Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1862-04-01
Clerk--GEoRGE G. WILSON.
Assessor-JoHN H. EARHART.

HOW amt Alice ana the Doctor GOt
April-FOOleds -
Aunt Alice was O mischief loving little
widow. One day she was called suddenly TO at
tend upon sick relative at city hotel. Upon
her arrival she was introduced 10 the attending
physician doctor Smith we will call him);
be was regular boarder at the same hotel--a
WldoWer.
After weeks Of soicitude and watching, the
sick became convalescent; but Aunt Alice's
fatigue was succeeded by severe cough, which
troubled her day and night; and, as she glided
around among the boarders, they looked upon
her as lonely and epiritess
The patient needed no more medicine, and
informed the Doctor that he would call him,
should more medicine be necessary.
Thus matters paesed on for few days; but
Aunt Alice's cough continued She needed
m edicne, but concluded she would send TO some
other physician for tonic and cough syrup, a1
laughingly made some prophecies in regard to
his two disconsolate boarders, and che was de.
termined to prove him false prophet.
Days rolled away; she improved in health
and spirits, One morning as she left the break
fast table, she walked leisurely into the ladies'
parlor, and there stood alone gazing out upon
the busy world. IL was beautiful spring morn
ing. The next instant she was surprised by the
entrance of DR.. Smith. But instead of In
quiring after bis patient, he inquired UeTy par.
ticularly about her health. She motioned him
to seat as she took one herself; but what wat
her surprise when he lifted o chair and seated
himself by her side, lifting her hand gently al
be began counting her pulse.
She was dumb with astonishment." Wha
could 1t meant She had always treated hin
with cold ppliteness. Had some unknown
friends become go interested In her behalf
her health, "looking uneasily upon her apparent
carelessness," that they had sent o physician "a
prtscribe7 II would not do to treat an act oi
Intended kindness with rudeness
Alter counting her pulse over, and over again,
the doctor, In slow, serious tone, pronounced
her feverlsh." Then he arose and drew hii
hand up and down her well-htting dress back
pressing upon the spinal column, and inquired I
there was soreness there, % she shuddered-
yes, she shuddered. She knew no reason why
she should not respect the doctor, but her sensi
tive nature felt for him 0 repulsioD, that nc
words could describe as minutely as was mani
tested by that shudder. But he thought he had
| hit upon place of great tenderness and sore
ness, and pronounced her disease "Spinal affec'
tion."
Il was surely not O case of "heart disease"
But when the good doctor pronounced tb'
case spinal affection, the laugh began to twin
kle In her eyes, and was only suppressed from
bursting from her lips by extraordinary com
preston. She knew almost every doctor had {
hobby, and Doctor smith's hobby was "spinS
affection"
Let some other physician order oounter.irri
tants upon some other painful locality, wher
Doctor Smith came "he would order its removs
lmmedlately-to be placed over the region oI
the splne."
He lifted piece Of paper to write presorip
tion; but found he had lost his pencil, and po
litely "asked for hers moment"
AS she handed it him, she said, doctor, did
any person tell you requested medical aidf
Certainly" he replied, ~ was thus informed
BY Mr.. Brown. ''Sod," the little wicked witct
replied; "thia Is the first day Of April
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