The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-28

deep blushIng, on the entrance Of the
young doctor, by the bites OF halt dozen
leeches.
One evening, not long after Sophy
had recovered from this dangerous ILL
ness, the young doctor came in an espe-
cially happy state Of mind, to tell his
friends OF his having at last got an ap-
pointment he had long coveted, with
very remunerative salary. They con-
graduated him heartily on his good luck;
the squire was only sorry to lose sucn
an agreeable neighbor. TAe mother
thought:
"How vexatious that Clara would go
to the Casino to-day, when the doctor
would most likely have wished to have
made her an offer" and pOnGered in her
mind whether she should have The peo-
pe work at the Hall lor Clara'5 outfit,
or send everything out tO be done.
SOphy had escaped away unobserVed,
most likely because she thought it
would be proper TO congratulate the
doctor, and dld not know how TO do SO;
and it was not till he was preparing to
depart, after having fingered mucn
longer than WAS proper, that she turned
nm. She lighted him down stairs, and
then the still hesitating visitor. begged
her 10 show him her young hares oophy
always had little mGnagerie), AL
though 1T was rather late, oOphy good
naturedly complied, and Went down
with him to the little room where she
kept them. The mother thought it was
NOT quite suitable, but the squire only
laughed, and told her to let them alone.
Not long alterWard they heard the
doctor slut the front door and gallop
away as last as he could, although he
B., a
nm stairs with cheeks not aud glowing,
and dashed into the room.
"WhaJ is it? WHAT is the matter
What has happened to youp asked the
squire. ouonAouo, :.
me in all my life screamed eopny.
| "Well, wuat thenp' asked her mother
"rAe doctor wants to marry meI
SONNY burst out, and began to cry be-
naiIse she did not know what to do.
| "Well, that is nice fellow" said the
squire. pretending to be very angry
.taiking of marriage to an innocent
child. and making H. weep such bitter
tears, | will tell him directly what
think of it. l will wrte him such let
Ter that he won't stick up in his lookil g.
gIass.n and of he Went 70 his room il =
great rage.
He had not been there very lorg wher
Sopny came in; she had already drleC
up her tears.
"Father," she began, very timidly, 81
think you should not exactly send an
express messenger to the doctor; it
| it,
"Why2 Why not? you poor injured
childW
lit would cost too much" sale
Sophy, in the greatest emoarrass
| "On, you careful cniluv' laughed the
delighted sqLlie. -" nat good house
vile YOU viii makel Wen, well, we vii
leave 1t for the present, until we cal
tell The doctor face 10 face That one mus
not talk OF marriage TO children Of seven
teen"
Eyes, but grandmamma was only six
teen," said Sophy, and she took 70 he
huels as last as sne could.
| Well, the doctor came, and they talket
over the matter face TO face, and he dl
not order SOpny any more leGChes
though her face nad Il stlil deeper Grim
| son hue than before.
Tle marriage was very properly de
| layed a little, but there WAS merry be
trotnmg feast before tue doctor lett
Clara WAS OF course very much aston
lshed, but still cOnLrIVed W bear the los
| of her lover with dignity and rGslgna
lion; she made pretty bridesmaid an
soon alter cOmtOrLeu herself ny The sid
OF Il lons-leggeu conVeyancer.
| [ don't know ii the doctor got Soph
70 read Schiller and Goethe; but LhI
| do know, LAaL she never regretted tn
unneard-0f event which happened in he
raDUil-roOm, and tnat she never IL
pen,ed having spared that messenger