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

time in escaping from the maniac (as he
felt sure she must beg to his carriage.
~ Insane from an evil temper; all,
knew those eyes were not for nothing!
But why her anger should be directed
against me l can't understand; though l
suppose her wrath falls upon anyone
who happens to be near when the fit
seizes her. Oh, what an escape l have
had"
And Dr. Hurlburt took his bomeward
way, resolved to be contented with a
house keeper, and thankful that his, lot
was no worse.
Barnes met him with an unusually
smiling countenance.
&C Mr.. Charley has been waiting to see
you sir; he waited while, but of course
he couldn't wait any longer, and it's six
O'clock this minute. He told me to tell
you how thankful and happy he was,
and that he should feel awful bad if you
didn't come to the wedding"
Thankful and happy! Come to the
weddingp What are you talking about,
you idiot?" demanded the doctor.
"To his wedding with Miss Rose Car
ter l thought you knew. It's at half
past eight" i.'
'''The young rascal! Does he dare to
do this?" shouted the doctor, and rushed
out of the house and down to the widow
Carriers cottage Mrs. Carter and
Charley met him in the hall. His wrath
had time to cool little in his walk, and
if it had not he would have found it
hand 20 Ia, no 4 ,,c -,
der the widows calm, clear eyes. But
he expressed his disapproval quite strong
ly enough to show them there had been
some mistake. .aI..' p" .... Z
Charley produced the note and the
doctor saw through the mystery at once
Mrs. Thomas lunacy and ALL That
stupid Barnes had changed the notes.
The widow Thomas had been advised to
stop gaddinS about of evenings, and
Mrs. Carter had considered herself per-
mitted to s'let him have herr daughter!
However angry he might be, the doctor
saw that it was too late tointerfere.
swell, young man, you have chosen
your way and you must walk in it! She's
her mother over again, they say-yOu
had better marry her as soon as possible
Or she'll jilt you, as her mother did me"
The widow Carter looked at him with
something, like flash in her eyes.
How Gan you say that, when you
know that it was you who deserted me?"
she said. az.
Didn't you write me a letter within
a month of the day that was to have been
our wedding day, telling me coollY that
you had discovered that you preferred
another?" demanded the doctor
Never! l never wrote you such let
terp said the widow. Charley began to
see that an explanation was coming, at
which third party would be de trop, and
took his departure. If he did, then, have
faint presentment of what might hap
pen as result of that explanation, at
some future day, he was not at all pre-
pared for what did occur that very night.
When he and Rose moved away from
before the minister who had made them
husband and wife, his father and Mrs
Carter stood up before him, and the GER
emory was repeated for their benefit!
They had decided, in that brief space of
time, that that was the best PREPARATION
possible for the mistake of almost life
time. ,'
And it proved so agreeable an arrange
ment that DR.. Hurlburt is often heard to
say that, though he always prospered in
his practice, he never made SO great a
success as when he wrote a prescription
for Rose Carter.