The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-02-03


that this fact should tighten his heart
when but twenty-four hours before he had
never even heard OF Miss Graham But in
his morning travels a natty little phieton
passed him. paused till he came up, and
Maude Middleton bent forward and held
out her hand to the Young physician
"You do not deserve to be spoken to. :"
she said, with her great blue eyes melrily
cordial, 'tor You should have followed
Your bouquet yesterday"
II was only too sorry that could not y
was the reply. cone of my friends sprain-
ed his ankle, and kindly turned over his
patients to me-
horrid bore am now hunting up a
substitute for my dressmaker, who sends
me word She has lung-lever. | dare say
it is only a cold But in the meantime
must find some one else. Shocking, amt
it DO come and see Us soon.'
And after a few more parting words
she carried her golden curls from Charley's
vision. 1t was a debt, then. She owed
the money she had heartlessly refused to
send to the sick girl. All the glamour
faded at once and forever from DR.. Stew
enson's heart 1t was impossible for a
|
by honor and Christianity to give even
administration to 4 woman for whom he
felt no respect. and Dr. Stevenson was
conscious Of a feeling Of bitter contempt
for Malde as the ph:eton bore her out of
sight
1t was with a new interest he found his
way toward evening to Daisy Graham's
sick room. And when her eyes met his
full of gratitude, and whisper thanked
him, he wondered how he had ever seen
any beauty in the fair face of Maude Mid
dleton! But that young lady did not pro-
pose to lose her admirer so easily Old
| Mrs. Stevenson, the doctors aunt had
taken the blonde upon her list of special
tavorites; and it was astonishing how Of
ten the gay beauty found an excuse to Wis
it her elderly friend. Often Charley was
there, eyer courteous and pleasant, but
never again with that air that had once
| told Maude her charms were winning
| their way to the young doctors heart 1t
troubled him. too. that his aunt had SO
evidently set her heart upon Il match be-
| tween himself and Maude = Tor he dearly
| loved her, and was 10th to cross any of
her wishes. 50, not wishing to make any
| violent rupture, cunning Charley, one
evening in early spring, said
"Auntie do you remember .once wish
| ing YOU could replace your old companion
Miss Bruce?"
"Yes but never can. And when You
are married, Charley, your wife will share
our home!"
Every true In the meantime, auntie,
| | have Il patient ho has been very i'll
with lung-tever and whose support is her
needle She is not strong enough vet to
follow her trade of dressmaking; and |
was thinking if my auntie could find
place for her and make her useful, it
would be a charity and might prove Il
comfort here also"
"Who is she, Charley !?
Miss Daisy Graham"
"Graham What Graham?
''Iier fathers name was Josiah; and
believe they We're wealthy at one time "
''Josiah Graham's child drcssmaking? ?"
cried Auntie Stevenson "Charley! And
Maria-hs wife, mean-is she dead !? .
mo, but they are very poor. DO YOU
know her9'
"Know her? She was my dearest
friend for years, until she married and
went West Then lost sight of her.
Where are they ! will call to-day =
| now ~
"You are the dearest aunty in the
| world ~
Him! Yes. It seems to me you are
wonderfully Interested, DR., Charles Is
Miss Daisy pretty?" "
'Lovely and 50 gentle ;nd good"
Then Charley told of his New \ ear call,
of the subsequent visits, Of his pleading
Tor and obtaining permission to make So
| cial visits after professional ones We're 70
longer needed. and how each one deepen
ed his interest in the fair sweet girl
She is very~ielicate yet,n he said, in
conclusion, land needs good tooh and
freedom from wearing anxiety"
'She shall have them. And Charley
If she is the refined, sweet woman her
mother was-l will speed the wooing."
| Only a kiss to thank her, and Charley
was off to order the carriage for the call.
Two weeks later Miss Maude Middle
ton, being about to prepare wardrobe
for her summer campaign, hethought her
of the fifty dollars she owed Daisy Gra
ham. She resolved to pay it, and so pave
the way tor a new order. But Miss Gra-
ham was not at home.
| Gone with her mother to visit some
friends" her landlady told Miss Middle
ton, who re-entered her phmton in no
amiable frame OF mind.
"She had such exquisite taste, lifting
me to perfection, and worked for a mere
nothing thought that ill-used young lady
| as she drove in the direction OF Miss Stew
enson's. ''I'll ask that old maid who makes
her dresses, though ! suppose they cost
small fortune"
Miss Stevenson was at home, the ser
want informed Maude; and that young
lady, being /; privileged visitor, went at
once to the sitting-room. At the door she
paused, seeing lady sitting near the
window. And in low chair at Miss Stew
enson's feet sat Daisy Graham.
'Oh Miss Graham" she said, II have
just been to your house to see if you could
make me some summer dresses, and to
pay you a trtle | owe you.n
miss Graham" said Miss Stevenson,
dryly, ''has given up dressmaking tor the
present; but the tritle will be quite con-
venient toward providing her trosseau
You will be the first to hear of the en-
gagement, Maude. But you may say on
my authority, that we are to have a we'd
ding in the fall, when Daisy will become
the wife of my nephew, Charley!"
Very sweetly Miss Middleton made her
congratulatory speech and paid her bill !;
but in her ph;eton the young lady shed
spitetul tears in the shadow of her veil
muttering:
$50 that was the reason Charles Stew
enson stayed away from my New Year
reception, and has been so otfish ever
since!"
And, reader, that was exactly the rea-
SON.
The number of men at present maintained in
the standing armies of civilized nations is not
less than 100000. All these are snatched
away from useful industries and condemned to
dleness and a vicious life, while the labOring