The San Francisco call., 1904-09-18

answered. You see. when ones poor
one mayn't be stupid" Then she told
me about herself Lots of housework,
babies to mind, stockings to mend for
old clergyman father, brothers at sea-
Mother an invalid-is now staying with
a rich aunt. but what she calls study
Ing" for even holiday must not be an
idle time. I think I could teach her
talk of a classical education and stam-
mer and mouth cut long words Of
fered to send her a dictionary. But
have you got one % she asked. 'Of
course 1 have. Any clergyman who
visits In the East End is obliged by
his bishop to have medical encyclO-
pedia.'
How kind" she murmured. and
added. do you know. everybody is
kind to me,'
That night venetia and Henrietta
came. They ran after me like grey
hounds. asked me my favorite flower.
confded 10 me that they liked dark
men so much, loitered In the twilight.
sang and ogled. and made what they
call Iove-lcve-pahl the thought
makes me sick-chiffons and fun may
as well stand for beauty. A man
wants the real thins at least once In
his life. After the third happy bereave-
ment probably philosophy comes-and
the creed that one woman is as good
as another. but the first time, by
g.
yarn.
Oetter from Miss Alice Hawthorne to
her friend, CeciIy NorlandJ
My Dear-YOu always told me to
write to you, and I always try when
there is not too much to do, too many
children to teach. or too many socks
to mend. have made up my tremen-
dous mind 1 am going to bs doctor.
You'll say you can't. Yes. one can. for
one can do the thing one Hkes-when
one wants it badly-badly-and one can
even learn long hard words and gee
sense out Of obscure writing. so don't
try and turn me. for mean what T
say.
Yesterday took my book out. and
when walking through the wood at
the back OF my aunt.s house. dropped
1t and young man picked It up-a
very handsome. tall, darkf man. He
gave it back to me with q bowl but
such an uncommon bow that I could
not help staring and feeling quite con-
fused. q
Can extract from a later lstter)
He seems to be a clergyman IN
the East. End. He Is very good, al
though he Is so handsome, and he has
promised me a medical dictionary. Il
seems now that the bishops make
every curate have one. He assures mo
that q thorough medical knowledge Is
as necessary to a curats az deep at
tainments in theology.
(Further extract-)
He comes every day and We Rad to-
gether. He knows how to pronouncs
all the words. the longest and hardest
am making great progress. To-day
we talked about duty, and he told me
that people sometimes had false duties.
and that little duties faded befors great
outles-dno Lnat tnere were swan Doc-
ter duties for women than to becoms
doctors and help their families
CThe last letter from the samAl
am too happy; too happy almost 20
write. All the world seems made OF
sunshine-and I don't think can ever
be unhappy again. He has told mo
thatfhe loves me-little. stupid. ugly,
! senseless me- And he isn't q clergy
man. after aIfs but . lord. and not
wicked. not AZ al. although he has
aunts ana uncles who all havs tftlesI
And love hin-I love hirn-I am Butnm
to be his doctor. Just write one lins
ana give mo Joy. dear. for love him
Just as people love In storx boekD-An4
It n al gutte tyuA