The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1867-11-16
MISCELLANEOUS.
DIR. DEXDY'S FRESCRIrTT0N.

DR.. Dcndy could not have been said 10 bc an
| ugly man, but he was plain
Tie was phys IN large practice. Jucusc
| people said OF him, be had uccasion To thrust 50
many gold pieces into his pockets, that the coin
carried 30 much about had got into his own cir
cuiation, and effected the color of his skin. lie
was very bald, with a narrow fcsioon Of iron
gray hair at the back OF his head Iii small, neat
wiry figure, was always clothed ia hlack--his
coat being invariably butioncd tightly across his
chest. lie was OF middle age, perhaps little
better. lie lived In a grand, gaunt house in
Harley street, seldom setting foot iu more than
| Two rooms in II, howcver-his library aud his
bed room. lie was the author OF an admired
treatise on the Pathology Of the Heart, TO which
work he was constantly adding annola,ious and
commentaries.
When the doctor started in the morning he
| gave his coachman n list Of the places be WAS iu
drive to. In this list the coachnan had entered
now Tor some months certain house in Cal
thorpe street. The coachman treated himself to
n furtive smile whenever he read Callhorpe siIcct
| IN the list. The doctor had "a patient there, OF
course. But then he went there ofieuer and stay
cd there longer than anywher else. Of course
the patient might be in "a more deploTable state,
might stand more In need of pfo,racied visit
than any other patient but the cOachman was
inclined 10 think that such was not the case On
the first floor OF the house Ia calthorpe street
there lodged one Captain Lane n retired Indian
officer, aud his only child Miss Mills Lance
Capt. Lance was in feeble health from distress
ing asthma. lie did no, bear hi suffering pa
iisntly. lie was offended, howeyeg with a CEASE
less solici,ude, an un,iring affection by Nilly a
slim, lair girl OF eighteen. No wonder she was
| pale. She was hardly ever permitted TO stir from
! his sick room. Don't 60, Milly," he would
say sharply ? =" | may want you-- there's no
knowing. She could only escape when he
dozed his asthma lued for a while by ano-
/ NJ and hs.v ,br.sl
ly for some iancied neglect of him, the poor child
with lwiiching face patiently standing by him
the while replying only by her tears, her cares
scs, and hsr increased cxertions for his comfort
He was poor. The fact was too often harped
on aud rtoancd over for Milly no, TO be conscious
enough Off
Yet IL must bc .aid that DR.. Dendy had made
no inroadA on the sick officers siraiicned means
No, my deHT, he said 10 Milly, on his first
visit putting from him with smile the preferred
fee, . II mustn't he never take a fee from
soldier
Oh, DR.. Dendy, bow good of YOU But
yon'll come aud see him again :" Milly said,
iimidy thankful.
Ny dear, shall conc again and again, as Of
ten as.possible, till between US we We made poor
| papa quite Mull again.
This was on the occasion of Dr.. Dendy's frs,
visit 10 calihoFpe street. Milly gratitude SEM
/ cd TO know no bounds
Auc tttt MlltN tsiNft WIN n WutttftuE
sensation about hls hear, such as be had taken
no account made no nicu,ion 81 whatever, in his
famous lreAiise upon that organ lie alleged
that Il was very necessary for him tO watch the
effects al bis prescriptions upon hispaiient Aud
each time that he saw Milly l.ancc--aad he now
felt curious desiIelo sec her itsqucntly pos
sible--hc experienced u return of that strange
nuttcTing sensation in the cardiac region
For the hrst time he felt the chosen pursuits or
his life not sufficiently attractive or absofiine
| His great house seemed 10 him very dreart Its
exisicmee very desoa,e. =" Who would nurse
aud tend me, be asked himself " II were to
fall III like that poor CapialnT' iei he iismis.
selfish and unworthy. No. he ssid ~
wouldn't wish 10 chain fair young creature
like that 10 my side 10 be my nurse and INV scr.
want" Tie wished To make Miliy Lane his
wife"
u got 10 be more than he could hear NJ IAst -
10 he plucked ap courage. and in an old-;ash
ioned, formal way, he spoke to captain Ianec
on The subject, and hesough, permission TO adj
dress himself TO Miss Lance. II shall N Ike 20
difference 10 yon, capsaiu be said, In coHelnsion
| There's plenty 0f roou In my house. You
must pitch your tent there. You shan't be do
pTived Of narse. And your medical attendant
will be on the spot always. Wen soon n.Aka
you your old self again.
a. congratulate you Milly. Captain I.aaee
said pleasantly to hls daughter, the doctor having
taken bis departure. "You'li accep, him, of
eourse. Hes III looking enough, but be ctn't
help that, and one gets accustomed 70 ili.looks,
Aud he's old; he eau help that tithcr, aud he n
the sooner make yon bis widow. Aud he's rich
Mllly--very rich Thank goodness, We shall
have done with 'his internal poverty You viii
accept him at once.
"You wish II, papa n
"Of course DO, he answered, sIarply -
{" You don't love any Que else -
"No,' sho answered family.
+" congratulate you. You'll be happy wo.
man.
The doctor received q favorable answer to biz
suii. Ailly only pleaded, IN n faint voice with a
fFighaened look on her face that there mighi beug
hurry--that time might DC given her.
Afisr this the doctor was more Than ever at the
captains lodgings In calihnrpe street, Ills care
for bis patient was unFemltiinR. Captain lance
mended slowly, bat eerialnly.
Dr.. Dendy was very happy. Perhaps he wish.
ed, now aud thea, that Mlily would look iitlle
less grave but then be consolrd himself with
the reilscslon that II was lest 50
lie haa toyed with Nilly's iapes and costous, VI
l0ossher needles from their cass stuck pins ino
hsr pincashlon IN curious forms and patterns. =
0ns day as he sathy her 10 plasfa inood, ltap.
tain Lance belng asleep In an ,dioinlng Fooal
he tarned her work-hox over i.uslil sircwina N
con.snss all ahOu. tbs table.
lie took up acarved ivory easd rase, and \
amined II cariously.
"Thai was present from Hong Kong. u 4
| not beautifully cut ~ Nils asked.
There was lash upon her eieck ~ slic poke
lie had opened the card eaac which Vas deemed
perhaps 10 good lor use indeed Milly had few
friends upon whom 10 call and leave rards, aud
her ense contained none but photograph n
ont.
That Il my cousin, Mark f.nntr. Iss |, wa
who seal ne tie caFd.cane. IIer vnre ffcmbIc,
little ~ she volnnlsered liis explanation.
ssElae he hsan ont tlseFe long the aoctor askcl
quietly.
s'lle came honle two years nao ile Nens vs
hssl of ell quite as n hoy
The doctor closed she card cass ila nexl ioel
up small, earegully tied packet 81
ssThsss ars Mara lssirss. sala Mslls rashe
hrralhlessly. 'ilie generally writes alont svei!
other mail ~ late however, he has not lsei
% regular thought We shonld hats heasdfEon