The Middlebury galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-06-13

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You are very much improved Thu
morning, my child
oh, yes DIR. Wood, that last medi
cine did me great deal of good. lslep
sweetly last nig ht, and 1 have walked up
this morning-sO hungry. What can
have to eat p
Still thinking Of her stomach Clara
Tell John Brown, | say, he had better &c
into the eating line. Set up refectory
or something. Annie III be an excellent
1elp mate in such concern; she'll be a.
bic to cater for other peoples palates by
the test of her own
Clara laughed merrily; but Annie pre-
tended not to hear, and reiterated her
complaint and question.
Il want something to eat, Doctor
What can have to eat (!
why, you can have roast beef and
plum pudding, but sha'n't'
'Pshaw Can have cup of coffee,
and an egg, and some toast'
Yes said the Doctor, complainingly,
you can have cup of-rice water, and
a soda cracker'-
'Oh, Doctorl' groaned Annie, making
a face.
Or some good-watei-g Cruel
Annie turned her head away in disgust.
OR else some observation-disclosures
ter
Annie exhibited strong symptoms of n.y.
drophobia.
oh. Doctor , exclaimed she, can you
give me nothing but choice among the
different preparations of-a0dter Can't
| have little chicken soup7'
Not for day or two to come, my
child
The Doctor then assured his patient
that she was getting well fast; and that
by Sunday she should have something
savory for dinner, and took his leave
Clara do you hear? The Doctor
says | shall have something good to eat
Sunday, and that is day after tomorrow.
And it shall be fried chicken-no lit
shall be stewed oysters. Clara do you
hear! Tell father the Doctor says am
to have some stewed oysters by day after
to>morrow-do you hear now?'
yes, yes, darling, l hear; l will tell
father
But Clara did not think that the Doc
tor had particularly recommended, nor did
she believe that he would particularly ap>
prove, the dish selected. However, un>
willing to vex her beloved invalid, she re-
Trained from opposing her now, and fol-
lowed the Doctor out of the room.
Clara come back herer
well, darling? said Clara, returning.
Come close-ask the Doctor, when you
go down stairs, if he thinks my lungs are
him confdeHtially, you
know, and then come up and tell me the
truth-wil you?'
Clara left the room, and soon return,
ed with very cheerful countenance.
DID you ask the Doctor, Clara ?
Yes, dear Annie; and he assures me
that you are not at all consumptive, at
present, and will never be so, if you take
care of yourself He says that you have
peen suffering from an attack of neu-
neu-I forget-but, any way, not oon>
Annie smiled.
That is a great deal off my mind, dear
Clara have such dread of pulmona>
ry consumption l was so much afraid
had contracted it, and, indeed, l didn't
want to die yet
And make poor John Brown a wid>
over, before he becomes husband-to be !
sure not but there's no danger these ff-
ty years to come, thanks to our good |
Doctor
Yes; thanks to our good Doctor, for
he is good, Clara and'1 feel such glow
Of gratitude to him, when / think of all
MS kindness-his attending poor mother
for two years before she died, and his
tending me so constantly through this
tedious illness
Eyes, indeed. And father asked him
for his bill last week, and what do you
hink he said Why. You don't owe me |
anything, Mr.. Gray
And he with such large family, toop
yes; heis poor man himself. But
ne is like all others of his profession.
They do more good, and get less thanks,
han any other set ofmen whatever ; they !
u mp up at all hours of the day or night,
and in all wea;hers, to wait upon all sorts !
Of people, rich or poor, paid or not paid
or abused, it is all the same-and
.hey get no credit it seems to be expects
ID of them, and they doit. have known |
4 Doctor to jump up in the middle of the
night, in a severe snow storm, to visit
poor man with the Rheumatism, from
whom it would have been folly 20 have
expected pay; and the man, too, seemed
to think it quite a matter of course ;
and | don't believe he ever even said,
Thank you, Doctor.
oh, well he thanked him in his heart,
Clara, at least, if be feels like me, he did.
|, for one, say, God bless the medical fac
nlty in general, and our own dear old Doc
tor in particular Oh! Clara, you don't
know how grateful one feels towards the
person who has conjured away all our bad
foaI;,rs and restored us TO comfort and