The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-01-13
Virtue Of o kiss.

Virtue Of . kiss. ., .... ...- ...
A young lady who lived in the Rue de
Brcda, Paris, lately sent for n physician
She was very i'll, and needed Redical ad.
vice--but the medical gentleman thought
he had his time on his hands, (having killed
OFT his last patient but a day or two before
was obliged, for appearances sake, to be
tardy in bis visit. The fever, meantime,
had gained ground, and when the doctor
was announced, the patient was indeed very
Ill. He entered, and found most lovely
cheek burning with 4 hectic flush, wcii
chlsclcd lips drying with fever, and the
head to which these belonged pillcwcd on
lace and archcd over with curtains Of satin.
His heart was touched with remurse for
his delay, and in fit IF contrition, be re-
solved to give as little medicine as possible.
Of course she was well in few days, and
the doctor called to pay his last visit and
receive his fee due to nature and bis ab.
s!ainings. The lady received him in her
boudoir, and, advancing to meet him with
the greatest cordially, she said:
"iou have saved my life. For your
trouble, kiss me on the forehead"
He needed his f,e in other coinage but
his gallantry was prompt. He retired with
bis pay in his memory, consolins himself
with the thought he had at least deserved
honors from the court of Cupid. Not long
after, yonDg gentleman Of genteel address
called upon the doctor.
Sir said he, "you attended Madame
-, in the Rue de Breda. I-call to pay
your bill, and to express. for Ter. the graft.
tude she feels for your care and skill"
So saying, he made graceful! bow, and
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mantle piece. ~ 49,
The next morning another gentleman
called, bald gentleman, vita Cross of
Legion Of Honor in his button hole. and
exceedingly grateful for the care the doc.
tor had taken of the lady in the Iuc dc
Breda, handed him fifty gold pieces for his
fee, and courteously retired.
On the point Of informing this gentle
man that he had been already paid, the doc
tor checked himself. remem5 ering how pos.
sible it was that it might be indisereet to
en!ighten the CID man that the young man
also felt responsible for the ladys debts.
Two days afterwards, an English gentle
man called on the doctor, and expressing
his gratitude for the care Of the lady in
Bath street, handed him fifty guineas, sup
posed to be, unpaid, and bowed himself
out. ~~
"This becomes embarrassing" the doc.
tor said to himself, sand, moreover, !,
grows more and more less. discreet, appar
emily, to proclaim to the last com r the pay
mento of his predecessors; mus, 60 and
explain to the lady," .-.
'Madam," he said, as he vas shown into
tho pretty boudoir once more, "a ply siciar
should be as discreet as a father conIessor ;
therefore have allowed myself TO be as.
toaished by two Of my friends without re.
ply. OF course seek not to know why
more than one of you, admirers has called
on the same Grand; bu, there arc two su
perhuous payments which belong, to say
The least, more to you than to me-"
The lady looked embarrassed, though
evidently not disp!eased to know that bel
telling the story Of paying the doctor will
kiss, had appealed with equal force to tn,
generosity and justice If her three admir-
ers. Recovering her selfpossession, sh,
insisted on the Doctors retaining all til,
money that had been paid to him.
"You have doubtless" she said, "amon.
your numerous patients, some who can il
afford to paw you for your visits. Take
the same care Of them that you took 0
nae, and since kiss Of mine can furnish
you with the means, pray take another, ane
let me hear when your resources are ex
hausted"