The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-02-02


ed tho doctor, All appendags IN which pa
iani medicines ara Aaldnu- deheieng nor IN
Ilers any yendora or ehemafs name, an o.
mission equally uncommon
/ AneT smelling ofiI for some time, and ap-
plying n way caulioualy 10 the zip Of his
tongue, he continued
/ Il think can Ruoss one Of Tie ingredienisi
hut ifyou will allow me 10 analyze no mix
iure az home. I slfnll be better enabled 10 de-
eide Promise no, in tho mean time, not Ia
taste another drop Iil you sse the lo.mor-
row.
Very WE'LL but shall miss IT, for ii's n
very pleasant and comfortable cordial
George assures Ine that when taken la aui.
fcenl quantities IL has always answered the
purpose
Very likely but what pas tho purpose? |
ntrt ntrutd ~ ttaneh medicines, as have -'l-
ready told you and still more Of amaluer pre-
peripuOns.'
why, you ars NJ suspicious az Sarah, who
has impl0fed no, over aud over, mol 10 20 on
with tho Restorative. Poor girl! she has
been a capital nurse, waiting upon mo early
and late, and never out Of humor, except
when insist on following Georges advice
aud increasing tho cordial
'lleT looks show that she has been doing
too much. This must not ba, | will seud
you regular nurse Tomorrow
As TO Tho girra looks don't think much Of
that, p-Tl'stts rho h t,ittns foe her i'auper
lover besides my children ought 10 do some
thing for mei nm sure have done enough
for them, never hesiInting, for their sakes, 10
| commit a liule irrogulariiy In my contracts,
when thought " could be done aiely-.nl-
ways remembering my young folks
Aud somoiineH, ns seems, forgetting
YOURSELF
i ahould not confess these little mal.prnc-
lieos TO any Que else, aud lhls / do % CONT
doncei my confession IN quite eniTe n0uS'
No such ,hingi n third party hns been lis
,ening TO you all the time
Bless my heard You don't Say no. whoi
Wherey
Tho doctor pointed his foro-fnger to the
sky, aud remained silent. Strange! that NO
simple an action should send thrill to my
heart, aud make me cast down my eyes with
a feeling Of humiliation aud romone. a
rminu,G Or two elapsed before ] could find
courage 10 SHy--
Nay, doctor, you mus, not be squenmish
and purianicni. Every ono cheats govern
meni.'
'But no ono cheats Godr was the reply,
and began 10 wish my -rebukcr out Of the
room, when he suddenly exclaimed
How comes IL thht your son makes Sarah
the dispenser of your quaek medloine,if such
II is, aud tho watcher 10y your bedside, when
he himself ought to be here to perform those
duIiosp
oh! George mover missos tho great New
market meeting, aud lao has horse entered
for tho two FIRST races. lie 10 always happy
when ho IL staying with his young friond, Sir
Freeman Dnshwood aud have always in
dulged him In his whims and fhneios'
A A. i.tl Ia. ahNta Ia
siorutye, although Il has 30 signnlly failed in
realizing lis name. ] will hurry homo nnd
send YOU some nlexiphnrmic medicines,
which beg you will take as soon as you
can
Tiow fond you all Nre OF long wordsl-
What the deuce arc nloSipharmcs"
They are usually administered when we
suspect the presence Of poison IN Tie Sys-
tenn
Poison! what n horrible ideal Surely you
do not expect mo of having been poisonedP
III IN not my business To suspect, but 10
deal with symphonic, and yours very much
resemble those of poisoned nan. You may
have uuconSciously received some delelori-
Gus matter into your system, which we must
instantly cndeRyor to expel. Many men are
thus destroyed without foul play OF any sort,
Yours s case That requires prompt RENE
dies so mus, hurry home. will give di-
rcclions TO Sarah, in case you should hHyo n
recurrence Of your attacks tonight, aud viii
repeat my visit early in the morning
CHAPTER III.
While thought that DIR. LinRel had In
dulged in very Unnecessary suspicious hs 10
Kabys Restorative, cUutd not BfuiSu OFT IN
occasional misgiying touching its injurious
effects upon my health. That the most del
etcrious compounds were sometimes sold un-
der the nnme Of qunck medicines was fully
aware; hut that my sop upon whom ] had
so fontiy duuiui since hts childhood, should
press il upon mo with 20 much importantly
unless he were fully convinced of It's salutn-
~ quality, could not bring myself to be-
leve. With no ordinary interest, therefore,
did cross. question tho doctor next morning
us TO the results Of his analysis; but his nn-
swers were so cautious, not to say eyasvc,
thnt il was difficult TO draw from them any
very decided inference. Judging however.
by what he supposed or vaguely limited, than
by what ho actually snid, was led to believe
that his Impressions were unihvorable, es-
pecinlly when he again alluded, with much
siRnificAucn of manner, 20 the absence OF
vendors name or label Of any sori on the
bottles, llo congratulated inc on having dis
continued tho draughts, which might possi-
bly,, though he would not affirm u, have bcGb
The cause of my mysterious malady, express
inn hone that It's progress would bc Hrreset
by the copions use oftho medicines he had
prescribed.
NV strange complaint, however, had got
such complete possession of my system, that
il would neither yinld to tho most potent
remedies, nor to the unremIilinB and alice
tionnto attentions of my daughter, who was
now assisted 10y a regular nurse. with the
fond illusion of nn invalid, still clung to tue
notion that my characterized. yenr prevented
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