Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-10-03
DR.. TRIMS ROMANCE.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat

ClCu Lay "tlti, liau!uA l. 1--WE uPSa
it as al impertinence. Mrs. Talbot
laid her baby across her lap face down
and iolted it gently, at the same time
patting persuasively its exceedingly limp
back. positively an impertinence,"
she went on; ''it's as much as to say,
you are so expert in this sort of thing,
and have married off your own children
so we'll, pray help me out with lnine.s
Really, mamma, it's an insult. Ishould
write Aunt Trim very sharp letter ii
! were in your place
Mrs. Fargo lid not reply. She sat
tapping her gold spectacles lightly
against the open page Of the letter she
had been reading, while her blue eyes
wandered abstractedly over the wide
fields OF blooming cotton that stretched
away beyond the garden fence.
The impr1tation her daughter limited at
SO resentfully did not disturb, her in
tho least. If she had maneuvel ed q
little to secure advantageous settle
ments for her children, and she would
not have denied that she had, her
maneuvers had been so successful that
she had nothing to regret. Certainly
, Ella Talbot had no reason to complain.
She had q kind, indulgent husband, q
beautiful homo and "a, baby which,
though still too young to excite much
enthusiasm On the part of q novice in
infants, was pronounced by it's grand
mother remarkably fine child.
Her other daughter and her two sons
were equally we'll provided for and Mrs.
Fargo might reasonably have considered
herself entitled to rest from her
labors
The mail, however, had just brought
her plaintive entreaty from her sister,
Mrs. Trim, that she would lend her aid
in marrying off her son Albert bachelor
of 81, who seemed bent upon remaining
single. He was a homeopathic physi-
clan in good practice, and we'll enough
in appearance; indeed some of his more
enthusiastic lady patients maintained
that he WAS decidedly handsome, and OF
q very kind and amiable disposition
s'None OF the women here seem to please
him." wrote his m other. 1T has oc-
Cured to me that one from the country
might suit him. DO look for a sensible
woman Of suitable age, and 7~--~ =
habits, and possessing other
qualifications, Of which you
good a judge"
1t was probably the t'othe.
cations" clause that gave so
Tense to Ella, it having been
that for the sake of advantage
by this ambiguous euphe1nism she
had Tilted younger and poorer sutton,
to accept the wealthy but elderly Mr.
Talbot. n
II really believe Amelia Pullyn would
do" said Mrs. Fargo at last, looking at
her daughter as calmly as she had con-
ten,plated the cotton fields.
Mammal you are actually thinking
of it," .~'"'.
"Why not? I see nothing nnreason-
able in thinking about the happiness Of
my own nephew and the comfort of my
sister. Fl you will let me have the car
riage this afternoon, Ella, Ill drive over
and see Amelia"
Mamma, I protest." exclaimed Ella,
shaking the baby up SO violently as to
elicit 3 squeal of remonstrance. "Be-
sides, Amelia wouldn't thank him. You
know she is determined newer to marry
again"
"Nonsensew returned Mrs. Fargo,
with her good natured lau, h, "you
think, because she refused John, she
is immovably fixed in her resolve Don't
jolt the child go, Ella. He ia quite red
in tho face"
Mrs. Talbot promptly reversed the
baby, who aow began to protest SO
violently against b1smothers treatment,
that she called the nurse to remove
d him.
John being her own husband, the al
fusion was not agreeable. Tt was true
that the episode had occurred before
she made Mr.. Talbots acquaintance,
but few women have the magnanimity
to forgive the superior discrimination
of an antecedent rival. - ,<~e~ 49,.
=. Tim sure John has reason to con-
graduate himself, at all events,' she
said little sharply. Amelia's drawl
and her melan choiy combined. would
drive d man wild. BESIDES, it is said
she has consumption. sEa
Consumption, repeated Mrs. Fargo,
laughing again %.saslle looks like it,
and as for her melancholy, you don't
suppose that is incurable, do you?" l.
80. II don't think Albert Trim is the man
to cure it, anyhow. He is solemn as an
owl himself" '9s''" fS%" i3.e'. !
"Tl4at's just the point. They will
sure each other. It will be a beautiful
illustration of Alberts favorite princi-
pie, sirnilia siniiibus- His being a
physician is q great point in his favor,
ts,o Amelia will not feel that she is
dissraeing DR.. Pullyn's memory by. ae-
eepting 3agseeond husband OF the same.
profession. $efF S
= Gracious heavens You have got to
Il the accounting point already You for
get DR. Pullyn was an allopathist !" III
Oh. that makes nothing, as Mad
anne Pantin wauld say. Love recon
Giles all differences Do not Catholic
and Protestant marry Why not
homeopathist ana aIopathist ~
4 really believe what that spiteful
Mrs. Grimes said of You is trne, 2 said
ELLA, looking thou fully at her moth
er, /, s'and you would make q match for
Jypur Interest loo.
81 4 10, lit isn't and the proof Is that i
didn't make one Tor her Della, which
was what she wished 'W ell, ii / am 10