The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-06-16

Tor property with wife, but that lot
would come very handy; and the widow
is a fine woman; a little quick-tempered,
Pm afraid. never did like those snap
pish black eyes; that girl, Rose Carter, is
| just her mother over again, with her blue
eyes and wheediing ways-confounded
little jiltl-and that boy is fool enough to
be taken in by her. l should like to see
anybody take me I'M No, l thank you!
once is enough. said to Miss Esther
Wagg the other day: The widow Zilpha
Thomas is fine woman, a capital man
ager, isn't she?'
"' Manager! you may be sure of that,
She managed Poor Reuben Thomas into
his grave said Miss Esther.
d" But then it's of no consequence what
these spiteful old maids say. Most
| likely she has an eye on the situation for
! herself"
And the doctor drew himself up in the
proud assurance that when he did take a
second helpmate he should leave every
manageable lady of his acquaintance in
consolable. .#, ..-
IN drive round and see the widow
Thomas next week. l don't think it
] IlhCl1 tllttb ollS OOulh bldlhnfSC mo-
And, having made up his mind, DR..
Hurlburt betook himself to his chamber.
But his face was not that of a man who
is quite satisfied with his decision; and
he stood for long time at the window,
and looked down to the foot of the hill,
where the Widow Carter's house was
plainly visible in the moonlight. .,.,N.-
"No, no! once is enough for a man to
be made fool of! And that silly boy
shall never marry her daughter, if l can
help itw he said at last, turning away
with shake of the head. From which
signs an observer would have supposed
Miss Esther Wagg to be right, and
Widow Carter an old sweetheart who
had "made fool of him"
Rose Carter, with pale cheeks and
downcast eyes, sat demurely sewing be-
side her mother the next morning, when
her uncle, old Squire Carter, came in.
Her pale cheeks had been observed but
not commented on by her mother, but
the Squire was not so delicate.
"Bless mel what has become of the
red cheeks? Why, they are as white as
snow balls! Too much sewing and mop,
ing, and not enough air and exercise-or
has its sweetheart deserted it, poor little
Rose?"
Upon which Roses cheeks grew scar
let, of course. But the Squire was not
satisfied.
"The child looks really i'll, and some
thing must be DONE" he said to Mrs.
Carter, as he went away. "She hasn't
lool o1 lilo barcalf for ,,optbc
And the Squire, haunted by Roses pale
face, betook himself directly to DR.. Hurl
burt's office.
I want you to go and see my niece,
little Rose Carter, or prescribe some
thing for her. She says nothing ails her,
but she looks pale and moped. l sup
pose it is nothing but want of exercise;
if these girls would only do as their
grandmothers did! But you know what
will help her--its nerves, l suppose"
said the Squire, who fancied that
NERVES" were at the bottom of all fem
mime ailments.
"Ah yes! I'll send her prescription, {"
said the doctor, heartily. And thinking
it the heartiness of interest and good
nature the Squire went on his way re-
| lieved
And Dr. Hurlbut, feeling even less
amiable that on the previous night, sat
down at his desk, and wrote a prescrip
ton for Miss Rose Carter
just as he had finished it his man
Barnes brought him a note. 1t was from
the man who took care of the doctors
farm on the outskirts of the town, near
the Widow Thomas wood.lot:
The Widow Thomas man wants to know
if you will let the widow take Black Bess, to
go down to Saugus to the quarterly confer
ence meeting tonight She told him to say
particular that she didn't feel well, and
thought the ride would do her good, if you
will be SO kind as to let her take Black Bess,
which is so gentle. SAMUEL HoDGKINs.
The doctors face cleared as he read.
Little Sam Hodgkins is waiting for
the answer, if you please, sir" said
Barnes. .ni"
And the doctor wrote a few words
hurriedly, in answer to Samuel Hodgkins,
not without grumbling at the mans stu
pidity in not letting the widow have the
horse without applying to him. But no
matter! the widow would not have to
ask for Black Bess again. "With all
my worldly goods | thee endow," he
meant to say to her very soon.
Barnes was intrusted with two notes
one for Miss Rose Carter and the other
for little Sam Hodgkins to carry to his
| father I.'
In the meantime, Charley had come to
a new resolve, He would see Mrs, Car
ter once more, and try to gain her con-
sent to his marriage with Rose. With
out her consent Rose would never be
his wife. 1t was evidently a hopeless
task to try to overcome his fathers
prejudices; but he was determined that
they should not be allowed to destroy
his happiness, and Roses, too,i for life.
Mrs. Carter liked him, if it were not for
his fathers objections; she might be per
suaded to, in spite of it. ..,..I ..
And there was no time to lose, for in
two days he was going away to distant
city, to establish himself in business.
He had hoped to carry Rose with him,
but all his pleading had been of no avail
10 induce her to marry him. against her
mothers will. All his hope now, lay in
influencing Mrs. Carter. So early that
morning he took his way to the cottage
at the foot of the hill. Squire Carter
had just left, and Mrs. Carriers mind was
still filled with the anxiety regarding