Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1847-01-28
From the philadelphia Saturday EUsning POstl
TROUBLES OF A PHYSICIANS WIFE.

AUGUST IA, IS-. Well, have had my pa
thence tried this day thought this morning that
| would get large washing done to-day, and as
have only one small help, generally take apreuy
active part myself My husband started of early
on long ride so now thinks !, what fine day
shall have 10 get along with my work--no dinner
to prepare, nothing TO interrupt me; so to work
went in good earnest, collected my clothes heated
kettle ofwater, put on my very worst old wrap
per, and had just got my hands into the suds, when
Dolly (who is always looking every where but at
her work. came running TO me with her eyes as
big as saucers, saying,
"Oh, Mrs Boggs, there's the finest carriage at
the gate, and the greatest lady in it, and the incest
gentleman a knocking at the door"
Pity me, ye housekeepers! what was / to do q
must receive them Just as | was. Dolly invited
them in, while l looked through the window to see
if could make out who they were. The lady
stepped very slowly out of the carriage, holding
the tiniest baby close in her arms as If afraid to
trust ii for moment even to her husband. They
came in and introduced themselves as Mr. g. Mrs
s., from neghboring town. They had heard
Doctor Boggs well spoken of, and had brought
their baby (the first, of course) to have him look
at its tongue-they feared il was slightly tongue
tied poor little darling told them the DR..
would probably be gone all day.
"Well," said the lady, deliberately taking off
her things, 81 guess we will wait until he comes,
as would rather ride home after night than miss
having him see the baby"
What a prospect for me What should get
for my dinner my first thought, and my poor
washing was my next-it must all be put by for the
day. So excused myself for moment, ran into
the-kitchen, lifted off my large kettle Of boiling
water, set away my tubs started Dolly off TO buy,
beg, or borrow some butter mixed up some biscuit,
washed my hands and brushed my hair, changed
nall Cd into ha linz
face, and commenced talking babytalk to the little
darling Oh, what long, long day it was to me.
That young mother was certainly the most insipid,
uninteresiing creature | ever met with, and was
obliged to keep up conversation with her for hours.
Her husband sat reading and never spoke, except
to the baby. II was near night when the Doctor
returned, and on examining the chd's tongue he
found there was nothing the matter with it, So al-
ter eating their supper with us, they left, without
even so much as thanking us for our trouble.
am worse tired than il had done my large wash
ing.
AUGUST l7th-I have just returned from long
ride with my husband, and have been very much
amused with the various patients we have visited
The first place we called at was new little cabin,
built in the middle Of large prairie, with other
house in sight, and no Improvements around it ex.
cepI small field of corn and pumpkins. As we
drove up 10 the door whole troop of halfnaked
white.headed children ran out to look at us. A
pale dgueish looking woman was sitting at the door
churning, she seemed much pleased TO see the Doc.
tor, invited me in, handed US each rough wooden
stool TO sit down upon, and said,
"Why, Doctor is this Mrs Boggsl | thought
you didn't mean to fetch your old woman out io
see u.s. You see, ma'a m," turning 10 me, the
Doctor often comes to US, and axed him "a
fetch you long but reckoned you was too PROUD
10 visit poor folks"
How is Andrew Z" said the Doctor
ooh he's right smart"
Does his hand begin TO heal 2"
"Oh yes, heap"
; Where is he"
A "Well, reckon the little sarpent has gone ant
hid himself I'll call him."
So running out to the fence with her aproI
f thrown over her head, she SET up such scream o
Andrew, o, Andrew Jackson, ! say, come RICH
I straight here and let the Doctor fix your hand"
But the General had no notion of il, until h
was dragged in by two of the larger boys; AM
then what looking object he was. His arms wer
! covered with mud up TO the elbows, and his hea
: was much lighter coored than his face
mighty sakes !" said his mother, you're lh
dirtiest brat Fetch me the cloth off the churn
!, Manliny-Ann, ill wash off his hand.
Z After some struggling the hand was cleaned, s
that the Doctor could dress The wound. and Will
he was engaged with il, the woman endeayored I
entertain me.