Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1884-10-15
. a3stem and the doctors we're crop.
I Il the dark. The Young lady could

cat &9most nothing except chickens
VIM ixicasseed frogs, and ice cream;
the tter always had a soothing and
benelcial effect, and she could store
awaJunlimited quantities with impu-
nityand spoon. She saw the ice-
cur0jtem. "If ice agrees 30 we'll with
me ernally." thought she, "why not
extcI kally?" To think was to act. She
callx6 the coachman. instructed him to
brinl chunk of ice, put it in the Gus
pidcSo Of the family brougham, and
aske4 him to drive her out to tho ver-
dant shady woods. John was not YER
dan4 and said he would do so with the
gre4eost pleasure. Arriving at hilly
eminonce embowered among the forest
bord31ing the north branch, she select
cd aNnitable place, and told John he
mi9he retire and smoke his pipe. and
return in an hour, or ut 10 o'clock
shap.
'iBnt, your ladyship," said John,
"c1srEsss 4 b Qf sons hsssistance to ron
on this occasion, doant You know3 I
ave some knowledge of medicine, (horse
medicine. he meant) and you certainly
ave known me long enough to pl .ce
reliance on my honesty and INTEGRITY"
And he gave her emacinted hand the
slightest possible indication of a
squeeze as he lifted her from the cab
riolet.
Thank you, john" replied she, a
faint tinge mantling her marble cheek,
which was as white as the marble man
tel in her fathers marble-fronted man
sion, you are very kind; l shall never
forget your thoughtful attention and
forbearance to poor, nervous invalid. I"
And she wiped away the decimal frac-
tion OF tear with her lace embroid-
cred nlouchoir.
"Oh. don't you go to taking hon, now
1iss Mabel; cawn't stand it, by Jove,
l cawn't; it breaks me hall hup, as the
huncultivated Yankees say" and he
placed his strong right arm around her
slender waist, led her to the foot Of q
moss-covered oak, and gently seated
her so that the mild summer breeze
could play on her wan features and
amid the frescoed blonde bangs which
overshadowed her dreamy eyes.
After few moments contemplation
of the minarets, mosques and tanneries
of Milwaukee in the near distance, and
an evident struggle in her mind be-
tween maiden modestv on the one hand,
and expediency ON the other, she said /:
John, although you are to the world
but my fathers coachman. 1 feel sure
that you are a gentleman, and perhaps
in your own country have mingled with
the haatt ton. Tell me. is it not SOP"
"You ave guessed my secret, Miss
Mabel. Hi am the youger son of Lord
Angleterre, hand my proud spirit could
not brook the position hentailed hupon
me when the demise of my father hoe
Cured, so Hi sailed for Hamerica, re-
solved to carve hout name hand for
tune ERE" And he drew himself to his
full height give feet eight and half in
his stockings) and in his flashing ewes
shone the light of independence.
Noble soul!" said Mabel, after a
slight pause, II am about to make you
my knight and confidential adviser. 1
am sure you can assist me more than
that disagreeable old DIR. Bluemass.
And she directed John to wrap the ice
in napkin and hold it between her
shoulder blades. after she had made
the necessary arrangements with her
toilet, which did not take long, as her
dress was decOlette in the back.
II fear the shock may be too great to
your system, Miss Mabel" said John in
. tenderloin tone, "but perhaps not.
Hit will be like going bathing hin the
lake; the first plunge is 'orrid, but af-
ter you ave been in few minutes you
don't mind hit in the least, and come
hout feeling like race 'orse-that his,
feeling first-rate.
II will risk it." said Mabel; II may
as we'll die at once as by inches, but !
have great faith in the result. If
should not recover, break the news
gently to my parents, and see that the
details are not mentioned in the obitu-
ary. Now apply the ice."
She closed her eyes, and John, his
eyes suffused-more than suffused-
with tears, and no available hand ia
get at his wipe, clappad the ice against
her spine.
It is hard to say which suffered the
most at that awful moment, but proba
bly, Mabel did. for she yelled loud
enough to stop clock, and tainted
away. With rare presence Of mind
John disengaged one hand, and, still
holding the ice firmly in position, felt
around in his pocket. brought forth 9
piece of limburger cheese and held il
to her nostrils moment, when she i'm
mediately began to regain conscious
ness.
"Oh, had such beautiful dream =
were her first words. thought l wa,
in lovely place where the air was sc
laden with the richest perfume and ev
erything Was so lovely. l feel mucl
better; indeed / do. I may yet b,
| saved!"
",Eeaven grant it. Miss Mabel" sale
John; "but don't you think yon ave 'ad
the hice hon long enough now? Better
be careful hat first, you know, hand m,
harm hashes."
"Poor fellow! had not thought o
that" said Mabel. "How selfish suffer
ing makes ono, to he sure. Yes, thai
will do for to-day" and after the neces
sary friction with crash towel, and ,
pleasant walk on the green sward, arm
in arm with John, che entered the ba
rouche, and was driven home, whert
she astonished the household be eating
q good-sized sirloin steak, two baket
potatoes, some picked beets, and lib
eral allowance Of strawberry short
cake.
The balance of this narrative mus
necessarily be brief. The intelligent
reader will have forseen the result
Mable, after few more applications o,
the magical ice, became perfectly we'll
and meantime overcome by the delicacy
and faithfulr ess Of John, fell desper
ately in love with him. and eventually
succeeded in getting him to acknowl
edge that he had long worshipped her
from afar, and that "concealment, like
the worm i tho bud" was praying on
his constitution and bylaws the worst
way. They ran away and we're mar.
ried; the papers made great ado over
the affair, with big head lines: "Great
Excitement in Milwaukee! Miss Mable
Murchison elopes with her Fathers
coachman," etc.