The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-10-30

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) right Of free choics,p
| HItsSery well.for a man to talk Of
standing by his rights she replied;
} @but you foTgetthat / am a woman,
] brought up in strict subservienee to
theiwill Of Others, and never aecus-
toned to dream'of possessing rights.
5 The only thing that. could make q
woman so trained throw OF her
shackles and assert what little inde-
: peldence the law allows her, wonld
, be the impetus given by 9 new afiec-
/; ton"
'Then why don't you" he began,
but suddenly broke off and hurried
into his surgery, muttering, "What
a confounded fool was going to
/ make of myself She may be o
mere adventures, for aught | know,
In a,few. minutes he returned to
the, young lady with the medicine
and full directions for its use, and
also an antidotS, in case she should
require it.
!. Before leaving she asked his name
and address, and put his card safely
in her pocket book. Then, with a
} slight inclination Of the head, she
laid a folded white paper on the man
tel-piece and requested him to sum-
mon the cab man.
The doctor listened with some Gu.
| riosity, in the hope of guessing
whereabouts she lived from the di.
/ rections TO the driver; but they were
.metely couched in the very indein-
ite. words Return to.tho place where
! tyou-took me pP,y iaf
a The surgeon returned to his par.
los, and withsElie air Of d man fully
prepared toilaugh at himself for be.
ing taken. in, he opened a little pa.
per which the lady had evidently
placed there as his fee. He was
agreeably surprised to find that she
had proportioned her acknowledg.
ments rather to the service rendered
to herself than to the trouble she
had given him, and in token thereof
had left ten,pound note behind
her.
"After all,n said the doctor, as he
placed IL in his pocket book, 81 don't
regret having my rest disturbed"
Two years after this occurrence
the same doctor, suddenly summoned
Ito attend 4 lady whose name was
quite unknown to him, although,
there were tones in her voice which
sounded strangely familiar to his
ear.
"Have you any recollection Of
having seen me on some former oc-
casion, DR.. --2" she asked him,
during one of his visits.
81 certainly recollect your voice."
he replied, "but l could not have
forgotten your face if l had seen it,
and this partial recollection has puz-
zled me from the first moment l
heard you speak"
"Do you not remember once receiv-
ing a visit, during a midnight storm,
from a lady in black, who came to
beg your assistance in avoiding q
disagreeable marriageH" she said
smiling.
Certainly do-of course 1 dol"
he exclaimed; "and you are that
ladyl 1 wonder that did not recol-
lect you sooner.
~ only wonder that you remember
so mitch of me-" she replied.
"May I ask if your plan succeed
edH" he inquired; or is Mr.
"No, no." she interrupted, laugh
ing; ~ did not make such a mistake
in the character of my former suitor,
otherwise l should not have been SO
happy as I am now. The plan sue.
ceeded admirably. Ny apparent ill.
ness enabled ME to enlist the sympa.
thies Of my mother and aunts, and
to a certain extent the sympathy Of
all my relatives. Then l contrived
to show them the gentleman's char
acter in its true light. Their eyes
were gradually opened, and liberia
tion was afterwardeasy, Ny present
marriage was entirely my own
choice. and if IL continues as happy