The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1897-08-20
miscellaneous
MY LITTLE WIFE.

and the table wherein was my simple
and solitary tea, after long and
wearying round of visits to poor and
not very profitable patients, resolving
to make up for it by a cosy evening,
when the surgery bell rang, and my
servant, entering, announced:
Its the old captains niece, Mr.
Fermagh; she wants to see you partI-
cular"
I'll come" l said, more readily
than | should if the summons had
come from any other than, y ora Carew
Entering the surgery,I found await.
ing lie there young girl of about
seventeen, no more, attired SO simply
that it might have almost been termed
humbly. But, however plain, how
ever humble, it could not hide the
grace of the slender figure, nor de-
tract from the sweet, refined, gentle
face-the large soft gaZelle like eyes
Etheripple of the golden hair over the
White brow, too white, as were the
smooth cheeks. y young sweet face,
pet Embarked by ,thought-anxiety
pretty taper hands too, Redeemed anu
rocGugbened by work2aseosss
II FROM the first'fnonebt,L had look ed
upon Nora Carews he ,,saep my
pity-aud interestssII9 hadfr recently
started as IL doctoriHit hegI little town
of Coomehurst, and the, fFst W 10 haa' "a
wished me success was old sCRptain
Carew. He was a alt.bronzed- ieatur.
ed man, with scar on the cheek got
at Inkermann; while he walked with
stick, owing to an old wound in the
leg, received in some other battle
Il wish you success, DR.. Fermagh,' =
he said, grimly, though that isn't
kind to my he ghbors, while [ can't
promise you IL shilling OF my money
! towards 1t. I've never had IL doctor.
other than the army surgeon, and
never intend. | don't mean to be
rude, but / don't put faith in doctors
stuff. Luckily for you, however, other
folks do, and | wish you success"
His wishes had scarcely been realiz
ed; | had got on" and that was
about all, ami to make paying con
nection promised to be very uphill
work
Look out for wife with Il dowry
or good connections" said Iny uncle,
from whom | had expectations, you
are young, but you have your fortune
to make: so, remember that beauty is
skin deep, while good account at d
bankers is a JOY for ever. Also, don't
forget this-l am ready to help those
who help themselves.
BY this my uncle meant, did | wed
an heiress, and have no great need OF
his money. he would readily supply
me with checks. That is Il powerful
temptation to make mercenary q
Young man, whose battle in life prom
ises to be hard one; and | do not
mean to say it would not have had
weight with me, had | come across any
manageable, well-dowered lady.
Still, lived in hope of success, and
joked about it with old Captain Carew
over the fence of his garden as he
pottered among his cabbages.
He resided in a quaint little cottage
surrounded by an uncultivated wilder
ness of an old-fashion garden. His
| sole attendant was the niece of half
sister, who. being penniless and AL
orphan, he had taken out of charity
"Charity, indeed" my servant useG
| to remark; CHARITY begins at home
she saves him servant. and he work.
her as he pleases."
He may make amends for all thai
at his DEATH" | smiled; for the rumol
in Coomehurst was that Captain
Carew was wealthy, but a miser
Certainly his relations thought so, fol
they pestered him with attention!
until he barred his doors againsr
them, when they retired, using harsh
terms against Nora Carew, whom the,
hated like poison.
The first time | saw her she wal
seated on the porch, working. Istop
ped, little out of curiosity, to inquire
how her uncle was. Raising her fac,
to reply, was struck not only by it
sweetness, the earnest beauty of tn,
brown gazelle eyes, but by the care il
the latter; she was but child, We
they possessed the expression of wo
man. They were the eyes of a cir
who had never known the brightness
and ioyousness of girlhood.
Naturally she won my compassion
and interest. and whenever | had al
opportunity stopped to exchange
few cheerful words; for old Captain
Carew never asked anyone within hi
doors, and making no friends, did no
permit his niece to do So
Often after that, when passed tn
garden, Nora would be engaged il
some work there, or at one of tn
windows, to look up and smile as
went by,so that knew the I cor chill
was glad of even this little break i
her monotonous life. When | spoll
of her to her uncle, he would rejoiu:
shes Il good girl; she has her fault:
what girl has not? | think she CRATE
fuI-as she ought to be. I'm the onl
friend she has-this the only home
took her out of charity, and, - with a
amused chuckIe, do not my relation
hate her? They have decided that
am rich, and IA miser, SO are Jealous
she will get it all
Altogether Captain Carew SCENE
scarcely an amiable character.
So some months had passed, and
had got accustomed TO look for prett
Nora Carew each morning as pass
when on this ole she had failed to al