St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-01-07
Marjorie Daw.
Dr. Dillon to Edmard Delaney. Esq, at
The Pines, ncai Rye. " III.

August g. Isl.
My DEAR SIR: | am happy to assure
y"u that yOur anxiety is without rea-
son. Flemming will he confined to the
sofa for thee or four weeks, and will
have to be careful ut tiiSt how he uses
his leg. \ fracture of this kind is al
ways tedious affair. Fortunately, the
bone WAS very skilfully set hN the sur
| Geon who chamccd to he in the drug
store where Fiemming Was brought af-
ter his fall, and apprehend no pcrma-
nrnt Inconvenience from the accident.
| F'lemming is doing perfectly well
| physically; but | must confess that the
irritable and morbid state of mind into
which he has fallen causes me Il great
deal of uncaSiness. He is the last man
in the world who ought To break his
leg. You know how impetuous our
friend is ordinarily, what soul of
restlessncss and energy, never content
unless he is rushing at some object, like
a sportive bull at il red shawl; but
amiable withal. lie is no longer amia-
hle. His temper has hccomc something
! fr;gh full. Miss Fanny Ficnmin" came
up from Newport. where the family are
| STAY iug inr the summer. io nurse him {;
J
| in tcHra. li,. has Il complete set of
/ nalzac'.' w"Iks. twcnty y->rycn volumes.
piled up 10y lis sofa. to throw at Wat
km> whenever that exemplary serving
man appears With his meals. lcsirr-
day very imnocrnll, brought Elem
mimg Il small basket of lemons You
know II was Il StIip of lemon peel ON
the cIIh>tonr that caused our friends
mi>chancc. Well. he no sooner set his
eyes upon these demons, than he tell
into such Il rage as cannot describe
adequately. This is oulN one of his
moods, and the least distressing. At
other times he sits with bowed head
regarding his >plintrr-d limb, silent.
>uIlcu. dc~paiIiug. When this fit is ON
him and it sometimes lasts all day
nothing can distract his melancholy.
He refuses I" eat. does not even read
the newspapers: books except as pro-
.icclileS f"r Watkins have no cIIlrns
for lim. His state is trul, pitiahlc.
Now, il he w"rr Il poor man. with Il
family dcprn;i"nr Oh his daily tabor.
this irritahilitN and dc>p"ndrncy would
be- natural enough. But in Il Young
fellow "t tWcntN four. with plenty ut
money :iud seemingly not Il care IN the
world. The thing is m"nStI"u>. II he
contlnlic> t" rive NaN to his VagaIics
III this n;Inn"I. hc will end bl lIin"in"
on IA inflammation of the ihula. 1t
MAS the iIhuiI he broke. | am II my
wits end T." know NhHi to prescribe loI
him. lI:tN" atI;r>IlirIic:, and lotions.
I" make people sleep aud t" >"utht
pam; but I've II" mrdIriur that viii
make Il man have Il lttlr common
>cn>c. That Is i".Nnnd my skill. but
may hc it is not he, "nd Yours. lnu
are Ficmmin"'~ intimate flIrnh. his
fdHS .lchdtr>. Write /" him. wiitr To
hiim frequently distract hi> mind. cheer
him up. and prevent hihI from hcr"m-
ing Il confirmed ca>e of mrlauchniI
Perhaps he has some Important plans
disaIlam%cd hl his llr>cnt confinement
If he has N"m will know. and viii know
how /" advise him .iudiriou>ll. uust
Nnur fat hcl finds the change henctirial
am. my dear >ir. with great respect
etc.