The daily gazette., 1875-10-16
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own counsel, was still young, and
had plenty of offers; but somehow l
didn't care to marry. Only last year
could have married Jones; but Jerry
is ugly and squints fearfully, and l
won't marry him. People shan't say
that Fanny Emmerson went through
the woods to pick up with crooked
stick at last. am not miserable, II
am an old maid, and live alone. l nave
enough to eat and to drink and to
wear, and nobody sayslto me, you
shall or you shan't," and that's more
than many married woman can say.
| have plenty of pets, too-a dog and q
horse, and lots of cats. l wanted a
monkey and a parrot, but brother Joe
said l needn't mako fool Of myself
because l was an old maid; and, to
please him, l gave up the monkey and
the parrot, although l would rather
have them than Sallie Prices wooden
legged husband. There is only one
thing that troubles mo, and that is,
other peoples children. ] never had
an angelic temper, and it doesn't i'm
prove with age. Three times within
a month l have been called out of my
bed in the middle of the night to go
and take care OF some Of the children,
and now Alice, my oldest sister, who
lives twenty miles away in the city,
has just sent me the following chsrac-
teristic note by mail
DEAR FANNY:-As quick as you re-
ceive this put on your hat and shawl
and come to us. Fanny Chats my
namesake-I wish she had been called
Betsy or SUSAN is very i'll with some
kind of an infectious fever, and the do,-
tor says that, without good care, she will
die. Now you are the only one that can
come. You know you have no one de-
pending on you. Don't stop to pack it
won't mako any difference about your
clothes. Yours, III haste. ALICE"
Humph! 1t wouldn't have made any
difference about mo either. only was
handy to have around in case of sick
ness. After grumbliug to myself awhile
| prepared myself and took the first
train for the city. As l whirled along
in the steam cars / made up nv mind
that this should be tho last bit of nurs-
ing that should do. But how to avoid
it. ! might sell out and go away to live,
but that wpl fallacy. / Lhew that i
could not exist away from my kindred.
might adopt two or three orphans, but
couldn't stand their noise and then
how my pets-birds and flowers-would
suffer. No; all these schemes must be
dismissed as impracticable. Still, l was
determined to rid myself of the nursing
nuisance, even If l jumped out OF the
frying-pan into the fire-even If l was
obliged to marry in self-defence. Alice
me- me at the door and kissed me and
said:
Dear Fanny, knew you would come
right away"
But responded ungraciously, for
almost felt that had been betrayed by
the kiss of Judas. l found my niece ly-
ng very i'll, and Immediately put on my
wrapper al d prepared for hard battle.
The ooctor came and left his orders with
me, for my coming was a sign of relief
for Alice. Her duty will now merely
consist in asking after the condition of
the sufferer. The doctor had very
pleasing voice; scarcely glanced at
him, for ell doctors are the same to me
now. But l think he is tall and dark. /
didn't notice the color of his eyes, but
don't think he will care much about the
opinion Of the nurse. II Fanny gets
word to Jerry Jones that have recon-
glad to get me even Eow.
The doctor has just been here. look
ed at him when he said Fanny was bet
ter, and his eyes sent q sort Of odd thrill
through me. He has got very beautiful
4ye7, not at all like Jerry Jones' squint-
ing ones.
Three weeks nursed that girl, while
she struggled between life and death.
But the crisis WIS passed safely. / was
80 tired that laid down ON the sofa and
fell fast asleep. and, while sleeping, /
dreamed that Frank had come back.
How odd-I have scarcely thought of
him for years. What q pity that peo-
Pile are awakened from pleasant dreams,
and forced back into the hard realities
of life. / awoke, and heard Alice say
Poor thing, she is tired out" and the
doctors voice responded; Leave her
| TO mel will take care Of herr" and l
opened my eyes and saw the doctors
handsome ones gazing into mine, and q
vague remembrance crept into my mind.
When he held out his hands my remem-
brance was certainty. Frank Waldron
stood before me in all the prido OF his
manly strength and beauty. But I
| shook my head. / could not forget that
| he had been within twenty miles Of my
home and had not so-ght me out. He
came over to mo and gently bade me sit
down and listen to his story. He told
me Of his struggle with sickness and
poverty. and finally Of his good fortune;
how he started To come to me and reach
ed the city, and, when about to take the
cars for the village, that he met Sally
Price at the depot and she told him that
had married and left tie village long
ago. Then, filed with DESPAIR he turn.
ed away, and tor O short time gave him.
self up to every species Of dissipation
But the better man triumphed and he
commenced practice in the city. All this
and more Re told me. and when he ha6
finished decided that would not mar
Try Jerry Jones.
.
Al this happened little more tina,
two years ago. How time changes us
Frank says don't look at all like tn,
same woman he led to the altar, and II
sure don't feel the same. He says
am almost as good looking as was wheI
he first courted me. The day we wer,
married. Sally Price was one Of the frs