The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1875-03-06

stresses who needed rest, young girls anu
children who needed fresh air and country
milk These were Miss Morettcs guests
And rs she kept but one servant, and did not
allow her invalids to work too much, her own
hands were seldom idle.
Besides her home duties, she had many out
door patients to attend to, Early every NOR
ming she filed two baskets with fruit ant
flowers, and Immediately after her fruga
breakfast she started fol- the city with baske
on each arm, walking briskly, and singing IL
herself as she went When she reached The
city she threaded her way quietly through
the narrowest Of its many narrow streets, ano
for while only short glimpses of her small
person could be had as she fitted from house
to house. a,S
In one of her visitations Miss Morette heart
that in the next tenement poor widow had
been taken suddenly in and was supposed to
be dying. She went to see her, and found her
as had been reported, evidently near her end
The poor woman was greatly distressed at
the thought of leaving her child unprotect a
i don't care tor myself sue said, but can
bear to have her go to the hospital,
of course not, said Miss Morctte. she Is
very pretty child; but what makes her look
SO paleY
'Rickets, groaned the woman. She is six
years Oll, lOI All SliC HUNS 81 o''"''' NA"''
think of her going TO the hospital" -,
she need not go to the hospital. ! will
take care of her myself live in the country
and will take good care of her, Will you
give her to meY asked Miss Morette, with
tears IN her eyes.
The diving woman blessed and thanked her
she was willing to die now.
sSuzette, said Miss Morete to her faithful
servant, Il am going to bring here lovely
little girl. She is sick and an orphan, So we
must take her.
Suzette was quite willing She adored her
mistress and had often expressed desire to
kiss the ground she trod on But more i'm
porant duties had always prevented her from
putting that wish into action, and scrubbing
The floors had been her nearest approach to
that ideal form OF worship.
The next day the motherless child was
brought to her new home and became the pet
of the household She had the face of an
angel, but she was weak and sickly.
Country air would do much for her. said
Miss Morette to herself, and fart could as.
sist nature am certain she would soon get
well. But good doctors are such expensive
blessings"
The Kind little lady was in the habit of
prescribing for her family patients Her
father had been physician, and had left her.
beside all his books, a receipt for maxi
pills of such miraculous virtue that they, or
the fear of them, had never yet failed to cure
any disease.
But this was ditfernt case and required
different treatment So, having passed in re.
view all the physicians of Nalmont, Miss
Morette made up her mind to consult Dr.
Lambert.
She arrayed herself in her best dress-a
brown foulard silk with white dots, a cherry
colorcd Grape shawl that belonged to her
mother and respectable straw bonnet trim.
med with brown. Thus becomingly attired,
she departed one fine June morning, holding
a brown parasJl in one hand and in the other
a purple velvet retcule containing her knit
ting for she might have TO wait, and time
was too pr cious to be lost.
Everybody in Valmont knew DR.. Lambert,
and could relate his history, with variations,
but it was generally acknowledged that he
was an original.
His reputation rs a physician was great.
Yet, although he was only little over fifty,
he had almost given up his profession and
pracuced only when it suited him. But it
was bard to tell when it suited him, for he
was caprcious, and took likes or dislikcs to
the people without any apparent reason.
He was not partial to the fair sex and sci.
dom consented to take woman under his
care unless she was poor. This popularity
was accounted for by the romantic suppose.
ion that he had been deceived in early youth
by the woman Ae loved. The only thing peo-
pie did not agree upon was upon the selection
If the faithless one.
Whatever the doctor might have been IN
MS youth, he was now ugly, cross and crusty
Yet there were those among his patients who
bought him an angel of kindness. To his
honor be it said, these were poor people who
liz not pay, and who sorely tried the short
of their beloved doctor by their long
and senscless fear of death.
The only friend of DR.. Lambert was his
log Fido. They went everywhere together,
and on fine afternoons the doctor and his
iog might always be seen sitting at the win
low, looking at what happened in the street
md exchanging opinions thereupon; for the
doctor seriously believed that Fido under.
stood what was said to him, and that he made
distinct and very sensible remarks upon ali
subjects worth discussing. And no one had
ever dared to contradict the doctor.
Miss Morettc arrived at the top of the steep
street in which the nobility of Valmont
chiefly coRgIegatc, and where doctor Lam.
bert had lived for period of thirty wears. |
She rang the bell of u large stone house, of
which he occupied the second floor, and was |
admitted into the ante. chamber by the doc.
tors housekeeper.
Jeanette had shared the vicisstudes of
domestic life with the doctor for twenty-five
years She was acquainted with his WAYS, |
and declared on all proper occasions that he |
was the best and kindest of masters.
Can see the doctor asked Miss Morettc. |
with an engaging smile.
That smile reached Jeannette's heart asd
she became instantly confidential Il am
afraid not, ma am. This Is one of his bad days,
so 10 speak, and he wouldn't be easy to deal
with. Is it for yourself, maamT
No; it is for little girl and want 10 sec
him SO mnchn
Wei, you might try, lift is an urgent case.
But il won't be pleasant for you; he is rather
cross this morning
oh, I don't mind that at all said Miss Nor.
cite, cheeriully; 1t will not hurt me-
No, Ina'am; ii is all bark and no bite.
Only don't look rs if you are afraid of him,
for he can't bear that
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