The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1875-03-11

to his consciousness as the life OF
slave. He had certain notion of me q, fol
lowing a profession Ut engaging in bust
ness; but that woman should ever labor
for pay was an anomaly he found diff
cult to reconcile with his belief in an
overruling Providence. The Campbell
women had never worked. They had
been swathed in richest vestments, had
lain on rose petals from their birth, and
when they had .maTried-as Mr.. Camp
bell believed it every woman's duty 10
do-thcyfhad gone rarely lowered to
their husbands homes Therefore, while
he ,admitted that the lower classes of
women might be forced to labor for their
own support, yet that a woman IN his
own rank should be compelled to be her
own bread-winner he could scarcely COM
prehend II was bad enough that women
should be washerwomen, seamstresses,
teachers, these caliings might be tolerated,
since they belonged to the legitimate
sphere of the sex But from woman
who should 90 tar forget herself as to
study profession-a mans profession
John Campbeifs soul recoiled in holy
horror. That is 10 say, he recoiled from
the idea of it, for, to his knowledge, he
had never come in contact with SO cpl
Gene creature.
Thus it was quite natural that he
should shrink from the possibility thst
that low-voiced, brown-haircd little lady,
who had impressed him more in half an
hour than all the women he had known,
could be aught so unfeminine as ply
stefan.
he could not help thinking about her,
despiteshis strongest effort; and his aris-
tocratic mother, who presided over his
table aud in his drawing room, observed
that he was singularly silent at dinner
A fortnight later, Mr.. Campbell had
nearly forgotten his feminine puzzle, as
he took his afternoon stroll through the
aveuae- The day wassclear, sharp and
wintry, growing colder hourly, and glaz-
ing the walks with athin, treacherous
covering where the water had stood in
the morning Pedestrianism was rapidly
getting dangerous, and pedestrians were
asFapidiy disappearing from the street.
Absorbed in his own thoughts, the much
sought bachelor failed to notice the Slip
periness of the payements until, just as
he came 10 a crossing, his daintily booted
feet described a large segment of a. cir
Gle, and, to his immense astonishmenthe
found himself seated in the gutter, with
pain in his wrist severe enough TO draw
an exclamation from his lips. Picking
himself up, he looked about for car
riage No vehicle OF any Sort being with
in hailing distance, however, he was
Obliged, pe9erce, to get himself home as
bea he could. When be was once more
by his own fireside his wrist hurt him
intensely, and hs dispatched servant
for ahe nearest physician. The man
dashed unsuccessfully through two OF
three blocks, and at last a modest sign,
az p, BROWN, N. D.. s.
stared straight into his face from the bal
cony of a plain little house in side street
Ringing the tef -furiously, he inquired
Is DR.. Brown at homer
AT home, but engaged. Will be al
| liberty in q few minutes 800. -,
Tell Dr. Brown to call at No. 90
street Immediately, to dress sprain."
Then the man rushed back to his mas
ter to inform him tI1at DIR. Brown, Of
street, would attend hinf at once. On the
heels of this statement came tap at the
| door and the servant announced: "The
doctor STRIP With so Questioning an EN-.
phasis that Mr.. Campbell turned hastily
toward the, entrance and beheld-a
woman, Not only woman, but the
woman who had been battling his pene
tration for the past weeks. He was be
wildeyed Roguishness twinkled in the
brown eyes, belying the sober mouth, as
she said, with semi business air: Pen
elope Brown, NJ. D., at your service
sir,'' - F
had no idea DR.. Brown was a -
! stammered the patient, more thoroughly
| i'll at ease than he could remember ever
| being.
a woman, you were going to say
| sir presume not. Nor should have
ventured to come here had not your
messenger departed from my house be
fore he could be informed of the fact.
will go away now, unless you are suffer.
ing so mich that you desire to have me
look at the injury" with Just sugges
ton of sarcasm in the tones. - ~ /
"By-by no means" interposed Mr.
Campbell, hastily. 81 should be obliged
to you If you would examine it at once
1t has already swelled a good deal and is
very painful" and he turned back his
sleeve, barring. the puffy, discolored
wrist.
= II must be admitted that wh4ie those
| slender, delicate hands were softly feel
| ing the hurt, soothing the pain with their
cool, swift touch, Mr. Campbell's pfeld
dices against women who unsex them
selves by following a profession were
rapidly evaporating. BY the time the
| sprain was carefully dressed and the I'm
lucky arm resting on q low cushion he
was almost taking credit for HAVING
called this deft-fingeredwoma prone
| is. human nature to felicitate itself or
happy accidents-in place of some iron
banded man, who wofld have done his
work with half the delicacy and not a
| whit better.
" | think" said Dr. Brown, rising and
putting her shawl about her shoulders,
| proudly determined he should have her
no more unless be chose to, ''that your
servant, who has watched me closely
can dress the sprain properly hereafter
| and that it will be unnecessary for rne<sO
Come again. You think YOU can, do YOU
not?' turning toward the valet, who
transfixed with horror at the whole pro
ceeding, had never lifted his eyes from
the doctors face 80 -
-. No, no; 1 beg yeu will call to-rsof
row." interposed the patient, as eager
now to have her come as he was at first
abashed by her coming 81 really don't
feel willing to trust my man vet. You
must cblIge me by calling till am ready
10 discontinue your visits.pts ls 4. -
II At last promising, Dr. Pen, as her
familiar patients called her, departed,
and Mr. Campbell Law back on the lounge
to recover his composure, which had
been sadly ruffled by the Afternoons ex-
perience. One disagreeable effort he had
yet TO make-he must inform his mother
of what had happened when che should
return from the matinee to which she
had gone. He dreaded what she might
say or imply; but she must be made to
understand the situation before the
doctor came next day.
"A woman dector!n cried his mother,
startled out of her usual well-bred indif-
ference. Why, John Campbell, what
viii people say?" H II i
Il am sure / don't know and don't
care, mother" returned that gentleman.
shortly. 81 have called DR.. Brown, and
| shah keep her as long as I need her.
IL is very small matter, anyway. |
take 1t doctor is a doctor, and it doesn't
matter what the sex is, if the work is
done properly. Does itr" At which re-
mark Mrs. Campbell gazed at her son.
speeches.; for she had never heard so
radical sentiment from his lips during
the Whole forty years of his existence
Thus II came about that little Pen
called daily to- see her patient-ealhd.
too, long after there was real need. be-
cause he would not give up the pleasure
of seeing her CHEEKY, face and feeling
her sum fingers on his arm. Besides. he
liked to talk with her. She was so differ
ent from the fine ladies he was accus-
toned TO meet. To him there was a
stronger tonic in her snaacb tho, ~ ba-