Telegram-herald., 1890-04-26
A FOOLISH Notion.
Eznily Conc1ndes That Matches Are
Mads "a Heaven

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Could say bat silly girl make such .
spssch9 And yeg Emily Moore va not
silly gtrl excePs On one sgbject. she
had Ebs f0olish. bas not UNCOMMON,
dea, khat q aomaA's chlef ain In life %
- secure Husband. She lad been on
ths outlook for sSns time, and had
neaxly reached twenty-five without hsy-
ing found oas. she hs1, s0soysr, left 40
ssone unturEed
Her arst attempt Was with the village
doctor. he vas yoaRg and handsome
And lad q good practIce- she Was In too
good health - need his professional
service, but she began 70 eyinee . won
deFgul interest IN Aateria Medica. and
much solicitade for al ais patisats, es-
pscially among The poorer classes. 20
whom she offered - act as nurse, and -
whom she frequently carried little deli
ezcies. The doctor often complimented
her tact aRd seeming aptitude for nurs-
Ing, and spoke In high terms OF her kind
ly interest In his patients. lt was not
long before she began to imagine
the Doctor 70 DO in love with her; and
shs was about settling down 70 the hap
py contemplation Of this and that which
she would DO as soon as she became Mrs
Doctor, when one day be suddenly dis
appeared from town. leaving word he
would be gone one week, but had ar
ranged with old DR.. Payne 20 attend 70
those who might need his services during
that time. Emily felt disappointed that
she had not been taksa into confidence
concerning this absence, but vixen
week later ne returned. bringing him
bride, her chagrin and vexation knew no
bOunds-
Her interest in the sick began 10 wane,
and IL Is doubtful what would have be-
come OF her and her surplus energy had
not the Presbyterian church soon after
called young minister. He had not
been in town long ere Miss Emily began
% take a greater interest IN the sewing
circle and q more active part in the mis-
siOnary society, and became quite regu-
lar in attending all meetings. Thanks
giving came, and the minister was asked
20 share the turkey. Next fair about
Christmas and box for homo mission
AIRY. In the planning and working for
both Of which Miss Emily was most
active and much shrown into the com
pany OF the minister. He frequently
called at the house 20 consult her on
various matters, and she was fast be-
cfaning 70 feel quite certain that by
shis tiune next year all would be settled,
when one day IL was whispered through
sths congregation that the minister was
,going 70 marry that quies Miss Norton,
who lived two miles out OF town, 70
whom nobody ever seemed 20 give a
passing thought and who was rarely
seen In town except on Sundays. Emily
ooaldnr sce just Why IL was. but she ac-
cepted abe inevitable, and in course of
time recovered sufficiently 70 feel de-
sire - attempt fresh conquests.
her next object was the new clerk her
father had hired. Mr. Moore owned and
kept the general store in the village.
Harry Ames wns pleasing, intelligent
Young man. Emily would have liked
him ia spite of herself. and he In turn
liked her AZ he boarded with them
they were thrown much together Her
father took a good deal OF interest in
him and had mors shan once hinted
that he would give Harry a better
chance some day. To marry her fathers
clerk was perhaps not as pleasing e
her vanity "a becoming the doctors
or the ministers wife would have
been. bat then. it must be remembered.
ths doctor vas married and the min
issex was 70 be soon, 80 what was
the use OF wasting more thought on
sisher Of them7 To marry his en- mploysr's
daughter Is asgally considered quite q
distinction and 50 Miss Emily did no,
feal il incumbent on her 70 exert herseli
An order tc be interesting and attract
i've. and for this reason she really aD
psared % better advantage than ever
before. Shs was naturally kind heart
cd, agreeable girl aud when not affect
ing something for which she only mag
ined an interest was n pleasing. bright
and entertaining cernpaniOn. Sbe would
hsvs made Harry Anes good wife. and
be sould have soon become not only {
suielr. bat an accepted suitor, II some
tainF had not happened.
Widow Wiisons Sumner boarders had
arrived. and amoug shem two young la
dies from the city. Emily made sheh
acquaintance. and ere long became verI
1ntimate WITH shena. She eagerly drank
IN al they ssid Of the city and Of citJ
ways. while they in turn eRjoTed play
tnx upon the oredslity Of one who knsc
no more Of the city shsn = squirrel
They were vain. foolish girls. who hat
been broughtup with the idea that work
of svery kind is derogssorJ. and the1
econ made poor Emily believe that enlI
those xho never worked we're real a
dies
Little by little she became rov'
eanEoua "a her intercourse With Hsrel
Amss. and began in one waT and snoths
- show that his addresses were not altp
gsther pleasing 70 her
Nos long after the advent of the -,
-Tcuag ladies ss Ma wilson's ther'
came Fsntieman also from The city
He was seen attracted 81 he fresh fae'
snd pretty waTs ~ Emily Moore, 20
imagining the foolish ideas these ~
sfIlv s,r-er BAD -iven Der. nor susrert
SO that fron the moment see hrst saI
hin she determined 20 capture hin
with hes. quick intuition she resdil'
discovered his great tcndness for read
sns Now few books from TIE ~encs :
~rhs,cl iihrsrv ard the secries In mazs
.ines was .he extent ~ Euily's resi
an9. bat ~ means % her ever-rest
ACT she drew hir, - speak - his favor
1te books and authors. She managed
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