The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1877-06-30

smoothed her HAIR and gave her dress two OF
three gentle shakes preparatory 10 her painful
dntv She trembled at the door minute then
= opened it and went in. There sat the uDtor
innate doctor looking rs If he were guilty VI al
least five of the seven deadly sins. 1t was try
ing for both of them; but woman generally
rises superOr TO a situation like this; and
Mrs. Wilberiorce was Il true woman, and had
all the wise forehorght of her sex when she
begged the doctor TO overlook Sues childish
ness, and to let the matter drop for the pres
ent. "And perhaps" she said, perhaps she
may learn, ia time, to look upon 1t more IA
vorably."
The doctor behaved remarkably well, and
senslbly, too, considering the ridiculous
thing he had done in making love to Sue.
Meanwhile, aunt Hester had teltit her duty
TO storm little; and when she storms, II ism I
like scudding cloud, dropping little rain
here or there, the entire sky becomes over
cast there is not even little, distant CLEAN
of bright horizon, bright and CHEEKY, If, oh
so tar away! And poor Sue felt that SHE b ad
committed an objectionable sin, in being pro-
posed TO- And Kate was told, that il she had
set proper example, her sister "would not
have behaved so a man would dare do such n
thing II was evident that Aunt Hester con-
sdered the offer of a mans heart and hand
the greatest atfront woman could receive.
Aunt Hester never in her life had thus been
affronted.
DR.. Nugent promised Mrs. Wlberforce
that he would endeavor to appear as though
nothing had happened, ana TO come to the
house as usual.
The doctor was certainly IN love, very much
IN love, or he never would have borne the
daily vexations he now had to endure. Ii
wasn't bliss producing for a man with even
: ba ,,nrIarato nf sell esteem the
doctor had, on approaching the house, and
hearing Sues light laughter, which still had
depth enough to thrill his heart, ringing out,
and then, rs he reached the door to see her
muslin dress disappearing at the head OF the
stairs; or, as he came up the street, to see her
retreat into store, and stand gosslpping
with the clerk till he passed by.
She counted il among her troubles that she
had to retreat, FOR never can look him IN
the face again. she SAID. "And have spent
all my allowance for shawl-pns and shoe
strings, though | never wear shawl, and ali
my shoes button. And do believe that Har.
ry Sartwell thinks am IN love with him,
running into he store so much"
To crown all, Kate told cousin John, and
he threatened every morning 10 bring the doc
tor up TO dinner or tea with him, till poor Sue
grew so nervous at meal-time that her appetite
left her, and she began 10 look pale and thin.
But this only made her more interesting to the
doctor; he was cultvating the sanity grace
Of patience; and often, instead OF writing
prescription, he found himself scribbhng,
"all things come round to him who will but
wait" And many a little sermon did he
preach his own heart from the text, Let pa
tience have her perfect work. and by-and,
by, that gentle angel, so longed for so needed
by the children of men, came into his heart,
and folded her wings, and did not leave him
and he was content to wait tor the child he
loved to become IA woman. lie felt he had
too rudely knocked at the door of the young
heart tina, had opened only to the call OF the
loved ones of her home.
Not many weeks could 60 on without the
doctor and Sue meeting; and it happened tor
all the world like q story. Sue aud cousin
John were calling on the Blocker gnls, and
were about TO have game Of croquet. sue
was standing near swing where the children
were at play, and little Bessie Blocker, in
trying TO show how Tom had performed some
great feat standing in the swing, slipped, and
Sue ran mpusIvely forward TO catch her
The child tell with her whole weight on Sue
Ioutstretched arm, and Sue and little Bessie
fell together to the ground. 1t was full
half minute before the others came up, and
found that Sue had tainted DR.. Nugent was
passing, and John called him; so, when Sue
opened her eyes. the doctor was bending over
her, and telling John that her arm was broken.
Then she tainted again but the doctors firm
hand soon put the poor little arm INTO the
right form, and promised to see her IN the
morning.
If Sue feared that the doctor would trouble
her with love making now, she was mistaken
His manner was delightfully."- frank and
friendly. All he said was, 81 am sorry for
you, Miss Sue" And anybody might say
that to anybody, thought she, as she lay very
quiet and pale, thinking over every ones
words In her heart of hearts, though, Sue
would have denied IL if any one had binted
at such a thing, she reIoced that the dread.
ed meeting was over and, though she could
not have told why, she gave little sob as
she fancied that but Tor her accident, he might
never have spoken TO her again.
Day followed day swiftly, seeking the long
ago; and Kate and cousin John, who was a
cousin by adoption, began 10 find new de.
| light in each others society; and year from
the day Sue marked with broken arm, there
was wedding in the Wilberiorce house. And
a great change came over Sue. She tried IN
relieve her mother Of cares, to NIL Hates
place, TO be sympathzing sister to the boys.
And she began To read the books DIR. Nugen'
brought her. for he was "still pursuing"
NV
Mrs Wilberiorce smiled, one day, as she
found Sue pouring over volume Of Tame.
Sue blushed little, startled blush, and said
I"I am trying to cultivate my one talent,
mother; you know we are TO do that. | want
to be all can; 'one star differs from another
But one must shine, even # one isn't pleiad,
or star in OriOn's belt"
And her mother said, aifectionately, "You
are the light Of our home, Sue" as she went
away TO ask her husband how il would end.
Sues Indifference to other admirers-fOr
pretty Sue Wilb,riorce had maryland her
evident warm friendship for the doctor III.
duced her father TO say.
ut will all come out right. little mother,
Our Sue is true.hcarted girl, and we may
trust her"
Sues twrniy.tirst birthday dawncd, and not
one word of love had the doctor spoken since
that afternoon four years before. But he had