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

With music in the pallses,
And no watchful teacher near'
sang Emma.
Eyes! society and flrtations, with such
strict rules and watchful teachers, are
things we may dream of but not enjoy"
1T is six months since I have had a
chat with gentleman"
And so much 10. ger than that, l have
ftrgotten my reckoning entirely. / de-
clare I shall forget how to.converse."
IF we only bad a more agreeable ply
Stefan would have fit of illness, just
by way of variation. What do you say
to it,"
Capital" said Emma, "only that old
DR.. Hill, with his cracked voice and
Qreaky boots, is so cross can't endure
him. wish Miss Curtis would employ
his nephew, young DR.. Wheeler"
"Catch her doing that! If had any
hopes Of it l would be sic * on the in
stant."
"Oh, Sophie" said Emma the rext
day; II have capital news for your pri-
"A secret? Oh, hurry up! I'm dying
VIII ILL patlenCo!
let Miss Curtis hear of it,"
"A needful raution, truly; I'll ruin and
mo you won't! Now listen-Dr: Hill
has left town for two weeks, so that hia
nephew may get into practice; No one;
is to know of it, and when Dr.: A. il
sent for; Dr., W is to respond. and
by his skill and address induce patie MIS-
to send for him next tine" =.
"Oh, En-! feel so ill.," said Sophie,
leaning her head on her hand. :
What is it, dear? How pale you are y
said Emma. as She flew to her
side.
cha, ha, ha! I was only pract,cine
do You think Miss Curtis could be taken
in that .way?"
eyes, indeed! only try"
'Well, but you must follow suit"
Certainly. but you shall have the
honor of being first attacked"
Ding, ding, went the tea bell, and the
young misses skipped along the passage
to the dining hall, followed more slowly
by matrons and teachers.
Miss Sophie, will you have milk or
tea to-nlght?" There was no answer and
the question was repeated, when Sophie
lifted her hands to her head and said,
81 wish nothing, may ! leave the table?''
truthful answer as she walked slowly
from the room. "She looked pale,' re-
marked one of the teachers. MAY 90
with herr" asked Emma, half tising.
Miss G. answered by re It1esting one of
the servants to assist Miss Sophie to bed
and ask if she could be Of any assistance.
After tea all the girls hocked to Sophie's
room but she was too weak to talk to
them, SO they were all put out of the
room, and Miss G. kissed Sophie good
night, with the pleasant assurance that if
sbe was no better in the morning, Dir.
Hill a sah9g k be sent for. After tn? deer
ooh EN-. did want a piece of cake I
saw on the table,"
",Well, for once read your heart, y
from her pocket. II took it while Miss
G. was returning thanks for what we had
eaten, though not for what had stolen
Ipresulne:" The next morning Sophie
was no better, and as she was able TO
exercise self denial far enough to decline
breakfast, DR.. Hill was sent for. What
= flutter the intelligence caused in the
Rif|s room. "Do, En-; arrange my
h"ir becomingly and make me look in
tt resting. and bring me one of my en-
broldered handkerchiefs, and place my
flask Of Eau de Rose here on the rest
table: and by the way please get from
the lower bureau drawer my New Bible
vita the purple velvet cover and gold
"Why, you don't want to impress him
with Il sense of your piety do your
mo! but the purple and gold. makes
my hand look so fair in contrast" In q
few moments all was satisfactorily ar
ranged, hut not without bringing flush
to Sophie's face, which was deepened by
ih,caring sentleman's step on the stairs.
"She has fine Color" remarked the
Aphysican "She was very pale when
left her half an hour ago. ''That spot
has come there within few minutes"
said En-. ooh dear! il must be fever"
Of course it was necessary for the young
and handsome physician to feel his pa;
tients pulse. ''Some flutterings of the
pnlse," he said, and leaving harmless
prescription left, promising to call tho
next day: "'Do YOU really think she is
ill.," asked Mrs C. "A few hours will
determine" answered the doctor; there
is fever in the village"
-: Let me see the symptoms"-mused
the doctor, but he never got any farther
than that. Could she be shamming!
Hardly, thought he, for they had no idea
uncle was out of town, and she must
know it would be difficult to take him
in. eff had known Dr.. Hill was away
would not have sent there" said Miss
G. in vexed tone. II don't like this
handsome young doctor coming here in
the school, it will make talk Know. I
hnre she won't need many visits"
Didn't l carry it on well EN-? It is
time you were attacked; misery loves
company you know" ''Well, I will
come up from my music in very bad
way" said Emma. The next time the
doctor called he had two patients to pre-
scribe for. 1t was said throughout the
school, "Em is sick from sympathy with
Sophie" "What geese we were En-"
said Sophie" as she munched crust of
dry toast, "not to have laid in stock of
edibles Tor this occasion. I am nearly
starved. l do believe could eat q
pound of beefsteak and whole pud-
ding" so could L, and guess if we
promise to make Rosa's doll new dress,
maybe We can bride her to get us some.
Let's make out a bill of fare.' What
say you to sard,nes?" ''I'd rather have
both, and fruit cake. tarts and macca-
rooms"
The little girls were easily persuaded
to execute the commission and mot to
tell" The next time the doctor came
it was not surprising that his patients
had good deal of fever, and an appear
ance about the eyes ofa disordered
stale of the system. "They have eaten
nothing but dry toast" said Miss Gin
answer to his query. But the doctor saw
flush on the faces Of the girls as she
spoke, and began to get an linking of
how matters stood for his sister Kate
hGu been an inmate of boarding school
ard let him into some Of the secrets of
that life, and when EN- said in q low
tore that her 'worst feelings were about
the middle of the afternoon" he told
her he would call in at that time.
Though he knew that was the hour Miss
C--always walked.
'Sophy, they say ne is very fond of
music. I'll tell Jane to get my guitar,
shall look so interesting with one hand
on it, and I will be literary and have my
little gem of writing case by me, hold
ing my gold pen IN my hand. There
isn't that CONNIE il faut?" Perfectly
how glad I am Miss C-is out of the way
We will have such 9 nice time! Did you
cal me my dears7" said the good lady
very gently as she stood in the half
j open door. q, s@@i
4 They were 10 sure she had gone oul
thew had thrownoff all restraint, forgetting
The door had bsen LEFT open. Abe un.