The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1880-11-27


permission TO make this request. l told
her of my intentions last night, and she
authorizes me to say that she approves
of them"
"Belle !" exclaimed her father, "is
this true 9''
"My dear papa, am in no hurry to
get married, and will never marry against
your wish but l will never marry any
one else than Edward"
"Ungrateful girl !" muttered DIR.
Wood, and the next moment he sank
back in his chair with an attack Of the
disease Of the heart, to which he had
long been subjected"
'Open the Window said the young
man, preparing with promptitude and
earnestness to administer the necessary
remedies; "be not alarmed-it is not a
dangerous attack"
Belle obeyed her lover promptly and
quietly aware Of the necessity Of self.
possession and GOODNESS in a case like
the present. In half an hour DIR. Wood
was lying in large, airy bedroom, and
the young man had left, at the request
of Belle, to attend patient Of her faith
er's. 1t was late at night ere he had
finished his double rounds and was able
to be at the bedside Of the father of Belle,
who, with his sister by her side, sat
watching.
"He sleeps soundly," said she, in
low tone, rs he entered.
"Yes, and is doing WE'LL" replied
Edward. al will answer for his being
up and stirring tomorrow, il he desires
it."
"But will it not be better for him to
rest some days ?" asked Belle.
'Better, perhaps, but what will his
patients do?"
"You can attend to them as you have
done to-day" said Belle pleadingly.
"My dear girl, you, who know me,
can trust me with your fathers patients;
you know that when he is able to be
about | would relinquish them unhesita-
tingly. But you must be aware that
your father entertains different opinion
of me, and for him to discover that ]
was attending his patients, would be to
retard his recovery.
"No, SIR" came in a remarkably
strong voice from the bed "I shall not
be about for month, and after making
me take to my bed, the least you can do
is to attend to my patients"
'lf you wish it, sir"
al insist upon it, and to prevent any
opposition, you can say We are going
into partnership"
"But-" said Edward.
"If you want my daughter" contin-
ued the old doctor gruffly, "you must do
as itell you. II you wish to be my SON.
in-law, you must be my partner, work
like horse, slave night and day, while
l smoke my pipe and enjoy myself gen.
erally."
"My dear SIR" exclaimed the young
man, 'you overwhelm me-"
"Dear papa ?" said Belle.
eyes. dear papal" muttered old
Wood. "Pretty girl, you are; give a
party to crush the interloper; cry when
he gets his first patient watch him from
the window like cat watches mouse,
and then-want to marry him."
''But, my dear papa, is not this the
surest way to destroy the opposition ?"
eyes because we cannot crush him
we take him as partner never heard
of such thing" grumblcd the old gen.
tleman. "It is nice repayment for the
rearing of children to have them take
part with your enemies"
Nobody made any reply and after
few more faint attempts At fault finding,
the old doctor fell asleep.
My first call upon my arrival last week
at N, was at DIR. Woods house, and
the first thing to attract my attention,
as | came in sight of it, was Belle in the
bay window.
"At your old place." / said, as we
warmly shook hands.
l am very seldom here now" she
said.
"Why ?"
"Becausc | live over the way" she
replied, with happy smile.
"Over the wayI" said with a strange
obtuseness.
eyes. But Of course you know am
Belle Rand now and here are the new
flowers in the bay window" she added,
pulling out from their retreat behind the
flower boxes three young fresh faces that
were staring eagerly down the street at
grandpa, who had just loomed in view.
l left N the day following very
happy over the delightful denouement
of the romance that had been begotten
by rivalry.
GROWTH OF THE NAILs.-The growth
of the nails is more rapid in children
than in adults, and slows in the age ;
goes on faster in summer than in winter,
so that the same nail which is renewed
in I3s days in winter requires only IIs