Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1891-04-09
NARY'S BROKEN TROTH

When Mary Clarimont's engagement
was proclaimed to the world there en-
sued general expression of surprise.
People generally are surprised at
matrimonial engagements. There Is
always some cogent reason why things
should have been adjusted otherwise
why John should have married Joan,
and Peter should prefer Betsey. No
body was ever yet married to suit every
body
Bat in Mary Clarimont's case it did
really seem as if the course of true love
had, nterfcrcd seriously with the cur
rent of common sense and prudence.
Miss ClarmOnt was only One-and-
twenty, a tall, imperial beauty, with
,dewy black ewes, a skin as fresh as
,damask roses, and dark brown hair,
.coiled in shining bands at The back of
ner head. Moreover, Miss Clarimont
had career" before her. She had
lust graduated from Medtield Medical
University, and taken out her diploma
as an NJ. ID.
"And only to think of il" said Aunt
10, bursting into tears of VeXatiOn and
disappointment, "that she must needs
90 and ruin all her prospects by getting
engaged to Harry NARROW, down in New
York ~
1T does seem strange, Aunt 10, when
I sit down and think of it," said Doctor
Mary, laughing and blushing. six
months ago my profession was all the
world to me. | neither wished nor
cared for anything outside it's limits.
The future was all mapped out before
Me without let or hindrauce; and
now
"IIumph ~ growlcd Aunt 10. "Any
hrainless idiot can get married and keep
Il mans house and mend his shirts for
him, but YOU were made for something
higher and more dignified, Mary"
Mary's downright eyes sparkled.
''iIigher, Aunt Jo?" said she. "More
>Iigniticd? There you are mistaken.
There is no higher or more dignitied lot
IN life than that of the true wife of
mobile husband"
"FiddIesticks ~ said Aunt 80. GAS
1f every poor fool who was dazzled by
1he glitter of wedding ring didn't
say the same thing. You've disappoint-
ed me, Mary CIarimont, and Pm
ashamed of you, and that is the long
and the short of it."
!lOJ sct my sword and shield rust, be-
'ieve me. Harry has only his own tai
ents to advance him in the world, and
it will DC at least year before we shall
J De ready to marry. In the meantime |
shall accept the post OF visiting physi-
Cian to the Aldenbury almshOuse and
practice my profession in Aldenbury,
Just the same rs if there was no engage
MONT
y wish to goodness there wasn't"
said Aunt Jo. 81 tell you what, Mary,
l don't fancy that smiling, smooth
tongucd young man of yours, and |
never shall"
Still Dir. Mary Clarimont kept her
temper.
~ am sorry, Aunt Jo," she said,
pleasantly, "but | hope that you will
eventually change your mind"
Il used to keep thread-and-needle
store when | was Il young woman" re-
marked Aunt 10, dryly, land | always
could tell the ring OF a counterfeit half
dollar when Il customer laid it on the
counter. | could then, and can now
and tell YOU what Mary, there's base
metal about Harry NARROW"
Er. Mary bit her lip.
Perhaps. We will not discuss the
subject further, Aunt 10, !" she said, with
quIety dignity, and the old lady said no
more.
Aunt 10 is wrong" persisted the
pretty young NJ u. to herself.
Mary is making a fool of herself!'
Thought Aunt 10.
Aldenbury was pretty manufacture
ing village, with main street shaded
by outrageous NAPLES, west end"
where people who had made their for
tunos lived comfortably in 1oomy old
houses, surrounded by velvet lawns and
terraced gardens, and an least end"
where people fought desperately and
not always successfully to keep body
ami soul together on the merest pit
tance.
And little way out of the village the
=Rlnshouses, built and endowed by a GER
tam smuggling sea captain, whose con-
science had prickcd him during his lat
ter days, raised their gray stone gables
90 the sky, and made picturesque
background to the landscape.
DIR. Mary CiarimOnt made something
OF "a sensation at Aldenburv. Up to
thus time all the resident NJ. DIS had
peen Stutty old gentlemen with wigs, or
pert young ones with eyeglasses.
beautiful young lady who wrote
prescriptions and compounded pills and
Potons was novelty in the town, and
10y no means disagreeable one. Peo-
PIE rather liked the idea, once they had
G9onIlnced themselves that the lady
Aents. aiiu heF pa
house ao , tne poor old people at the aims
MIN eager ears for the sound o. Iti b i.s.en
ah;chm InSeis over the blue gravel az \ ral,
~''ch led up to the portico s'"'ei drive