The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1885-07-11
DIR. HOYI'S WIFE.
Tho Peculiar circumstances Under
Which He Found Hor.

nr Philip lioyt was annoyed when
b. saw Nice Bayard'. name upon tho
wedding cards which he received from
Boston 10 be- sure b. hal never
definitely asked her 10 b. BIZ wife, but
he had never expected her 20 definitely
marrg anybody else. not at least. while
be remained an indefinite bachelor
lie wa, one u Dakota multitude II
rising Young physicians" and when
h. considered that he had not visited
his home for three years. that his let.
tors, from tho iint Intermittent. hai.
after sN months, become altogether 70
milteni. b. had to acknowledge that
circumstances did not Warrant even nm.
nOyancr
Her image had been constantly on.
gagged IN pouring imaginary tea for his
imaginary family, until the coming u
these cards bui Il wa one Of the attri.
butes Of IN Hoyt's beautiful. sunny
disposition that his future plans we're
always too vague TO admit Of severe dis.
appointment
Half an hour ont Of office hours Is not
much for even a rising physician TO de.
vote 10 amatory o~hsequlc-, and DR.
Hoyt was still engaged upon q line Of
memories, which began with ''seeinrs
home when they were both in their
teens aud ended with that last letter,
which he remembered rs u vapid affair.
not worth the answer IL had never re-.
celyed, when the Jingle Of the office bell
and the entrance NJ q farmer from a
~neiglhorlng town roused him 10 reality.
We'll now. doctor, said that Indi.
vidnal, Il calculate that YOU ~ wanted
considerable smart up llcllcrsyillo way.
une OF the Ruosians is nigh about done
for. He fell oil q hay wagon fnst, then
the hay wagon fell on To him. and, as
near AS ! can make nut, the horses and
wagon took turns finishing him up by
rubbing him In the ground I'LL the rU-
mains want Of much count | made
ont about that from their hcnihru,h
1lbhcr. was riding by. aud the eirl
that does their talking Tor them ran out.
aud asked me to send you over. It's
that iourtccn-ycar old that brings in hay
ofign, ] reckon the ONE
DIR. Hoyt had keen professional in.
stinets. and his preparations for de.
partnrn wcro completed with the old
man story, and n few moments later
he was driving rapidly toward tho
"koosians. rs the colony Of Menno-
nto settlers was commonly called.
These ar u peculiar people. who unite
the principles VI tho modern Quaker
with The practice of the ancient lshmael-
lie Esilcd from Hussin. because Of re-
ligions scrlple against military service.
They arr It'll n bit ot Old.World. old.
time b r ariaui.m, planted in the new.
est Ncw-World civilization. because Of
lis newness e ually savage. They are
Hereby content with their own manners
and customs apart from their own poo.
pie hercc enemies and reluctant friends
lhelr long. uhcompromising coats aud
Their long, uncut boards tfor the Men.
MONTE Is u Nayarcnc In that matierl
give ~ expression to their characters
30 lar As the payment Of taNss aud tho
cultivation Of the soil goes. they ara
good citizens; but socially they ARE
Asiatics and McnnOnitrs still, and with
America and the world unaeuualnted.
Among oil nations arr born-mon
often. too. than Is supposed -women
who are best described by the word dc.
voted. Tlcy arihe Jcphthss. the lphi.
genias. Tie aolns n Arc VI history do
MED individual life, and destine TO b.
objective, they are morn n, 1ucntly. n
less gioronsly, found In the old maid.
who carr for other peoples children,
the lsaFen Of othcr's Jumps. who. nm.
ing out the MEASURE of lives not their
own. ara them elves destitute. They
arr beautiful or ugly as il happens.
they wear no mark ON their forehead,
unless Il be the sign of q high and holy
purpose nothing distinguishing. unlcs.
1t bc an expression OF the eve which
seems Away. TO see outward. never "a
look within.
" such was Marie Won suleyi,ch
alsoa trial and a puzzle 10 the orthodo,
members Of the simple community
Without excuse she had refused /,
marry Ivan In Russia. AMI when hel
iaiher foolishly INDUCED her. and wou.,
agan have permitted her TO marry. thi
hme IN America. ALEXIS. who was rcl
IN land and cattle. she refused a. be
lore some quality IN the Z RI. which III,
fest found Il difficult TO appreciate. ena
hied her again to have her own way.
That had been years before. when 81
was marriageahle: now he was twrn,,
three. and no longer counted anon
he girls She had never really bael
counted among tho girls to dance will
Der had never bccu so much fun As wit
hose who laughed more Only Iva
and Alexis hal wished 10 Worship he
- saint II was therefore fortunate
Psfhsps that neither had married her
hthcf had continued 10 worship. N
osner women might have become exact
ing and forgotten that Il l. homo
enough 70 work aud Q a children for
scod man. aud reward enough 70 r.
eslye bread In return.
= The hennoniiez. like o,her Pm
sssasss. have NJ yes solved The prof
unmarried womauhooi and The
- viii suspicion upon Maria ~,
~ e uAstweaiy. thrce and IA
-, 800 for > lover. not. Al lea,
: kv<r fur her delirh. An
~ s.ekne>s a al kipd.
~ Increased M "a. -
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