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HEART OF THE POET.
T was a hard blow
t o Doctor Pen
non when he re
ceived an anony
mous communica
tion to the effect
that he was no
more apt at verses
than at medicine, it
might have been
wise In the would
be poet to give
some consideration to this severe crit
icism from an unknown and to lay
down the pen of a sorry rhymer. But
by attacking the doctor In his profes
sion the critic had defeated his own
end.
Thirty years of practice, a numer
ous clientele and a snug little fortune
all testified to his capacity as a follow
er of Esculapltis.
He therefore decided In his own
mind that this venomous epistle had
been written by some fellow-practltlon
cr who was jealous of his success, and
Instead of breaking his lyre he mount
ed Pegasus once more and rode on to
the most, sunny parts of the pure ether.
This weakness In the dear old man
was overlooked by moBt of his friends,
even though It sometimes bored them
to listen to effusions which they evi
dently did not appreciate at the value
given them by the writer.
Lucie Mahale alone took a lively In
terest In his compositions. She was an
orphan living with her uncle and his
two children—a son, who was a sailor
nnrl otvnv fwnm hnmo n PTPilt HA1*t of
the time, and a daughter, Madeleine,
who dearly loved her cousin Lucie.
Very often when the doctor would
bring a new piece of poetry for the
Inspection and appreciation of Lucie,
and the latter would read and kindly
criticise, Madeleine would comment on
her patience and sweetness.
"It is so little to do," Lucie would
answer, "and gives him so much hap
piness."
But Madeleine had her own theory,
which she did not dare submit to her
Innocent cousin, and she foresaw a time
when some of the Illusions of the poet
would sufTer a cruel shock.
Meanwhile Lucie pored over those
sheets and tried to make sense of them.
"Don’t you think, doctor, wo would
better take the physician's Instruments
and amputate a foot here and there in
these verses? Useless to say he
would cheerfully agree and cut off or
change at her suggestion till little of
the original remained, although he al
ways lost sight of that point.
No one knew Just when it began, but
every one noticod a queer change over
the doctor.
One day the poet walked In with a
determined air, not even giving more
than a bow to the captain, who had
Just arrived; he went straight to Lu
cie’s uncle, set himself up In front of
him and Btared at him through his
spectacles.
"Now, then, my dear comrade,” said
he with a voice trembling with the
force ot a sudden resolution, "I can no
MAKING SENSE OF THEM.
longer conceal from you that I have
decided to renounce celibacy! Yes, I, j
Dr. Pennors, the humble poet, am
thinking of marrying; and it is from
you—and—and one other—that I ex- j
pect my happiness.”
General stupefaction! Was the doc- j
tor mad? He continued;
"I know very well that X can be but |
a father and a protector to one so much
younger than myself, but as I have no
heirs I wish, before taking a scat in
Charon’s boat, to join my ancestors in j
the Elysian fields—I wish to give my
■elf the satisfaction of having made at
least one person happy In this world, j
one who will mourn for me when 1 am
gone. Here Is my will. You may read ;
It at your leisure. Just now 1 ask you
fbr the hand of Miss Lucie Mahaie —
whom I love- -as s father-”
A deep emotion followed the Inclina
tion to laugh which had at first taken
possession of every one present, for
they all appreciated sincerely the gen
erosity of the old man In taking this |
solemn step.
They felt, however, a kind of uneas
loess, for a recent occurrence prevented
the realisation of his wishes In that
direction The head of the family did
not hasten to answer, so embarrassed
was he by this singular situation.
It was Lucie hereeif who came to the
rescue. Leaving her seat near Adrien, ■
she went to the doctor and softly took
his haad. ' hind friend.** she said,
much m ivtd, "believe I am deeply
touched by this testimony of your af
fertiue I am ihs mun troubled by It
because I fear to paia you by gtvtag
the reason which forces me to decline
your oiler ttui If, as you say, you real
ly love me as a 1st tier, I hope —** Ms
blushed as she thus stammered and I
loosed helplessly to her adoptive fath
er The latter, having recovered hta :
composure came forward
We would stout have told you, dear
friend My too Adrien and I.uvle have
fuel become engaged They love each |
other and t heartily approve of so ar
rwageateut which assures happtaeaa for
hr adopted daughter I had not
thought »f r«Mr rstiing. tp l« sura,
aid fumradu'*
t
Madeleine thought she had been the
wisest of them all.
The doctor, as he shock the hand oi
his friend, looked not cast down, if not
triumpant.
"Yon are a brave man! I see that
you understand how to solve questionr
of interest In favor of those who need
protection. It Is rare In these times of
selfishness. I esteem you the more for
it. 1 must say I was a little grieved
at first. But since It Is yonr son and
Lurie Is happy- There, I am happy.
too. Let us say no more about It. 1
will write some verses for the wed
ding day—doggerel verse*—the mishap
of the poet disappointed In his dream.
And the will—I will take It back, but
I shall not change a word In It.”
Then, turning to his happy rival:
"Good-by, my friend. You thought ycu
were marrying a penniless orphan, and
now, a* In fairy tales, your wife Is
changed into a wealthy heiress.’’
WOMAN STATION ACENT.
Southern tilrl Who Has Held Iler Posi
tion for Years,
A young woman with a rrllege dlplo
mi and the degree of A. 11. la apt to
look for a ‘‘higher’’ sphere of useful
ness than that of station agent. But
In the South there are not many posi
tions open to woman. Those who are
reduced In circumstances tuke the first
opportunity which offers Itself, and
generally make a success of It. Miss
Susie M. I-usley of*Kowlond, Ky., Is one
of this type. She belongs to a good
southern family. She Is an officially
authorized station agent and she is only
22. What la more, she has held the po
sition for two years. At 18 she gradu
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Hopkinsville, and soon secured a po
sition as assistant to her brother, who
held the agency which the young worn
aii UUW 111 in. J IlfU, WUC'U IUV
brother went oil traveling In Centrul
America and his successor suddenly
died, Miss Igtsley, who had meantime
been keeping her eyes open and learn
ing all that was to be known about a
/allroad station, was called to fill the
position. "As to the ability of a wom
an to fill such a position,’" says Miss
Lesley, "I quote the comment of the of
ficials who said at the close of the year,
’Your service has been altogether sat
isfactory.’ The requirements,” she
goes on to say, "are a good general ed
ucation, with quickness and accuracy
In mathematics. The characteristics
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judgment and self-reliance, combined
with good temper. My experience has
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means of livelihood would do well to
take it into consideration.”
A SHARP GUESS.
An AinerUan (ilrl Thought She Ilud
Solved the Puzzle,
If you walk Chestnut street steadily
a week or more you are fairly sure to
see some one wearing above the elbow
on the left sleeve of his spring over
coat a band of black cloth six inchv3
wide. It is the latest form of mourn
ing here, and although it is the in
variable form in England and on the
continent, especially In the northern
part of Germany, it has begun Just
lately to grow popular in this country,
says the Philadelphia Times. The cus
tom brings up tne experience of a
young girl graduate who was travel
ing In Europe last Summer with an all
too-quizzical father. They were In
Hamburg and part of a letter written
from there foliows: "We saw them
everywhere, from the time we left the
Hamburger Hof until we reached the
Circus Rentz In St. Paul's—everywhere
these men with black bands on the left
arm For n lone' timp I rmilrtn'f miPSK
what they were, and after a while
father told me they were doctors and
that the German government—you
know what a strictly paternal govern
ment Germany has—compelled alJ
practitioners to wear these bands so
that any one would know them Instant
ly. ‘It’s for the convenience of the
people hunting In a hurry for doctors,
I suppose,' I said to father, and I could
see he was struck by tne quick way I
saw the point. There was one curious
thing about them, and that is that
these doctors all looked sad. I said
to fnther I supposed It wus because
there were so many of them that they
didn’t make very much, und this fee
also said was correct."
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