The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-02-05


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"Tom," was the first exclamation of nv
/ legal freud as he threw oil his coat and
boots, elevated his almost toe-less stockings
/ on the table and a. the same time advising
me to do likewise and render myself com
Portable
Tom, how you Ike my better half
[ that is TO be -
! "Well, certainly"
! "Cold praise for lover to Lear, but no
I matter; for as the Old song says. your
: heart is not here.
/ Al, is not chasing The dear at any rate"
! Ban! shocking bad pun, and if you
( love me, no more Of it,
! "Weil, I'll nave to kiss the rcd, presume
and listen to your love and law rhapsodies,
/ and that is the strangest mixture | ever
/ heard Of
/ ',Be,sey anu I, Tom, have talked over the
/ matter to the utter neglect ei the respect
! due TO Cupid. and she thin.s(an Of conrse
/ do the same)that you have difficult job
on hand and though she cannot advise, yet
she is ready to assist to the uttermost to cs-
tablish the rights OF Lille Grey"
"What then shall do: Here come for
counsel, and am thrown back on my own
resources"
How many witches are there in Mae
beth -
Three, believe; but what las that to
, DO with it:
"Round about the cou'dron 20, eXclaim-
ed Master Dick Rogers, as he threw his pipe
asiue, and, nncoated and unU0oted Is ac was,
dashed out into iAe street.
Whether he had suddenly became lcran.
eed-had been bitten by tarantula-yas a
victim to the deirjun trenens, or what
could be the matter, was more than had
determined, when again the door was thrown
open and Dick re-entered, dragging along
.h him another seeiy specimen Ci human
ity, whome he thrust into 4 char. iutroiu
ced by the title of Doc and rapidly st
about explaining the object Of my yis I,
though to DO him Justice, he kept NY heart
disease in the dark.
"Now, Doc, continued he, after tie saw
bones" had been pat in possession OF tho
main facts. what shall We do
"DO: Why, are not a brace Of lawyers
strong eaougA 10 pull down one poa-, weak,
Old man:'
Not n ;h.s case, for Satan himself stands
at his elbow, aad Is his guardian spirit and
speaking OF that, have one 81 his .Hys Sc
+ carely impris1ned,' and opening i rough
cupboard, lie produced very c0rlUieat
bottle
Better than both law and lazy -rs," was
tue respoHCe .! the ". D., as lie wiped MS
liis after hearty draurAt.
The genuine article, quot. y cI.
And cOh'aints more inspiration than all
the musty cd tones oTlg inflicted on stu
dent. or the prospect o! good lee cu poor
needy sou';' and ha held up his arms IN q
most laughable manner, showing plainly
tha. tie holes in his coat wa nat caused by
the accident Of the .nom-ut, but were tn
elects OF In-nrcWeltat-t poverty
. Il The bottle IMP did not help u in our
pIan. it cert4iuly did il conversation. and Il
was long past the hour wAca good c.tz-rs
are uSua Snoariug that the cJuc'ay. broke
uP, with heads anything Ju. clear. with the
huge bottle about empty. with !ay.ig igLt5trug-
ciue the eastern verge with Il. GIT FOR 81
periority-but 10 triuuyL. with g well ma
tured plan, thanks to whisky, the Goddess
ci Justice. or our owu t.-uceuI-ut brains.
Late q. We retired, yet ere noon, t.c con-
-piraiors were earnestly At wo;k, led by
many a fdn-.oyinE citizen 0. the village
Griffin like most. il not all, Of his c.as, had
great fears Of death. aud consequently Of
sickness therefore it vas very easy to work
upon his mind, and to all inteutS aal plr-
. poses make him believe that he was really
unweH, THIS was the frs part Of the pro
gramme.
/ Mr. Griffin, good morning was the first
sa'utien he received as he issued from home,
I from my friend Dick who hal purposcly pu,
! hirnscIf in his way. Good morning Slr.
good morning, happy to see you-but good
heavens, how pale you look What IS the
matter, siT -
Matter-natter-w me? Nothing"
You must be very i'll. never saw you
oOk 70 pale before: -
Nothing, tell YOU" was the half angry
! reply and the old man Lobbled away on
} ly to receive the same reception at every
corner.
i For some time he bore up under it brayely,
but at last, SO co stantly was he questioned
that his fears began to 30 the work, and he
became in realty brain tortured, nervous
! and ndisp0sed Still he kept steadily on
} his way until he had accomplished his bus
mess and was returning, when he chanccd
to pass the drug store Of the village. \
group was gathered before it discussing var
} ious matters and curSng him. Even as he
( passed he heard the comDOunler Of simples
! eXciaim.
Good gracious Did you see Grilin's
/ face. lie was as pale as corpse. \ case
/ Of cholera as am alive"
/ |; was the last feather that broke the
/ cames back Fast as his feet could travel,
( be hastened home, unlrcssrd, went to bed,
/ had hot clothes placed about his eXtremities
-and-se t for the doctor.
/ | was seated, talking carlessly with Dicks
! friend, the Esculapius Of the night before,
/ when the messenger came breathlesS almost,
! demanding his instant attendance, as Mr..
! Griffin was dying with the cholera"
Cholera! Heavens" and with sly
| wink at me the doctor, rushed out oi the Of
! flee and up the street.
fastening to see this dying" patient
! (for many a laugh we had over it after
wards, and was fully posted as to ali that
/ transpired.) } ne found him suffering intense
| ly in mind, if not in body. With 4 solemn
! step and face, he entered the room, felt the
! swift, fear-urged pulse, looked at the tongue,
| asked how long since he had been attacked,
! and the various questions usual on such oc-
! casionS.
Betsey Smith and Dick Rogers Uor some
| how the rascal had gained admisslon) were
| shedding tears Of laughter behind their
handkerchiels, and some of the others who
were present, real tears behind theirs
! Co,nmandng himself well as ne could,
Dick questioned as to the probab lty of his
living at all, and if SO, how long.
VERY uncertain-very clear case of
cholera-very malignant
| "Ohi - groaRed the sufferer.
Likely to go at any time-eh doctor ?"
Most assurodlp.'
"No hope of recevery?' ...
Litte-very little have known aoOrse
cases to terminate in a few hours, not to say
minutes"
"Oh! oh, doctor. save me-save me.
I'll give you anything you ASK
81 shall do my BEST but there is limit
to human power"
"Only say you can save me.
81 dare not promise, but take this, and
a Gun of cold water e. diluted, as Dick
said, with brandy was gwen.
For acme time there was silence while The