs. Randall is good and noble lady
n Dr. Randall is a good and noble man
and there is no reason who they shoul
not lead good and noble lives. Aun
. Ruth has closed her little house, and j
e their honored guest Kitty still strive
ardently to keep her resolution, but lac
/ husband thinks she never had need (
make it.
THE POSTOFFICE.
The traveller who passes on our grea
lines of thoroughfare from one city t
J. another has no doubt of the fact tina