Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-25
MARY's BROKEN TROTH.

MARY's BROKEN TROTH.
When Mary Clarimont's engagement
wa, proclaimed to the world there ensued
general expression of surprise
PEOPLE generally are surprised at matri-
mopial 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. Nobody was ever
vet married to suit everybody.
But in Mary Clarimont's case it did
really seem as if the course of true love
had interferred seriously with the current
of common sense and prudence.
Miss Clarimont was only one-and-twen-
y.at2u, imperial beauty with dewy black
ewes. "a SKIN as fresh as a damask rose, and
dark brown hair coiled in shining bands
at the back of her head Moreover, Miss
Clarimont had career before her. She
had lust graduated from Medheld medical
university, and taken out her diploma as
N. D.
And only thinl Of il" said Aunt 10,
bursting into tears of vexation and dis
appointment, ''tbat,she must needs 90 and
ruin all her prospects by getting engaged
to Harry NARROW down in New York!
ut does seem strange, Aunt 10, when
sit down and think of it, said DR.. Mary,
laughing and blushing. six months ago
my profession was all the world to me.
neither wished nor cared for any thing
outside its limits. The future was all
mapped out before me without let or him
drance; and now 49,
"Humphr growled Aunt 10. Amy
braiuless idiot can get married and keep
aman's house and mend his shirts for
him, but you were made for something
higher and more dignihed, Mary
Mary's dew bright eyes sparked.
Higher, Aunt Jo?' said She More
dignifed? There you are mistaken.
There is no higher or more digni6ed lot in
life than that of a true wife of noble
husband
"Fiddesticks" said Aunt 10. GAS if
every poor fool who was dazzled 10y the
gIit-ermg of a wedding ring didn t
say the same thing? You've disap-
pointed me, Mary Clarimont, and I'm
ashamed of you, end that Is the long and
short of it, "
Dear Aunt 10, said she, Il shall not
let my sword and shield rust, believe me.
Harry has only his own talents to advance
him in the world, and it will be at least a
year before We shall be ready to marry.
IN the meantime shall accept the post of
visiting physician to the AldenDury aims
house and practice my profession in Al
denbury just the same as if there were no
engagement.
u wish to goodness there wasn't, p"
said Aunt 10. Il tell you what,
Mary, ] don't fancy that smiling smooth
iongued young man of yours, and ! never
Still Dr. Mary CIarimont kept her
temper
] am sorry, Aunt Jo, " she said, pleas
ui.y but hope that you will eventually
change your mind.
"l used to keep a thread-and-ueedle
store when ] was a young woman, re-.
marked Aunt 10, dryly, 'and | always
could tell the ring of counterfeit half-dol
lar when a customer laid it on the counter
could then, and can now-and ! tell
{91 what Mary, there base metal about
Harry NARROW.
hr. Mary lit her lip.
Perhaps We will not discuss the sub
leet further, Aunt 10, she said, with
quiet dignity, and the old lady said no
more
Aunt 10 is wrong, persisted the pref
q .rrg N. ID to herself.
Mary is making a fool of herself,
thought Aunt 10.
alenbury was a pretty manufacturing
village. with a main street shaded by UNI
age1us naples, a west end, where
people who had made their fortunes lived
comfortably in roomy old houses, surround
81 .y velvet lawns and terraced gardeng;
sH0 al east end, where the people
..1-Ht desperately and not always success
70 keep body and soul together on
.at interest pigauCe
And d little way out of the village the
alsr0u-e built and endowed by a certain
aeg,lng tea captain, whose conscience
A' pricked him during bis latter days,
raised Its gray stone gables to the skv,
-" made picturesque background 10 the
landscape
.r Many Clarimont made something Of
..1-atou ia Aidenburg Up to this
H@e a.l the resident NJ. DIS has been
.-E"t old gentlemen Win wigs, or pert
a- ones WITH q glasses.
beautiful young lady who wrote pre-
21ons and compounded pills and POI
was novelty IN the town, and by
means a disagreeable one. People
5'15r liked the idea. once they had con
s.le-a themseIyes that the lady doctor UNI
a=l stood herself and her patients
ana the poor Old people at the aims
1.l.e grew t. love Dr. Mary and listen
.l1 eager ears for the sound Of her car
.t4-a wheels over the blue gravel drive
Led up 70 the portico.
WE brilliant December day when
w Young physician stood in the neatly
e.e1 reception room, drawing on her
-- -ioFes previous 70 entering her neat