The Osceola times., 1885-07-11
DIR. HOYT'S WIFE.
Tho Peculiar Circumstances Under
Which He Found Her.

ne saw Allce pa laTu name upon the
wedding cards which he received from
Boston. To be sure he had never
definitely asked her to be his wife, but
he had never expected her to definitely
marry anybody else; not, at least, while
he remained an indefinite bachelor.
He was one of Dakota's multitude of
''rising Young physicians and when
he considered that he had not visited
his home for three years, that his let
tiers. from the first intermittent. had,
after SIX months, become altogether re-.
mttent, he had TO acknowledge that
circumstances did not warrant even an
noyance
Her image had been constantly en-
gagged in pouring imaginary tea for his
imaginary family, until the coming Of
these cards; but it was one of the attri-
butes of DR. Hoyts beautiful. sunny
disposition that his future plans were
always too vague 10 admit of severe dis
appointment
Half an hour out of office hours is not
much for even rising physician to de-
vote to amatory obsequies, and DR.
Hoyt was still engaged upon line of
memories, which began with "seeings
home" when they were both in their
teens and ended with that last letter,
which he remembered as vapid affair,
not worth the answer il had never re-
ceived, when the tinglc of the Office bell
and the entrance Of a farmer from q
ncighhoring town reused him to reality.
well now, doctor" said that indi-
vidual, ii calculate that you re wanted
considerable smart up Hcllersville way.
One of the Roosians is nigh about done
for He fell off hay wagon fust. then
the hay wagon fell ON to him, and, as
near as ! can make out. the horses and
wagon took turns finishing him up by
rubbing him in the ground till the re-
mains want of much count i made
out about that from their hea;henish
jib5cr. was riding by, aud the girl
that does their talking for them ran out,
and asked me to send you over. It's
that fourtocn-year-old that brings in hay
often, | reckon's the one"
DIR. Hoyt had keen professional in
silncts, and his preparations for de-
parlure were completed with the old
mans story, and few moments later
he was driving rapidly toward the
"Roosians." as the colony of Menno-
mite settlers was commonly called.
These are peculiar people, who unite
the principles of the modern Quaker
with the practice of the ancient lshmael-
ite EXiled from Russia, because of re-
llgious scruple against military service,
N nStt l,,t = a AAV1I al
time bar6arianism, planted in the new
est Ncw-World civilization. because of
Its newncss equally savage. They are
hercely content with their own manners
ana customs; apart from their own peo-
pie fierce enemies and reluctant friends.
Iheir long, uncompromising coats and
thelr long, uncut boards Qor the Men
nonlte is n Nazarene in that matter)
give MT expression TO their characters.
90 lar as the payment of taxes and the
cultivation of the soil goes, they are
good citizens; but socially they are
Asatics and Mcnuonites still, and with
America and the world unacquaintcd.
Among all nations are born-morc
often, too, than is supposed-women
who are best described by the word de-
voted They are the Jephthas, the lphi-
genlas, the Joans of Arc of history; de-
med individual life. and destined 10 be
objective, they are more frequently, II
hs' gljriously, found in the old maids
VINO care for other peoples children;
te leaven of others Jumps, who, fill
III : out the measure of lives not their
own, are themselves destitute. They
are beautiful or ugly as it happens;
thel wear no mark on their foreheads,
unless it be the sign of high and holy
purpose; nothing distinguishing, unless
1t DC an expression of the eye which
seems always to see outward, never to
look within.
VI such was Marie Won Sulevitch,
a'soa trial and puzzle to the orthodox
members of the simple community.
without excuse she had refused TO
marry Ivan in Russia, and when her
iathcr foolishly indulged her, and would
aga II have permitted her TO marry, this
.lme in America, Alexis, who was rich
III land and cattle, she refused as be-
Iore; some quality in the girl, which the
~ iound it difficult to appreciate, ena-
o.eu her again to have her own way.
lhat had been years before, when she
W., was marriageablc; now she was twenty
.hree' aud no longer counted among
'ue 6 rls. She had never really been
eounted among the girls; to dance with
ner mad never been SO much fun as with
'uose who laughed more. Only Ivan
anu Alexis had wished 10 worship her
- ssaint 1t was therefore fortunste,