Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1875-03-12


Life in its hard, grinding, money.earn.
ing aspects had never come near enough
to John Campbell to give him any clear
or adequate conception of It. He and
his father and grandfather before him
had been born to the purple and fine
linen of existence, and whole mines of
silver could hardly exceed the wealth
their baby tongues might have command
cd. Each had an income far greater than
he spent; thus the Campbell possessions
had increased, till the third John could
not have told within O small fortune the
extent of his patrimony. Conse-
qHently, to work from necessity
and for money was condition as foreign
TO his consciousness as the life of "a
slave. He had certain notion of men, fol.
lowing profession or engaging in busi-
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 married-as Mr.. Camp.
bell believed IL every woman's duty 10
do-they had 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 woman in his
own rank should be compelled to be her
own bread.winner he could scarcely com.
prehend. Itwas bad enough that women
| should be washerwomen, seamstresses,
teachers, these callings might be tolerated,
since they belonged to the Legitimate
| sphere of the sex. But from woman
who should so far forget herself as to
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John Campbell's soul recoiled in holy
horror That is to say, he recoiled from
the idea of It, for, TO his knowledge, he
had never come in contact with so epi-
Gene creature.
Thus it was quite natural that he
should shrink from the possibility that
that low-voiced, haired little lady,
who had impressed him more in half an
hour than all the women he had known
could be aught so unfemnine as ply
sician.
He could not help thinking about her,
despite his strongest effort; and his aris-
tocratic mother, who presided over his
table aud in his drawing-Toom, observed
that he was singularly silent at dinner
that day.
A fortnight later Mr.. Campbell had
nearly forgotten his feminine puzzle, as
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avenue. The day was clear, sharp and
wintry, growing colder hourly, and glaz-
ing the walks with thin, treacherous
covering where the water had stood in
the morning. Pedestrianism was rapidly
getting dangerous, and pedestrians were
as rapidly disappearing from the street.
Absorbed in his own thoughts, the much
sought bachelor failed to notice the Slip
periness of the pavements until, Just as
he came to a crossing, his daintily- booted
feet described large segment OF cir
Gle, and, TO his immense astonishment, he
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 a car
risge. No vehicle of any sort being with
in hailing distance, however, he was
obliged, perforce, to get himself home as
best he could. When he was once more
by his own tireside his wrist hurt him
intensely, and he dispatched a servant
for the nearest physician. The man
dashed unsuccessfully through two or
three blocks, and at last modest sign,
p. BROWN, NJ. D.,
stared straight into his face from the bal
cony of plain little house in a side street.
Ringing the bell furiously, he inquired,
"Is DIR. Brown at home?"
al home, but engaged. Will be at
liberty in a few minutes"
"Tell DIR. Brown to call at No. 90
street Immediately to dress a sprain."
Then the man rushed back to his mas
ter to inform him that DR.. Brown, Of
street, would attend him at once. On the
heels of this staement came tap at the
door and The servant announced: "The
doctor, sirl' 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-
wildered. Roguishness twinkled in the
brown eyes, belying the sober mouth, as
she said, with asemi-business air: "Pen.
elope Brown, M. D., at your service,
STRIP
~ 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 much that you desire to have me
look at the injury" with Just sugges.
tion 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, baring the puffy, discolored
wrist.
II must be admitted that while those
, slender, delicate hands were softly feel
! ing the hurt, soothing the pain with then
} cool, swift touch, Mr.. Campbell's preju
dices against women who unsex them
selves by following profession were
rapidly evaporating. BY the time the
lucky arm resting on low cushion hS
, was almost taking credit for having
called this deft-ingsred woman-so prone
is human nature to felicitaIe itself OF
happy accidents-in place of some iron
handed man, who would have done hil
work with half the delicacy and not {
whit better
: | think" said Dr. Brown, rising anC
putting her shawl about her shoulders
, proudly determined he should have hel
no more unless he chose to, "that YOU
servant, who has watched me closely
can dress the sprain properly hereafter
} and that 1t will be unnecessary for me L
! come again. You think YOU can, do yol
not?" turning toward the valet who
, transhxed with horror at the whole pro
ceeding, had never lifted his eyes from
the doctors face.
No, no; beg you will call to.mor
row." interposed the patient, as cage
+ now to have her come as he was at frs
: abashed by her coming. al really don
= feel willing TO trust my man yet. Yol
e must cbhge me by calling till am read
9 TO discontinue your visits"
Y AT last promising, DR.. Pen, as he
: familiar patients called her, departed
and Mr.. Campbell lay back ON the loung
e TO recover his composure, which ha,
been sadly ruffled by the afternoons ex
l perience. One disagreeable effort he hat
yet TO make-he must inform his mothe
e OF what had happened when she shoul,
!, return from the matinee to which sh