The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-08-02

derstood all their symptoms now az vel
as their: doctor did. '"Oh! haven't I done
my duty by them ?" thought the good
lady, and she fastened to the throne d
grace to implore wisdom to guide then
Alright so that their tastes'for flirtations
would give place to higher enioyments
The doctor paused just inside the
door and gazed 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 slittering gold pen
in 6et ts SNOWY ngeFs gded over the
iiiore , closely, thodgk jn tab-
So" he said at last, Il hope MY fair
patients are not suffering much pain"
he! added with smile; While he de-
spised their rnanCeuveripg, he could not
help his vanity being, fatterrd by. the
recollection "all this trouble. was taken
forme." He felt at1politeness 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 efusion;, be next made music
his theme,: declaring he loved the guitar
better than any other, as it harmi :rized
50 perfectly with the fe male voice. Then
he besought her for a little music. At
first she affirmed she was too weak to
play, but he pleaded insi nuatingly, SO
she consented to give him just one song,
But her voice and hand both gathered
strength as she went on and the concert
was prolonged for nearly an hour,
Thanking them politely, for the enter
tainment they had afforded hin, he
Miss Curtis met him in the hall.
"Your patients seem to be getting along
very we'll, Doctor" said-then q mean
ing smile was exchanged. Eyes, 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 it 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 glrls knew of my absence,
for they would not have risked passing
themselves off for sick upon such cross
old curmudgeon as / am" This was Ger
tainly very fattering to the young ply
sician. 'Now they have had their
amusem mt" said the uncle, II would
amuse myself by frightening them lit
tle-" "How sol" 'Why by bringing
in an immense bill for attendance.
Let the girls have their fun without pay
ing for it." You can return the money
again you know, but would certainly
have little sport out Of it."
Finding his nephew inexorable, he
undertook the business himself stating
that. DR.. Wheeler had only been acting
as his agent, and sent in a bill of 50 large
an amount that the girls were quite DIS
mayed. "Illpess IS :expensive;" re-
marked Miss C-signifcantly as she saw
their looks of blank astonishment. =,
81 shall have to do without ever so
her friend. $50 shall I" said Euma-
4uey ulu uOC lTedm InaG 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. I'should have spent every
cent of this money, if had had it, and
be no better off than I am now"
Sophie and Emma are women now
and too high minded to stoop to either
limitations or artifce; and while they
cannot recall that event to their girl
hood without blush of their own folly,
they have sportivelv named it their
"frst lesson in economy"
MINNEHAHA.