The Cedar County advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Iowa) 1853-1856, 1854-09-09


the lady doctor with my case. !
She felt my pulse, asked numerous |
questions as to my symptoms, and then I
IN her quick, bright way exclaimed i
Nervous nervous that's all, depend
upon it Excuse me, sir, but by the air
Of your room, presume you are much
given to smoking.
l plead guilty.
And how many cigars do you smoke
in day9
I couldn't tell; l never counted as
soon as threw away one, took another
usually.
Hum cigar in your mouth all the time,
eh. Chew tooF
Again reluctan, confession was wrung
from me.
4 presume you sit up late, smoking all
the time
Yes, ma IN smoking and reading.
That's it. No disease of the heart
sir, nothing bu. tobacco il will make you
fancy anything; it ill drive you crazy if
YOU dom, take care. Now will you prom
ise to follow my advice closely or not =
If not, will take my leave immediate.
w.
promised submissive as lamb.
In the first place, then, throw away
all your cigars and robacco, and promise
TO buy no more
With a sigh to my sole consultations, l
said would do as she directed.
Many more directions she gave me as
to diet, exercise, early hours, nc.
PERHAPS she saw too, that cheerful COM
panionship was one thing needed, and SC
she remained awhile, talking with great
glee and spirit, about matters and things
in general; and promising to call and
see me the mex. morning, she left.
had not felt SO we'll in great while
indeed had no, given my heart though
since the little woman entered the room
Next morning | found myself impa
tien,iy watching for the arrival OF my
little Doctor. She came, bright and ear
ly as the day before. What perfect Int
tie sun. beam she was. could not hel
growing better under her care, and tn
influence of her cheering presence an'
> yet managed to contrlve some ache o
pain every day, as an excuse for the con
7 tinuance Of her visits.
AT length, | found that my hear
which lad ling been free from disease
becan to auter and palpitate again, b'
| observed it was only when | heard tn
little woman's tap at the door, or felt h'
soft fingers on my wrist. In short,
she had driven the disease out OF II
heart, tina. little woman had herself wal
> ed INTO it. could no longer blind II
eyes to the fact; and when she one da
told me that my name was Oft her si
3 list and out of her hands, determine
- that she should not so easily get out
:, mine.
Sol told her that she had now give
- ease to my hear, in one respect, and mv
> no, leave it until she had done so IN a
other, ol should be worse of than
- was before. The little woman look
perplexed.
e Then stated my case, and explain
''' my symptoms second time, sho"i
lie her the distressed state OF my mind,
nat she alone could cure it. The Il
ner disease she mad removed 10y an
d, ,asional visit, the latter could only
cured by her promising to come and "a
'e- up her abode whine as resident phy
,ut cian. She understood me now. and
J" the way see pressed her hand upon
re own little Autering heart, one wo'
ire have thought the disease contagious :;
verify think II was. So now we de'
he mined to cure each other, and next
,ur are to apply to clergyman, who Is
form between US a partnership,
lay lawyer and physician.
lp- Blu, one thing troubles me, OF VII
50. I had not thought Of till now, tina, II
- necessary to have our cards. Mari
ur- people are usually Mr.. 4 Mrs. SO
md SO, or Mr.. such one and lady,
,ad will any one be 50 kind as,o tell me
| and my little wife are to be des'gna'
aid will it be mfr. s. Mrs. Hubbs, or :
& Mrs. Hubbs, N. D. or, as the la'
un- are going anead 50 fast in these day
Woman's Rights, will sink into
tile lesser insignifcance, and shall we
Ime Or. Todd & gentleman, or must
Irs. the name Of Hubbs altogether, and
lest come a Todd, too! Somebody please
me how to have those cards engrave
my
ssa- When Doctor Johnson cot
' Mrs Potter, whom he afterwards
ried, he told her " that he was of