Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-04-04

HiTS marvel alarm In some uegreG abateI
and after ordering warm bath, the Doc
| tor retired
About three clock tho Doctor wa
again sent for in great haste On enter
! ing the chamber uf his little patient. h,
found his fever all gone, and he in pleas
ant sleep
What do You think of him, Doctor .
/ asked Mrs. Mar,al, in q low, anxiou.
whisper.
u think he's doing rs well a. he can
but aint it strange, Doctor. .hat he
should brethe so low? He looks so pale
and lays 50 quiet Are you sure he's moi
dying ?'
'Dyingr' exclaimed Dr. Elton,-"he's 8
no more dying than you are Really
Mrs. Marvel, yon torture yourself with
unnecessary fears! Nature is only little
exhausted from struggling ~ith the fsver,
he Will be like new person tv morning
"Do not mistake tho case Doctor, for
we are veiy much concerned, said Mr..
Marvel
Il do assure you, sir that understand
the case precisely; and you must believe
me, when | tell you that no patient was
ever IN better way than your little boy" "
Next morning, among other charges
made by DR.. Elton, were two agginst Mr.
Marvel, as follows; To fDur visits 10 SON,
81 To one night rt.tt TO son, S.
Not had customer" said the Doctor,
with a smile, rs he ran up the whole ac-
count, and then closed the book.
In the constant habit of sending for the
Doctor, on every tritiing occasion, whether
1t occurred Mt monday or midnight, it is
not to be wondered at that pretty large
bill should find its way to Mr. Marvel at
the end Cf the year AMI this was not
worst Of 1t; the health Of his whole fami
ly suffered in no slight degree from the
fact of each individual being SO frequent
" under the influence Of medicine. Poor
Charley was victimize! almost every
week; and instead Of being a fresh hearty
boy, hegan to show pale thin face, and
every indication of q weakened vital ac-
ton. This appearance only increased the
evil, for both parents, growing more anx-
Ious IN consequence. were more urgent TO
have him pla ed under treatment DR.
Elton sometimes demonstrated with them,
but to no purpose and yielding to their
ignorance and their anxiety, became a
party in the destruction of the BOYS
healtv
What is that nv DEAR" asked Mrs
after their Introduction to the reader, az
the latter regarded with no pleasant coun-
tenance, n small piece of paper which he
held in hi, hand
why. it's Dr. Elton's bill .
Indeed How much is it r
"One hundred and fifty dollars 70
20 husband -
"Did You ever hear Of such e thing?"
"onc hundred and fifty dollars, did you
say p
Yes, one hundred and fifty dollars
Amt it outrageous p
'Its -canialous It's downright swindl-
ing! Id never pay it in the world Who
ever heard nf such a thing One hundred
and fifty dollars for one year attendance
Good gracious and Mrs Marvel held
up her hands, and lifted her eyes in pro-
found astonishment
81 can't understand it, said Mr. Mar
vel "Why, no hOdy's had spc Of sick
ness in the family for the whole vear-
Charley's been little sick once or twice
but nothing Of much consequence. There
must he something wrong about it. III
go right off and see him, and have an un~
derstanding about it at once.
Carving out bis resolution on the in
slant, Mr. Marvel left the house and pro-
ceeded with rapid steps towards the Office
Of DR. Elton He found that individual in
Good moruinl, Mr. Marvel How do
you do to-day ?" said the roctor. who un-
derstood, from his countsnance that some
thing was wrong aud had an instructive
perception Of his nature.
Good morning, Doctor ! got your bill
to day
Yes. sir; | sent it out
'But amt there something wrong about
it, Doctor p
NO, presume not ] make my charges
carefully, and draw off my bills in exact
accordance with them.
But there must be, Doctor. How in
the world could you make n bill of one
hundred and fifty dollar. against me I've
had no serious sicknes. in my family"
And yet, Mr. Marvel, I~have been
called in almost every week, and some
times three or four times, in rs many
days"
''Imp,.siblc -
"Tn show YOU MY ledger if that will
satisfy you, where every visit is entered y
Ma, it's no use to do that ] know that
you haze been called in pretty often, but
not frequently enough to make bill like
this
How many night visits do you suppose
| have made 10 your family, during the
year 2
I'm sure I don't know Not more than
three or four
I've made ten
You must be mistaken, Doctor
DO vow remember that was called in
last February, when you thought Charley
had the Group 2
Yes"
And the night after
"IeS That's but two.
"And the night you thought he had the
measles ?"
Yes
And the night after ?
Yes But that's only four.
And the three times he fell out Of bed7
Not three times, Doctor e.
Yes, it was three times Don't yor
recollect the knob on his head p
"1es, indeed =
And the sprained finger ?
+ Yes
And the bruised cheek p
We'll, believe ron are right abou
that, Doctor But that don't make tel
times
you have not forgotten, Of course, tn
night he told you he had swallowed
pin3
NO, indeed" snid the father turin
pale. DO YOU think there is any dangs
to be apprehended from its working it
way into the heart, Doctor :?
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