The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-07-16

| hia 'Eair vi ffi biack dust;, and gr1med
higfa666Hd neck like Q sweeps. This
aE1lutIom made him cleani sbutdld not
bring: back bis, Enddy color. he llooks-7
ed pale and gcratched', ou,o,t-.,
EsHsh9 ii1efi! elped! rim oh1clously into
the 1carrfaee.aifh ouRhi he5could have
vTalkedTYefy well alone ~ s-s EIs5ia-
Henry asked, leave to buy clean
SHIFT. The doctor said he would lend
| timIone 6Es home! tAf 40 Ia. JIM 10
While HenryHWasi putting 1t on Doc.
tor Amboyne ordered his ed2geart in
medicines. And soon, Henry found
hiinself seated In the dogcart, with Q
warm cloak: over him, and WhiskinR
oyer the stones Of Hillsborough.
All this had been done SO rapidly and
pnhesitstngiy that 5 agsn nis,d ie5ursd and
obedience. But now he began to demur
q little. But. where are we going, sirH
~ 70 ro change the air and the scene. mi
be frank with yol1you are man
enough to bear the truth1you have re-
bring on brain, fever, unless you get
some sleep Tonight. But you would
| not sleep in, HnlsborouRh.s You'd wake
q dozen times In the night, trembling
like an aspen Leaf and tancying you
were blown mp again: saat Is : 80, ;.
2
60 home at seYen O'Clock, shell find me
0Hfi 70 You S won't Crazy ~ wgouldnt she ind
you. out Come, my young friend,
trust to my experience, and to the in:
terest this attempt 70 murder You, and
me-, When I haye landed you in the
Temple Of Health, and iqst wasted a
little advice on @ plg-headed patient In
the nelg hborhoods (he is the squire of
the place, IN drive back to Hlllsbor-
opgh,, and tell y our mother some story
or other; You and T Will concoct that
together az we co. safe.f ugf =. sy..li
al this Henry was all obedience, and,
indeed, thanked him with tears In his
eyes, for his kindness to q poor stranger.
DR.. Amboyna smiled. II you. were
note stranger. yop would know that
one I'd which I ann steadily resisted and
defeated, especially BY the cutters them.
selyes; why I look upon you as most
considerable and obliRing young man
for ,indulgIng me- in this way. Ifyou
had been, q Hillsborough hand, yon
would insist upon q brain fever and a
trip to the lunatic asylum, just to vex
me, and hinder me OF my hobby
Henry stared. This was too eccen-
trio for him to take it all in at once.
'Whatv said DIR. Amboyne, observing
his aLnazement: did you never hear OF
DR.. Doubleface?' its' --'
s,GNo. SIR sur l. CE- 80. L-.l a."
Never hear of the corpulent lunatic
who goes about the city chanting, like
cuckoo, 'Put yourself In his place
put yourself in her place-in their
place. - -af- .LtLl -Ar-. r.5 1a.t
mo, sir, I never did, -...... yl..r
'Then such is fame. Well, never
mind that just now; there's a time for
everything. Please observe that ruined
house: the ancient family to whom 1t
belongs are q remarkable example of
the vicissitudes or human affairs" He
them told him the curious ups and
downs of that family, which, at two
sions In the county; but were now rep;
resented by the shell of one manor
house, and Its dovecote, the size of q
modern villa, 81 Next he showed him an
obscure battlefield, and told him that
story, and who were the parties en-
its legend, and DR.. Amboyne related
them all so graphically that the patti
ent's mind was literally stolen away
from himself. At last, after a rapid
drive of eleven miles the pure, inYigor-
ating air, they made sudden turn, and
entered a pleasant and sipgularly rural
olag clad tae Win pnd d. 1o
said, sThispis the Temple. Here you
can sleep, as safe from gunpoWder as q
field-marshal born.' -
The farmers daughter came out, and
beaTned pleasure at sight Of the doctor.
He got down, and told her the case pri-
vately, and gave her precise instruc-
tions. She often Interrupted the mar
ratfve with 'Lawkadaisies,' and other
rural lnterjectionss and simple excla-
nations OF pity She promised faithful
compliance with his orders.
He then beckoned Henry in, and said,
mi ,f0k,, 80
of mine once, as 'you-are now; there's
encouragement forr yons.I put you
under her charge. Get q letter written
to your mother, and I'll come back for
it In half an hour. Youth headache,
and were feverish, so you consulted a
and change Of air, and he drove you at
and leave the rest to me. We doctors
are assembling dogs. We have still |
something to learn In curing diseases; |
but at making light of them to the dy- |
ing, and. other branches of amiable |
inendacfty, We are masters - -"-N
sAssoon as, he was gone, the comely |
young hostess began on, her patient. |
Dear heart. sir, was 1t really you as
was browed. up with ,gunpowder ?
n'Tndeed Itfwas; and mot mRny hours
ago. LIT seems like;atdream.'d aIgfat o.
Well now who'd think that, to |
worse, forbye a scratch or two, and,
dear heart, I've seen q young chap bring |
Az bad home, from counting, In these |
parts; and wed the lass as marked him
within the year.. -....,..,,-s
'Oh, lifts not the scratches; but feel |
my hand, how It trembles. And itused |
to be as firm as 'rock;for never |
so it do, I declare. Why, you do
tremble all over; and no wonder, poor
soul. Come you in this minut, and sit |
doWnfa bit by the fire, while 1 go and
make the room ready for you. --,i... 81 |
But, as soon as he was seated by the |
fire the current began to flow again. |
.WelISI never liked Marlborough folks |
much-poor, nean.Visaged tykes they |
be-but now I do hate 'em. What, blow |
up decent young man. like you, and a
well-favored, and hRirlike jet, and eyes |
in your head like sloesI But that's
their ground Of spite, I warrant me; the |
nasty, ugly, dirty dogs. Well, you may |
Just snap your fingers at them all now.
If they did, stouter men grows in this |
village than any In Hillsboroughj and |
I've only to hold up my finger, for as
little, a5Z II be; and they'd all be we'll
ducked in fRtherls horsepond, and then
foeged home again with good cart |
whip well laid on: And another thing, |
whatever we do, Squire he will make |
good injlaw; he is gentle; and we are
simple; buto folk and his has stood |
by, each other this hundred year and
more. But, la, run on go, and you
was to write aletter again the doctor
came back. I'H fetch you some paper
th1s minut.' yav .g.fsi -ft., .-
She brought him writing materials,
on6 .afnnd hv him. with this anOl0Rv.