Democratic enquirer. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1867-1873, 1867-05-09

load him with sympathy and deluge him
With compassion % ti1.' .1 20
afsPFocesd 70 state the particulars--the
planteems feasible said tho doctor,
briefly. ~
And Paul proceeded to state the par,
ticulars. 94ts
AS usual, Mr.. Ward armed himself,
mentally, the next morning, with weap-
ons Of resistance, against the cheerful
aud encouraging words of his medical
attendant
That man will never will realize how
ill am, until it's too late,' grOaned Mr..
Ward, dismally, as the doctor was shown
in, and he began the lekirmish with q
long account of his suferings during the
last tWentytfour hours. DR.. Pinnock
listened with great concern.
My dear sir, he began, as David
paused to take breath, you're very sick
msu--there can be no doubt Of that
| consider ypu the most dangerous case
on my list @
DO you, really, Doctor ? demanded
David, with bis eyes very wide open.
'Most undoubtedly. How l can have
been SO wisled, all along, as to the nar
ture of yOurIdisense, / really cannot CON-
prehend. Suffice it to say, now that
am fully aware Of your danger, / shall
proceed to administer most prompt and
powerful remedies.
stYou don't say 30, DoctorP
so you see these white powders, cir ?
these gray pills? only give them in
the most desperate CAGES. Alternate them
every half hour. Good morning, sir /;
Lmusi go home and study out your care.
David stared rather uneasily at the
gray pills and white powders that the
doctor had left upon his table. a'Hs
Jessie he said to his wife, tdo-do
yOuithink the doctor really considers me
dangerously illp
I'm afraid go, sighed Mrs. Ward,
DO try and be pnnctual about the medi-
cines, David, and perhaps you may over,
come the perils that threaten you.
( David fell back among his pillows like
a log, his lower jaw unCOnsciOusly drop
ped, and his eyes assumed a 6ahy, un-
comfortable glare. AS the hOp-vine feels
when the sturdy pole on which ii has
leaned is suddenly pulled from its cling.
ing teEdrils. so felt David, with the
brace Of his wife's resOlute hopefulness
withdrawn.
Jessie Z
what is it, my poor dear Lusband2
DO you think I am looking very bad
lyra 5lG
'Very-you are SO deadly pale, and
there is such a shadow under your eyes,
and--' '"
sButI au not sure but that am feel
ing good deal better this morning.
'Oh, that is quite impossible said
Mrs, Ward solemnly. you can't be
better. Here is gray pill, my love-
rememberyOur life depends on your med
ieines.' l3sa- h.s.
"a 4 thought would like fresh egg
for breakfast, if
oh, my dear, how can you talk SO unr
foelingiy Of fresh eggs when your gray
pill is not taken i1s
! Bother the gray pill + said David,
with good deal of energy for a sick
man. 'Isup2ose and now bring me
mn anIoa -hreoEEostD
All that morning he lay cogitating on
the altered manners and looks of his
nurses and the doctor. t
.1 'IdOp't believe can be so very i'll,
after all, he said, suddenly.
Take white powder, dear, said Jea-
sic, with sorrowful alacrity; it is already
three seconds past the regular time.'
And David swallowed his powder and
bis disgust together.
Paul Dayton arrived, bright and early,
the next morning. Somewhat to Jessie's
surprise, he took off his boots in the
hall, and crept up stairs with oatentatious
qaietness. q 81 Ola ra1- .u gi
'What are you creeping along like a
big pussy CatforT demanded Mr., Ward,
with some asperity. }la
isn't it time for another white pow
der p whispered Paul, consulting his
watchs obtIl .srms.
Duca, take the white powders 7 ejacu-
lated David, aggravated beyond all endu.
rance. = 80 ''
oiisMy dear David, you don't consider
the Importance of punctuality in your
highly perilous condition, Dear me,
dear ne your pulse is lesping along
like steam.enginel'
3oitMypulse is we'll enoughP ungra-
.ciously retor,ed David, jerking his wrist
away from Paul's clasp. ~" x tVa \
David, said Paul, seating himself be-
side the bed, there's no Disgusting the
fact that you are very i'll, indeed For
the sake Of yourWife-for my saks-take'
the white poWderp ~
IA Mr.. Ward resoiutely took the paper
containing the snowy grains and tossed
them out Of ths window.