, 1873-05-11

and your piece de resistance when any OF youI
dear bosom-fnends have oppressed you with real
Gobe1in tapestry, Hrought-lace curtains, or Au-
bresson carpets That WAS your bit OF real FUR
nishing but oh, vanity OF all things earthly! not
single piece remains in its entirety You re-
member, then, the frightened look with which
John came to you on that fatal moving-day, and
asked, in hushed voice, 1Clara, dear, what did
You have in that hamper ?" You told him, and
queried ?" but he made no answer. You
are mourning over your ruined treasures when
he comes in. He tries to look cool, but it il OF
no use, and be must at last explain: "Ies, he
supposed he did it, but
IT WASN'T ELS FAULT.
Who would have imagined you would ever have
been go sllly as to put china into that hamper
You had always kept it for soi1ed linen, and 80
he threw it out Of the window to save the trou-
bic Of taking the heavy old thing down stairs.
He thought he heard crash when it struck the
ground, but he WAS aure he wasn't to blame: y
You do not quote Othello for what Was his pal
try fancied wrong to your loss7
Do deeds to mike Heaven weep-an ear!h ashamed,
For nothing canst thou to dannaiou add fouer than
this!
That is the way you feel, il you don't say it,
and dinner is eaten in sombre silence but no
with q just sense OF your own wrongs and his
indifference, refuse to be comforted, and
REsoLUTELT sTARvE YOURSELF.
No doubt piece OF the beef and 2 wing Of
the chicken would make you feel better and
more forgivine, but you don't want to feel any
better, and, as for forgiving, nothing short Of
that diamond solitaire You have been wanting
80 long or the Chantilly shawl like Mrs. Midas,
will make that = possibility. John probably
peusiye. rent PAYABLE in advance, and he does
not sac f,is waT Clear toward making all serene
aeain. Dinner ended. be lights his cigar, puts
On bis hat. and alnms The front door as he goes
ont without word This is dreadful.
ahtf7Ts
First cause, the breaking OF q toilette-set. You
aro very angry. You will not live with man
who treats you so. Then the crisis past, q ne"
set Of symptoms obtain, classified as lachrJmose
and sentimental You find Moore more IN bar
mony With your present mood than Shakespeare,
and quote:
Alas! how light thing may move
Dissenslon between hearts that love:
when hoarse CIV from the nursery, followed by
that fHrhtful barking cough, sends you, shod-
where baby lies flushed and feverish.
TT n oRopp
and the vheezine. casping, ngonizing breathing
chills your blood. You send q messenger in
remedies you can think Of Your messenger re-
turnr. and announces that the doctor was in,
and Viii follow inrnadiately. An hour passes
and he does not come. Baby grows worse, and you
are both nnxiouo and angry. You send second
fine and ara informed that he had started lust
hafora vonr 1.st me.separ pot there Another
half-hour Of veaty waiting. John does not como
home. Oh! if he only would! What are all
the toilette-sets in the world now? Baby will
die II be does not get relief. The click Of a
hing out an account Of your troubles in his arns
The doctor does not come. There is no time to
sign on the next block. John ruehes of, and
old man.
he nEuuRs A LITTLE
m acconnt of nrofessional etinnetta fmt il ia An
1resnt case md yon plead FOR = life dearer thsn
yunr own. John keeps on hat aud oYorooat,
5eadv to rn,h to- The nearest drugstore, | @ when =
susi 1s,ther es,a ~ 9 3ed ;th ;nfn;tesin,, va1a
ia produced from ! sido-pooket He takes three
Or % r p pfour eIobnias from one Of these. md OF nuts
them on tha child'e toncue. and then
calls for rlassea and spoons. A few
drnna fro,o q earond vial .nd . 1;tt1a novder
from third, are nut In those. and mixed with a
half-rlass Of wateF. No poultices. no drau9hts.
no goose-ereaae. no drastic fuids.-nothing hut
thaf mockery of medicino. which he administers
aIternatelY about oyery ten minutea. You arc
apprehensiye, and dim recoIections Of old rhyme,
ing properly diluted the drop Of medicine orig
inaliy given to their dissolving powers, a tea-
spoonful is to be administered haunts you With
its 1udicrous representation Of the system you
lowering; but even reed is
BETTER THAN no SUPPORT
when all moral ground has given away. Gradu-
ally, however, babys breathing is less distressed
the cough is heard less frequently, and the
fever seems absting. You have clung to that
white-haired old man, even though you do not
believe in his manner Of administering reine-,
dies, and, as he turned to co., sug-
geHting that "Once an hour will be
often enough now to give the medicine,
gradually increasing the time as the patient i'm
proves" you cannot bear to see him leave. You
feal that it all Glamour. and. A8 EGon as the
magician departs, the power OF the spell will be
over. A quick ring, however, and rustic in the
hal, and your Own port1y medical man, in glossy
black, with heavy chain and seals, is ushered in
he starts back, and would retreat; but his med
ical opponent has crested him quietly: They had
once been colleagues and fellow-Allopathists
until the stranger rent OVER to the enemy. Now
they indulge in all that
DELICIOUS PROFESSIONAL SPITE,
envy, and hatred which is allowable to profess
sionsl et5qnetts Meantime yoa na are 1bstwes9 9se
family doctor who has doaed you, since you we're
. baby, with al sorts Of nauseous mixtures, vac
cinated, 1eeched, bistereG, cupped, and other
rxiaa A6a the Attamnt live tortura To Fo11.