Ellsworth American., 1876-11-23
Miscell
S-10
Dr.. Hurlburt's Prescription

IL : oil no use 10 laih ABOUT my Dem =
your wife. Charley. Your father never
will consent and mother will never even
let me see you-if she can help it-without
his consent. No. you mustn't come n step
further And pretty Rose Carter drew
her arm ont of Charley iiurlburt's very de-
cidedly, when they reached the end OF the
village common. You know il almost
breaks my heart 10 say it, Charley, but |
don't think | can ever meet you SO again.
Mother Will be sure 10 fnd il out, and lt
would vex her so. And she has had enough
trouble without my giving her any-poor
mamma
Handsome Charley Hurlbnrt shrugged
his shoulders impatiently.
Your mother comes before me. of
course. II is no matter how feel. You
say coolly that you can never meet me
again that means, | suppose. that we are
never to see each other again.
why, no, Charley. II you will only have
patience to wait! Everything may come
out right
Wait, You have been telling me TO wait
for the last two years, and things are no
nearer TO coming out right thau they ever
were
Il can't think why your father should
dislike my mother so. / think mother
knows. but she never will tell me. Miss
Esther Wagg says they were lovers once
and had quarrel that your father can
never forget. But one cant believe all
Miss Esther's gossip
Il don't think 1t is anything more than a
notion he has got into his head He's
a crochety. set old fellow. but he's got a
big heart, Rose. if Que can only get al it.
IL you were only my wife. he would be
sure to come round and think the world OF
op1. uanId marry mo Rose
At the worst-if he wouldn't come round
he could only tiisinherit me, and ! have
q pair of good strong arms, and some pas
sable brains to fight my way-our way
through the world.
The moonlight showed him her face, and
he fancied that there was little SHADOW
of hesitation on 1t. But she shook her head
firmly after a moment.
Now, Rose, darling, don't tell me again
to wait
The rest of the sentence was never spok-
en-, for heavy hand was laid on the young
mans shoulder, and an angry voice rim
licked his tender tones.
Rose darling! l teach you to darling
her young man"
And there was DIR. Hurlburt's face, red
with anger, looking over Charleys should
er. Rose. at the first glimpse of it, turned
Haven't forbidden your seeihs that
Young woman? What do you mean by
sneaklng round here with her. like thief
| in the night? pursued the doctor, furious
1t is not my fault that do not walk
/ with her openly il is not my fault that she
| is not my wife. 1t is only because she will
| not consent TO be so,' answered Charley
| stoutly.
Won't consent to be your wife, eh: II
dosen't seem TO me that she treats you ex-
actly like rejected loverr sneered the
doctor.
she would marry me, If she were allow
| ed to choose answered Charley, trying
hard TO keep his temper, Her mother VIII
| not consent
Humph. not consent? that's pretty
! well = grc wled the doctor. SO she thinks
my son is not good enough for her daugh'
ter'
She does not object to me. If yor
would give your consent TO our marrige
she would give hers =,
.Ah. that's it. Well. my consent you'll
never have, young man. you may rely up
on that. And il ever l hear of your being
seen with that young woman again. III
turn YOU out OF doors. sir. Not penny
of my money shall you ever have, sir Re
member tuat. atn uoe one W ha"e iNi'
threats
Charley was about to reply but they ha'
reached the house 10y this time, aud thu
doctor went into the Office, and shut tn
door behind him with q bang. So ther
was nothing for poor Charley to do but Z
take his way disconsolately up stairs Il
bed. 93o
In the meantime, the doctor seized tn
poker and stirred up the dying fire in til
CRATE savagely.
Wont consent, eh3 That's like ROs
Shepard! she always was proud pieet
Let me catch that boy with heI daughte
againY And be walked rapidly up an
down the room, brandishiDg the poker an
with scOwl still on his face, looking nc
unlike midnight assassin. in spite OF th
venerable aspec which his gray hairs gray
him. ..l. ..t E