Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1874-03-19

outside OF his many diseases, uptopi
rood fellow; and sauey Kate thought
more of him than she wished TO think
IF one in such deplorable condition.
Hence she resolved that as she couldn't
De cured, John must. She had always
been kini nurse TO him, humoring
all his whims and crotchets, and taking
the best care of him.
Il am sure, mothar'-sbe always call
ed Aunt Hepsey mother-'that Cousin
John looks very badly, and ought TO
have medical attendance at once; but
rs the doctor is not near enough to be
Of service we must do our best to save
him. and she felt his pulse with her
very little finger, and pursed up her
lips and looked very wise indeed.
John began to look alarmed at this
of his own gloomy fears.
He must havea dose of composition
at once, a bottle of hot water put to his
feet, and OF course must go to bed i'm
medietely.'
John wohld have demurred to this
part of the arrangement, but she did
not give him time.
Typhoid is very plenty around just
now, and no doubt he is going to have
an attack; nearly every case fatal, too,
she added musingly to herself.
John was now in a cold perspiration
of anxiety at the way she treated the
matter.
T-I-you never-you don't really
think so, do you? II think I'm feel
ing little BETTER stammered he; but
Kate extinguished him at once.
Nonsense, you are worse; much
worse; you change every minute. You
must go to bed at once;' and as he real
ly grew pale. she said las though think
ing aloud: Probably wont be delirious
for some hours YETI which had the eff
feet of using him up completely.
For three daps she kept him a close
prisoner in bed, curtains closed; in
Aunt Hepsey, who attended
him, to keep plenty of good warm
blankets piled upon him, and make
him drink plenty of hot pepper tea and
such things; which things, combined
with his nervous fears, kept him in
continual state of perspiration, and
were, taken on the whole, conSidera-
bly, worse TO endure than the fever
would have been. During that time
she invited in some of her young
friends and made the house ring with
fun; all of which made the sick room
seem donbly tedious. Then she allow
ed him TO come down stairs, looking
very pale and weak and 'Dleachy.'
How do you feel to-day, cousin"
asked Kate, looking fresh and rosy her
selfas could be.
Il feel very weak; the room has
been rather close and warm Which
was very true; Aunt Hepsey having,
metaphorically speaking, giving good
measure; saying nothing, but looking
as though the question had been some
how answered. Don't you think lit
tie turn outside in the air would DO me
good?'
Mercy! no. What an idea! and
Kate looked Mortified. sit down here
by the fire, instantly, and he covered
up;' and three large warm shaW!s were
wrapped and piled around him that
warm autumn day. The heat, and
and something she said to her mother
about Poor fellow, am afraid the can
Ger is growing again, and how lucky ii
is that father bought the cemetery LOT
so s0on,' made him the source of Il Vasi
number of little rivers of perspiration
Immediately. "a
For three weeks Kate would not al
low John to venture near an open WIN
dow or look out of the door, but con,
tinued the first treatment; and then
she declared the fever vanished. But
as she had discovered meantime about
five hundred new diseases fastened
upon him, he did not find much reliei
in the victory. In fact, being sick un-
der his own treatment and under hers
were tG o different things. Every day
she prescribed some bitter and diaa-
greeable dose to cure new maiady she
had perceived coming on. His pleas
ant walks were all done away with,
too; he being too weak and ill, she said,
to venture out. All of which afforded
the old lady I'm nbodnded satisfaction and
delight.
One night Kate came in and, seating
herself beside John, who sat alone in
the room, said:
Cousin John, of course you are my
friend, and will advise me for the best,
and | want some good advice jusl now.
IL think John of getting married.
she looked blushingly in the
fire as she spoke, she observed him very
out of the corner of her eye.
'Whatr shouted the invalid, starting
up and looking, in his heavy wrap
pings, like clumsy pattern of MUM
'Oh, dear me, cousin, you must not
get so excited. Remember your heart
disease, beg;' and Kate pushed him
into his chair rs she spoke. He groan-
ed as he sat Gown again.
Are you sure you are quite calm
,gain?' she asked; because if not [ must
not go on, you know
'Ies, yes replied the invalid; quite
20. Go on, go on But though it was
quite evident he was not quite SO, she
'You see, cousin, I've had an offer
md | think | may say q good oHer--I
l very good one, indeed Here John
but she went Oh: Il don't know
lut | may be considered rather yOnng
o marry just now-dont you think
-uurself, John, am rather young"
Much too young-out of the question
gasped the sick man, who
vas evidently suffering an attack of
4idI ESufdlSlH, vi SOlilGltIlHSs ipi iIo l
,roWs were much contracted and his |
eeth were SIT very tight.
4 knew yCu would think 50, and
old Tom
'Whatn roared the feeble sufferer, in
tone that indicated, whatever else
night he tie matter with him, his
Ings were all right. 'What. Tom
ones! You never can mean thGt fei-
DwI Tom Jonesl Iil-I'i stran2le
i'm Immediately. Tom Jones, indeed.'
md the shawls few across the room
5 if they were a shower Of that article
1 full blast, while the lately unhappy
'earcr sporte1 derision at the idea OF
hat fellow {
'Oh, dear! oh, dear! what shall do $
18th him? Please, Cousin JOHN, do
link of your heart disease. Here,
Ike some acunite; you are feverish.'
nd she passed the vial towards him. |
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