Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-05-11

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but money isn't everything, Mrs.
Stevens proceeded the physician. with
a calmness almost Mephistophelian.
''There are other troubles besides money
troubles. How about health, madame 2"
Health ?'' repeated the lady with a
smile she intended to be sarcastic to the
last degree.
Health ? Doctor Ellis Why, there
isn't healthier or sounder man than
my husband in the United States. He
eats more in one meal than [ do in three
months
There is nothing the matter with
your husbands stomach, Mrs. Stevens. :"
Doctor Ellis shaded his face with his
hand, and waited further developments.
Mrs. Stevens mistook this attempt at
forced concealment for emotion, and i'm
nediately assuming a sitting posture,
brushed her eyes, and looked piercingly
into her companions face.
"Why do you accent the word .stom-
ach,' SO strongly, Doctor Ellis ?" she in
quired in anxious tones. Mrs. Stevens
was forgetting herself, and this the Doc
tor hailed as an excellent omen.
sOnly that might make you under.
stand that mans digestion could be
most unexceptionable, and yet, he be fa1
from sound in other directions"
Then you mean to tell me that my
husband is SICK
81 do"
Perhaps you will go still further,
and say dangerously?'
''If you do desire it.
.sOh, Doctor Ellis, how cold and un
feeling you are ! [ should think you
ought to know by this time and just
here Mrs. Stevens broke down entirely
and sobbed at if her heart would break
''Ought to know what, Mrs. Stevens 2
inquired the Doctor, with uncalled-fol
deliberation.
.'You ought to know-to know-thaf
my-my husbands health and life art
of a good deal more consequence to mt
than my own
''Ah indeed interrupted the physi
clan. with an elevation of the bushy eye
brows, immensely suggestive of con
trary opinion, as well as several very ex
cellent reasons for said opinion.
-DUCUer EIIs, VIII you pe hInu enOugi
to tell me what is the matter with N,
husband ?''
| Mrs. Stevens was now on her feet
tears all wiped away, eyes flashing witt
resentful spirit, and only the little quiV
er Of her lip, to show how deep a woun'
the kind heart in her bosom had sus
tanned. There she stood, reproaehful
defiant. determined, womanly. The Doc
tor was delighted, and such an homes
face it was, that he carried around wit
him from door to door, from sunrise
sunset, every day in the year, that
was mighty hard matter to keep
from an immediate betrayal of the who
purpose.
Mrs. Stevens said he, s.you hay
no cause to be alarmed If | can onl
get your cooperation in this business,
feel certain | shall be able to make
we'll man of your husband in a fe
0 months, at the longest; but, as true
e l sit here before you, cannot do tn
7 alone.
: why have l not been informed
d this before ?'' broke in Mrs. Stevens il
periously.
e -'WhO was there to inform you, ma
: am Your husband does not know b
condition, and [ should really like to
d told when you have been sufficient
d calm to hear all that was necessary t
is you to know q
re but, Doctor Ellis, | should thi
i, you ought to have understood that I
a own health and comfort are nothin
compared to my husbands" Mrs. 81
n, vens was weeping again. ''There is
sacrifice that | would not make for hin
le Curious creatures - muttered
Or doctor delightful bundles of contrad
lp tionsl How the mischief should [ kno
er Mrs. Stevens, how much you care
r, your husband ? [ an sure you ha
l. spent the last hour complaining abb
be him. Is that the way women genera
testify their regard for their husbands
ny so don't, Doctor Ellis, please dor
u, | will never complain again-never-
IS, you will only let me know what | {
ly do for him. Do you know, Doctor, I
to begun to think lately that somethi
IS must be amiss with him, he was grc
op ing SO irritable. Poor dear how wi
ife ed and thoughtless have treated hir
"Tbis. then. is the trouble. 1 81
,se take it for granted, madam. that
IN know something about physiology, T;
he can follow me without difficulty ~
Ia t'o-yes, for merey's sake, go on
en "Very well find that the perit
IL dium-''
est The pericardium ?'' repeated ]
4. Stevens.
m "You know what that is, suppos
m Evidently Mrs. Stevens anatom