Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-08-13

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ms studio, mean. Paint your pictures
here, and send them 10 your agent,0
| PicturesW said Sylvia. at IN teacups I
II fashion patrOnlzes me, must be on hand.
you ought TO see me receive, Doctor,U she
went on. "I wear a long, monltlsb brown
gown, and on Il Is many a spot Of paint MY
studio Is lovely, and / give msthetic teas
sometimes can fancy you at onel win
you Gomez
"Nonsenso p said he, flushing. CHOW
der you paint at ALL"
" 1 doPt' said Sylvia. "I wouldn't like
to be NO more than the basket handle; know
700 Wen 9ll the Joys Of independence! still,
you see, haven't money, so l earn IT,"
" That IL Just n" cried the Doctor. com -
ing little way out Of his niche. Il You
work because you must have living. Very
good, And your occupation is genteel and
Don't say 'gonteol,w cried Sylvia.
That is very good word. Would re-
spectacle be any better2 No? Well, this ia
what l meant to say-a pretty, domestic
women like you ought to get married. In
iiact, you ought TO have been married some
time ago."
How do you know 1 am domestioY,,
said Sylvia, slightly coloring, and ignoring
his last remark. " Artists are generally
considered Bohemian rather than domes-
| ticn
%,,Qh, but you are not an out-and-o
!
"Indeed am !" cried Sylvia. az haven't
much genius, but you don't suppose spend
my life painting tea-cups9 paint pictures,
and exhibit them, and, what is more to the
purpose, sell them"
il" don't doubt it," said the Doctor, "but
All the same you ought TO get married.
There's that child's father; why don't he
marryW
g., >" l am sure don't know" and now Sylvia
did really color.
"He ought to do it," pursued the relent-
| less Doctor. So That child can not be prop
erly brought up by servants, and he has no
sisters. Do you know, Miss Sylvia-now, |
! suppose you'll get mad II had great mind
to advise him to ask you. 1t seems a pity
for him to lose the chance OF so good =
mother for Josie. You sec l have an OBJ
servant nature and have watched YOU with
her. You are fond other, you have pleasant
little ways with her, and she is certainly
FOND OF you. Yes, you would make very
good mother for her"
Sylvia laughed at this. She did not mean
to betray any feeling again.
Ihe reason why / am so candid, and
perhaps abrupt-yOu do think me abruptr1
81 do" said Sylvia.
" Well, the reason is that the matter is a
little involved. When 1 first thought Of it,
you and the Professor were digging cave
for the child in the sand, and she was Jump
ng about in high glee. Do you rememberP
Yes, Sylvia remembered it very we'll.
IL was pretty picture, 1 thought, and 1t
flashed on me that the Professor would be
blind II he did not see what he ought to do.
Ask you to marry him, 1 mean"
" ought to be very much obliged to you,"
said Sylvia coolly.
"Oh, but that isn't allp' the Doctor con-
tinued, pushing the scarf off his ears. "You
don't understand yet how the matter is in
yolyed. When ! went back to the hotel it
occurred to me that was very great fool.
had much better ask you to marry me.
am sure l need good wife,"
gravity;
mean not to give him the chance. 1t is Of
course obvious that he needs the wife the
most-On account Of the little girl, YOU
know. My first thought referred to his mar
rying you, and that gives him, you see,
sort Of pre-emption claim"
am not sure Of that" replied Sylvia. |
Don't they give patents, or something of
the sort, for the first ideaY"
Then," said the Doctor eagerly, "you |
would be willing to letme ask youD
Oh, perfectly" said Sylvia.
81 wish knew what you mean-would |
you refuse But no, won't do it. really |
think he ought to have the first chance. The |
little girl is to be considered, you know"
us it Josie who is the first object?" said |
Sylvia. III that is so, might adopt her. |
That would make it all right, and none of us
"Her father wouldn't part with her; but
am thinking Of the welfare of all. BY |
George, Miss Sylvia, l wish 1 knew your
Eng; or rather wish the Professor did, I'd |
like Chang myself OF course Arnold knows
nothing of this. l thought had best speak |
to you first. 1 was afraid he would not ex-
plain the situation, NOT as l would"
II don't believe he could" replied she.
"Well, said the Doctor, "what have you
to say"
"You can notr repeated the Doctor.
Il could offer an opinion; 1 suppose"
said Sylvia; shut you see can't, under the
make it personal matter
yet.n
"You mean," the Doctor said, ''that n Ell
ther OF us has yet asked youp
"EXactly," Sylvia answered.
"Nery well, then. Now, suppose before
we go any further, that we see Just where
we stand in the present position Of affairs.
In the first place, because it would per-
haps, not be proper to refer to the Profess
sor's personal matters at this mOment,- do
you think you could marry mel?
mo, DON'T" she answered. 81 am very
sure l couldn't"
"That is frank" he said, looking greatly
pleased. 81 like that. 1t is business-like
and helps us to clear the way. Now, why
couldn't yOup
"For one thing, 1 don't care enough for
you, and for another never thought of it."
every good. But we will now suppose
you might waive the second reason, and
could try to persuade you, out of the first.
So then, what are your objections likely to
9eS You can't, for instance, object to my
lamilyW
mo" said Sylvia; "to tell you the hon
est truth, know nothing about it,"
I" You dOn't!" exclaimed the Doctor.
stock. We came over with William Penn.
We are in every history of Pennsylvania ever
written. II you ask for family, you can't do
better. We are an Arch Street Quaker
amily. l am not poor. L like my profess
sion, and If need more money l will prac-
ice again. Could you be satisfied with seven
thousand three hundred and siXty-two dol
ars a yearn
Perfectly" said Sylvia.
81 am not yOung-I am fOrty-siX; but the
Professor is still Older, so that point is not
% be considered" /
"Oh, yes it p exclaimed Sylvia. owe
IRE not considering this matter relatively;
he Professor is not under discussion"
"True enough" replied the Doctor, "that
a fact to be remembered. Well, you
hink Of what said" and the Doctor got up J
md began to fold the shawl. Z" And of
course you understand that, although we
the matter from practical side, I
owe you. | should not wish to marry c
woman to whom was not attached" I
Will remember" Sylvia replied, taking
'Nit VI tiO uIuOl Gnu VI bub Shawl, ana uelp"
ng him to fold it. The Doctor then drew $
lis scarf over his ears. They called Josie, 1
Who was busy carrying water to her well,
nd literally baptising herself as she trotted c
,ack and forth. 4
Now" said the Doctor, as they drew t
ear the house, and the Professor came out
o meet his little girl, "the next thing is to a
peak to Arnold"
= i" Speak to ,0ho ?' cried Sylvia, standing l
till. q
90 To Arnold, Of course. Why, you don't