The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-12-12

Ou- sue tt$9S 0t aaW0. SAe S0y9 tAe best time of the working day is before breakfast. She finishes the housewoxk, sews for the family"
 Makes all her own dresses, don't shef'
 Yes, and her mothers, too. That satin dress she wore at the party last night was her grapdmo,her's bridal go~n made over, and the pearls were oorro~ed from Miss Layton. ItdoAt COS, her any thing to dress. She'll take the hoIridest old affair and remodel it with scrap ot ribbon or panel of velvet until you d think it was made by a French dress. maker. l declare, 1 wish 1 had her knacS. Papa is always grumblins about my bills. Bat that amt all Do you kno~. she gives Bessie Layton music les sons and earns quite a nice l.tle income for herseliI And she writes book re. views and things for the nc ~spapers and keeps Mir Clarke in books that way"
 Dear mel" said the other, with a yawn, who as the party last night would think it2'
 Humphl" remarked the other She'll live and die an old maid, sec If she don't Such girls always do. Come, here are our novels at last. Let's go"
 Toe perfumed silken founces rustled out of the hhrary; the sound of chatter ing voices died away, and still Dr. Dale sat, with his pencil in his hand, staring down at bis memorandum book It seemed that the gloomy veil which dIopped between him and his future htr were lifted, In his hear, he could have blessed the agile tongues of these idle, gossping girls.
 Cissy, then, was no mere butterfly, bu true, noble-hearted working grill
 He carried back the ponderous medi cal tome to the assistant librarian.
 "Much obliged" he remarked, sue. cinctly.
 Got through with 1t pretty quick haven't yoaS' said the assistant libra ran.
 "Yes, I've had very good luck this morning." said she doctor, cheerfully.
 He went suaightway to the cottage on the outskirts of the village, where Ciar, issa Clarke lived. An apple-cheeked little brother came to the door to answer the knotk.
 "Yes Clissy's at home,' said he. rBu, she's fixing chicken for papa's dinner And then she's got my trousers to mend Ciissy cant come up stairs"
 But Dr. Dale laughingly pushed his way across the threshold. "Pu come in and wait." said he. And in i've minutes Clissy came in looking even prettier, if it were possible shing, in her calico morning dress tn au she had done in the white satin and pearls on the evening before.
 How he managed to speak out the dearest wish of his heart, pr. Dale never quite knew. He had prepared form oi words on the way, but they vanished ut terly out of his mind when the evenlful moment came. He could only remem- Der that she stood beiore him in all her fresh, young beauty, like human apple blossom, and that he loved her.
 But after he had her hand in his, one arm caressingly thrown around her waist he old her of the morning occurrence.
 Until then, dearest" he said, "l looked upon you as sort of uuattsinable luxury--a star 10 be w.rshiped altar of only. knew that was nothing more than village doctor, wuh more ambition than practice-for the present, at least Bu. now feel that l may venture to hope. Will you run the risk ot sharing my scanty fortunes. Clissy5'
 Will nsly. Junius," she answered loo ing up into his face with her frank blue eyes. And to tell you the truth, she added. smiling a little shyly, I'm almost glad that you are not rich man Because, dear, shall be so glad, so proud, to help you little in my humble way
 So they were married. A few weeks su uosequent 10 their bridal, Franklin Bart ley m Arried rich lu hern he,ress
 "lt's like B riley" said D Ictor Dlle. " He always looks out for the man chance"
 Ae the end of five years, however Franklin Bartley came back to his native C village, a moody, and disappointed man His money had all been dissipated in uu wise speculations, his wife had returned to her friends, minus her fortune.
 "' A young man married IS young man maIred,'" he quoted, gloomily :" Except, perhaps, in D,le's case. lie seems to have grown rich by degrees And he is happy too, even in the obscur. ity of a country physicians life"
 Thanks to my helpful little wife, '' said Dale, with plance of pride apd ten deruess toward Chssy, who sat on the doorstep with two chubby children play ing abou, her knee. We h we worked together, Clissy and | and our reward hs not been withheld from us.'- ExehGngs
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