The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-05-18

But / didn't answer curtly. On the
contrary, said: "The baby is sick. y
"What babye' says he. Now, how
absurd AS Il Iwould go poking down
there at that hour, and through rain
and ice. for any baby but our own
baby. But nevertheless replied, with
perhaps touch Of yexation in my tone,
that the baby under consideration was
my own baby.
"What Is the matter with it9" says
Now I. began to wish that he would
come down to the door. / didn't want
10 be hollering ont what was the mat
ter with our own baby, so that the
whole neighborhood could be informed
as to its ailments, And Just then o
policeman came along, stood in front
Of the house, and looked OF me as
though he feltsrre i contemplated bur.
glary. People are so apt, you know, Ia
stand nj the front door and ring the
bell, when their designs are burglari'
ous. - Nj IN .l,g' "
AS q matterof precautionary explana.
nation, but perhaps iniudiciously,
said to the aforesaid policeman that
was "all right And then he said
ltf What r. and then the doctor said
aWhatp And the policeman, who
evidently didn't see the doctor, said
/" How's that9p And then the doctor,
who evidently didn't see the policeman
said: "What the thunder are you talk
ing about?" And then / said TO the
policeman that / said i was alright
And then he wanted to know. "whc
said wasn't2o
II was getting dreadfnlly mixed up
But Just then the doctor, who evidently
saw the policeman, hallooed: "Gt
about your businesslp The policeman
evidently saw the doctsr, and "movet
on, 7 after first striking the lamp,post
most unnecessary blow with his club.
But thought that the doctor had I'D
dressed his last remark TO me, ant
being pretty well worked up by thi
time, / said: "Not at all, sir | / hay,
told You that our own baby is sick AMI
needs your professional attention |"
i"Well,," says he, haven't / beer
trying to make you tell what is themat
ter with it2"
/ saw I had made q mistake, andso
' SON. says j, II thought you wer,
speaking 10 me- iif asl-
tt"weli, for Heavens sake, amt
speaking TO you |" said, or ratherroaret
the Doctor, 3 re. ~ feDY7,
"The baby is sick, says L aIt
little stomach kind OF sticks out, ant
mother says she thinks shefeels o luml
inside" sHi'f ~. - -
"His what does what, and who feel
which r. roared the doctor.
How stupidl cts stomach stick
out,n says i and when / press ithart
the little thing wakes up and cries."
What the deuce do you press II for
then ?'says the doctor. 5s % q
BY this time / had lost oil patience
and 50, with considerable yehemence
said 81" Doctor, our own baby is yer,
I'LL Will you be kind enough
to come to the door?"
At'that he slammed down the win
dow.
/ remained some minutes at III,
door, and then heard the doctor
heavy tread in the hall. BY this. tim,
I had recovered my temper, and wa
prepared to meet my own medica
friend very pleasantly. ,s,, =,
AS soon, therefore, as he opened th,
door / said
"Ah, how are you, doctor 2" X
II he made any answer OF all i dit
"As / was saying" says /, "aboui
our own baby, Its little stomach sticks
out, and mother thinks -" .Il'
While I had been saying this, The
doctor, acting as though he was tht
only individual on the stoop, and up
parently without seeing me, and even
less hearing me, had slammed the
front door and turned to go down the
steps. 4e,Y yTngi7is M f.ff
But unfortunately he had shut hil
coat-aap into tho door, whereuponlht
turned around, slared fiercely at me,
said, .There, then, you,aee i'sand pro
ceeded TO find his night-key.
1 really could not see the force oi
bis remark. Twas not responsible Ger.
tainly for the trihing inconyenience, Il
which he had been subjected. =,
2 The coat-tail extricated. the doctor
ran down, the steps. In my confusion
/ had forgotten TO tell himof the ice.
covered pavement, ond the next thing
saw was The doctor, with legs wide
Spread apart, sliding towards the gut
ter. He saved himself from falling by
jumping into q snow.bank.
Again he turned upon me, and again
rid himself Of the ridiculous eiacula-
tion, "There, then, you ~ ~
How perfectly absurdll There iwas
no sense in IL. Suppose I did see.
What thenp How could ] help itp
With my usual forgiving disposition,
however, ] yentufed to offer the doctor
my arm. But all he said was something
about ga darned sight " Ibid not ap.
prehend the whole Of the sentence. '
/ We then walked along each by him.
self, as best he could! Atlast / thought
that, inasnuch as ] had gotten the doc.
tor 'ont Il fhat & 'unseemiy ! hour, il was
only fair that / should make his difficult
walk as pleasant as possible, and 50 I
essayed to converse with him, 4 4 4
Thinking that he might be willing to
discuss topics Of national interest, I
said:
awhat do you think Of the carpen-
"whose carpenter bills',said he. &
"Why his, 10 be sure" said !.
every well | who is htsst j, didn't
catch the namel I suppose ! am not
toblame for that, young man ." replied
my certainly not over good.natured