Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1882-12-14

rison, sir, in HewliDg 81 DOnaldson's
dry goods stOrep'
DIR. OgGen's eyes twinkled oddly AZ
he buttoned up his Overcoat.
'I've heard of her." he said.
Sand you haven't seen her for five
yearsp"
mot until couple Of days ago, sir
"You see, 1 can't get away--being in
service-very often, but Id heard Jes-
sic was going to be married to as fine
ayoung gentleman as there was in the
world, and craved 80 to see her and
talk it over with her.
"She always was high-minded, ambi-
i0us, Jessie was, and wasn't surpris-
ed when heard it; and, of course,
couldn't blame her for not letting me
stay with her few days, when she
found | was ill with such symptoms"
"Well, don't agree with yOu." he an
swered.
"Your daughter was bound to take
care OF you; You wouldn't have turned
her out of your homeif she lad brought
pestilence with her.
III don't admire your daughter over
and above, madam girl who would
allow her old mother To live out at SER
vice, while she is earning fair wages
and dresses as 6ne as your daughter
does"
"Then you've seen her doctorp
"You know how pretty and stylish
she is.
81 don't mind ita bit, and Mrs. Jones
isn't afraid of the disease, for she's had
it, and her husband, too.
'l've got few dollars saved up, and
III give it to her.
81 was going to buy Jessie coral
pin she wants so bad. but she'll have to
go without it now"
"What terrible pity" DIR. Ogden
said sarcastically.
snow, Mrs. Morrison, want you To
take your medicine regularly, and fol-
low every direction give you, and in
little while you'll be all right"
And then DR.. Ogden hustled away
TO change his clothes and fumigate
his hair and whiskers before he went
home.
AT luncheon that Gay, Carol Eyting
looked gloomy and depressed, and be-
fore the meal was over he broke the
months silence"
81 dare say you will object, uncle
John. but would be thankful if you'd
60 and see Jessie.
"She's half ill, and dreadfully nerv-
GUS, having been exposed to smallpox
"a miserable begging creature from
the city forced herself upon her a day
or so, ago who at the time was sicken-
ed from the scourge herself.
at is shameful. positively shameful
that there is such laxity in our health
laws as To-"
Dr. Ogden interrupted the indignant
| speech coDlly.
There are things more shameful,
my boy.
"See here, Cardiff l was to get
the smallpox would you kick me out,
send me To the hospital?
"What would you dop"
Carroll looked questioningly.
"Kick you cut!
"Send you to the hospital
"Why uncle John. you don't think
me capable Of"
That's enough.
"Of course You wouldn't.
$50 you're afraid Miss Morrison's
coming down with the smallpox, are
your
81 don't suppose you'd marry her if
she turns out pock-marked and scanty-
| haired, and"
I'D marry her ne matter how her
beauty was spoiled!
81 loved Jessie, not her face" Car
roll said holly.
"Then, if her beauty of character
was spoiled, her womanhood furnished
by mean, despicable deed. you'd give
her upp"
Carroll flushed.
81 wouldn't it is an impossible
ty.
"Wi you go and see her, uncle
John-as my betrothed wife?''
And then DR.. Ogden laid down his
napkin. and stood up, and looked
solemnly at Carroll"
"My boy, when tell you that this
morning / was called to see the "miser-
able beggar from the city who forced
herself" upon Miss Jessie Morrison,
and learned from her own lips that she
was the girls own mother, inhdmanly
driven away-perhaps to her death
by reason of fear and modification,
do not think you will ask me to visit
Jessie Morrison as your 'betrothed
wife,"
Carroll had sprung to his feet during
DR.. Odgen's words, a paleness on his
face, an excitement in his manner,
born of the very conviction in DR..
Ogden's words and mien.
"Uncle John!
at is ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS he
cried hoarsely.
But before twenty-four hours had
passed he knew it was not only posi-
BILE but true.
"You were right, uncle john" he
said sadly, "the girl l loved was spuri-
Gus metal
"She was not worthy to be your
niece"
And when DR.. Ogden shook him
sympathizingly by the hand, he did as
much as say
III told you sor'
Jessie Morrison did not have the
smallpox, but she lost her lover, lust
as she richly deserved to lose him, and
will repent bitterly her inhumanity as
long as she lives.
did Mrs Morr;sop raooyara<s -