The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-12-18

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s The Doctors Story.
a CURIOUS PROFESSIONAL ADVENTURE.
Aud NOW we'll have scozy, comfortable
evening together" said my VITA And but
what's that, Irving r. as
Ny wife started nerEoualy IS 4 sharp pes
at the bell interrupted : brief interval Of Do,
msstic quiet. ~. I,
Only the surgery bell, my dear. Some
body wanting me, Isuppose.
went down stairs secretly wondering e
myself il, aftsr all there was such 4 very
vide difference between : galley slave and :
country doctor.
The surgery door stood wide open, but me-
body Was there, and through the binding
darkness without + could discern the dark
outline Of close carriage, and q man stand
ing at the horses head.
\ Tho s there whats wantingw ask
led, coming 10 the threshold and instinctively
button;np M the operooat i had l,urriedlg
tbrown' g IS.
ssva,,,rs ..ptes ,loctar,, the man
;ne d;at;nctlva behind the rnnff3inp
Itb.t surrounded IA faca.sIS.,sE;
ssYeas hpt What for' Who swanta ma ~
M Al NOT al liberty ID tell.n IS;
/ II had already entered tho carriage. but
This ssniic;;,na ;insnired me with dis.
| trnat. i made ! stem Ia descend. but ii was
tosjate Tbe vehicle was already in motion.
oft i ou;te unnecessary to alarm yourself,
doctor, said "a quiet. measured voice at my
side sBelieys me. Won are. ouite safe q and
/ trust you will not feel any aneasipess when
Iii tell YOU that you must be blindfolded 2
And at the same instant folded bandage
was deftly slinped over nv ewes.
{ ssHo sid r, il e;aculated. cit strikes me that
th;s "a rather superfuous. The nieht is as
ldark As Erebus and YOU have NO lamp
uPossibly ? returned the dry voice sbut
litis hest to run no risks,
u -
| And then ensued a silence Of some ten OF
fifteen minutes. while the carriage rolled
swiftly along. and the low measured breath.
inc Of INV Unknown M companion kept time to
nv = own own uncomfortable thoughts.
| Al length nv companion spoke again in
|. che same soft. modulatad tones.
uDoctor. one more little sprecaution il
lnecessary----you promise never to disclose to
h human soul . word Of this nights visit. =
I hesitated.
eI cannot bind myself bv any such cove.
.nant. The relation between physician and
patient are, Of course, confidential, but
1 The carriage paused abruptly here, and
1.-The door swung OPEN y At The same instant
Esomething cold touched my temples. HNaa
the muzzle Of pistol. /. recoiled in horror.
Il ssY ID surely would not murder me p
I 81 promise ri gasped, recoiling once more
|from the chilling touch Of the cold steel at
| the temples. /. s. 5.
sVeryswell. Come Y s.
/ was led MP = narrow walk, through q
doorway, into room, whore the bandage was
Iremoved suddenly from my eyes. $40
The spot was very familiar TO p,e.--a ruin
lous cottage, long since abandoned to decay,
ia the heat Of dense, sWampy woods. How
ffha carriiape ever reached itsE was at loss