River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1883-08-02

derstood all their symptoms now as wei
as their doctor did. "Oh. haven't I dons
my duty by them ?'' thought the good
lady, and she hastened to the throne OF
grace to implore wisdom to guide then
Alright so that their tastes.for Irritation,
would give place to higher enioyments
The doctor paused just inside the
door and gaged with surprise and amuse~
ment upon the tableau presented to him.
Lovely indeed looked those young girls
in the subdued light. One with her rich
dark ringlets, and long lashes resting on
her cheek, and her lovely hand on the
strings of the guitar, as if she longed to
draw melody from its chords. The other
with her silky bands of light hair pushed
back from her alabaster brow, one small
hand pressed against the blue veins of
her temple, as if to check the rapid flow
OF thought, while the Offering gold pen
in beri snowy fingers glided over the
paper before her. suppose Imay adj
vance and examine the picture
more closely, though in tab.
leaux we are not usually allowed TO do
so, he said at last. II hope my fair
patients are not suffering much pain"
he added with smile. While he de-
splsed their maneuvering. he could not
help his vanity being fiatterrd by the
recollection ''all this trouble was taken
for me-" He felt that politeness required
him TO make the visit agreeable to the
girls, So after rallying the one about
writing poetry, insisting that he had seen
verses in print ascribed to her, and en-
treating that he might be permitted to
see the elfusiOn; be next made music
his theme, declaring he loved the guitar
better than any other, as 1t harmi nized
40 i,nT ia 10
he besOuaht her for little music. At
first she affirmed she was too weak to
play. but he pleaded insinuatinglg, so
she consented to give him Just one song
But her voice and hand both gathered
strength as she went on and the concert
vas prolonged for nearly an hour.
THANKING them politely, for the enter
tajnment they had afforded him, he
bowed himself out of the room.
Miss Curtis met him in the hall.
Your patients seem to be getting along
very well, Doctor" said-then a mean
ing smile was exchanged. "Yes, madam,
by tomorrow they will probably be able
to resume their places in school,
Then you think they need no more
visits? Very well, sir, make out your
bill and send 1t in at any time"
When old DR.. Hill returned and ques-
the patients he had attended
during his absence, he laughed heartily
when he told of his visits to the Young
girls, and exclaimed, "you may depend
upon it those girls knew OF my absence,
for they would not have risked passing
themselves off for sick upon such cross
old cuImudgeon as | am" This was Ger
tainiy very flattering to the young ply
stefan. Now they have had their
amusem ant,' said the uncle, II would
amuse myself by frightc n1n. them lit
tie" "How soI" "WEy by bringing
in an immense bill for attendance.
Let the girls have their luh without pay
ing for it" you can return the money
again you know, bat | would certainly
have little sport out of it"
Finding his nephew iliexorable, he
undertook the business himself stating
that DIR. Wheeler had only been acting
as his agent, and sent in bill of so large
an amount that the girls were quite DIS
mayed. 'Illness is expensive," re-
marked Miss C-significantly as she saw
their looks of blank establishment
II shall have to do without ever so
rnany things | wanted" said Sophie to
They did not dream that the money was
safe in Miss Curtis's possession to be re-
turned to them at the close of the
term. Amid their surprise at
having it thus refunded, they said,
"Well, one good result Of the affair is,
that we have learned how to practice
economy. | should have spent every
cent of this money, if | had had it, and
be no better off than | am now"
Sophie and Emma are women now
and too high minded to stoop to either
firtations or artifCe; and while they
cannot recall that event to their girl
hood without a blush of their own folly,
they have spOrtivelv named it their
first lesson in economy"
MINNEHAHA