Litchfield enquirer., 1869-11-11
How I Married in Spite of Myself:

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 I was young surgeon, just free from college and walking the hospitals, when l got my first practice in the little eonnefy town of Dunfield. Dr. Thompson nfothe place, was an old friend of myVfather's, and it was arranged that II should assist him, with an ultimate view to the whole practice It was good lookout fer 8 young man just beginning lifey yis Ah0ve all, as my friends vehemently propheaied, " Thompson can't possibly live another ten years, you know" | So, with many pleas ant dreams about dead mense shoes and other cheerful subjects. moved myself and my goods and chattels to W-ashire.l j Most naturally had a good deal of cn- riosity as to my new friends and patients. MiIe was sociable temperament;o and as I had about two hundred and fifty pounds 8 year of my own, in addition to what Dr. Thompson was to give me, fancied that was in position to have 9 little home and 9 wife of my own, provided of course that could find some really nice girl who had a sort of, grand feeling thAtI the medi- cal profession ought to be- obliged to me for entering it.s1T .f5G] TeG,49tssv a~aJ
 :" It isn' n't.ss if I were ? fellow who had quite to earn his daily, bread, 7" vas a3 re mark made to my bosom friend, Charlie M Somers.s ,satl.y..at. -.s4saE1 4S [s''t
 arrived at Dunfield in the early part of May. It was settled, that for the first time I should live, Ut Df. Thompson B, whom l found to be g cheeriel old fellow, and his wife a most kind, motherlVg soul They had no children, and inc house, was quiet and we'll ordered. The prsctiee, too, was very good. os-I esat..,,..,I ,,-'I ,--'I
 Crowhurst. His wife, lady Crowhurt, was the grandee of the place; and, by good fortune, their two little girls were my first patients, being conveniently seized with Q mild touch of measles soon after my arri- val, and when, the doctor happened to, be laid up with lumbago. This. of course, gave me good start, and was the best in- trodnction could wish for to the other swells of the town, such as the clergyman and his wife, MT. and Mrs. Perkins, who had seven children, of whom one or the other was always ailing; Mr. Gordon, the lawyer, who had also wife and two grown up daughters; and many others:o, ayad It is true there was a. rival doctor in the place-there are always rival medical men in a small town--but then She hadn't even stray dog to iexperimentalize upon," as old Thompson chuckingly told ime.- Mir. Shares was hls unlucky name.si As, how. ever, l can only. mention ono 3or two of these people again in my story, will not weary you with lot of dramQtis person9, who will never be accounted for; else the postmaster, chemist, dissenting minister, schoolmaster, and others, are all we'll worth being described, each in his own pr her own peculiar way. e'bp Ai o8bLid oil :"
 About three weeks after my arrival, Thompson showed me note from Mrs. Gordon, saying that her daughter had .s see her? .STaS siil99FE.s'S95-f v
 Now. Mir. Gwynne," said the doctor, there's chance of distinguishing your self. Lawyer Gordon is smart man, and makinglno end of money. Mrs. Gordon is great one for being yonq the sick list
 Unfortunately,' sfe doesn't like 'me5a be- cause she suspected me once of sending her bread pills and q water mixture when her imaginary illness droveb mel beyond bounds, so that lean and hangfy oSnafes was called in; but he injured his cause by persisting to'remain for lunch, which Mrs
 Gordon thought very .aihpsrtinent on first acquaintance; and so it was. oe Nov II be. lieve that this cough is moro than half to decide If you will de, sor if she must send to Colchester for Dr. Sims, which will, of course cost her 8 great deal more.1 They are good patsents-soo good to lose; so go and do your best for us. oROnIt nc account be sparing of grave shakes nof the head and plenty of medicine, though it may be as innocent as you like, proyideditbe ju- diciously nasty,"I tadt bEaa ai Il - ssn
 "An right, air" va was m, my lssa lrsesaplY apI'u eo up at oncs;"" and as l, spoke. I rose from my seat and proceeded up stairs to put on clean collar and q better tie, Irving to think I wasnIt 2 bit nervous; .BntT was; for when Twas young man ]. tMaS very
 nervous, and never could, to save my life, give repartee answer or get out lotsa
 Aess neatly J1 pashsa my hair up, thSn
 patted it down again; it would not look as curly as I fondly faneied it xhhnexer took the precautionl ofwettingI itsHeA over night and brushing ita np against the grain. .9ahoH edt ni df LaG ats aeue ld .tCome. come, Gxynnsu make haste, ,' at last soundsd from below. '''' 4GI ran dewn to obey the doctors call and
 soon after proceeded up the town to Mra Gordon's. After had .conversed with that lady for C few minutes 2 n niat is to gay
 she talked and hsteH ieu us EHfed i6e into . morning room to seq my pstient.9 Iya we are quite anxious aboa1f Dear Het.
 y, she said. sisi had a bud sC,ouah for
 some time past. and 3 our homns 1assii 1fassiiaediea seem to be Of no avail. D zIagoosIW
 Two girls roe as eataredsaudretarned my very nervous bow T saw ttiataohe was
 tall and tgfaceful,i with iaa inaaG of. black hair loosely drawn from of hesafsse; large. soft, black eyes, sle>r eomlleEien and regular featnxes;la grand beagty,I II thoueht,
 The other was diderents eyidently two or three years yoqnger, with sunny, -chsatnHt bair, that tossed in s1oosa ''wsyes down her tback. blue. eyea q little pouttn6, mouth, Q most bewitching nes relrOpsse and q shert Ishght figure, Ii AT eMore comtlets contrast could hardly exist than. sbetWeeh5 the two sisters. The dark ono looked about tYens ty, the little one about seiEhts1a. As i said, bowed neryonsly ana S0fghed tive or three times. because I didan0t know | quite what to say..T r.. .AToszzgIl 5,os, D" This. ial spnf deaE riavalids # assid NH. Gordon, patti1girthan vo0ugast don the sNsulSst os. vs1f soon. sagS. :cD,. ps, tsss |don," 1 said with alarming le iahsesfd dlaess, and coughed again. ''''a7'h
 "Physician, cure thyself," I heard the invalid, remark: in a2miscEi1vn6s undefl tone hibnsa sa bs4aaiab aau elsil sdf q! |ie sOhSIseno cough, fhhAkasmaly snHtS tls sieking z" said stnpi Y aly, as though tts Nh1spef had been for g 1aa, fsa fs Sasa-, fsnt 9