Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1854-07-14
VOL. XVIII, NO. WHOLE NO. 249l


say, for though had heard at a dis
lance of the existence of such be-
ings, this was the first introduction
to female practitioner of the Escu-
lapian art. 1t was rather awkward.
but since she had come, | detcrm-
ined to make the best of it, and ac-
quaint the lady doctor with my case.
She felt my pulse, asked numer-
Gus questions as to my symptoms,
and then in her quick, bright way,
exclaimed
Nervous Nervousl that's all.
depend upon it. Excuse me sir, but
by the air of your room, | presume
you are much given to smoking
plead guilty.
And how many cigars do you
usually smoke in a day ?
could not tell never counted:
as soon as threw away one, | took
another usually.
Hum, cigar in your mouth pref
ty much all the time, ehi Chew
too =
Again reluctant confession was
wrung from me.
| presume you sit up.late, smok-
ing all the time p
Yes, ma'am, smoking and read
ing.
That's it. No disease of the
heart at all, sir: nothing but to-
bacco; depend upon it; nothing
but tobacco: it'll make you fancy
any thing ; it'll drive you crazy if
you don't take care. Now will you
promise to follow my advice closely
or not II not, will take my leave
immediately
| promised, submissive as lamb.
In the first place, then, throw
away all your cigars and tobacco,
and promise to buy no more
With a sigh given to my sole
consultations, / said l would do as
she directed.
Many more directions she gave
me as to diet, exercise, early hours,
&c. Perhaps she saw too that
cheerful companionship was one
thing needed, and so she remain
ed awhile, talking with great glee
and spirit about matters and things
in general, and promising to call
and see me the next morning she
left.
1 had not felt so well in great
while indeed l had not given my
heart a thought since the little wo-
man entered the room.
The next morning l found my
self watching impatiently for the
arrival of my little Doctor. She
came, bright and cheerful as the
day before. What a perfect little
sunbeam she was l could not
help growing better under her care,
and the influence of her cheering
presence, and yet managed to con-
, trive some ache or pain every day
as an excuse for the continuance OF
her visits.
At length l found that my heart,
which had long been quiet and an.
parently free from disease, began to
fiutter and palpitate again, but 1
observed that it was only when I
heard the little woman's tap at nv
door, or felt her soft fingers on nv
wrist. In short, as she had driven
the disease out of my heart, that
little woman herself had walked in
to it. could no longer blind N.Y.
self to the fact T; and when she one
day told me | was now off the sick
list, and out of her hands, deter
mined that she should not so easily
get out Of mine.
So told her that as she had now
given ease to my heart in one re-
spect, she must not leave until she
had done so in another, or l should
be worse off than l was before
The little woman looked perplexed.
Then l stated my case and ex-
planned my symptoms a second
time, showing her the distressed
state of my heart, and she alone
could cure it. The former disease
she had removed by an occasional
visit, the latter could only be cured
by her promising to come and take
up her abode with me as resident
physician. She understood me
now, and by the way she pressed
her hand on her own little fiuttering
heart, one would have thought the
disease was contagious and | veri-
ly believe it was. So now we de-
termined to cure each other, and
next we are both TO apply to a cler-
gyman, who is 10 form between us
a life partnership, as lawyer and
physician.
But one thing troubles me, of
which / had not thought till now;
that it is necessary to have our cards
engraved. Married people are usu-
ally MIR. and Mrs. SO and so, or
Mr.. such an one and lady, but will
any one please to be SO kind as to
tell me how | and my little wife are
to be designated. Will it be Mr..
and Doctor Hubs, or MIR. and
Mrs. Hubbs, nj. D. or as the ladies
are going ahead so fast in these days
of Woman's Rights, will l sink into
still lesser insignifcance, aud shall
we be " DIR. Tod and gentleman
or must | drop the name of Hubs
altogether, and become Tod, tool