The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-07-20
MISS PENELOPE, SENIOR.
BIZ D YEoHToN.

" all their lives in the same oldsfash-
toned house, and Miss Penelope had
never been away from il for n night
even. There had been a large family
of them, but only Miss Penelope and
the doctor remained-he peculiar and
somewhat of a martinez; she, with q
simple, self sacrificing nature and a
strict New England conscience.
At last the doctor grew too feeble
to practice any longer, and, after some
demur, sold out to DR.. Joel Sherburne,
a shrewd, energetic Maine man, who
set up his single a Little way Of, and
soon extended the business. He was
cheerful as well as skillful, and people
we're quick to find it out. Still, he
could not afford to despise DR.. Hardy's
many years Of experience, and wasyery
glad sometimes to ask the older mans
advice, which gratiGed him and conse-
%quently pleased Miss Penelope. 1t was
such a break in the monotony Of their
lives to have this big CHEEKY man to,
come in and sit an hour with them,
bringing q breath of the outer world
with him, for his talk was not always OF
medicine; busy as he was he found time
to read the magazines. and many a new
idea and pleasant thought found its way
to Miss Panelope's more than half
starved brain.
They made acozy group around the
upen hearth. The doctors talked and
argued to their hearts content, while
Miss Penelope sat on tie opposite side
Of the hearth and knitted and darned
and listened. She was full Of kindly
impulses, and observing that DIR. Sher-
burne's driving gloves were out at the
fingers, she timidly offered one evening
to mend them for him, and did SO while
he sat there; another time, in some
mysterious way she discovered that there
we're great holes in bis overcoat pockets,
which also received attention., and
gradually the new doctor began to have
a quiet, friendly feeling for the unob-
trusiye little woman.
Affairs were at this stage when Pene-
lope, Jr., came home. In q ftof graft
tude for having been nutsed through a
severe illness, her mother had named
her after Miss Penelope; but, as the
gratitude wore away, it was corrupted
70 I psfs-T, &c s:lls fssshishg aansa W said
her grandfather, who never called her
by it, though every one else did, even
DIR. Sherburne, although he liked the
old fashihned name best and always
thought Of her by it. Her mother had
died years before, and her father was in
California making money, 20 the girl
spent her summers with her mothers
people and her winters in the old hpme~
stead.
She was a happy, winsome young
thing, and frightened up the old house
wonderfully. She and DR.. Sherburne
made friends at once. DR.. Joel dropped
in quite often now, and a close observer
would have noticed that be wore his
Sunday clothes almost every evening,
was much more particular in his general
appearance, and always had something
to show or tell Penelope, Jr., in which
that willy little maiden appeared to be
deeply interested. These days Pene-
lope, Sr., did not feel as cheerful as
usual. IL did not occur To her to blame
either Of them; in fact. she knew Of a
little episode ia Pansy's life which had
resulted in the pretty ring on her fin
ger, and she thought the doctor knew
it, and ii seemed quite natural that he
would prefer the younger woman's COM
pany.
As time wore on the doctors visits
grew very frequent, and he began to
realize, for the first time IN his busy
life, that bachelor quarters were bare
and dismal places. Visiona Of a pleas
ant hearth OF his own and q pleasant
face beside the hearth began to haunt
his waking moments, and, after much
eessitatse and Weighing Of pros and
cons, Dz. Sherburue wrote q letter. It
was a work of some time and medira-
tion, and cost many a sheet Of paper
before it was completed; then a patient
unexpectedly stepping into the Office,
it wa hufriedly addressed to @Miss
Penelope Hardy, and despatched.
During the day it was received.
Ransy took II IN, aud reading the super
scription, ran up stairs lightly 10 Miss
Penelope's room with it. Here Miss
Penelope Hardy, +" she cried gaylY hold
ing the letter oyer her head, is q love
letter for you. OBJ you ely auntie to
be receiving letters from unknown ito
mel writer's Here, read it, and then
confess to me, or I'll never forgive youH
She anlaughingly away and Miss Penn
elope was left alone with her letter.
After looking it over on all sides she
cut of the end Of the envelope with her
scissors ana drew ont the letter, and
thlA was Muat hne fenuf
DKAR MISS PENELoPE-Porhaps YOU Will Be
surprised wnen Won reau TINS ierser. 4 nope
that you have guessed long ago how dear you
arc 10 me, and thar you may be willing "a give
she 81. dance 81 Your dear life into my hands
Ikne1g tlefe i q difference ia orr ages, but
cot e swat. / hope, Thai love can not bridge Il
9gers aaa4$Sdf tfv my beat 70 shield you from
every Trial and care. ana 70 deserve your affec-
hon
have prospeTed - business duriag the past
year, and can oneF you very comfortable