The Arkansaw traveler., 1882-12-10

Helen looked distressed. almoGt hate to have you do that, mxmmn <he said, hesitatingly. aYon sce T good many of the school girls are he1e, and it would be so-1
 Mrs Ellesworth paused a moment in thought. She saw that il might make things vcry unpleasant 10 her daughter if she took the summary measures her sense of outraged privacy prompted her to take, and for her sake she wisely made up her mind to endure the infiction, now that 1t had been carried so far. She presently said:
 Go down, dear and tell few of those you know best. of Eddle's illness. Keep the doors of the parlors shut, fl you can, and. as the hall IS between them and us, little of the noise will reach us."
 The merDmakers. somewhat abashed ai pereeiving that their presence was ill., timed. really did keep themselves !noder- stelv quiet.
 About 10 o'clock the doctor appeared al the room door, wearing an expression of astonishment which brough, d smile to Mrs. Ellesworth's anxious face
 What in the world Is going on twas his wondering question.
 Only . surprise party.
 He was an old friend was well ac- quainte9 with her views on the subject. and in full sympathy with them. With q rigorous exclamation or two. he ad- dressed himself to d close cxaminasienef the child. from which he looked up with d fate which puzzled and rather alarmed the mother.
 ..Wha; is |, doctor: l. he very sick ,"
 No, madam. he Is not. I do assure you. But he took little journey un- ders;and. On what day did he get home
 =. \ week ago las, Tuesday
 Yes. he must have taken il then Il then.
 He had to tell her. and was noI d, al! surprised when she leaned back IF her chair with white. disnayed face. Hut she was d brave woman. and soon nerved herself to listen to his reassuiing words. and h, plans for making the bes, of the present emergency. Very soon he said :i
 The tirst thing must be to dismiss your guests. Mrs. Ellesworth."
 He descended the stairs. entered the paiior aud shu, the door behind him. With d set. sober face. he walked toward the musician. who. at signal from him. broke off in the middle of his waltz.
 \ few pe,tish words and looks of in- qulry as to who should thus interrupt their sport, were cut short by the doc tors words
 Ladies and gentlemen. very much regret Mrs. Ellsworth should have ,,. vi,e yos to her house. am sorry 10 be obliged To inform you that there is sud- denly-developed. well-derned case of smallpox here. but ! assure yoa that. as yet, there can De lit,le, if any danger
 f'u, his words were anheeded tn the suppressed screaiHs and e>elamations which followed. There was a general rush for the door: no, one would go up stairs for wraps. nor allow them to be brought down to them. In less than d minute there w;.s a dead silence in the house. Helen iirs; thought was for her mother. and she was flying toward the stairs. wheI. the doctor caught her hand.
 No. no, my lassie. you an | go there.
 There was the ne<; morning. a clamor- ous demand on the several physicians of
 
 supply of outdoor wear lief, by the guests on their unCeremonious leave taking was. after sufficient disinfcction, bestowed. through benevolen, society. upon the poor ef the town, who certainly mus, have warmly acquiesced in the old-,ime assertion that lis an i'll wind that blows nobody good -,
 When. in due course of time. Mrs, Ellsworth thought proper to exercise her privilege of inviting to her house whom she pleased. when she pleased. on the oo- casion of an entertainment given in honor of the debut of her only daughter. Miss lhllena Bangs was obliged to make up her mind that only on her own invitation ] could she hope 10 De ,ha, lady's guest. Around the World ID ess Thar tsinh..