The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1884-01-23

VILE isilt ~ g1t eplsiuef quite a
task and he 10 insaiierable bore.
such is The way witNa majorityof
professional men they seem to en-.
joy disorder in the workshop Of
their brains, and their wives take
particular pleasure in depriying
them ofthat enjoyment
The elegant little dust:broom
which Belle had given her future
husband was whisking offthe par.
ticles which had settled upon his
books and ornaments as she talked
TO hiins
Suddenly she stopped, touched
the oyster.shell upon the wall, and
read the word Snapper"
"Regy, what is . saooperl' she
inquired.
"a 'snooper,' DEAR he answered,
''is an apparatus designed to make
fools ask questions"
She did not laugh, but quietly
laying down the duster, before be
could understand her actions, she
had left his Office, and a moment
later he heard the street door
open.
"Belle, dear," he exclaimed, but
his voice was full Of misgiving.
The door closed, and DR.. Bander
understood that something had dis.
Iurbed the pleasant engagement,
His efforts to continue writing
proved futile. Bellies silent exit
spoke volumes to him. He could
not convince himself that the mat
ter would blow over as suon as he
might wish.
Thp entrance of patients. tef
fasitiis gryeni tiiHA s Es 6sEieTllli
rection, but his Office hours we're
hardly over when he determined to
call on his bride and either laugh
away the affair, or if he failed in
this-much as he disliked the idea,
he would apologize.
He was adjusting his gloves when
his eyefell upon the "snooper," and
women would say-manlike he
tore it from The wall, and opening
a window he threw itout, and was
sorry that it did not break on the
pavement below.
Slowly he entered his cub, and
was about to order the coachman to
drive to Remesa's house, when a
messenger handed him q package.
lie opened it and found all bis
presents to his bride, even to her
engagement ring.
lie did not observe the messenger
pick up something from the street,
and smile as no carried of the
"snooper" with him; but returned
TO his room and gathered the pref
ty little ornaments his bride had
given him, made a pack Of them
and sent them to her without u
word.
The two apparently most gay
people at all the balls and parties
during the entire winter we're Miss
Remesa and DR., Bander, yet they
avoided each other as akilfully as
they did the question Of their
relatives and friends. Soon all ceas,
ed to speak Of the engagement, and
by spring it was only rememberd
that at one time they had been
promising to each other.
Again Christmas approached,
and DR.. Bander had not eaten an
oyster in that interval,
He worked harder than ever at
professional matters, and was ap.
pointed surgeon to the City hospi
ml.
A fair was to be given for the
benefit Of the institution, and Of
course, he must attend.
Bauder went aid' was yictimized
at grab-bags, raflles, votes for The
prettiest lady, the most popular
physician at the "muteum Of liv.
ing curiosiIies," which contained a
mouse in cage, a canary which
dtow water, and similar marvels
The Gne AIT gallery consisted Of
"Bonypart crossing the riud"-u
skeleton Of a chicken mounted on
orange pcelings, and Egyptian
Darkness sort Of u sentrySboxi
which kept the behoIder pGerins
in and seeing nothing.
Ashis purse grew light, thoughts
tUf going home presented them.
selves to him, when he noticed d
large number Of people in one cor.
6er Of the hall, who seemed Il
struggle toward tho center and
leave ii with a sm4ll package