The weekly Shasta courier., 1873-03-08
"Very well, ma'am," said her visitor,

NO; there is no use IN attempting the
case unless | can have strict obedience; and
| see that you are not disposed to give it,
81 will promise to do whatever you say
pray do not leave me, for | was really in
hope that you might give me some relief"
MY relief will be a perfect cure but, in
order to effect this, you must not vary one
iota from my instructions"
Faithful acquiscence in all his orders was
solemnly promised. And the patient,
4 thoroughly aroused and excited by so much
earnestness, and such perfect certainty on
the part of her companion, watched his
movements with the utmost interest.
Taking from his package of medicines a
small bundle OF pulverized carbonate of
magnesia, which he had prepared expressly
for this occasion before leaving home, he
proceeded to measure it very carefully on
the point of his knife-blade, and make it up
into tiny powders.
Miss Dickfords eyes dilated as she
watched him, and she forgot to talk in a
whisper.
What beautiful color !" she exclaimed
&c never saw any medicine like that before. "
No, of course you never did it is some
thing entirely new and probably has never
been heard of by the doctors of this neigh
borhood. You know have just come from
the city hospitals; there are constant i'm
provements going on in our profession" !"
And holding his knife blade, which con-
tained some of the powder, critically before
his eyes, he carefully removed an atom or
two before doing it up in bits of paper
When he had finished, he counted his
powders twice, and then seemed to be
buried in brown study, from which he had
finally emerged with the remark,
"a don't know whether it will be quite
safe to leave these with you"
"Why?"
Because they will have very powerful
effect and it is absolutely necessary that
my instructions should be followed to the
letter."
But will promise faithfully to follow
them. | Will not vary one iota," said the
excited woman.
The doctor laid down the powders, say
ing,
Let me see your watch"
The time-piece was handed to him, and
he compared it with his own.
" Yes, it is right; you may time yourself
by this. Take powder now, and in just
three hours and half. three and quarter
will not answer9 you may take another.
Continue to take them at intervals of three
hours and half through the day, until six
in the evening; after that, if it is only a
minute after, you must not touch them un-
til six O'Clock in the morning; then begin
again, on the very minute, and continue
them through the day, as before. The ef
feet of these powders will be quick and
wonderful, if the rules are strictly adhered
to, but if not will not be responsible for
their effect By Tomorrow you will feel
like sitting up, but there again, l must
caution you; if you exert your newly ac
quired strength too soon, you will lose it.
Lie still until the day after tomorrow then
you may allow yourself to be propped up
with pillows, and sit up in bed as long as
you like but you must not leave the bed
until see you again. will call day after
tomorrow. I have gwen you powders
enough to last until then"
" But, Doctor" said the lady, hesitating-
ly" If do not feel even like sitting up IN
bed?"
you will feel like it," was the reply,
in decided tone. 81 know the power of
my medicine. The trouble will be to keep
you from going further" And the doctor
went home, having already effected half of
the cure.
In two days he called again, and found
his patient sitting up in bed, her eyes bent
attentively upon her watch, which she held
in her hand, waiting for half minute to ex-
pire before she could take her medicine.
"This is just as it should be-" said the
doctor in cheerful voice. al see, by your
improvement, that you have kept your prom
ise."
Miss Dickford swallowed her powder, and
looked up at her visitor.
"Now you feel restless and tired of the
bed and would like to take another move"
said the doctor, in a confident tone.
"Yes-may / ?"
mot to-day" was the decided reply. al
will call again tomorrow, and if you con-
tinue to improve so rapidly, which you Ger
tainly will, if you follow my orders strictly,
you may occupy a rockng-chair.
BY the next day Miss Dickford was ready
to move on.
"Your medicine is really wonderful
DOCTOR said she. "Just think how many
years have lain there, unabbe to raise nv
head and now you are curing gme so quickly"
" knew there would be no difficulty if
could have my orders obeyed," was the
reply.
The next step in her recovery was walk
ing. This had to be undertaken very
cautiously, for she had been out of practice
so long that she had entirely forgotten how
and the lesson OF her babyhood had to be
taught her over sgan. 1t was all accom-.
plished, however, in good time; and at the
end of two weeks she had thrown aside
crutches, and all other assistance, and was
walking with as steady "a step as any one
Miss Dickford could not say enough in
praise of the new doctor. His wonderful
cure was looked upon by the whole COM
munity very much in the light of a miracle
Patients poured in upon him constantly.
The little unpretending house of three
rooms became formidable opposition to
the imposing mansion on the other side of
the street. DR.. Jaeger continued to shake
hands with the same bland smile; and he
congratulated the young man upon his sue
cess, while he unwillingly admitted to him
self that this clever boy" was rival to be
feared. Finally, he called upon his young
brother in the profession. and proposed a
partnership upon equal terms, to which our
friend acceded.
1t was not many years before the house
Of three rooms. which DR.. Minturn had in
the mean time, purchased, became a wing
to the larger edi6ce which arose beside it.
Annie always laughingly declared that this
was built upon foundation Of cochineal
and magnesia.-Peterson's Magazine
Why is the figure 9 like a peacock?
Because its nothing without its tail.