Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-11-07

ROD Of iron, vi IL kate. who might have
flucd h.m. ug. 30 school IN New York.
1ncro ase letters stih -Stant in the Doctors
handwriting showing how deep ais interest
was in the neglected child and how early
after acquaintance IL had taken root
TN this rrcspOulence thc hated word "rap-
pings" never appears. but is minated by
asterisks, daslCs aud other signs that
were mutually understood. Letter after
letter breatLcs has devotion for her IN a
manly way. inculcating adroitly and deli
cately lessons m morality, manners and
wOmanlness. Leave that llfe." he again
and again invoked her; promise me that
yOu VIII never have recourse TO the rappings
any more"
FITTING HER To BE MS WIFE.
Determined that she only should be his
wife. the awful question OF the convention
alities" then confronted him. The pride Of
Judge Kane, his father, and the opposition
Of his mother and his family was difficult
barrier 10 break down. The world might
condOne niesW daee with a poor girl with
out a family or education. for she was beau
tiful and tractabie. but the ''rappings" were
an insuperable obstacle After another
struggle with family pride in which he is
wOrsted the dashing young surgeon asked
her TO become his VIE. Tne Foxes had now
come TO New York and We're living in
Twenty sixth street Dr. Kane at this time
was frequent visitor TO the city, partly TO
prepare, with the Griuneils, for the second
exploration OF the Arctic seas, but more
particularly that he might be near Miss
Fox. The autumn Of i,.,j saw his departure
rapidly approaching, and lie was naturally
very anxious for the welfare of Margaret
She had consented TO q secret engagement,
and IN order 90 30 her for the position she
must iii as his wifeit was necessary to tear
her away from her degrading associations.
To refine her educate hcr, Cxalt her, was
now his one idea ia life. and after much
persuasion Margaret's consent was gained,
and then her mothers. Preparations were
soon under way 10 place her in the care OF
responsible persons who would rear her
properly
Croollvilie, quiet retreat in the suburbs
of Philadelphia was selected, and under the
immediate tutclagc Of Mrs Susannah
Turner and the protection Of Mrs. Leiper.
the doctors aunt. the daughter Of the plain
Hydesville farmer was TO blossom into a
cultivated woman Arrangements were per-
fected by which she was 20 acquire French,
German and Italian and to receive the best
instruction in vocal music and lessons on
the piano. Long AND frequent letters passed
between DIR Kane aud his betrotted, all Of
which breathcd the tcrvor Of an honest,
deep emotion and a great love. A glowing
epistle in the harbOr, another standing out
70 sea, third dated 'at sea" succeeded
one by one for Tic lonely scholar at Mrs
Turner's, followed by others as frequenUyas
it was possible 20 hear. A dog that Charlotte
Cusuman had brought from England, a
singing bird, handsome clothes, Jewels
every thing 90 make her happy came from
the lavish hands OF the doctor. In October
of lSj5 DR. Kane came home agaln, and soon
afterwards occurred the event which set
the tongues Of gossip waggiug and was the
theme Of newspaper comment for weeks.
Many conficting stories have been circu-
lated a. u ,Ae D,vaea trO.h Of Or. Kane and