Washington telegraph., 1851-08-13
KISS TO FEE THE DOCTOR.
THE LATEST FRENCH STORY.

Young lady who lives in the Rue de
p.sda. Paris, lately sent for a physician.
e. was very ill, aud needed immediate
sJ,ice. but the medical gentleman, though
~ az had his time on his hands. (having
l:ued off his last patient day or two be-
no was obliged, for appearance sake.
io'ta hs tardy in his visit. The fever had
.;,ed ground meantime, and when the
s5.o,or was announced, the patient was
;nGeed & very ill. He entered, found a most
,,uolv cheek burning with hectic flush,
wsI chisseled lips drying with fever, and
,he head, to which these belonged, pill
lived on lace and arched over with cur
,.;ns of satin. His heart was touched
Nth remorse for his delay, and in fit of
.or,r;tion he resolved to give her as lit
W medicine as possible. Of course she
',,s well in a few days, and the doctor
lied 10 pay his last visit aud receive
.ha fee--due to Nature and his substain-
ings.
The ladv received him in her boudoir,
,n1 advancing TO meet him with the
Greatest cordialiry, she said: you saved
NV life. For your tronbie-kiss me on
the forehead:
" Ne needed the fee in another coinage,
bu, his gaIIantry was prompt. He retir-
od with his pay III his memory, consoling
himself with the thought that he had at
Ioas, deserved honors from the Court of
Cupid
Not long after, young gentleman Of
ceu,eel address called upon the doctor.
Sir" said he, 'you attend Nine -,
IN the Rne de Breda. ! call to pay your
hill and to express, tor her, the gratitude
che feels for your care and skill So
saving he made graceful bow, and de-
rosIred one hundred dollars upon the man.
,eIpece.
Decidedly, thought the doctor, virtue
is not alone its own reward-lt pays be-
sides.
The next morning another gentleman
calIed-a bald gentleman, with the cross
Of the Legion Of Honor in his button
hole-aud expressing himself exceeding
,v grateful for the care the doctor had Ia
ken of the lady in the Rue de Breda, han
ded him fifteen gold pieces for his fee, and
corteously retired
On the point of informing this gentleman
that he had been already paid, the doctor
had checked himself remembering how
possible it was that it might he indiscrete
TO enlirhteu the bald man that the young
man felt also responsible for the lady's
debts.
Two days after, wn Englishman called
on the doctor, and expressing bis graft
tude for the cure of the lady in Breda
street, handed fifteen guineas TO the sup
posed unpaid, aud bowed himself out.
This becomes embarrassing" the doc
tor said to himself, e'and, moreover, it
grows less aud less discrete, apparently
TO proclaim to tie last conner the payments
of his predecessors l must go and ex-
plain TO the lady"
"Madamn' he said, ais lie was shown
into the pretty boudoir once more, ga
physician should Ue as secret as a father
confessor; therefore [ have allowed myself
TO be astonished hy two of your friends
without reply. OF course I seek not to
know why more than one of your ad-
mires has called on the same errauG; but
here are, two superhuous payments,
which, to say the least, belong more 10
you than to me.
The lady looked embarrassed, though
evidently not displeased to know that
her telling of the story of paying the
doctor with kiss, had appealed, with
equal force, to the generosity of her three
admirers. Recovering her self lf-PosseSsion
however, she insisted OH the doctors re-
tauing all the money that had been paid
10 him.
''You doubtless have" she said.
amongst your numerous patients, some
who can i'll afford to pay your visits
Take the same care of them that you
took of me; and, since kiss of mine can
so furnish you with the means pray take
another, and let me hear from you when
your resources are exhausted.
Truly, charity finds indirect ways 10
arrive at its destination.