The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1872-07-04


han several sharp guss gilb ac whip bgl
as g.s ha1uo gtlte, be I0sl bis temper
completely, To make matter. worse.
tbarg was pretty villa opposite che lnu
ia tbg window OF which sst thgco young
ladies evidently enjoying the Doetors dis.
e8mHtura. ltwas mo use 10 1T tugging
and hsh'ng 40 Blossom all day, however,
when time Was Of saeh consequence, so
tho Doctor was forced to get ont uf h.
ohlisc and walk Tie remaining distance
leaving IFS boy Wattio to lead the reflac-
tory animal round to The door when hi,
time tar moving on had come,
The patient vas seriously lu, SO that
the Doctor had TO pay bis visits every day
for a considerable time. Blossom was as
determined every morning TO draw up az
the iuu as be had been the lrst day, and
so it became q matter Of course for tho
Doctor to get ont each time at the inn
door and walk from there. As a matter
OF course, too, the three young ladies
were sure to be seated in the bay window
opposite, and SO amused were they at the
continued stubborness of the pony that the
. Doctor could uot hide O smile in pagslug
even at his own dis5oWGure, The three
faces were certainly very pretty faces, one
IN particular; at any rate the Doctor
thought SO, for one day he missed one of
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SONS also, be not only went into the bar
itself but called for glass Of beer The
Doctor had a number Of patients TO visit
+ that day, yet he set chatting with the
4 worthy landlady SO long that even Bios
som was quite annoyed at this unusual
/ proceeding, and, as If TO remind his mas
I ter Of his duty, marched OIL to the house
where the patient lived. Poor Waltie was
in much distress, and tried his hest to
keep the pony back, hut il was no use,
and old Nancy, the servant, saying,
Wher's the Doctor? the poog boy felt, as
he said ready to drop for very shame.
Hen be here the moo, said Waite; he's
iist got out at the spear for some sick
body there; for as Waite said, it would
never do to tell the like of Nancy Brown,
who was great scandalmonger, that the
Doctor was drinking ale at the bar like
any common customer, instead OF going
to the parlor up stairs, where al the
country gentlemen went.
Dear Inc, that's strange, said Nancy;
was round no quarter OF an hour syne,
an heard tell o. no sick folk then
I'm no sayin' there's onybody i'll in the
inn, said Waite, his face in spite of him
flushing suspiciously. It was to ask the
address o somebody over the hill that he |
gaed in.
Ay, an coldna We hae telt him that yer
sci, Waite Creighton? was the reply 1t
maun be stanger surely, else ye wad hae
kent theein' We headed there sea lang. /
I'm thinkin' yer trying to throw glamour
in my cen but yen no be able, my man.
Poor Waite felt that he had only made
matters worse, and was thankful to see the .
Doctor coming along the path. His APP
pearance fortunately put an end to the
conversation. The very next day on pay
ing his accustomed visit, to the astonish-
ment Of the Doctor, and Waite also,
Blossom passed the inn without looking
at it. lie had recollected the time the
Doctor had kept him waiting the day be-
fore, and was determined II should not
happen again. When the Doctor had been
duly ushercd into the drawing room,
Nancy returned and electrified Waite by
saying.
Ay, yc're gey lad. But let me tell yc
Waite Creighton, its a bad habit for lad
die like you to tell lees. /.
wasua telliu lees, said Wattic, stoutly
of a fly from Blossoms ear as
he spoke, and feeling very much inclined
to give that self willed animal a good nip
for leading him into such a scrapc, IA
speerin for a sick body, quo be, said
Nancy, contemptously. Na, there was
something mair than sick folk in his heed. (
Moo, hoo will yc like to hac mistress
down byt My eortie, but I'm thnkin'
neither yor lhae iva servant lasses will
hae sac mucl,Ie time at your ain disposal. ,
And wha says we're gauu 10 hac a mis- {
.ress; inquired Waite. i
Jist me, my mon, said Nancy, with ,
lie was speerin' o. Mrs White
cross yesterday what had come o aue o r
.he young Ieddies that used to be at the q
window o. Woodbiue Villa, over by. lie 4
lidna ken she was only q visitor an Mrs. :
Whitccr0ss telt me he looked unco Yexed- d
ike when she said the Teddy was ava +
same to England. But here be comes; q
le haeua hidden lang the day. =
So satisfied was the Doctor with the ,
progress his patient bad made, that for
many days he did not pay bis accustomed a
'isil, and from the day lac had seen Mrs. n
Nhiteeross, taking little or no notice Of g.
Blossom, aud driving for miles without
aging a word to the faithful Waite. In
be house, too. Jape, The cook, aud Mary
he housemaid began to notice the change
nd, as the cook said, there was little Or b
20 use inpreparing d dinner, now-a-days,
or The Doctor scarcely ate as much as
would keep life Ia d sparrow.
Il was rather q relief, therefore, wien
be Doctor oue day announced that he !,
vas going away for q few weeks, and y,
hat an uncle, who was also a doctor, was ..
gming TO take bis place during bis alb \
CuCc.
Wei sir ara glad 10 hear II, said Jane, y
indy; I'm sure you're ncediu' d change u
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