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{ mom'lou. kinship at coll gt an x. nery. .blo. many ell-known "2 mud i 1 had spent some years in the colonies. doctorin-g diggers and the like rough and ready folks. The novelty of the strange scenes and tree and easy life had at last worn ofl.and I found my- 3911 sighing for the respectability of broadcloth andasettled podtion inmy profeas‘ion. Aided somewhat by thrift, and more byafortrunate land specula- tion, I had money enough to supply my wants for a few years to come; so I our :1 practice somewhere. At home there “was my dear old irrorher John Penn,who was the doctor at Dalebury, a little country town. I call John my senior, for he was born some three years before me. A dear. good. steady manwas John, with the kindest and most lovable heart in the world. I found John, and he gave mea hearty welcome. but he seemed changed â€"â€"rtrrif1e care-wornâ€"and I soon found the 03:11.98. My discovery of the reason‘ why John was, to call it melancholy. came. aboutat once. Born and bred in Doleimry, I knew all the people there. lhad asked him “\Vholives now in that old hmise belonging to the Tanners?” “A widow lady and her daughter. named Dorvaux." - "French, I suppose, from the name 2" "No, I Imlieve not. B'er late husband was French; but, as far as I have learned, Mrs. Dorvaux is an English- womri n . " "And the daughter, is she pretty?" I asked. John sighed. looked disconso- late. and he replied: “Fleurette! That is the name of Mrs. Dorva'ux’s daugh- ter." and then he was silent. As an old practitioner I at once diagnosed the case. I found out that John wasinlove with Mim Flelurette. I suppose he had asked her to become his wife, and that she had declined his suit. It was my business to mend broken bones and broken heads. I may haveset. to work to repair injuries ina imsinesslike way. I knew well enough that amanly. handsome fellow as was John. with his excellent position, were all elements, and strong ones, in his favor. so I could not understand why Miss Fleurette had said "No" to him. Mrs. Dorvaux, I learned was in very bad health. I soon became acquainted with Fleurette, and found hetr to bea lovely girl, highly educated, and with charming manners. I became con- Vincerl that. she was no flirt. In time I succeeded in gaining JOh'D'S confidence. and he told me all about. his love for the girl and how she had re- fiused him. Somehow I gained the girl’s confidence, too. One day Isaid to her: ”(Alf course you know my brother well’.’ “I have often met him." answered Fleurette. “Ami you like him, I hope?” “I like Dr. Penn very much." and then she changed the Nb t. Oncqon twice after that I tried my t to brl John in as a topic of conversation. bu she always evaded it. I learned. too, that John no lon er went. to Mrs. Dorvaux’s home, and t at he never saw Fle’uret'te. \Vatching vlmely Fleurette's manner, I was satis- fied that she was not happy. As to my brother. he seemed engaged in his work. and his lips were sealed as far as I’leurette was concerned. I went on a. tour of the Continent, and came back to Dalehury. Fleurette's mother had been ill again. but wasrecovering. for I soon saw Flemette about again. She looked pale and warn. probably from watching and nursi her mother. My holiday at Ihlebm'y dnow run down toits last dregs. so when we’ met it was {0,59}. good-by'_ 'Poo‘i- old John! poor little Fleurettel Whap mystery vms it that stayed the happlnpss of thgsg two? I had returned home from my travels tired of idleness. Having heard of an Opening that. promised well, Iran down once- more to Ihlebury to consult my brother. John and I were very bad‘ cor- respondents, so I had no news of the little town since I sojoprned there. As passed the. house at the corner I 53% t was void. "They have left,” said John as I eagerly askgd the reason. c‘jkgft! \Vbere haye t_h_ey_ gone t9)" “Can 7t never be.Fle'urette?” I whis- pered. as our hands met before partmg. “Never." she replied, “never. Good- byeâ€"zM-byef‘ _ “N6 ona known,” said 'Jo‘hn sadly. “Shortly after: you. went abrpad. com- mon. rumor sand they were. thmkmg of __-‘- “,Only this," replied John, opening a drawer in from of him. where he kept a'variety of cheerful-looking instru- ments. "I found this one morning on the seat 9f my cal-triage. prpose she Ithrem it no." w"Did 'she leave no wordâ€"n'o message for you 8” The weeks. the months, even the ymw, (“semi by. and we heard nothing of l~‘le.irette. The flower, doubtless still lying in the drawer, was all that was. left of old John’s little romance. Three years soon went by. Iwas still in England. I had purchasedashare in a London practice, and although I found much drudgery in my work. it: was a paying practice and one which wouldeventually be éntirely mine. as my partner. who was growing old and rich talked of. retiring. ' Once or thce in every ear I had .me there. John .was stillunmarried; M if he said notth about herIknew he had not forgotten the daint little girl who had re eoted his love. . of. not 3 word had F motto pent hnn. She hope of being John’s wife as from the cause that compelled her to take that s‘ p. One wretched winter's day I was called upon to attend a patient in a poor street in the outskirts of the town. En- term the bedroom of a shabby house. I saw a woman lying on the floor either dead or imaensible. I had the omain lifted up and placed in her (I. It needed. alas! very little professional skill to determine the cause of the woman’s illness. I had seen too many durnken women in my time to be de- ceived. As I stood by the bedside a young woman rushed in and threw her- self on the bed. It was Fleurette. “Oh. doctor! doctor 1” she cried. in an agony of grief. “ I had been away but an in- stant. I had no one to aid me, to ad- vise me. I had gone to the druggist's. gig" ’poor mother must have left her Then I undemtood it all. I had found Fleurette at last. 'Act- ually living within a stone’s throw of my door! Perhaps she had lived there ever since she left Dalebu . Now, hav- ing found her, what was to do with her? I guessed that I had also fath- omed her mystery. You see it was on- ly a commonplace, vulgar little mysâ€" tery after allâ€"‘a mother's drunkenness 17.]. ---L.._ C'u “Kw UV Uuâ€"J Mun-r4... vâ€" _..-- erâ€"iin-law of Mrs. Dorvaux's disposition living with him; and knowing as I know the delicate susceptibilities of patients in a place like Dalebury, in my heart I thought that Fleurette was right. _ 10 1 ‘ _. hâ€"‘AE‘QCInCVO,’ O‘eâ€"v- I)” “ And why did you leave Daleioury I. asked, when she had finished her re- cital. “ Mamma. wasâ€"illâ€"there; so ill, I was frightened, and obliged to send for a doctorâ€"and I feared people might learn the cause." - “ Then we came. to London." she con- tinned. “London is so large ,"Ithought W ”l a“ “U u.“ vâ€"-â€"vâ€" ' __v _ “ How often do these- these attacks show themselves?” _I asked.__ “Sometimes not for months; some- times twice a. month. Oh, do you think she can ever '1“ cured ! She has been so Igood, so good for such a long time! had not gone out toâ€"day this might never have happened. Our poor old ser- vant died some months ago, and Icould not tnxst the new one, or she might have prevented it. Do you think she can be cured 2" I shook my head. I knew too well that when a woman of Mm. Dorvaux's age has these periodical irresistible Cu‘a‘vmgs after stimulants, the case is well-nnsigh. hopeless. Missionaries, clerâ€" an. and philanthropists. tell us p mg and comforting tales of mar- velous reformations. but medical men know the sad truth. uuvvv Vuv “Ux‘ VJuvuv I was so indignant at the sacrifice of a young girl’s life, that had Ispoken my true thoughts I should have sald “ Leave the brandy bottle always full. always near at hand. so that ”â€"â€"-â€" Well I won’t be too hard on Fleurette’s mother. She must have had some good in her for the girl to have loved her We had said nothing about, John as yet..__That. wa§ t_o game... T 1 6’ “ Fleunvétte, I shall write to John to- night. What shall I tell him 3’ ' “I sign at least tell him I have found you. and'then he must take his own course wife-2'1" bLicuivefgfgéhes Were now only visible “\Vhat can you tell him? Promise to guanl_ my secret. ' “Oh, don’t let him come here,” pleaded the girl. “I could not bear to see him: and perhaps,” she added, with a faltering mice. “he doesn’t care to hear anything about me now." Ah~ Fleurette, Fleurette! After all, on some points you are only a weak womn The next day I begged leave 01' ab- sence from my partner and patients, and ran down to Dalebury to tell John the news. Yet I had little enough to tellhim. I was in honor bound to guard the girl’s secret; so all I would say was I had found her again, that she was as hewitching as even. and, I believed. loved him stilil. I could add that now I knew the reason why she oou_l_d pot come to him. and I was compelled to own it was a. weighty oneâ€"an 0b- stacle I could give no home would be removed for many years: He must be content with that; it was all the news all the hopes}. hac!_to give him.. “Very wen,” said fdhn, with a sigh. “I must wait. All‘ things come to the man who waits: so {perhaps Fleutrette wiLl come to me at 138 .” Now that I had found Fleumtta. vou may be sure I was not gating to lose si "t of her again. I was very grin to ascertain thath'drmothers circumstances were not so good an of old. Sumo rascal who the widow’s confidondo had (I with alsrpmdmomy. Our motto THE DURHAM CHRONICLE, June 24, 1897 : , an the white plates. I begged Flaun- ‘ ette to We her mother to enter :3 home for inebriates. but the girl would not even bur-ouch the subjectto ~ 1101'; so here was youth drrfting away ;flmm John and Fleuretteâ€"Jkept apart 3 for the sake of a wetdhed woman. iat'Dnd I was powerless to mend mat- ' 11s But did John and .Fleurette ever .maarry? You see thus 18 not a ro- 9 mange, only a. little tale of real life, i and as such, the only way out of the I deaflblock was a 6951 3114.!!1'083119 one â€"a way that poor Fleurettp could not: even wish flor. Reformatlon, I say, as a medical man; was out to .of the question. I We Fleurette W-lll not read these pages, where I am com- polled tn express my.t.rue feelmg’, by saying tfhat a short tune after a year If..._ “A'mn011' 11mg nkl:w_ had em‘Rd, Mrs. Do'rvaux was oblig- mg‘ enough to die. I say “ obliging” advisedly. fur sad though it be to think sober death made three people happy: indeed; as h‘er life was 901 mislea'aable th bier, it may be I should! have said flour. Fleunette mourned bier sincerely; am 31181‘ faults were hunied iln her grave, and left to be forgotten. Two months after bier death I wrtote to John. bade him come to town, and, without even warming Fleuretfle, sent him no seeOhevr. Then he hound that all things do indeed come no the man who can wait-even the love that seemed so hopeless and far away. I don't. think John ever knew. or, unless he needs it here. ever will knrw, the true reason Why Fleuretbe refused him and shunned him flor so lsnng He knows from what I told him. it was a noble, svelteâ€"sacrificing, and womanly motive that. led her to re- i-ect his love, and is content wfith knowing' this. He feels the subject must he ever painful to his bright lit- tle wife, and has never caused 'her pretty eyes to grow dimoby asking for an exznlanaticon. There 18 no sadness With Fleurette mow. She lights up that old red brick house: she is the life of Dnlebury. amd, moreover, the one woman against whom Dalehury says little or nothing. The last timellpaid John a visit, there was not only Fleurettei but a couple of childrenas welledgrk£y_eld, bonny hpxsgvhp chatâ€" fer in i mQtQIYo uuu V V‘J ' Only occasionally I saw in Fleur- ette’s eyes, something which was a trifle sad. It. might have been the memories of her other days. but I be- lieve such momentary sorrows will pass away in time. A CONVENIENT CUPBOARD. Now that the finishing of the modern dining-room almost always includes a high wooden wainscoting, a readyâ€" made support is at hand, which might well tempt the amateur carpenter to try his or her ’prentiee hand at making a corner cupboard. \Vhere space is cramped a cupboard of this sort could take place of the ordinary sideboard, as it is not supported from the flour, and would therefore not occupy room need- ed for other furniture. It may be of any size desired, but that most in use measures about four and a half feet in height and thirty inches across. Make the sides of com- mon pine, and fit them closely into the corner, bracing well with cleats of wood. It is very important that these side Supports should be strong, especially at the top, as the weight is considerable even when the closet is empty. Al three-cornered pine board forms the bottom,.and a similar one closes in the itchy. while a movable shelf an inch in thickness divides the whole into two compartments. If the doors are entire- 1y of wood, they may be stained and polished and ornamented with lincrus- ta, which has the appearance of carv- lng. and is easy to apply, or which 18 handsomer, glass in leaded panes might be set in the framework, at least of the up er part, giving the old-time effect WEI ° ' ' now. I. x . Cover the back, which will be visible 1f the doors are of glass, with folds of soft yellow silk, as pretty china shows to great advantage against this back- ground; and screw small brass hooks into the under part of the board which forms the top of the cupboard, to hold the cups which are not in every-day use. The lower compartment may be used for the dishes that are not so orna- mental, or even for sweets or cake, or the bottle of wine on which it is wise to turn a key. The people of Paraguay are on the whole an amiable and innocent race. Kindness and hospitality are character- istics. and they are sufficiently honest for that fact to be worthy of note. They are almost entirely vegetarians, living on oranges pumpkins. cassava, etc. Can this be said to account for the mildness of the people? I leave the answer to the student of such things. ‘ The women dress very simply, and are, many of them. of great beauty. They have well-shaped voluptuous limbs, their eyes are lustrous. and the complexion clear, being. however. of every shade, from the deepest.maho- gany to the fairest white and pmk of the Anglo-Saxon. ‘7 â€" A“-. 11--..- UH‘ A snow-white tunic is the only dress they wear; it comes down to about the knees. with very short sleeves and low neck, which shows rather more of the statuesque shoulders and breasts than would be considered roper in thls coun- try. The tunic is astened about the waist with a simple band. and they are often prettily adorned thth native- made laces. They wearno shoeS. stays. or an thing calculated to impede the grace ul movements of the body. They walk about barefoot. and their dress is so slight that they step out With something of the grace that Mother Eve must have possessed. They have a soft, supple, sinuous. panther-like tread that 18_th pleasing to behold. Ltlalv “av..- Marriage is considered an unneces- sary formality between two oung peo- ple who pr to start 1i e as part- ners, and e they are remarkably con- stant in t eir attachments. The Para- guayan girl is not. unlike. the savage #- 841.3..1 \VOMEN OF PARAGUAY. UHW “' ’--â€"â€" French and English indiscrim- ther DIARRIHEA. DYSENTERY, hfwe and all BO WEL COMPLAINTS. 1”“ A Sure, Sate, Quick Cure tor these [1' troubles in 3088- peo- o ’3‘“ ' \ \' |(50n- Capital Authorized . . . .2, Band Up_._ 1 u -‘A AA- Reserve. Fund . A general Banking business transact- ed. Drafts issued and collections mede on all points. Deposits received and 1n- terest allowed at current rates. 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