. Science in story. Sammy Tubbs, the boy doctor, and "Sponsie," the troublesome monkey . hermore, we welcome himat this festive board as one worthy of our recogni-tion, regard, and encouragement. An older head might have been able to framethese resolutions more happily; but they were 182 THE BOY DOCTOR AND written down hastily, on the spur of the provoca-tion, without a moments thought. They wereseconded by the little nun ; and Miss Barkenstir,rising from her chair in a most charming man-ner, called for the vote, when the resolutions were adopted unani-mously amidst a renew-al of the clapping
. Science in story. Sammy Tubbs, the boy doctor, and "Sponsie," the troublesome monkey . hermore, we welcome himat this festive board as one worthy of our recogni-tion, regard, and encouragement. An older head might have been able to framethese resolutions more happily; but they were 182 THE BOY DOCTOR AND written down hastily, on the spur of the provoca-tion, without a moments thought. They wereseconded by the little nun ; and Miss Barkenstir,rising from her chair in a most charming man-ner, called for the vote, when the resolutions were adopted unani-mously amidst a renew-al of the clapping ofhands: all of whichwas gratefully acknowl-edged by Sammy, ris-ing and bowing. Miss Minnie was inthe dressing-room all o this time, trying to paci-fy the indignant oneswho did not return tothe BARKENSTIR PUTTING Nearly all of the disaf-THE QUESTION. fectedvoung ladies and gentlemen went directly home. Dr. Hubbs, unfor-tunately for Sammy, left immediately on the con-clusion of the lecture; but Mrs. Biddlewicker andMrs. Millstone gave him their sympathy, and used. THE TROUBLESOME MONKEY. 183 their personal influence with those of the disaf-fected who remained, to so good a purpose, thatthe latter took special pains to bestow their smilesand bows of recognition upon the sable youth. By the time the parlors were refilled, the festivi-ties of the young people were resumed as ifnothing had happened to mar them. Those whohad left were hardly missed. Miss Barkenstir feltherself well repaid for what at the outset seemedlike a sacrifice of her personal pride ; for she wastreated as a heroine for her generous act in fillingthe chair made so abruptly vacant by the proudMarvellie ; and she found herself in undisputed pos-session of the brightest young fellow in the every respect, excepting color of skin, whichcame from the palette of the Great Artist, insteadof the stain of crime, Sammy was all that herimagination had pictured him when his face washidden by th
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