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

teach, to cell goods over counter, and
could in neither way earn enough to sus-
tain herself, much less those dependent
on her; how she finally determined TO
study medicine, and had gone without
food to buy books, had gone nearly in
rags to pay for her tuition; how when
her exa: lination had passed she began 20
practice and al last won for those she
loved and cared for comfortable home
and the means toskeep it-so.
And hearing all this, and rejecting
upon il, John Campbell developed into
noblers and better man. His ideas
changed, his theories broadened, his ex-
pressed opinions Hberalized. He looked
back over his forty luxurious years, and
saw not one thing accomplished, not
sacrifice rendered, not struggle made
which was comparable in any degree
with what this little woman, with her
fine presence and exquisite manners, had,
all unaided, accomplished, sacrificed,
struggled for Then he grew very hum
bic. In the fullness of his heart he said;
Ny friend, believe in my whole life j
have never done anything for any human
being / have hved among my books,
! and with few friends no wiser than /
as to what life really is. If you would
only help me / should like to do some
good in the future p And then and there
they made a solemn compact 70 help one
another3to help their fellows.
/ They kept the compact Pens. wise
| little head planned new WAYS to aid the
poor and sick and unfortunate, for whom
| she always had kind of feelingof kin
ship, and Johns wealth and abundant
leisure were willing tributaries to her
projects. But of all the people they as
| sisted none received morn genuine help
| than theygfrom one smother. She led
him to a knowledge of human suffering
to higher belief in human worth. He
gave her q whole side of existence which
she had never before come near, though
her soul longed passionately for it: the
world of art and culture he opened to
her; he fed erintellect with the food it
had ever hungered for
| If they had been younger they would
have seen sentimental danger in all this
near COMPREHENSIVE. As 1t was it would
| bestard to tell which of them was the
| more astonished when one day, after
| they had been discussing some fresh
scheme of benevolence, John Campbell
suddenly laid his hand on the small doc
tors shoulder and said, quickly: Little
| Pen, will you be nay wIfe,"
9 This was the one precipitate thing he
/ had ever done. Ten minutes previous
nothing had been further from his mind
/ than asking anybody to be his wife, least
of all this energetic little creature, who
| trotted about in all weathers, always
CHEEKY and hopeful, trying to make peo-
pie better than she had found them.
But the words uttered, there came into
Inconsistencies such wealth of love
| for herssHh a. desire u take her ont
and away from the hard path She was
treading SO bravely, that he waited
breathlessly for her YsrGs. They came
slowly. He could feel her trembling
under his hand. Her smooth cheeks
"Your wife, Mr.. CAnpbensa she said,
! softly, as if she could not realize the i'm
port of his speech.
ayes, my wife, Pen" he repeated, eager
lily, covering both her hands, which sought
to hide her eyes, with one of his. why
should you not be my wife, my darling?
You have been my friend, my com
paniOn, my he1pmate. All that | have
ever done that was worth doing has been
| at your insugationi and with your aid.
I 1t only remains that you should be my
wife. Tell me, dear, that you will not
fail me now when mos; need YOU"
" But I am so old, john happily un.
conscious of the confession made in the
use of his name. Il am past thirty, YOU
know" coloring reddest red; seand I'm
not pretty, and l don't know ANYTHING
but one thing, and. I'm poor; and then
there are my patients; and oh, J ohm, |
never thought anybody would hove mer'
dropping into the nearest seat in pas
| sion of tears.
Perhaps that last sentence layat the
base of the whole. At any rate the lover
thought so, for he just picked the little
woman up in his arms and said, while he
| wiped away the tears: Now, Miss Pen,
| am going TO answer your objections
every one. To begin with, if YOU are
4 past thirty, which / don't in the least
believe-the records are wrong-I am
past forty, fact | fear there is no Just
reason to doubt. Secondly, I deny In
toto that you are not pretty. There is
abundant evidence to the contrary at
4 this moment" turning up the sweet face
and planting an emphatic kiss on the
| ripe, rosy lips. Thirdly, if YOU don't
know but one thing it is high time YOU
did; and how can You ever study while
you lead your present life? Fourthly,
If you are poor there is all the more
need for your marrying man who is
rlch-myself, for example. Filthy, you
told me this very morning that you had
a friend you should take into partner
ship if you felt that you could afford
to. Now to her you can freely
make over your practice, not only
with my consent, but at nay express com
mand- Lastly, finally, and forever, !
love you with my whole soul, and pro-
pose to marry you this day month, what
ever your views on the subject may be-
So You might as well resign yourself to
your fate. Now, ma'am, what have you
TO say against all this:"
Pen had nothing to say, and if she had
had she couldn't have said it. She
could have assisted in a delieate surgical
operation with perfect calmness, because
| discipline had done its work with her
But IN the hands of the man she loved
she was plastic as the yeriest girl All
| the difficulties in her way were smoothed
| by the magic of his loving touch, andSbe
fore she could realize her full happiness
she found herself his proud and cherished
wife " ~ .iE--E
There was but single point of differ
ence between them. That was her pro-
| fession. She could not feel that it was
right to wholly give IT up. he could not
feel that it was right for her to continue
in it. AT last they compromised. In an
odd corner of their luxurious home Pen
has tiny Office, where for two hours
each day she can be found ready to aid
the unfortunates who flock to her in
| scores. She never practices for pay: she
| seldom goes out; but she is still DR.. Pen
to hundred or 50 of her old patients.
| What did the world say to this odd
| marriage At first it was .scandalized,
| and made something more than nine
| days wonder of it. Society was strong
| ly inclined not to call upon the new Mrs.
Campbell. But Pens sweet face. grown
younger and prettier by ten wears since
| her marriage, is her card of admission TO
| any eircleAshe chooses to homer by her
| presence. ----..-- .-..-
| 1t is believed by many that Mrs. Camp
| bell senior did not in the least relish
| her sons marriage. But when an ac-
quaintance ventured to sympathiZe with
her she said, drawing herself up and
| looking her grandest-she can look very
! grand indeed when she chooses: " You
| are seriously mistaken, madam; nv
| daughter in-law is a very remark able
| woman 1t requires much more than the
ordinary mind TO appreciate her"
| Since which-as the elder lady takes
particular pains to be seen with the
| younger upon all social occasions-no-
body has dared say that Penelope Blown
VI. d., was not as much fTie choice of the
| mother as of the on--Ha;per's Bdzdr
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