The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1878-06-20


that my eyes are gray, not black, and
that my hair is golden. It is a gift from
God, like my talent, a valuable one too
l think 1t, and own that am proud OF
1T for my dear Franks sake, who admires
it so much
Yes, this is Mrs. Ogilvie's peculiarly,
as we afterwards discover-an intense
and quite open admiration of her own
beauty.
At first every one is astOnished at this
idiOsyncTasy of hers, but in little while
we all come to laugh at it; there is
something original and amusing about
it; and in all other ways she is so charm
ing.
My wife, with whom she speedily be-
comes intimate, tells me that she is sure
she values her beauty more for her hus-
bands sake than her own. " She evi~
IDENTIFY adores him." says Mary Annie;
and he seems to think so much of her
sweet looks. She says he fell in love
with her at first sight, before he ever
spoke to her.
But Mrs. Ogilvie has many more at
fractions than are to be found In her
face. She is a highly educated woman,
first-rate musician, and pleasant and
intelligent companion, and more than
all, she has a sweet, loving disposition,
true heart at the core of all her little
vanities. She is very good to the poor
in our village, and often when / am on
my rounds l meet her coming out of
some cottage with an empty basket
wich was full when she enteredit.
In a quiet little neighborhood ik
ours such a woman csnnOt fail to be an
acquisition, and every one hastens to
call on her, and many are the dinners and
cToquet parties which are inauguTated
In her honor. To the former she will
not go; she does not wish to go out in
the evening in her husbands ABSENCE
much to my wife's satisfaction, who ap-
proves of women being "keepers at
home"-and it is only seldom that she
can be induced to grace one of the Gro.
quet parties with her presence.
But when she does she eclipses every
one else. She always dresses in the
most exquisite taste, as if anxious that
the setting should be worthy of the Jew
el-the beauty which she prizes so
highly.
She has been settled at the cottage
rather more than two years and is begin
ming to count the weeks to her husbands
return. We do not number them quite
so eagerly. for when he comes he will
take her away from US, and we shall miss
her sorely. It is summer again, hot,
damp summer; it has been q very sickIy
summer, and nay hands are full.
F" shall have to get partner, my
dear" l said to my wife as prepared to
go out. elf this goes on I shall have
more to do than I can manage. There
is nasty fever about which / don't
like the look Of; and If we don't have
a change for the better in this muggy
weather, there is no saying what it may
turn to.''
81 am glad all the boys are at school,"
observed Mary Anne, "and I think I
Will let the girls accept their aunt's invi-
tation and go to her foF month"
g It would be a very good plan, and I
should be glad if you would go too. A
little change would do you good"
And, pray, who is to look after yOu?'
asks my wife reproachfully. @ Who is
to see that you take your meals properly,
and don't rush off to see yeuF patients,
/ table 10
Mentally, confessed that l should
probably be poorly eff without my Mary
Anne; but it is bad plan to encourage
vanity in ones wife, so I say, On, l
should do very well by myself" and
with parting nod betake myself to my
daily duty"
q In the village I meet Mrs. Ogilvie,
basket in hsnd. She doesn't look well,
and say SO.
" You have no business out in the heat
/ of the day." l tell her. What will
your husband say, if he does not find
you looking your best when he comes
back"
A shade comes over her face. ''Ah!
he would not be pleased" she says
! hn w ho olu b
me lock my very best and prettiest."
Well, then, as your doctor, must
forbid your doing any more cottage
visiting Just at present. You are not
looking strong, and going into those
close houses is not good for you. 1
will come and see you on my way back"
| Which do. I find there is nothing
the matter with her; she is only little
languid.
g You had better send the children
away to morrow morning, Mary Anne"
l say as soon as / get in. b" Mrs. Black
is very i'll, and am afraid (I cannot
quite tell yet, but I am afraid) she is
going to have smallpox. Of course, I
shall have her removed at once, if am
right but it may prove not to be au
isolated case, and it will be as we'll to
get the children out of the way.
/ shall try and persuade every one in the
village to be vaccinated tomorrow"
/ " You will be clever if you manage
| that" says my wife. am afraid some
of the people are very prejudiced against
| it. You know when the children were
revaccinated three years ago, you could
not persuade any of the villagers, to be
/ done at the same time"
On the following day we dispatch the
| children early to their aunt's, under the
care OF an old servant, and as soon as /
have seen them off 1 go down to Mrs.
I Blacks To my CONSERVATION, find
Mrs. Ogilvie just leaving the house.
/. have been disobedient, you see,"
she said gayly; " but Ipromised to bring
/ Mrs. Black something early this morning
and she seemed so i'll yesterday that
did not ike to disappoint her. But am
not going to transgress orders again-for
! Franks sake, !" she adds softly.
! I gave sn internal groan. Heaven
! grant she may not have transgressed
! them once too often And 1 hasten into
/ the cottage, to find my worst fears con-
l firmed. Mrs. Black has smallpox quite
Enthusiastically.
/ For some hours I am occupied in max
! ing arrangements for her removal 10 the
! inhrmary, and ia vaccinating such of
nv poorer patients as / can frighten or
( coerce into allowing me ts do so; and it
\ is afternoon before / am able to go and
/ look alter Mrs. Ogilvie.
4 She seems rather astonished when
I inform her what my errand is-thst
want to vaccinate her (for of course I do
not wish to frighten her by telling her
aboat Mira. Black); but she submits
readily enough when I say that l have
/. heard OF case OF small-I OK in neigh~
boring village (Which have), and
think it would be wise precautionary
measure.
s'It is very good in you" she says in