Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1888-05-03
Family Newspaper Independent Devoted Literature Local and General New


Like you had been shot, but not
quite killed said Ben Bolt.
| 4 know am under spell, coused
by her inetfable charms, for she is as
pretty as a peach-blossom, and [ surely
would like to know who she is.'
why didn't you follow her home.
like Gen. Mcclellan did his wife, when
he saw he. in church on Sunday? ?
%, never thought Of that. l cant
think of any thing at the right time
like you can. The next time 90 out
will take you along to think and sug-
gest for me.
We'll. keep your head level and your
heart in the right place, and it may be
that this fate which st. Adams has so
much faith in, will arrange for you to
see her again ;,but if you never do you
will see somebody else just as good, for
you know it has been said that there
are just as good fish in the sea, as have
been ever taken out" wish / were
like yourself, and didn't care for any
thing or anybody. I would get along
much better. but it is my besetting sin
to be too particular.
After the above conversation, the
smitten young doctor started to mail a
letter, and .as he was about to enter tho
house on his return, the letter carrier
came up the steps, and handing him a
letter said DR.. Blondell Burns and
hurried on.
There is some mistake, said DR.. Pay.
ton quickly. There is no such person
as DR.. Burns in this house.
% yes there is said the carrier, u
have left letters here for him frequent
~
4 think you are mistaken insisted
DR.. Payton. l will ring the bell and
ascertain.
Mrs. Chatham, who happened to be
in th, hall, answered.
"A letter for Dr. Burne, Mrs. Chatam.
said the carrier as he bounced away.
"All right, she said, and DR.. Payton
you can take it up to him.
But l do not know where to find
him said the puzzled young doctor.
Just give it to Ben Bolt, and it will
be all right she said, as she walked
away.
The doctor did not understand, but
did as she requested him.
Here Is a letter addressed to Dr..
Burns, which Mrs. Chatham requested
me to give to you,' he said to Ben Bolt
as he entered his room.
All right. That is my name. Guess
it is from my father he said as h, tore
it open and began to read. DR.. Payton
stood as if trans6xe1 for a moment,
then recovering himself sat down by
the window, and abandoned hlmselfov-
er to thought. Wonders will never
cease he thought and shall begin
to think after awhile that I do know
nothing. Finally, Ben Bolt finished
reading his letter, and said
so you don't know my name"
Indeed, | did not. | learn some
thing new every day, and know nothing
after all
You'll continue to live and learn
My name is not Ben Bolt, but BloDdell
Buns, and my folks call me Dell for
short. No lady calls me Ben Bolt ex.
cept the people in this house, and a few
Of ny -scqaaintances among the stud
ents.
DR.. Payton was inexperienced. He
had been reared in quiet country home
and thought he never would become
accustomed to the fast city people, and
understand their cranky and peculiar
ways.
"Here I've been ever so long" he
said, rooming with man and didn't
even know his name. My care and ex-
perience do not amount to anything, for
the more | think I learn, the less l
know, and will be heartily glad when I
get through my course. Then can 60
back to North Carolina where I know
what | am about and the names of those
around me.
think it would interest me to know
something about Dr.. Burns, if you feel
like talking about yourself.
1t is better to talk about yourself
than other people,unless you have some.
thing good to say about them. | can
place biography to date in a nut shell,
and tell it three minutes.
am twenty four years old. My
mother is in heaven and my father is
in Chicago, living with my step moth
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