Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1874-10-09

my wilcl What do you mean?" he ask
ed.
It was Flossy's turn now to look surpris-
Ell.
II mean your wife, Of course" she said I;
''thc lovely little lady who occupies the next
room, and whom you have just left"
Tho doctor stood.for moment silent and
COMPOUNDED, then broke into IN irrcpressibo
laugh.
$50 you thought was married, did youP"
ho said, IN exceeding amusement. IL must
tell Elsie that"
"And ARE you not. thcnP" asked Flossy, in
an eager, ALTERING tone. But saw you,
DIR. Buchanan-I hog your pardon, but you
left the door Opcn-I saw you with your arm
about that young lady. and her lips raised TO
yours
With much hesitation an Il many bushes
Flossy brought forward this terrible charge,
but tho doctor met II with another uncon-
trollable laugh.
"And If you did," he said, rs soon us lie
could speak, "who has n better rightP Elsie
il my only sister, and was married six
months ago to my partner whose house this
is. She's such little goose MS to he still
very fond of her hg brother, and every now
and then has some wonderful favor to ask
Of him, the granting of which she rcpays
with Kiss. Poor Little Elsie! how she will
laugh when tell her she has been taken for
my wifcN'
Flossy laughed too. hut It was very tremu-
lousy, and the crimson flush still dyed her
face, while her heart beat in great throbs,
and her breath came too brokcnly for speech
DIR. Buchanan looked ut her rs she stood
blushing and quivcrIng, searched hor face
with his keen gray eyes. aud sudden
great light flashed over his own countc
nance.
"Grcat llcaven!" he exclaimed, starting
towards her. IL may have been taking fol
granted something equally without fOunda
ton. VIII you tell mo who the gentleman
was whe brought you here and with whom
heard you discussing various housekeeping
matters; tho Fred mean of whom yOt
have so often spoken? Surely your name
are the same"
Fred" said Flossy, bewildere,l 40
course our names arc the same. He is III,
son of my fathers only brother. and my owl
and only cousin aud guardian"
but not your husband nor your lovcr?'
demanded the doctor, much excited.
MY husband How absurdw eNclaime
Flossy, lau Ching Historically, and crimson
ing deeper than ever. "lIe is to he marie,
within the month to tho pretticst girl i
New York, and it was for her we wer
choosing furniture"
Let him, aud welcomed" cried the doc
tor, exultingly, scizing Flossy's hand in his
and bending II glowing glance upon her
My dear little patient, we have hp;'i ~ ',,
like n pair Of smplctOns, been taking it 70
granted that we each belong to somcbod
else, whereas, IN reality. we belong tO eac
other, rs | have ict from the first ought L
tu bs the case. Tell me, isn't il so? Won
you bo my little patient, and let me be you
doctor forever. from hcnceiorth? Don't b
coquettish-answcr me, beg of you"
But Flossy held her face away shyly, AN
tried to hide tho sudden great rush of hal
piness which had come Ter it.
"Its u mutual mistake" she said saucil,
) and shall go directly aud tell Fred about /
|, Good morning"
} But though she rushed to the door Ia
wild, shy effort to escape, she was not nj
lowed 10 so just yet nor without paying toll
aad it WAS well for her secret that the doc
tor had always required her to wear thic
veil in the street.