The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1874-02-19
The Accident that Happened to Lucy.

Everybody wonders how Lucy Wills
lost her lover. She is very pretty
girl as we'll as accomplished and intelli-
gent. DR.. Hampton was great catch
and when he came to Nortonsburg,
Lucy was not the only girl who deter
mined to "set her cap" for him, and
Mrs. Grundy wondered who would cap
tivate him but very soon the young
physician showed strong preference
for Lucy, and pretty little Lucy was
delighted. Every few days they were
seen together, riding, walking, sailing,
etc., and the little boys counted the
dimes they made carrying water melons
and things from the doctor to Miss
Lucy. But all at once his attentions
ceased. For time he nioped about in
a very quiet way then he began visit
ing Avice Leigh, and the village gossips
wondered why it was so. But you see
they didn't know anything of that
buggy ride Lucy took with the doctor,
the accident that happened, nor what
came of it. Lucy knows why she lost
him, and so does the doctor, but she
will never tell, and he's perfect gen.
tleman.
You must understand the doctor had
not fully declared himself, but he in
tended doing so, and concluded 'twould
be so nice to whisper the sweet words
in her ear as they drove along the
shady turnpike. He invited her to drive
out with him, she accepted, and away
they went.
They were very gay, quoting poetry
and making love in that roundabout
way that comes Just before the declara-
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his ears, shook his head, kicked, and
did SO many queer things that Lucy be-
came frightened, and, before her lover
could prevent, jumped from the buggy.
DIR. Hampton, after quieting his horse,
went to her.
Darling, are you hurt ?" he kindly
asked.
Lucy blushed.
"I believe-I think I've sprained my
my foot. 1t was very foolish in me
to do so, but I can walk to the buggy,
and we must go home;" she attempted
to walk, but fell back powerless in her
lovers arms.
"You are hurt" he said; "you must
let me see your FOOT" and she put out
her little foot clad in neatly-ftting
boot.
"Your shoe will have to come off, !"
he said; "The ankle is swollen quite
badly"
go no, no, go away" she said, as he
began unlacing her boot. "You shall
not take off my SHOE" But here the
keen pain struck her again and she
tainted, while her lover removed the
tiny boot But Immediately he started
back IN amazement, for there before his
bewildered gaze were the five tiny toes
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stocking, while at the other was little
round heel peeping out as slyly as the
five little toes; and then the doctor
knew his little dream was over, for of
all things he admired neatness in a
woman.
When Lucy recovered, he carried her
to the buggy, was kind and gentle,
drove her home, but the intended pro-
posal was left unsaid.
Lucy knew she had lost him, and
reasoned within herself, "He had no
business to take off my shoe" And
he thought to himself, 7" She had nc
business wearing stockings with holes
in them"
Accidents will happen, young ladies,
and the safest plan always is to be
neat, and not think as Lucy did, go,
those holes will never be seen, They're
away down in my boot" for if you do
your fate may some day be the same as
hers.