Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-07-05
WHAT SUE DID WITH THE
DOCTOR.

DOCTOR.
1t was nothing new. Sue Wilberiorce
had always been getting into trouble,
from the day she ,umbled out of the
crade-,here's a little record of that day
behind one OF her cars now-trying to
catch a sunbeam that had disturbed her
nap up TO her seventeenth birthday,
when she thought the grand elimination
came.
Mrs. Wilberforce was finishing one OF
the boys coats, Kate sat curled up on
the sofa, lost 10 the world in her enjoy
ment of Bleak House, occasionally wip-
ing her eyes as poor Joe moved on ,
Aunt Hester. who was making one OF
her periodical visits, during which she
regulated the household machinery, and
wound it up for u twelve months run,
was putting pocket in one Of Sue ;
dresses, declaring as she did 50 that the
girl was just as good for nothing as
ever. in fact she believed it grew upon
her. Use rather than beauty, was
Aunt Hester's creed; she had never
found out that every flower tha,
blossoms mas a little medicine -satch.
el at It's root, or that even the scal!ops
round the cup Of lily Of the valley are
not in a true sense useless. and perhaps
Sue, who seemed like flower, or bird,
living for the delight Of living, might be
after all, created for some good purpose,
and those who appreciate her, value her.
1t was very quiet in the room, the
ladies being thus engaged they knew
there was some one in the parlor with
Sue, but Kate throught it was one OF the
BECKER girls, who had run in TO talk OF
cousin Johns perfection, Of whom, by
the the way, she was heartily TIED; SC
no one asked who came, when Sue run
10 the door, with a volume Of Hans An
derson in her hand, 10 answer the ring.
An hour had slipped away when she
came rushing into the sitting room, cry.
ing and with flushed face.
Mother mother" she said, "you
mus, 90 in, l can't tell you, and never
can
Mrs. Wilberforce lived in momentary
expectation of something happening to
the boys, and as they had gone out hunt
ing early in the morning, it seemed
quite probable that one had shot the
other. Then, too. Mr.. Wilberforce was
in New York, and she always badc him
good by with the expectation that he
would return a corpse 50 as she sprang
up, dropping the coat, and turning over
her workbaske,, she nervcd herself for
the worst, and said with terrible calm
ness.
Tell me al once, Sue. is it your
father or the bo's:'
Kate was little alarmed at this, but
had presence of mind enough to put heI
handkerchief between the leaves of hel
book.
oh" cried Sue, ''it isn't either oi
them, it's DR.. Nugent ~
"What has happened to him. said
Kate.
Nothing has happened TO him." Sue
replied. Ats me it has happened to
Oh, mother he has been making love tc
me :" and she flung herself down on the
sofa and cried so that the green color Of
Bleak House washed out into Kate:
handkerchief. After few minutes she
raised her head to say: Hes there
vet; and, mother, you must go in anc
tell him l never thought of marrying
anyone-and I hate him." she added q
little remorsefully.
Little Mrs. Wilberforce has the cour'
age of canary; her husband calls hel
''httle girl" now when she has daugh'
ter as old as she was when he wooed her
Her own boys pet hei, and carry he
around on their shoulders, but they come
to her with their troubles. and "Mothel
says so," settles many difficult ques
ton.
"You go, Kate" she said pleadingly
"Yes," replied Kate. 81 think SET
myself refusing my sisters lovers" anC
she cast scornful glance at Sue.
Sue wiped her eyes penitently at this
she felt it to be little thrust at her, TO
the doctor had been very attentive t
Kate before she came home from school
not that Kate cared for him, but it
pleasant to have ones sisters appreciate
ones belongings.
Aunt Hester sat looking over he
glasses like one distraught, while Mrs
Wherefore smoothed her hair and gav'
her dress two or three gentle shakes
preparatory tc her painful duty. Sh
trembled at the door minute, then op
ened it slowly and went in. There sa
the unfortunate doctor, looking as if h
was guilty of at least five or seven deadl.
sins. 1t was trying to both of them, bu
woman generally rises superior to ;