The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-20
The Doctors Prescription.
Sc TEL COULD only find a four-loaved

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come under it; nobody, probably-there's
nobody to come but then, if were in
town, | shouldn't be likely to find the
clover, so it's about even. There's pref
ty view of the interval; | mean to sketch
it," And then she sat down on the grassy
knoll, opened her sketch book, and at
tempted to carry her threat into execu.
ton. She worked away diligently for
half an hour, when some one said over
her shoulder,
You need somewhat heavier touches
just there, if may interfere. Don't you
see how black the shadows fall?"
CDR. Gray !" cried Felicia. 1" How
you startled me How dare you look over
my shoulder, sir? Don't you know how
rude it is 2"
% How rude is it Z" ...
So rude that if weren't 50 glad to
see you should send you away. Where
did you come from? Did you rain down
with the sunbeams Z"
"Just now," he answered, /" came
from Shell Beach, where my mother and
sister and few friends are wasting the
summer hours; and there ! heard that
you were here"
How nice it is to see you it seems
like old times, | was just on the point
of getting homesick, and you have cured
me. Shan't we go up to the house, SO
that may introduce you to Aunt Sophy Z"
Unless you vote against it, | should
rather stay here the little time | have
to stay should have to divide you
among so many up there"
And | being so insignificant | think
there wouldn't be enough to go round !?
By-the-way, where do you mean to settle,
doctor? When | last had the pleasure
of talking with you, your mind was per-
picked by the query"
" Yes. What would you advise How
would it do to settle hereabouts ?"
ain this wilderness Waste your sweet
ness on this desert air, and practice pa
tience instead of medicine? Besides, |
heard aunty say that there was new
doctor here already"
Indeed Did she mention his name 2"
eyes it's DIR. Arnold, morning, noon,
and night If don't take his doses,
| have chronic dose of himself. She
sings his praises loud enough to make his
fortune. dare say he has given up ad-
vertising. He cured aunty of a fever
when the old doctor over at Shell Beach
had given her up"
"Then you haven't seen him?"
"No the truth is, am afraid to face
such paragon. lie was here the first
night came and aunty begged me to 90
down and see him, but | had a headache,
you know; travellers always have head
aches it's one of their perquistes"
"And he might have cured it, So he
was here the first day you came, eh :"
d" Yes and he was coming to-day, so
took my sketch-book and truGged out
here. | don't care to see their old coun-
try doctors they must be stupid enough" "
"Oh ! is he an old fellow 2"
81 don't know wears a scratch, per-
haps, and green goggles, and takes snuff,
He's bachelor, at least for aunty dear
old goose suggested that it would be
ever so nice if he were to take fancy to
me, in order that we might live near her
II never occurred to her that ! might
have word to say in the bargain. |
laughed so heartily at the idea that Aunt
Sophy was quite put out, do you know
and told me at least there was no danger
of my doing half so well as to marry
country doctor. | hope / shan't. See
I've found four-leaved clover ...
(Which means good luck"
(Which means that shall put it ovel
the front door, and trust to Fate"
"Ah, what prejudices you womer
cherish According to your own ac
knowledgment you have not seen this
worthy. WelP-taking out his watch
" it's time / was off; five O'Clock. Young
Bugbear must be gone before this, unlesi
he stays to tea. By-the-way, send me-
word, will you p? how you like him, anC
who comes in under the four-leaf clover,
Then he mounted his horse which he had
tethered to the fence and rode away.
Where have you been, child 2" asked
Miss Sophy Saxon. " You always dc
contrive to hide yourself when the docto
is here. He wanted to see you and ask
ed if you were well; and l told him yol
were we'll enough to be galiyanting owe
the neighborhood all the afternoon
4" He wanted to give me dose of calo
mel, suppose hate doctors stuffs anC
doetors--at least" remembering an ex
ception--'' at least most of them. Nv,
been sketching the interval; | haven
been galiyanting, and don't know wha
il means"
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