Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-04-05
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/, in his profession. He sInoothe
down ruffied feathers with consun
. mate skill, listening deferentially [
e long g-winded discourses, and p0iu
ing out to each the best features {
y his own pet theory, yet managin
to be nOn-committal himself. Thi
mode of procedure very soon bt
o gan to tell upon the slender practic
of bluff young Golett, who naturall
enough had none OF the kindes
s feelings toward his successful rival
and it soon came to be generally un
8 derstoOd that the young doctor
, were not on friendly terms.
Perclval Recquar had been intro
duced to Stagnantville society at
garden party, given in his behai
by the widow McGorvan and flat
made at the outset an enviable Inn
preston. The young ladies admir-
+ ed his superb figure and mustache
the young men pronounced him a
oncea jolly good fellow; while thei
} elders considered his discretion
and sound good sense remarkable
, in so young man. The truth was
he was simply an easy going young
tactician, who found it easier and
more profitable to smooth people
over than to elbow his way through
the world. He meant to do his best
by his patient, but he did not con.
slider it necessary to disturb their
little halucinations so when old
Mrs. Turnbull, rich, crotchety old
widow, who had done more than
any one else TO pull down DIR. Co.
lett's practice, had said, in her itali.
cised way:
81 hope, DIR. Recquar, that yo,t
are not one of those who think they
know more than their fathers, and
persist in killing people by giving
them cold water in cases of fever"
The young doctor had been defer
entially attentive, and entered into
a cautious little dissertation on the
ill-effects of ice water, and even quo
ted certain cases of death occurring
from its use.
And Mrs. Turnbull had afterward
told her friend, Mrs. Miller, that
her views and those OF the new doc.
tor were quite identical.
1t was not that young Recquar
was hypocrite, but it was his ma
ture to avert argument.
Lawn tennis was unheard of in
Stagnantville, but croquet sets were
provided for the young people, and
Kitty Vannetta and Recquar play
ed against DIR. Golett and a young
lady in pink. Kitty looked won
derfully pretty in her simple white
dress, with an immense bunch of
late roses at the belt, and one great,
sleepy looking rose artfully nestled
in her dark hair, where it greatly
heightened her complexion.
Conscious of looking her best, and
of having an admirer there to tor
ment, Miss Kitty assumed very
coquettish airs, and when the heavy
crimson rose dropped from her
braids to her partners feet, she very
Obligingly consented to part with
it, and even pinned it conspicuOusly
on his lapel herself. At this Jack
tried to appear assiduously devoted
to the pink young lady; but the
fond OF Kitty for so long, and was
SO hurt TO see her standing on tip
toe and smiling brightly into the
face of his rival, that he made a
fatal misshot, and the game pass
ed easily into the hands Of his oppo-
nents.
The new doctor had been but a
short time in StagnantvilIe when
he began, in his morning rounds, to
drive by Miss Vannetta's house,
and to slacken his horses pace when
he caught sight of Kitty in her pale
blue morning dress, standing among
the tall red hollyhOcks, her hands
filled with flowers she had gathered
for the adornment of the parlor. 1t
was an exquisite bit of color, he
thought, such as an artist might
enjoy; and although DIR. Recquar
made no artistic pretentions, he GER
tainly liked looking at the bright
little picture.
Then there was the smiling nod
and and "Good morning." and per-
haps an inquiry for Mrs. Turnbulls
little grandson, who had spinal
difficulty, and was undergoing Sc
we're treatment, which of course ne
cessitated his stopping the horse for |
a moment and then what more |
natural than that he should mention
the pretty contrast Of morning
gown and hollyhOcks, while Kitty
listened and scattered rose petals in |
the morning wind. What wonder |
either that afterward Kitty found |
all her flowers in the vicinity of the |
hOllyhocks, and even fastened the
crisp little ruffie round her neck
with deep red posy. 1t was so
pleasant to be young and pretty!
And with this graceful, wefl-bred
young fellow, 80 different from the
Stagnantville youth, with his poll
ished manners and devotion to her,
to note every effect, was it strange
that Kitty made far more OF study
than was profitable of her own com.
plexion and figure? And he aUds
devoted; it soon became apparent
to all eyes that Miss Kittie had but
to stretch out her hand and take the
new doctor.
It was in these days that DIR.
Golett became what Miss Vannett
chose to call sulky. He kept him
self aloof, and the girl had no more
pleasant drives in the autumn
twilight, with the fresh breeze
eyes and cheeks, and
Jack to tell her she looked as pretty
as a peach, while he persisted in
with one hand, and keep
ing the other along the back of the
seat. 1t was on one of these memo
rable drives that Jack told Kitty
how dearly he loved her, and ask
ed her if she could be satisfied to be
the wife of an unpopular country
doctor.
"It is asking "a great DEAL" he
had said, almost sadly, "but what
love could make up to you, you
should have, DEAR,
And Kitty, with uncontr0llably
longing all the time to
put her head down on his shoulder
and cry for joy, had laughed in
stead, and bade him wait. She
was too young to think of engaging
herself yet, she said.
When Kitty drove now, it was
behind far handsOmer horse than
Jacks heavy roam that his father
had owned before him! and her
handsomer. too in his
slim, aristocratic style; his COM
pliments were more concise and
1elicately worded, and he never
put his arm on the back of the seat.