Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1852-02-19

slightly"
Let me prescribe for you, child. DR. Lar
tiguc's practice is cup Of hot coffee, a warm
bath for the feet and comfortable nap"
Surely thought to myself this DR.. I.artigue o
Aunt Patty's, must have great success in prac'
tice-at least, ! don's think he can kill many, i
his prescriptions arc all as harmless as those ad
vscd by her.
During supper the old laly took occasion tc
mention her Doctors name several times again
and came to the conclusion that, sensible rs
knew her to be, she certainly had hobby and tina
hobby was DR.. l.artigue. So after while
cnqured Of her, Aunt, do tell ME who this DR.
Lartiguc is, of whom you speak go often 2"
Aunt Patty almost bounced out of her chair
frighning old Ponto and two or three cats who
dartcd from the room.
"Dr. Lartigue! Angcline. did YOU never hear
Of DR.. Lartguc? Why, child, where have You
lived all Your life thought every body had
heard of Inn. But if you don't know, III tell
you. In the first place, he ilnmortazcd him.
self when young by certain love scapc that he
got into, and more than that for miles upol,
miles around Lingua-villc he docs great deal Of
the Doctoring-hc writes all the Wills, draws
up all the Land Ttlcs-acts as umpire in settling
lisputcs-gocs to all the weddings the
girls--prcscribcs for the old ladies-cracks jokes
at the scrvants-spuils his wife and pets his chill
dren. In fact, he is the active principle in every
thing pertaining to Linsua-villc, and Lingua-
vile could no more exist without DIR. Lartiguc
than DR.. l.artiguc could without eating and
drinking"
well, Aunt, what about the love scrape!"
"Why, did YOU never hear of his coming
within all ace Of marrying ever SO many girls at
ono time ~
"Mcrcy on me, Aunt Patty! you certainly
must be joking. Lingua-ylle is not settled up
with Turks, is t?'
Not quite, dear-but sure it is that DR.. Lar
,iguc created great sensation there once, By a
scrapc Of some sort that he got into"
"Plcase, that's good Aunt, tell me all ubou,
it," said !, my organ Of idea!i,y having become
excited to its utmost tension 20 But frsttel me,
is he haudsomc7 lie certainly must be per-
feet Adonis.'
cdr. [artiguc handsome! What IN idea
Why child, he is just the roughcst looking fel-
low You ever laid your eyes upon, and not only
so in person but in dress and manners"
"What then made the girl. all fall in love will,
him, Aunt2''
g. did mt say the girls all fell in love with him
i said lie was going to marry several at the
same time"
=" DO Aunt tell me about it,"
"Wcl, that's what can't do dear, and to tell
the truth have always thought that it must have
been exaggerated. lc, il have been what II might :;
for DIR. l.. is not the man to do 4 dshonorablc
thing-hc must have been the victim of circum.
lfor you know have not lived many years in
l.angua-villc,, have it in my power to satisfy
you OH the subject. Just before | left home,
James came near getting himself into love
scrapc. and as he happens to be Il great farorite
with the Doctor, he related his history 10 my son
as warning. James was so much Interested
that he scribbled it of, something like a regular
story, and gave it to ME to read; but, as was
busy for some time before left, put it away
among some land papers that | had to bring with
me, and SO il you will 60. the children to bed
and every thing quiet, will get it out Of my
trunk and read it to you.''
These instructions having been obeycd, Aunt
Patty requested servant to take candle and
go with her to her room, from whence she soon
returned with small red trunk in one hand and
a bundle of papers in the other. "Thc manu-
script is in this bundle, ! think, and | shall have
to look it over to find t.'
So saying she seated herself near the lamp, put
the trunk ON the table and commenced untying
the broad red tape bound round the papers. She
first took off a newspaper wrapper, then color
cd paper one, and lastly an envelope Of parcl,-
mcnt, and began to look over the documents.
Let ME sec if this is it." said she peering scru-
tinizngly through her glasses, "Dced of con-
ycyancc-oh no! this is old John Smiths deed
drawn in 1909, for that land in suit" and she
placed ii carefully down. "Grant of land from
his Bsitaric Majesty, George tbc-oh, no, this
is not it." I" Plot of land taken by--Ilcrc, dear.
do look for it," and she handed me the bundle
Il believe my poor eyes are giving out-bu'
you'll know it when you come to it; got James
to label it for mc.''
The first paper looked at was another Deed
the second codicil to somebody's VIII, and
began to think that Aunt Patty must be some
what Of lawyer herself. At last my eye light
cd on paper. on the back of which was written
in bold copy plate hann Z" "Veritablc History Of
DR.. Joseph Lartiguc, as related by himself
"This is it Aunt, suppose" said reading tho
title
eyes, dear, and as can't sec well tonight, III
get you to read it out, so we can both enjoy it
If there is any onc's handwriting that can read
easily, it is my dear Jamcss. 1t is almost as plain
TO me as the print of my large Poygott Bible
or my new Watts g. Rppon that he sent me-
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