Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1875-10-08

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blunt Englishman | put it to him fiat.
Doctor" says, s.you don't think
] hall get better ?" and / looked him
81 aight in the face.
- 0h, come, come, my mani! he says,
l.. S-a-ntyar laalZet t'n black
sideslike that
"None of that, DOCTOR" | says; "out
with it like man. | can stand it;
Eve. been expecting to be drowned or
blown up half my life, so | shan't be
scared at what you say"
well my man. he says, your
symptoms are of very grave nature.
You see the fever has undermined you
before you came home, and unless
~All right, doctor" ;" | says: under
stand: You mean that unless You can
get Il new plate in the boiler she won't
stand another voyage
"Oh. come. we won't look upon it
as Il hopeless case he says: there's
always hope;" and after little more
talk he shook hands and went away.
Next day when he came | had been
thinking it all over, and was ready
for aim. | don't believe | was bit
better: in fact, | know was drifting
fast, and saw it in his eyes as we'll.
waited till he had asked me his
different questions, and then just us
he was getting up to 60 asked him
to sit down again.
Polly, my dear | says, Il just
want few words with the doctor;"
anu she put her apron up to her eyes
anC went out, closing the door after
her very softly, while the doctor look
ed At me curious like, and waited for
me to speak.
doctor, | says, you've about Civ
en- me up. There. don't shake Your
head. for know. Now don't you
think I'm afraid to die, for don't be-
liere am, but look here: there's sew
en- children down stairs. and if | leave
my wife widow with the few pounds
I've been able to save. what's to be-
come of them: Can't You pull me
through: :"
"Ny dear fellow" he SAWS honestly,
I've done everything | can for your
case"
That's what you think, doctor" |
says, ''bat look here: I've been ut sea
thirty wears, and in seven wrecks. It's
been like dodgiug death with lie Il
score Of times. Why, | pulled my
wife there regularly out of the hands
Of death. and I'm not going TO give up
now. I've beeu--
stop, stop" he says gently. You're
exciting yourself"
Not n bit, | saws, though my voice
was quite Il whisper. I've had this
over all night. and I've come TO think
| must be up and doing my duty"
"But. my good NAH ne began.
Listen TO me, doctor" | saws. ~
score of times | might have given up
and been drowned, but made fight
for il and was saved. Now | mean to
make fight for it here, for the sake
of the wife and bairns. | don't mean
to die, doctor, without a struggle.
believe this here, that life's given to lis
all rs treasure 10 keep; We might
throw it away BY our own folly at any
time, but there's hundreds of times
when we may preserve it, and We new
er know whether We can save it till
we try. Gives drink Of that water"
Hc held the glass TO my lips. and |
took IA big draught, and went on, he
seeming all the time to be stopping to
humor me in my madness.
That's better, Doctor" | SAYS
Now look here, sir, speaking us one
who has sailed the seas, it's terrible
stormy time with me: there's a lee
shore close ut hand, the fires are drown
ed out, and unless We can get up bit
Of sail, there's no chance for me. Now
then, doctor, can You get up bit of
sail:"
''I'll 90 and send you something that
will quiet yOu,' he said rising.
"Thankey, DOCTOR" | says, smiling
to myself .'And now look here" |
says, Pm not going to give up till the
last; and when that last comes, and
the ships going down, why, | shall
have try if | can't swim to safety. If
that fails, and | can really feel that it
is to be, why, | hope | shall go down
into the great deep calmly, like Il hope
ful man, praying that Somebody above
will forgive me all Eve done amiss,
and stretch out His fatherly hand to
my little ones"
He went away, and | dropped asleep,
worn out with my exertion.
When | woke, Polly was standing
by the bedside watching me, with a
bottle and a glass on the little table"
As soon rs she saw my eyes open
she shook up the stuff, and poured 1t
into II wine glass.
rs that what the doctor sent?" |
says.
"Yes, dear; you were to take it di-
rectly."
"1'hen l shan't take it, | says
Giles give me up, and that stuh's on
ly to keep NE quiet. Polly, you 60
and make me some beef-tea, and make
it strong"
She looked Mortified, poor old girl,
and was about to beg of me to take
hold of the rotten life-belt he'd sent
me, when held out my shaking hand
for it, took the glass, and let it tilt
over-there was only about Il couple
of tablespoonsfuls in it, and the stuff
fell on the carpet.
| saw the tears come in her eyes,
but she said nothing-only put down
the glass, and ran out to make the
beef-tea.
The doctor didn't come till late next