Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-06-22

old doctor, IN . towering passion
"Are you not satisfied With trying tS
tsle from mb my practiee, Iut 4bsl
you must now rob me of my child
/ will never consent TO give her tc
you" p tef ss
"But sir, )" said Edmund Rand, turn.
ing to May, ou have your daughter'i
permission to make this request.
told her Of my intentions last night,
and she authorized me TO say that she
quite approves Of them" =,
May" exclaimed her father in q
stern voice '1s this true7"
"My dear papa, / am in no hurry "a
get married, and will never marry
against your wish; but / will, never
marry any one else than Edmund"
"Ungrateful girl!'' muttered DIR.
Wood, and the next moment he sanE
back in his chair with an attack oi
disease of the heart, to which heohad
long been subject.
"Open the window" said the young
man preparing with promptitude and
esrnestness to administer the necessary
remedies. "Be not alarmed, dear
May-it is not dangerous attack"
May oboyed her lover promptly and
quietly, quite aware Of the necessity OF
self possession and coolness in d case
like the present. In half an hour DR..
Wood was lying in large airyifbed.
room, and the young man bad left, at
the request Of May, to attend a patient
of her fathers. ltwas late at night
ere he had finished his double rounds
and was able to be at the bedside of
the father of May, who, with bis sis
ter by her side, sat watching. ed
"He sleeps soundly," said she in a
low tone, as lie entered. n.
Eyes, and he is dong well,r re-
piled Edmund. "I'll answer for his
being up and stirring tomorrow, if he
desires it." S = ~
"But sir will it not be better for
him to rest some days?' leh Z
'Better perhaps; but what will his
patients do without him?" saaj
"You can attend to them as you
have done to-day" said May pleading
ly. e la,1 e7o asoS ssa {.
"My dear girl, you know me, you
can trust me- with your fathers pa
tients; you know that when he Is able
to be about l would relinquish1them
unhesitatingly. But you must be
aware that your father entertains a
different opinion Of me, and for him
to discover that was attending his
patients would be to retsrd his recov-
ery..' / 1'. n
tNo, sir,l' came iu d remarkably
strong voice from the bed; ST ,shall
not be, about for month, and latter
making me take to my bed, the least
you can do is to attend to my pa
tients. p9f Jaa 81 a1itH aS7sa
sIf you wish it, SIR e ,, .,ls1s
stIinsist upon it, I, said the Old doc
tor; stand to prevent any opposition,
,yeu can say we are going into partner
ship" 'ai l.8 m
"But"
IF you want my daughter" con-
tinued the old doctor grufay, eyou
must do as l tell you. If you wish to
be, my son-in-law, you must be my
partner, work like horse, slave night
and day; while / smoke my pipe of
peace, dring my grog, and enjoy my
self generally"
< ssMy dear sir, ! exclaimed the young
man.. you overwhelm me.
"Dear papap' said May.
"Yes, dear papa!' muttered old DIR.
Wood. IA pretty girl you are; give
q party to crush the lnterloper; cry
when he gets his first patient; watch
him from the window ike a cat watch
es a mouse, and then want to marry
him. ~
.sBut, papa, is not this the surest
way to end the opposition?'
eyes, because we cannot crush him,
we take him as partner, never heard
Of such thing" Grumbled the old
gentleman. t'It is a nice return for
the rearing Of children, to have them
take part with your enemies"
Nobody made any reply to this, and
after few more faint attempts at
faulsfnding, the old doctor fell
asleep. #
Ny first call upon my arrival last
week at NJ, was at DR.. Woods
house, and the first thing to attract
my attention, as came in sight of it,
was May in the baywindow.
CAT your place | said, as we
warmly shook hands, R
II am very seldom here now she
said. F l
s"Why2"
Because / I've over the way she
replied with . happy smile.
cover the way2" questioned |, with
strange obtuseness.
YVES. But Of course you know !
am May Rand now, and here are the
new flowers in the bay window" she
added, pulling out from their retreat
behind the flower boxes three young,
fresh faces that were staring eagerly
down the street at grandpapa, who had
just loomed in view,
left N--the day following, very
happy over the delightful denoument