The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-08-23

ana see me rs soon rs possible.
The boy grinned.
"What are you laughing at? I
asked, sis not DR.. Todd good physi-
clan :"
"Oh, yes, sir" he answered, "T' be.
licve she is very good physician. but
she hav'it never tended nobody here"
" She :" said to myself, Sthc boy
has surely has Welch blood in his
veins, tlcy always atc everything"
The boy soon returned, say ing "t,c
| Doctor wasn't at home, sir, but left
your name on the slatc.''
In the course of the afternoon rs
lay upon the sofa, with my hand pres
scd on my head, to still it's irregular
PulsaHen there was q soft tap at my
door Come in" called out, and to
1 my surprise in came the neatest,
| brightest, and most cheerful looking
little woman, it had ever been my lot
to meet.
"You sent for me. believe sir 2"
she said in quick, brisk, pleasant
way.
Il? No, madam you are laborins
under a mistake
"Ah!I !ssg !!sRHr ggdon, ssN the
! little woIssa 81 i?'foiif3sss: Il, ss9lata .s,e
| name Of Mr.. Hubis, nun, asprtesn
Mrs. Gray's boarding !t,isc, ,si,h n
request that would come and SOC
him."
Your slate, madam" exclaimed,
my astonishment increasing every mo.
ment, "you surely lire not a -"
Physician yes, sir" she interrup.
ted quickly. "Im a. physician n:.
Todd"
"Extraordin.ry !n' was all could
say, for though had heard. at = dis
tance Of the existence Of such beings.
this was my first Introduction to a fe.
male practioncer OF the eEsculapian art.
1t was rather awkward, but since she
had come, determined to make the
best Of it, and acquainted the lady
doctor with my case.
She feltmy p,lser and asked numer-
Gus questions rs to my symptoms, and
then in her quick bright way exclaimed,
| Nervous nervous that's all. de.
pend upon it! Excuse me, sir, but
by the air of your room, presume
you are given to smoking"
pleaded guilty.
And how many cigars do you
usually smoke a day :"
Z" could not tell Incver counted F:
rs soon rs threw one away, | took
another. usually"
Hum cigar in your mouth pretty
much all the time, Ell Chew, too ?''
Again a reluctant confession was
wrung from me.
! :" presume you sit up late, smoking
all ;he time 7"
Yes ma'am, smoking and rea.
ding"
That's it! No disease ofthe heart
at all, sir; nothing but tobacco; do
pend upon it; nothing but tobacco !;
itll make you fancy anything; It'll
drive you crazy if you don't take care.
Now, will you promise to follow my
advice closely. or not2 If not, [ will
take my leave Immediately"
promised submissive as lamb.
" In the first place, then, throw away
all your cigars and tobacco, and prom
Use to buy no more"
With sigh given to my sole con.
solations, | said would do as sho di
rected.
Many more directions she gave me
as to diet, exercise, early hours, &c
Perhaps she saw, too, that cheerful
companionslip was one thing needed,
and SO remained while, talking with
great glec and spirit about matters
and things in general, and promising
to call and see me the next morning,
she left "
| had not folt so we'll in a great
while; indeed, had not given my
heart thought since the little woman,
entered the ROOM
The next morning | found myself
watching impatiently for the arrival of
my little doctor. She came, bright
and cheerful as the day before. What
a perfect sunbeam she was could
not help growing better under her care,
md the influence of her cheering pres.
ence, and yet managed to contrive
some ache or pain every day, as an
excuse for the continuance Of her visits.
At length | found that my hoa, t,
which had long been quiet and apparent
~ free from disease, began to flutter
and palpitatc again, but | observed
it was only when heard the little wo-
mans tap at my door, or felt her soft
fingers ON my wrist. In short, as she
had driven the disease out Of my heart
that little woman herself had walked
into it. | could no longer blind my.
self to the fact; ard when she one day
told me that | was OIL tho sick list
and out Of her hands, determined
that she should not easily get out OF
mine.
| So told her that as she had given
ease to my heart in one respect, shl
must not leave till she had done so in
another, or should be worse eft than
was before. Thu little woman look,
cd perpleXcd. Z.
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