The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-12-19
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4, tFron the Portland Sunday .Timss) sau
Dr Gibson HAVING made an unorofes.
s;onah visit 10; MIS-, KellicotrT vailed
down to- the gate will, her daughter
Mottv as,ijorqes' a tdeues afiw :, at
= Ms,tg. was, twenty ,vears old and the
Doctor 'yvasS thirty Ha,,eves wore brown
ond h;s ,so,o ,roy Sna,..baa nnn. ,,,;nL
cal;co dress .od, srvbi,esgmn anran.
ba' wo,e ele.n cool, ,,Ionk;na linen clp,bas
on,5.s .;do r,ssar,si hsff - EHs ~ei'S.i !.
The T gentleman m admired the lady,s
f,owers very, much lresueciallyl the white
roses--,soue of which, byttie xay. she mad
tucked under.nsr eara She manfred with
considerable show of interest abou, the
Rugples children, who had the measles
He told her ierayely all about Tommy
and Ben. Alice and Kit: and. when he
had finished. a silence fell upon them.
- Mattv was leaning on,tbe gate. look
ino down the village street. She Thought
how funny If was for Mr.. Scott to 'nsint
h;s now bonse, lpeaoreen with lavender
trimmings. and was about to saw 40 to
DR.. Gibson. when he stopped her. ga.
He said. the very last thing she would
have exnected tn hear. He said :yji7or
"Matty. I love you.s and want you 10
marry men - so sgo;5sqrn d-us
The uerv, look in, the hriubt brown
. ~
ewes would have told him. without a sin
ole word spoken. how thoroughly. un-
looked. for. such a PROPOSAL had BEEN
She had never, in all the years she had
known DIR. Gibson. thought for q mo.
ment of the nossihilitv Of his loving her.
She was very .sorry. she, told him. but
sbe didn't, love him, one hit AT least in
,hat wav. Rut the tears came into her
ewes as abe saw the ouiet face grow q
trif,e nale@le - - - 80,
81 hardly, believed Won did care for
me.n he went on after q nause., .I3ut I
hoped Won might vet learn to do itp~s
uBut-but-', said Matty. with embar.
rassment- "I thought everybody knew
that I wss engaged 10 INV Cousin Tom .
s.Your Cousin' Tom y, echoed the Doc.
tor. II, was impossible to mistake the
[axnression which, .nassed over his face.
Il was not merely personal regret at the
fact sbe announced but an imnarfial
disannroval Of the match
ne made no comment, however, but
directly said : ysemisitsl 81, assE,
= s.Mattv. I shall never Get over this-I
mean that / shall ALWAYS love YOU, and,
if Won need friend, or protector. or
or anv, one. you'll come to me. won't
YOU 2'Ial9s31 gYls1s5 msq sd 10 gr!Ho.a
She promised and held out her hand
to him. He shook il warmly, said 7sG rod
bless YOU !yland left her hurriedly. asgd
. Matty, still leaning on the wooden
gate, lwaschedst the retiring figure out ioi
sight She was very quiet ALI day, and
I'M the evening opropoundedut this absurd
Iauestion:3l sdl 50 9nfos tsdi f.979ye9
ATom. what would yUu do III 1 should
tilt YOU P.a,air7nu ssw o,sd 4sfo4 5dt 10
Tom stroked his downy upper lip and
looked pensiye!elitiT Z 15a .rsi 10 b1sg
a aCouldn't say,p' be replied after some
moments of ofre6eetion. You mi eht try
and see.p., q bsnllgsh aiaigiiY 10 7oa18
.s"Perhaps / will" "sshe replied more 90,
berly than,the occasion seemed to war.
rant. Tom stared very hard at her, but
immediately rgottheincideutd, saiot
Nearly a wear passed; one day Mrs.
Kellicott's shelpY rushed frantically into
DIR. Gibson's house, and breathlessly an,
lnounced to that, gentleman that, nMr
Tom would be deader'n a door nail long
before he GOT there. /. If he didn't, iumu., !,
For two seconds, thinking of him as his
rival in Matty's affections, the Doctor
had half a mind to consion him to the
tender mercies of good, ,stupid. old Dr.
Wells: but his better nature prevailed
and he started for Mrs. KelIicotts at The
verg heels Of the serysrlt.pids sb79iesT I
as Wban be arriyed. he fonnf, Tom II
bicb fever and delirions He pronounc
Cd it 4 severe case Of typhoid fever. AM;
privately added a doubt that he would
recover. He sent to his own house fol
changes of CLOTHING. prepared to deyot,
himself to the sick man. Matty, too
was unwearied in her work. and beinls
nscsssariIv much i'm Tom 3 room c,nse
ouently saw the doctor Constantly sH,
and his patient presented a marked con
tract to each other; The latter was can
tious and peeyish to an unheard-of de
gree and talked almost inressantly q
some unknown being named Kate. nOr
tbe7 other band. CDR. Gibson was 40 ma
tient and GENTLE 40 strono and belpfnl
doing 40 5mnch for Tom. and Vet NO,
forgetting one of his accustomed duties
that Mattv opened her eyes in admirins
astonish neot. ighs ,sT9oiii,o stAjS 10 sais
One morning. as the doctor prepared
a slecnino flraTobt for somebody and
dictated to M sttvs 4 presentation 1f;,j
somebody else, she said with real solici
ltude: uifsa9soFg 8dj e'Hl gGIligPai ino1
1saDr. Q Gibson. YOU will certainly Kill
Yourself if YOU Keen on at this rate ant
''tis1my belief that YOU are oyerwofked
add ought to take q rest" "aisiaod ai 81.
"Do l appear to be at deaths door p
he inquired, Strengthening up, and souar
ing his shoulders. as il proud of bis-pro
tnort;ons mNo Mattvh he cont;nne,,