The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-04-11
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ola DIR. Hurlbnt.-An Interesting
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Ola DIR. .Hurlbut-.-An lntefeSttnR
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From Dr.. RolnleS' Story. The GuardiIn Angel,
IlotO dp11e0Ilg fm ue 4dttGatic Monthly.
. Old DIR. Lemuel Hurlbut,
at the ago of %, very deaf, very nearly
blind, very feeble, liable to odd lapses
of memory, was yet u wise counselor
in doubtful and difficult cases, and on
rare occasions was still called upon to
lexerCise his ancient skill. Here was a
case in which few words from him
might soothe the pntieut and give conf
dence to all who were interested in her.
Miss Silence Withers sent herselfto see
him.
"Nriss withers, father, wants to talk
I with you about her grand-niece Miss
I Hazard" ;" said DR.. FOrdyce Hurlbut.
"AIiss WitherS, Miss Withers 20,
Silence withers-lives up Mt the Pop.
lars. How's the Deacon, Miss With
ers ?" FOB. 1901
"My father is not living, DIR. Hurl-
but, she screamed into his ear.
"Dead, is her Well it isn't long since
he was with us; and they come and
his father, Major Gideon Withers. He
had a great red feather on training,
days-thatis is what made me remember
him. Who do you say was sick and
wanted to see me, Fordyce? ?"
"Myrtle Hazard, father-she had n
narrow escape from drowning, and II
| has left her in rather nervous state.
| They would like 10 have you go up to
| the PoplArs and take look at her.
! You remember Myrtle Hazard? She is
the great-grand-daught of your old
friend, the Deacon"
| He had to wait minute before his
thoughtt would come to order; with a
little time, the proper answer would be
evolved by the slow automatic move
ment of the rusted mental machinery.
After the silent moments: "Myrtle
| Hazard, Myrtle HaZard-yes, yes, to be
sure! The old Witbers stock-good
constitutional little apt to be ner-
vOus, one or two of 'em. I've given
| 'euI a good deal of valerian and aSsa-
foetida-not quite SO much since the
new blood came in. There isn't the
change III folks people think-same
| thing over and over again. I've seen
six fingers on n child that had six
! fingered great uncle, and l have seen
that child's grand child born with six
fingers. Does this girl like TO have her
own way pretty well, like the rest OF
tne family?"
"a little too well, 1 suspect father.
You will remember all about her
when you come to see her and talk
with her. She would like to talk with
you, and her aunt wants to see you too;
t they think there's nobody like the 'old
DOCTOR
| He was not too old to be pleased with
| this preference, and said he was willing
| to go when they were ready. With no
small labor of preparation, he was nj
| last got TO the house, aud crepL with his
sons aid up to the little room over the
water, where his patient was Still
lying.
There was a little too much color in
| Myrtle's cheeks, and a glistening lus-
ire in her eyes that told of unnatural
excitement. It gave IA strange bril-
liancy TO her beauty, and might have
deceived an unpFacticed observer. The
old man looked ht her long and Curl
ously, his imperfect sight excusing the
closeness of his scrutiny. He laid. his
trembling hand upon her forehead, and
then felt her pulse with his shrivelled
| fingers. He asked her various ques-
tions about herself, which she answer
ed with tons not quite SO calm as
natural. b willingly and intelligent
ly. They thought she seemed to the
old doctor to be doing very well, for he
smoke cheerfully to her, and treated her
| in such way that neither she nor nny
of those around her could be alarmed.
| The younger physician was disposed to
think she was only suffering from tenn
porary excitement and that 1t would
soon pass of.
They left the room to talk it over.
SIT does not amount to much, 1 sup
pose father" said DIR. Fordyce Hurl-
but; "You made the pulse about nine
ty,-a little hard, didn't you, as did?
Rest, and low diet for day 0rtwo and
all will be right, won't it?"
Was it the feeling of sympathy, or
was 1t the pride of superior sagacity,
| that changed the look of the old mans
wrinkled 1eature? Not 90 fast-not SO
fast, Fordyce," he said, "1've seen that
look on another face of the same blood;
l SS1,
was dead before you were born, my
| boy; but I've seen that look, and il
meant trouble then, and Pm afraid II
! means trouble now. / see some danger
of IL brain fever. And If she doesn't
have that, then look out for some hys.
! teric fits that will make mischief
Take that handkerchief off her head,
and cut. her hair close, and keep her
temples cool, and put some drawing
| plasters to the s0les of her feet, and
give her some of my pttut0e ctnlpostte,
and follow them with some doses of sal
pOLychrest. I've been through 1t all be-
fore i'll that same house. Live folks are
only dead folks warmed over. 1 can
see 'em all In that girls face; hand
some Judith, to begin with. And that
queer woman, the Deacon's mother;
there's where she gets that hysterfcky
look. Yes. and the black-eyed woman n
with the Indian blood in her, look out
| y
remember Major Gideon Withers?'
"Why, no, father, can't sny that I
remember the Major; but know the
\ picture very we'll. Does she remind
\ you of him?"
He paused again, until the thoughts
came slowly struggling up TO the point
where the question left him. He shook
his head sOlennly, and turned his din
ewes on his SOl'a face.
-Four geneTations-iourg generations,
man and wifs,Iyes, five generations,
Tor OLD Selah Whithers took me in his
arms when was child, and called me
little gal, for I was in girls clothes,-,
five generations before this Hazard
child, I've looked on with these old
eyes. And it seems to me that L can see
something of almost every one of 'em
in this child's fice,-it's the fore
bead of this one, and it's the eyes
OF that one, and it's that others mouth,
and the look that 1 remember in an
other, and when she speaks, why, I've
hea rd that same voice beGore-yeS, yes,
as long ago as when L was first mar
ried; for 1 remember Rachel used to
think 1 praised Handsome Judith's
voice more than II deserved, and her
| face, too, for that matter. You remem-
ber Rachel, my first wife,-don't you,
! Fordyce ?"
"No, father, 1 don't remember her,
| but / know her portrait" AS he was
the son OF the old doctors second wlie,
he could hardly be expected TO remem
ber her predecessOr.)
Minors can marry in Louisiana
The legal age for the bridegroom is
| fourteen, for the bride twelve.
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