Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1870-04-28


while, to fold up powders. "f
e "You ought to feel quite hoi
/ ored," he said presently sat bein
= allowed to share ST. Pauls in6rm
ty. You know the learned in thos
, matters have decided diseased eye
to have been his thorn in tn
; flesh
II don't believe it, said Flo8sy
, irrcyerently; @it is only their opin
ion, and l have as good a right t,
mine ! think he was Tilted, an,
that that was the reason he remain
ed bachelor and was SO cross OF
the subject of marriage!"'
Dr. Buchanan laughed outright
when have / heard so mucl
heterodoxy in one day p he said
"but Of course, no woman woul(
admit that a man would ever re
main unmarried Of his own FREE
choice"
Not such sensible man as St
Paul was, at any rate" retortet
Flossy; and the doctor thought, in.
voluntarily, of the tail and hand,
some young man who had accom-.
panied hir fair patient on the
preceding day, and of the house
keeperly confab which he had par
tally overheard.
II can easily imagine that you
would have no trouble in winning
converts to your opinion" he said,
courteously, but Flossy never no
ticed compliments, and drying her
eyes, finally, on the doctors hand
kerchief, returned it to him, and
rose to go. AS she took up her
bonnet, a slight sound behind her
attracted her attention, and turn
ing she saw the door leading to an
other apartment open hesitatingly.
A sweet young face appeared for a
moment at the opening, and a soft
voice said apologetically;
r II beg pardon for interruptil g,
but | must see you just moment,
Alec, about something important"
=" Immediately" answered the
doctor; and Flossy, thinking that
it was plain, not only that he was
no imitator of st. Paul, but that he
had displayed uncommon good
taste in his choice for a wife, took
the package Of medicine which he
handed her, and mado her way out
through a room fast filling with
patients.
Fiossy went the next day, and
the next, and continued to go each
day, at the same hour, to hernew
physician and, strange to say, in
spite Of all the inquisitorial tor
,ures he subjected her to-the scald-
ng, blistering, cupping, leccAing,
md so on--her visits to his Office
gradually grew to be her chief
pleasure of the day. Knowing
hat he was an "old married man."
nd that his pretty young wife was
.lways at hand in the next room,
here was no need tor her to assume
reserve foreign to her frank and
,enial temper; so she laughed and
battered freely with him, after the
lanner Of women with physicians
'hom they like and trust, and he
ound it impossible to resist the
harm OF her sunny mood. BE.
ides, another tie, closer than that I
I doctor and patient, had been dis
oyered between them. {
One day when, in the mutual skir-
lish of wits, she had launched a ]
elicate arrow at some pet foible of /
is, he turned upon her, threaten {
lg new application of torture, I
lnking a small phial containing |
ome colorless liquid. J
"What are you going to do with |
lat 7" she demanded, half defiant, c
alf-deprecating. t
Il am going to drop some of it S
ehind your ears" said the doctor, f
,verely, Ito blister them, as pun 7
hment for hearing all that l say y
Il perversely distorted fashion; v
I'd if were not very merciful, |
lould likewise bestow a little up il
l the tip Of your equally peryerse
ngue." il
"Oh-h, don't, please /" cried o
ossy, shrinking away as he ap, s.
cached her. Il will take it all b
lck. Will it hurt much ?" h
TOO late for repentance now," W
id the doctor, in a stern voice, b
it gathering away very tenderly
e soft bright curls which clung al
out the pretty little ears; and
mixing what a shame it was that nj
should be necessary to fret that dt
inty skin with troublesome bis
s. D
Flossy held her breath, and sat
expectant Of some sud pl
n, sharp pain; but the terrible m
ops fell harmless as if they had m
IN water, and DR.. Buchanan
Ighed aloud at her look of sur ed
Sc and relief.
4 did punish you did l not ?" ha
said in glee; but the fright was be
whole of it. The blisters will ia,
be painful; only little uncom- an
table, and great relief to your be
49," 90
But should like to know how Sc
IN to do my hair" said Flossy, yo
intively, 81 shall just knot it all
at the back of my head" to
oh, DON'T" begged the doctor. gle
s such beautiful hair. l beg
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