Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1881-07-05

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the doctor to overlook Sues childishness,
and let the matter drop for the present,
land perhaps" she said, perhaps she
may learn, in time to look upon you
more favorably."
The doctor behaved remarkably well,
and sensibly too, considering the ridicu-
lous thing he had done in making love to
Sue
Meanwhile, Aunt Hester had felt it
her duty to storm little, and when she
storms, it isn't like skudding cloud,
dropping little rain here and there; the
entire sky becomes overcast, there is not
even little distant CLEAN of bright
horizon, bright and CHEEKY, if, oh, so
far away! And poor Sue felt that she
had committed an objectionable sin in
being proposed to. And Kate was told,
that if she had set a proper example. her
sister "would not have behaved so man
would dare do such a thing. 1t was
evident that Aunt Hester considered the
offer of a mans heart and hand the
greatest affron. woman could receive.
Aunt Hester had never been thus af-
fronted.
DR.. Nugent promised Mrs. Wilber-
force that he would endeavor to appear
as though nothing had happened, and to
come to the house as usual.
The doctor was certainly in love
very much in love-or he never would
have borne the daily vexation he now
had TO endure. 1t wasn't bliss. procur-
ing for man with even the moderate
proportion of self-es,eem the doctor had,
on approaching the house and hearing
Sues light laughter, which still had
depth enough to thrill his heart, ringing
out, and then as he reached the door, 10
see her muslin dress disappearing at the
head Of the stairs, or as he came up the
street TO see her retreat into store and
stand gossiping with the clerk till he
passed by.
Sue counted il among her troubles
that she was obliged to retreat, ''for |
never can look him in the face, again,
she said And | have spent all my al
lowances for shawl pins, and shoe strings,
though never wear shawl and all my
shoes button. And | do believe that
Harry Hartwell thinks | am in love with
him. running into the store so much
To crown all, Kate told cousin John,
and he threatened every morning to
bring the doctor up to dinner or tea with
him, till poor Sue grew so nervous at
meal time her appetite left her, and she
began TO look pale and thin. But this
only made her more interesting TO the
doctor, he was cutivating the sanity
grace of patience, and often instead of
writing a prescription, he found himself
scribbling, "all things come round TO him
who wi! but wait. And many a ser
man did he preach in his own heart from
the text: "Lct patience have her perfect
work; and by .and-by, that gentle angel,
so longed for, so needed by the children
of men, came into his heart and folded
her wings and did not leave him, and he
was content 10 wait for the child ne
loved TO become woman. He felt
that he had too rudely knocked at the
door of the young heart that had opened
only 10 the call of the loved ones of her
home.
Not many weeks could 60 on without
the doctor and Sue meeting, and it hap
pened for all the world like a story. Sue
and cousin John were calling on the
Bleeker girls, and were about to have a
game of croquet. Sue was standing near
a swing where the children were at play,
and little Bessie Bleeker, in trying to
show how Tom had performed some feat
standing in the swing, slipped, and Sue
ran impulsively forward to catch her.
The child fell her whole weight on Sues
outstretched arm and Sue and little Bes-
sic fell together to the ground II was
full minute before the others came up,
and found that Sue had tainted. DR..
Nugent was passing and John called him,
so when Sue opened her eyes the doctor
was bending over her, and telling John
that her arm was broken. Then she
tainted again, but the doctors firm hand
soon pu, the poor little arm into the form
and he promised to see her in the morn
ing.
Ii Sue feared that the doctor would
trouble her with love-making now, she
was mistaken. His manner was delight
fully frank and friendly. All he said
was, 81 am sorry for you, Miss Sue"
And anybody might say that to anybody
thought she, as she lay very quiet and
pale, thinking over every ones words.
In her inmost heart, though Sue would
have denied it if any one had limited at
such a thing, she rejoiced that the dreaded
meeting was over, and though she could
not tell why, she gave little sob as she
fancied that but for her accident he might
never have spoken to her again.
Day followed day swiftly, seeking the
long-ago, and Kate and cousin John, who
was cousin by adoption, began to find
new delight in each others society, and
a year from the day Sue marked with a
broken arm, there was wedding in the
Wilberforce house. And a great change
came over Sue. She tried to relieve her
mother of cares, to fill Kates place, to
be sympathising sister to the boys.
And she began to read the books DIR.
Nugent brough her, for he was "still
pursuing" though apparently not "a striv-
ing" much.
Mrs. Wilberforce smiled one day, as