Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-07-21

She felt my pulse, asked numerous ques-
lions as to my symptoms and then in her live
ly way exclaimed
Nervous, nervous that's all, depend upon
It. Excuse me, sir, but by the air OF your
room should presume you were much given
To smoking.
plead guilty.
And now many cigar. do yon usually use
in dayr
| | couldn', tell; | never counted as soon
Is I threw away one cigar generally took
another.
Hun cigar in your mouth all the time
chr Chew, toor
Again reluctant confession was wrune
from mc.
i presume you 81, up late, smoking all the
time -
YES, ma am. smoking and reading
That's II, no disease OF the heart st all,
sir, nothing bu, tobacco; j, will make you
fancy anything; drive YOU crazy, Il you
don't take care. Now, will YOU promise tn
lollow INV advice closely, or mott lfno', ]
viii take my leave Immediately
Ipromiscd. Submissive a. Lamb.
In the first place, then, throw away all
your cicars and tobacco, and promise to buy
m morc.'
With a sigh given to my sole consolation
| said I would DO As she directed.
Many more directions she gave the as To
dict, exercise, early hours, SC. al
Perhaps she saw, TOO, tina, cheerful com.
panionship vas one thing needed, and 50 she
remained a while, talking with great clcc
sbou, matters and things IN general, and
promising to call and see me mex, morning,
she len.
lhad not fcli % well Tor grea, while in
decd I had po, given my hear, a though, since
the little woman entered the room.
Mex, morning found myself waiting inn
r,ticu,ly Tor the arrival Of my lille doctor.
She came. brigh, and cheerful as the DAY be-
fore. VIA, a pcrlcc, little sunbeam she was.
l could no, help growing better under her
care and the Influence OF her cheering pres
cnce-aud We, managed To couiri'c some
achc or pain every oay, As an excuse ioE The
continuance ct her visits.
At length found that my heart, which
had been free from disease, began 10 GureT
and ralpiiaic again, but /, was only when /
heard the lilllc Uoman's tap at the door, or
igI, her soll fingers on my wrist. Ia short
as She he'd driven the disease ou, Of mT heart
,hs Little woman bad herself walked into o..
could no longer blind myself to the hct /,
and when she told me my name vas OF the
sick list ami was out Of her hands, I deter
mined ,ha, she should no, 50 easily get out Of
mine.
- told her ,ha, she had now given case
TO my hear, IN one respect, and mus, now do
80 in another, or should be worse OF than
! was before.
The 'rltlc woman looked pcrPlcEcJ. Then
| stated INV case, and explained NV symptoms
4 second time showing her nv distressed state
OF mind. which she alone could cure. The
former disease she had removed by an ocea-
sioual visit. lhc latter would only bo removed
5y her taking up h'r abode With me as rs',-
dent physician. 81, understood me now aud
by the way she pressed her hand upon her
own little fuuerin- bear, one would have
,houch, the disease contagious and verify
think 10 Nas. 80 now We determined tocurc
each other. and mex, We are To apply To a
clergyman, who i' to form between US a life
Partnership, as LAWYER and physician.
Du, one thing troubles me, ofwhich ! had
no, though, an now ,haIit IS necessary to
have our cards. Married people are usually
"Mf. & Nr.. 30 and 81, " or "Mr & Mrs.
such : one :" bu, will any ono be 50 kind as
to tell me how and my little wife are to be
designated. Will ttbc "Mr. & Mrs Hubs"
or "Mr. & Mrs IIubbs, VI d >" or, as the
ladies are going ahead 80 hs, in these DAYS Of
woman's Rights, will | sink into still lesser
insirnrfraucc, and shall Uc be "Dr. Todd
and gentleman, or mus, drop the name
Of lIubl, altogether, and become Todd too
S5m,iady please tell me how to have those
cards engraved