Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1855-05-05

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himself in an arm-chair, and said, Go to bed,
Aunt Dolly shall stay with Theodore TO-
uight.'
Dear Doctor said Dolly, may God bless
you =
'Don talk, Aunt Dolly; do nj make me
angry again; do as ! tell you Never did
poor woman submit 10 an cdct with more
grateful heart; aud rs she was leaving the
room in silence, the Doctor exclaimed, Don
get up, Aunt Dolly, until call you =
Gentle indeed was his mothers nursing, but
never geniler or kinder nurse did Theodore
have than the eruff Doctor Dobson. llscemed
as il he knew exactly what his patient wanted
lie asked no questions, but changed the young
mans position at tho right time, watched his
palse, kept his head cool, and administered
remedies according to his own excellent judg-
rnent Theodore had sufficient consciousness to
know who was tending him, and his strong
faith in his physician gave him feeling Of
quiet tina, was in itself medicine.
About day-break the Doctor knocked at
Aunt Dollys door, A esa,le tap Jailed to
rouse her; for, overcome with fatigue, aud
made happy by the physcian's kindness, she had
enjoyed sweet and refreshing sleep. A louder
knock brought her to the door, with the ques-
tion, How is my poor boy this moningr
NO worse, Aunt Dolly
How shall express my gratitude, Doctor,
for all your goodnessr
by not talking about it, was the blunt re-
ply: with which tho Doctor took his sudden
leave, preventing Dolly from adding another
word.
i Aiier his usual visits through the day, the
Doctor again made his appearance at night,
again took of his heavy boots, put on his slip
pers, seated himself in the armchair, and or
dered Dolly to bed. This command she was
too grateful to obey implicitly, but was told to
waste no time in argument, and not to interfere
with the patient.
The next morning there was the same eager
question, the same reply, mo worse and the
same abrupt departure. But when the Doctor
appeared the third night and took the slippers
from his capacious pocket, Dolly en,reated him,
with tears IN her eyes, not to oyerwhelm her
with kindness, and no, to expose his own health
'oh, Doctor, she said, suppose you should
make yourself sick = and a, the thought Of this
calamity her tears flowed afresh, and her emo
tional counienance showed how deeply affective
! 10 her such an event would be.
: Now, Doctor Dobson was certainly very
strange man for, instead Of being influenced
by her pcrsuasions, he absolutely laughed at
her fears; and when she repeated them, his
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IL ~ d,n,o, vou crv and when I tell vou he
, ;f o,, of 5,ngc, won ery. suppo.e II I was
sick vou would crv ton
, 10 vou feel sick Doctor, All. I wa.
afraid IL would be so | was shamefalIy sci.
6.h 20 Ia, Won over-exert vou,,cIf Ays vou
d. ooing IN he sick y and as she asked Tho ones.
n lion ou, flowed ,hose eyer-readv tears apain.
/, sHov oon I be sick . said the Doctor. hasii.
' " Il have nj apy body to take care of me-
.ob y said Dolly. Il could almost wish YOU
tn bc sick ,ha, could show NV deem gratitude
, bv beinc of some service 10 Won Is !, possi.
bIe Won can ,biuL would neglee, the one who
was mare than faithful ia mia in The hour of m,
so,es, trial ba xbo under Con saved the M,
, or NV n,oc;ous son :,
= .WsIl we'll Ann, Dollv. vou aro The mos,
.iosuIar wornan 7 oycr r,y' Yon CIV bec,uss
A Won, son il sicL lion, hecauso he Is ce,,ino
A we'll . then lest + should bo sick and ,heT
, ,ro,, mo a. no s;.k so ,b,, Won can ,oks car,
| Of me- She wap,s me 10 be sick !, said IN,
n Doctor and here he lauobsd "a If aun, Dolly
a had said the Whites, thing imapiuaBle and
a than aunt Dolly with her san blue ewes. briGh
o with happiness. lauobed too. and they separat
!. ed as if thew had been a, festival Of Comus.
A Theodore oained ranidly He was soon ALL,
to take The open air and the Doctor. having
# obtained n fine saadle.bor, which he iuforme1
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