Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-07-06
CHAPTER ".
DELIcA TIE A G L /.

CHAPTER ".
DELICATE ACE
! On the morrow. Heury's own uncer
taintiee aud doubts were lost and forget
ten ia anxiety for the health of a dear
sister. A note awaited him in he NOR
ming. apprising him of her illness. and
ne lost no time i'll going To her residence.
She was sick indeed. and he drew the
physician aside to make inquiries. The
physician was garrulous old man. and
al..augh i.e knew what must have been
the bTuIhsr's motive for accosting him,
chose. before he would give !ieprv ANY
chance To make inquiries. TO 20 into IA
long dissertation upon his own personal
affairs
Can't pronounce i, sickly in town, Mr..
Wentw oflh-fa from it. But somehow
or other. | have always something to do
at all seasons. Have not pressed pill
low with my head for twenty four hours.
Just reached home from visit in -
street. when my Office bell rang again.
Constant demands on my time. and on
the most f1ivlOus pretences. But the
fee is we'll earned. and without profes-
SlOnal anxiety tOo-a little laudanum US
u seiative-magnesia to correct an acid
stomach -"
But my sister. Dr.. Morphine -
Some danger. but will recover. You
should be happy that she is not afflicted
with chronic complaint. like my patient
in - street Have known her from
her cradle. and am frequently called IN
but it is OF little use, sir. 1t is an ifec-
ton Of the throa.-coupled with SYM
pathetic contraction of the flexors OF the
right arm-he he! he Might go iuto
some astonishing parI:culars-bur our
profession must avoid scandal.
Having. by dint Of questioning, at
length satisfied himself Of his sisters
present safety. Henry Wentworth took
him, anu while their paths continued TO.
getber talked necessarily. AT no time
would Henry have paid more attention
shan bare poli,eness emanded--and just
NOW he paid none at all. With TWO such
subjects Oh his mind as his sisters Ill
ness and his recent engagement, it is not
surprising !ha; the tay dragged heavily
with him. Form required that he should
call that morning in - Stree.-but
he felt repugnance TO going there, which
he would not confess io himself, and ne
therefore excused himself 10 himself with
some mental apology. tie met Mr..
Blanchard on Change, and even requeS-
taI D.
calling tha. evening--but the old geuila-
man wonld do no such thing.
Accordingly. evening found Henry
walking through precisely the same
streets that he had coursed regularly in
the evening for months. He found Flo,
ra supported by pillows on the sofa. and
her smiles more than repaid him for be-
ing his own messenger. He made tender
inquiries, which Flora answered with SO
much evident wish TO allay his anxiety.
that he loved her more than ever. She
inquired in turn as atfectionateiy respec-
ting mis- sister, as if she had been her
own. Henry regarded Flora as a martyr.
who would suffer everything. even to The
pangs of death in silence, lest she should
cause useless anxiety TO her friends. He
expressed as much as ne gently pressed
her hand.
Yes added her mother, that is pre-
cisely Flora's character. She would rot
have sent for physician last night. but
| insisted upon it. and DR.. Morphine was
here from about the time you left until
nearly morning. Such a night of anx-
iety as her father and passed; while
she, dear girl. insisted all the time that
she Was better.
oh yes, said Henry. now recollect
=" He stopped short, recollecting more
than he dare express-mOre than he wish
ed to acknowledge TO himself The first
mention Of DR.. Morphine merely re-
awaked the idea that he had heard some
thing Of this before-a second thought
recalled the whole of the Doctors scan
dalous insinuations, which. but for this
circumstance, would never have been re-
mem bered by him. He was puzzled.
panied. c0nfused-but still he hoped.
'Recollect what?' said Mrs. Blanchard,
and Flora looked up inquiringly.
That Flora said. last night, she was
ILL., 1t was an awkward evasion. la
recollected no such thing, and she recol-
lected none such. There VAS pause for
some moments which nobody could ex-
actly understand. At length Mrs. Blan
chard, with the ready dexterity of many
old ladies', who get party out of one di-
lemma by leading 1t Into a worse, inqui
red. TO turn the conversation, who is
your sisters physicianl'
DIR. Morphine
AN excellent physician, Mr.. Went.
worth-we always call him in. He has
been poor Flora's physician from her era.
dle.' And The old lady run Oh in an eu.
logium on d.. Morphine, which it seem
ed to Henry would be endless, Cor he
longod to take his leave. He was very
much embarrassed, and stealing glance
at Flora he perceived she was also much
confused. This gave definite charac-
ter to his suspicious. In few moments
he took his leave, and the accepted lover
left lhe house, for the first time in his life,
positively unhappy.
Horny was an affectiona,e brother. II
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