Telegram-herald., 1888-05-20

was thus happsly effect~d and the wheels
Of iifs continued tc rsa sznoo1hiy il the dec
tors house sssa- Aarae did ais her.> ass
carriage duty IN the faoFssiag sesaefisaes
helped Ia the koasework soansIime< waited
abroad with the doctor. 10 drlnk wisdom
fron the fountain head: ssd wss inffodoo~d
al night q the sciences and the dead tongues
He retained his angular plscidity Of mind
and manner, he ~ss rarely il fault; bus he
made only very partial progress sn his
studies. aud remained mach If q stranger IN
the fanliiy
The doctor was q pattern Of regularity.
All forsnoon he worked on his ereSt book,
the '.Comparafivs Pharmacopoeia, or His
torical Dictionary Of al Medicines" which
as vet consisted principally Of sips Of paper
and pins When finished, il was a. fil many
psrsonabls volumes and 10 coanbins anti
quaIlsn intersss with professional utility.
But the doctor Was studioas Of literary graces
and the picture>aus; an snecdots . touch Of
manners. q moral qualification. or . sound
Ing epithef was sure TO bs prsfsrred before .
piece of science, little mors, and be would
have written the Comparative Phsrmsr
cop1ias In verse; The article "Hunnia."
for instance, was already complete. though
TIE remainder of the work had not progressed
beyond the letter A IL was e1oeedingiy
copious and entertaining, written with
qusintness and color, exact, erudIte, a lit
erary article: but il would hardly have af-
forded guidance 10 practicing physician Of
today. The feminine good sense Of his wife
had led her 60 point this out with uncom-
promising sincerity; for the dictionary Was
duly read aloud 70 her, betwixt sleep and
waking, "a il proceeded toward an infinitely
distant completion: and the doctor MAS lit
tie sore on the subject Of mummies. and some
times resented an allusion with ssperity.
After the midday meal and proper Pc
riod Of digestion he walked, sometimes alone,
sometimes accompanied by Jean Marie. for
madame would have preferred any hardship
rather than walk.
She was, as have said, very busy per-
son, continually occupied about material
comforts and ready 20 drop asleep over .
novel the instant she WA dissngaged This
was the less Objectionable, as she never
snored or grew distempered ia complexion
when she slept On the contrary, she looked
the very picture OF luxurious and appetizing
ease, and woke without q start 70 the perfect
possession Of her faculties | am afraid she
was greatly an animal. but she was very
nice animal 10 have about In this wav she
sympathy which had been established between
them ON the frst night remained unbroken
They held occasional conversations. mostly
on household matters. To the extreme disap-
pointrnent OF the doctor, they occasionally
sallied OF together TO that temple Of debas-
ing superstition, the village church. Madame
and he, both in their Sundays bost. drove
twice a month to Fnntsineblesu end re-
II -
although the doctor still continued 10 regard
them as irreconcilably sntipathetsc, their ~
lation was as intimate. friendly and conf
Dental as their natures suffered
fear, however, that in ber heart of hearts,
madsne kindly dsxpi~si and pitied the boy.
| She had no admiration for his class Of vir-
tues; she liked smart, polite. forward.
roguish sort Of boy. cap in hand, hight Of
foot, meeting the eye: she liked volnbility,
charm, little vies-tbe promise Of a second
| DIR. Desprez And ~ was her in6efeasibls
belief that jean Marie was dun 'sPeor dear
boy" she had ssid once, chow sad II is that
he should be SO stupid, She had never re-
peated that remark, for the doctor bad ragged
l like q Wild bull, senorncing the brutal blunt
ness Of her mind, bemoaning bis own fate to
be 50 une7uslly mated with an ass, and, what
| touched Ansstasie moro nearly. menacing
the table china by the fury Of his gesticuls-
| tions But she adhered silently 70 hcr opin-
| ION; and when Jean Marie was sitting, stold.
blank, but not unhappy, over his unfinished
tasks, she would snatch her opportunity in
| the doctors absence. 60 over TO him. put ber
arms about his neck. lay her cheek TO his,
and communicate her sympathy with his
distress. 'Do not mind,s she would ray;
al. too, am not at al clever, and I can assure
| you that il makes no difference in life.n
| The doctors view was naturally different
That gentleman never wearied Of the sound
of his own voice which was, 10 say the truth,
agreeable enough 20 hear He now had a
listener, who was not 90 cynicsily indifferent
a. Anastasie, and who sometimes put him on
his mettle by the most relevant objections
Besides, vasse not edsosfiag the boyf And
education, philosophers sre agreed, !. tbs
most philosophical Of duties What can b
more heavenly % poor mankind than 70 bavs
ones hobby grow into a duty 70 the state
Then, indeed, do the ways of life becoms
ways of pleaSsntDcsS. Never had the doctor
seen reason to he more contant with bis en
dowmsnts. Philosophy flowed smoothly from
his lips. He wa 80 agile dislecticsan that
be could trace his nonsense. when challenged
back 70 some root in sense, and prove IL to h
a sort Of flower upon his system lie slippet
ont Of an,iBomies Ike Ssh. and ieft his dis
cipie nsrvslne at the rabbits depth
Moreover. deep down in bis beart the doc
Cor was disappointed with the III success d
his mere forrrsl eiucsti0B- A boy, eboser
by 80 scute sn obsxver for his aptitude, sDf
guides slsspr tks resh 81 lssSning ~ - phil
eeePhic an Instructor. wa bound. by th'
nsturs % To- ssiverse. 10 make rsore ob-i
ous ard lasting ssvsnoe New gssn hsri'
was slow IN sll things inpensiTnbls IA
others, and his pevsr cf forgstting vas full
on lsvsi vita lsss power - learn Therefore
ths do7er cherished his per1patetsr lectures
70 which the hoy attended. which ne g~ner
ally eppesrea - enjoy, and by which h
oftsb Vrefted
Many sBs rDsnv wers the talks fsev ha'
Together. SD hsalf4 aas rsederation proves
tss ssbjec1 - ths DEBTORS afvsgstlons II
ts-ss hs lovingly rst.rB@s-
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pastures Nv sv~>vs- nv beliefs. vv n,edi
cires. srs rssusoea ib sBe pfrss-to s-oi'
erces<- Elessed nstsrs healthy, terupsras
natsrs. sbhory SD sxtermiastss ercs~ Hp
rasn ls-. IN ttis zatfsT. fnsisAtae At . grss
/ eistsnor hsg r~u~isiors. sed vs pu~f ~triv
70 suvpisness ~. sfo~ts II tbe is-. ys
bov. vs nas4 - sv ~ ourselves end 70
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