Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-03-25

as charming as her looks, and she thank
my wife with pleasant cordial words to
being the first of her neighbors to take
compassion on her loneliness. | can SET
that my Mary Anne, whose heart is al
large as her figure, basely deserts tn,
female faction and goes over to the enemy
Mrs. 0gilvie is. very young. still quite {
girl, though she has been married three
years she tells. -
''lt is dreadful that Frank should have
to 90 away" she says, and the tears vel
up In her large gray eyes; "that is th'
worst OF the service. See; here is hil
photograph" lifting case from The table
and handing it to Mary Anne. as ht
not handsome2"
He is most undeniably so, if the likenes,
speaks truth, and we both say so; Mary
Anne, with the privilege of her sex ant
age, adding word as to the beauty Of the
pair.
30, Yes" replied Mrs. Ogilvlc without
the smallest embarrassment; I'VE are
always called the handsome COUPLE"
| suppose something of my astonish
ment expressed itself in my countenance
for she smiles and says: 81 am afraid you
think me very vain; but | cannot helr
knowing that | am good looking, any
more than can help being aware that my
eyes are gray, not black, and that my hail
is golden. 1t is gift from God, like my
talent, a valuable one, too, | think 1t, and
! own that am proud of it for my dear
Franks sake, who admres 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
idiosyncrasy of hers but in a little while
we all come to laugh at it; there ia some
thing original and Amusing about it: and
IN all other ways she is so charming.
My wife, with whom she speedily be-
comes intimate, tells me that she is sure she
values her beauty more for her husbands :
sake than her own. "She evidently adores
him, says Mary Anne, "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 moreover more at
fractions than are to be found in her face.
She is highly educated woman, Il first.
rate musician, and pleasant and intelli-
gent companion, and mere than all, she
has sweet, loving disposition, ana 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 meet
her coming out OF some cottage with an
empty basket in her hand, which was full
when she entered it.
In quiet little neighborhood like ours
such woman cannot fail to be an acaui-
sitiOn, and every one hastens to call on
her, and many are the dinners and croquet
parties which are lnaugurated IN her
honor. To the former she will not 90;
she does not wish to 20 out in the evening
during her husbands absence-much to
my wlte's satisfaction, who approves 0
women being "keepers at homeland it
Ia only seldom that she can be induced to
grace one OF the crOquct parties with her
presence.
But when she does, she eclipses every
one else. She always dresses in the most
exquisite taste, as il anxious that the
setting should be worthy of jewel-!he
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 husband =
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. 1t is summer again-N hot, damp
summer; 1t has been a very sickly sum
mer, and my hands are full.
| shall have to get partner, my dear,
IN M wifi a q | 10 asIt
this goes on | shall have more to do than
| can manage. There is a 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,
observes Mary Anne, "and think will
let the girls accept their aunt's invitation
and go to her for month"
at would be very good plan, and
should be very glad If you would 90 too.
A little change would do you good"
"And pray who is too look after you2"
asks my wife, reproachfully. "Who is to
see that you take your meals properly,
and don't rush off to see your patients,
leaving your dinner untasted on the
tablet"
Mentally confess that | should prob.
ably b. poorly off without my Mary Anne,
but it is bad plan to encourage vanity
in ones wife, so say: "0h, should do
very well by myself" and with parting
nod betake myself to my daily duty.
In the village meet Mrs. 0gilvic, bas-
ket in hand. She doesn't look well, and
say So.
"You have no business out in the heat
of the day." tell her. "What will your
husband say, if he does not find you look
ing your best when he comes back?"
A change comes over her face. "Ah!
he would not be pleased, she says rather
gravely; he always likes to see me look
my very best and prettiest."
"Well, then, as your doctor, | must
forbid your doing any more cottage visit
ing Just at present. Yon are not looking
strong, and going into those close houses
Is not good for you. | will come and see
you on my way back"
Which | do. find there is nothing the
matter with her; she is only a little lam
guild.
"You had better send the children
away tomorrow morning, Mary Anne" |
say as soon as | get in. Mrs. Black is
very i'll, and am afraid-I cannot quite
tell yet, but am afraid-she is going to
have the smallpox. OF course | shall
have her removed at once if | am right;
but it may prove not an isolated case, and
it will be as well 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. 81 am afraid some
Of the people are very preiudiced against
it. You know when the children and
were re-vaccinated three years ago. you
could not persuade any Of the villagers to
be done at the sama time"
On the following day we dispatch the
children to their aHnt's under the care OF
an old servant, and soon as | have seen
them off | go down to Mrs. Blacks. To
my CONSERVATION, find Mrs. 0gilvie just
leaving the house.
81 have been disobedient, you see,"
she says gayly; "but | promised to bring
Mrp. Black something early this morning;
and she seemed SO i'll yesterday that | did
not like to disappoint her. But am not
going to transgress orders again-for
Franks sake, she adds softly.
gave an internal groan. Heaven grant
she may not have transgressed them once
too often! And hasten into the cottage
to find my worst fears confirmed. Mrs.
Black has smallpox unmistakably,
For some hours ! am occupied in maxi
ing arrangements for her removal to the
infrmary, and in vaccinating such Of my
poorer patients as | can frighten or CO.
erce into allowing me t, do 50; and it is
afternoon before am able To 90 and lool,