The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-07-21
THE VILLAGE DOCTOR
rGou rur rBrscnor COUNTIES pARpop.
WIZ,


ou q window Hill, und P12ed vaguely ~ tie
prospect without
"Ihefe," said she" y0ndoi upon tbs hill,
10 a white cottage lhnt uurt some doWui %
tidrH ihG view"
Tho white eouugom cried tho doctor.
Tor upwards ~ an hour ~, tiHrUHtvy -irH'i
leclf mule Hud mOlOnlesH upon HE chair.
Miuh and WOHrlEess, Fuu and rain, lad sue
coeded eHcli other without eliriuug ~ liable
from bic lps. Ills prcseuce was lorgouon
10y cyeryhudy every eye Turmoil quickly upon
him When be- uttered these three Words--
"lhe wlulo cottage"
"Whhl inlcrosl.do you lhto w u, d0vtur.'
".iion dbu, .N1iamG pmy forget thnt I
spoke, The cottage viii come down uudoubi-
eddy, slnco such Inns been your good plehH-
ufr,'
"liuI why should you repol the old
rhcds7
T--,Uon Diet It wns inhabited by persons
! loycd-nud--"
Aud they think ofreIuroiug to IL, dor,
torn
"fhcy hfe long since drnd, mndami they
died when was younpm Aud ihr old man
gazcd muumG,liy al tie Wine cotinRo,whirh
roso amongst lhu trees upon the hillside, Tho
% daisy 10 0grcco field, There WIS brici
silence.
"Mo,lnmc," snid ono Of tie guests Ia . low
voice 10 Madame du aloncnr, "hgru ~ mys'
Tory hyFc, Ubs5rTU rhu melancholy ct uuf
EHculppluH Some pnlhrlic drama bus hrru
enacted IN youtrr huurc; tale Of love per
hnps, An lhr doctor to tell IL ut,'
- ~, yr-'' WV t,...tgggsggl uu all Htd--. 40
tale, story ANA should u prov" of llulo
Interest at w wtu lhu narrator vii dNcn
us."
y "NgbfN gentlemen" replied Madame do
Munrur, ~ the same suppressed ,uicr,--"li
ask Dr. lilrnnhy 10 tell an the history nr iho
y, I,,t.s eail4ea. IL laSulhe cNprcsa condition.
that no ono laughs ~ hNIug promised
To- be- serious nud wtll behaved, Madame de-
Moment approached tire uld Hnu, "huclor'
said she, seating herself ls'rldo hiu, "ihat
house, plainly see, ~ connected wlih huuir
"Reminiscences oliurucr daiF,tiur'd precious.
ly iu your nicmnrt VIII you tell it us- /
It II ia my power 10 rphrr you The house
.hall remain It you tell uo WAY you love
DrBulm;e gccucl surprised aud remain.
ed silent The cuuics5 drew Fill nearer to
him. "Dfnr doctuL' suid slir, "s'u what
wfriri,rd weather. tuw dtearl every tlnnE
looks, You are tlir scuiur of ~ ull, t,'l us q
1ulr. Make Us forge, min, aud fox, "ud
cold"
ID. B,ru.hy luukcd oJ '.,o countess Wilt
grrlt ustouirhncut,
.Thcse suo'tulr." hrsitt. r"iYrat occur.
red iu Tie cut,ugr s. very sitnrlr, aud iias uu
interest uNr iHr mc,who loved tie Young poo
rlr stranger would not call IA tate. And
nmuiIscrt,-tan,,d tn spruh htluru WnuN li-.
trurfs. Besides, what should toll you B,
sad, ahd ,uu cuur To umu.c lourclNtt'
Aud ncun the ,,lclur rested his chm upon
bis stick.
"prnr Daciur," resumed the countess, "ths
Wlilc cottage sliHll stand, il.you Say why YOU
love it,
The old mnu appeared somewhat ninvrd'
lc crossed lie lrg.: took ont his suuil. hos.
tcturucd it To hl. pocket without openiug h.
then booking at the cpuuirss--"i GA VIII nor
mll 1t down" he said. indicating with hl-
him mid t,rmuluus lAEd, lie iuh,aiion vtsl-
nv. a.: the horizon
"Ipronisc you willnoL'
"Wcll, SO Lc 1t; | viii 80 thar much fer
ilGn-.I will --r-- tee house IN which they
were happy.
but.n p0nr Ftcnkrl hat ! believe that even
The lrns, ole,iaent succeed Ia making hcni-
selves understand, whou they tell whit they
have seen. e1'his story, warn you before
hand, il not gay. N'd dance aud TO sing, reo-
t1o send for Wuscinn; they call ~ lhc
physician when tucy suffer, und are near q"
death"
A circle WINS formed round DR.. Bnrnaby'
yho, his hands still crossed upon his cane,
qnirtly commenced the following narrative,
Ia ar audience prepared beforehand tn
smile AZ his discourse.
It was long Time ngo, when WINS young
for I, hive boon young! Youth is n for
tune that helOngs to all tho world-to the
poor ns well as yhGe ricll-bNt which abldes
with none. hnd just passed my oNninnn.
lion; had taken my physiclnn's degree, and
returned TO my village to exercise my won
dcrlul talents, well convinced HAT, thanks to
me, men would now cease to die.
,niy village is Ear from here. From the III
IN. window of my room, ! behcld yondcr
whirc huusr, Upon the Opposite side To thai
you now discern. You certainly would not
find my village handsome. IN my eyes II was
suIrrl; was born there. aud loved 1t. we
all see with our own eyes the things we love.
God suffers us 10 be sometimes little bnd;
for lie well knows that in this lowur world n
clcnr sight is not always prohinhle. 10 me
then, this nciehborhood appeared smiling
aud pIGaSdTIT, TiTit A&hllc-
cocnge nlone eHch morning when ! opened
my shnttcrss impressed me disngrccph'y; II
was nlwnys cloStSl,-till aud sad like a iorsak-
en- lhtHg. NeAeC lhN Ftcll ''H "'"H''' -.
pen aud shut, or its door oInr; never, had !
known irs iuhszpitnble garden gate give pms
sare to humnn being Your uncle. madam,
"a l.s had IT,, accasiuH for urt,ttAse "a near his
cInteau, snught TO let il; hut the rcllt WAS
rnt41rr higher ,lian any body here was rich g
.uu,,1h To Give. Il rcuniucd cmpty there
fore whilst ~ tire hamlet every window eX-
bihft,l-t.Y6 eelleee ehillrc,'s Mccs pcering