Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-01-06
NORTHERN, TRIBUNE.
, SATURDAY. JANUARY 8. 1883.
ACTING WISELY.

When Mary ClarmOnts engagement
was proclaimed to the world there en-
sued general expression of surprise.
Miss Clairmont was only one and
twenty, tall, imperial beauty, with
dewy black eyes, skin as fresh as a
damask rose, and dark brown hair cOiled
in shining bands at tho back Of her
head.
She had just graduated from Medfeld
medical university, and had taken out
her diplomats an nj. ID.
"And only think of it," said Aunt 10,
bursting into tears of vexatiOn and dis
appointment, that she must needs go
and ruin all her prospects by getting en-
gagged to Harry NARROW" F7f
1T does not seem strange, Aunt 10,
when think of it," said Doctor Mary,
laughing and blushing. six months
ago my profession was all the world to
me. neither cared nor wished for any
thing outside its limits"
"Humphw grOwled Aunt JO," any BRAIN
less idiot can get married and keep a
mans house, and mend his shirt for him
but you were made for something high
or and more dignlfied, Mary"
Mary's downright eyes sparkled.
Higher, aunt JO," said she. "MOre
dignifed? There you're mistaken.
There's no higher or more dignified lot
in life than that of true wife of noble
husband"
"Fiddlesticksv' said Aunt 10. "As if
every poor fool who was dazZled by the
glitter of a wedding ring didn't say the
same thing. You've disappointed me,
Mary ClairmOnt, and I'm ashamed of
you, that is the long and short of it,"
Mary smiled. FtE
"Dear Amt 10, said she. 81 shall not
let my sword and shield rust. believe me.
Harry has only his own talents to ad-
vance him in life, and it will be at least
year before we shall be ready to marry
each other. In the meantime shall ac-
cept the post of visiting physician to
the Aldenbury almshouse, and practice
my profession just the same as If there
was no engagement"
81 wish to goodness there wasn't, said
Aunt 10. 81 tell yOn what, Mary, / don't
fancy that smiling, smOOth-tOngued
young man of yours, and never SHALL"
Still Mary ClairmOnt kept her temper.
I'm sorry Aunt JO," she said, pleasant
ly."but hope you will eventually change
your mind ~
II used to keep thread and needle
store when was young woman" re-
marked Aunt 10, dryly, "and l always
could tell the ring of counterfeit coin
when customer laid it on the counter.
could then, and can now; and l tell
you what, Mary, there's base metal about
Harry NARROW
DR.. Mary bit her lip.
Perhaps. We will not discuss the
subject furthur, Aunt JO," she said, with
quiet dignity.
<ko ola loJx, or; "a M ,,,n~o
Aunt 10 is wrong" persisted the pref
ty young M. d. to herself.
MARY Is making fool of herself"
thought Aunt 10.
Aldenbury was pretty manufacturing
village with main street shaded by UNI
brageOus naples; and little way out
of the village the almshOuse, built and
endowed by certain smuggling sea
captain, whose conscience had pricked
him during his latter days, raised its
gray stone gables to the sky.
Doctor Mary ClairmOnt made some
thing Of a sensation at Aldenbury.
Up to this time all the resident M. DIS
had been snuffy old gentlemen with wigs
OF pert young ones with eyeglasses. I,
A beautiful young lady, who wrote
prescriptions and compounded pills and
pOtiOns, was novelty in the town, and
by no means disagreeable one.
People rather liked the idea, once they
had convinced themselves that the lady
doctor understood herself and her pa
tients. e} g.t.tg
And the poor people at the almshouse
grew to love Doctor Mary, and listened
with eager ears for the sound of her car
riage-wheels oyer the gravel drive which
led to the pOrticO. avn
It was brilliant December day when
the young physician stood in the neat
ly carpeted reception room, drawing on
her fur gloves, previous TO entering her
neat phaetOn once again, while she re-
iterated to the white capped maid some
directions respecting old Ann NUGGETS
rheumatism, when the matrOn hurried
in. nh .vrrrF nsft
''Oh, l beg your pardon, Doctor Clair
mont" said she, but clean forgot the
new old woman"
"The new old woman" repeated Doc
tor Mary, with smile. n
THAT is" explained Mrs. Cunningham
"she only came last night q quiet old
sOnl, half blind, and quite bad with the
asthma. Perhaps you'd better just see
her before you CO."
She looked timidly up as Doctor Mary
came in, from under the borders of her
cap.
I'm poor body, miss" said she "and
I'm sensible Pm making deal of trouble
i'm the world. But the Lord don't always
takes us, miss, when we'd like to. CO.."
"This Is the doctor" said Mrs. Cum
ningham.
The little woman would have risen up
to make feeble caurtesy, but Doctor
Mary mOtiOned her to keep her seat.
"What is your nameY said she, pleas
antly.