The Van Buren press., 1875-11-30

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Mrs. Thaxter, the doctors sister, was
perfectly charmed, as she expressed it,
with Kittie, and made shrewd calculations
as to the sensation she would make when
introduced 10 society, the coming win
ter.
'She reminds me, now, Of an untnmed
eagle, and will want toning down, Of
course she thought, and then she will
make brilliant star, no doubt
Kittie did not see the doctor until the
second day after her arrival; then she
was summoned to meet him in the Ii
brary.
Il shall hate him, know she nut
tered between her shut teeth, for he is
pious-attends all the prayer meetings.
and has Bible class of young ladies,
which he will be sure to make me attend,
Won't make him roll his eyes, and re-
member me in his prayers, il he under
takes to make me saint before his time
or course l mean to be one sometime !;
but lite is too gay and jolly, just now,
for me to renounee all things earthly ]
haven't even slipped the sparkling foam
from the cup, yet
And so, with the proud step ofa young
princess, the young girl went forth to
meet her guardian. With quick, EN-.
phatic rap at the solid oaken door, she
opened it at the response. and walked in.
With q careless glance tho doctor mo.
toned her to a chair, and then continued
his conversation with woman evidently
of the poorest class, and whs had been
weeping violently.
And so you think, doctor, there can
nothing save Jimmie ?
MY dear woman, if deal with you
faithfully, l must tell you that Jimmie
must die. II is sad case, know, for
one 50 young to be stricken down in =
moment, as it were, in the flower Of his
youth the hardest Of all is, that he is
not prepared to meet his Master, who
has called him in an unexpected hour.
'And that is why his poor mother .
heart is breaking. And Jimmie says,
Ask the doctor--for he don't want the
ninister--'if he won't come to me by
and -by:' for he thinks he will pass away
about midnight.
Kitty's heart throbbcd with great
pain; she could never forget those pite-
Gus words so long as she lived, and, in
spite of her proud, stern resolve, two
large. hot tears fellIupon her hand. She
dashed them quickly away, and with a
hard, defiant look, gazed steadily at a
painting, for she was almost sure the
doctor had been covertly regarding her
And so have, at last. the pleasure
Of addressing Mics Kittie Westley. Will
you please to come and make my &C.
quaintance
air " ysnft oas t5 STh ~hGm nosaSs ashaSasa Ye
more disagrecablc. She made desper-
ate effort to look at him, to impress him
at once with the fact that his vaunted
guardianship over her, or anything like
kind care, was a matter Of profound in
difference. If not exceedingly distasteful
to her She chose to be lett to herself
and scorned anything like independence.
But, somehow, she looked only mo-
ment into the face of the man before her.
and then her heavily frnged eyelids quiv-
cred and fell, and she stood like wited
flower before him.
OF course she was not vanquished be.
fore the battle he would find that he
had caught tartar, if he undertook to
chain her down to the dull proprieties Of
life. 1t seemed to her that this keen,
calm, self possessed man, of almost
courtly polish, had, in the few moments
which he had surveyed her, read every
page in the book Of her life through and
that he had analysed every thought and
feeling in regard to himself, and that it
only amused him For the 6rst time in
her life she felt like silly, worthless
nonentity.
And the doctor2 Well, the young girl
was right; he had read, and understood
her thoroughly; but it was partly because
he had received a thorough analysis Of
her character from her father
Kittie's reserve began to thaw, in spite
of herself, when the doctor drawing her
down beside him, and holding her hand
in a warm, close clasp, said:
Il am really glad you have come to
live with me. Life is rather prosy. even
to man Of my quiet taste, living as do,
and ! am thinking you will add some
thing like poetry to it, am thirty years
old, to day shall regard you as birth
day present
Was he mecking herr Kittis gave him
quick, fierce glance, and he laughed
outright, putting back her hair very gen.
tly at the same time.
kittie felt that the scene was growing
dangerous. and, fearing lest her reserve
should thaw out, she sprang up, and ta
king few impatient turns around the
room, said, passing in front Of him:
/ am afraid you don't understand me
and if you think my living withyon will
give you pleasure, you will be disappoint-
ed, for like to do just as l please, and
you will rule me with rod of iron, and
VIC shall quarrel, l know.
The doctor was vastly amused. My
dear young girl, you amaze me exceed
ingly; that would be impossible. Think
what an unequal contest; the war would
be all on one side When you and come
to understand one another, we shall be
the best possible friends. ....
Kttie doubted it, and went to bed that
night more angry with herself than the
doctor
l wish had time and space to tell you
all the minute details of the battles and
skirmishes, the victories and defeats, that
did come off between Kittie and the doc
tor before the end came; they would
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