South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-01-21
A Doctors New Year Gall.

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"DfAI CHARLEy." LAID N " an a
E sprained ans G, and mast 10 . ovee my
pa' EMS TO vou- teader me c'es. l.l-
c'ose list with mes. attc esses. COZ se
o. tre., ments exc. Tor yoi, eddie. OF.
''SoorEFY ~ eMAN.''
This Was the noe ihat Dr.. Charles
( Stevenson stood perusurg viii dow, -
cast face AMI clouded brow, on New
Years moruing. not many wears a.o.-
{ The gend em.sn ia ques, ION WAS last
tweni N-b,e. hendsome ard ,alen eG.
I possessed y modest ilcome. independent
OF his practice; WAS itYo~iie in socie-
", and had q goodlv LIST OF lady friends
upon whom he m ght exit on New Yea. 8
day.
/ Upon the morning in question. D..
{ Stevenson had gone on pro sessioual
rounds very early. sud had retu ned
usual roual of New Year calls. Wien
his officc-5oy brought him the miss've
quoted above.
"Confound itall." hemut. cred, WHY
( couldn't Godfrey wall until tomorrow
( 10 spraiu his ankle? Aud what n list
/ Rheumatism. pneumoni.,-Hem. Hem
| here is one that sounds inie est;ng -
Miss Graham, No. 29S---stTeet. lung
fever. Dear me what detailed de-
scription and symptoms! Decidedly
1 Godfrey is Interested in Miss Graham's
lung fever. Well, suppose must 20.
and cut down ny visits TO Il few dis
evening"
He retired 20 bis sleeping apartment
FOR brief tine, and enc .ed, no longer
in fashionable new attire, but in what he
calls his doctors tosgery, warranted
fever proof"
in every youthful heart though tho
tender love that makes n lie NAV not
yet have come, there IS ever one face,
one voice, upon winch he fancy lineers.
ns little brighter. lit;le swee;er tlian
other faces or voices can ever he. 10
Charley Stevenson tiis face and voice
was he memory OF Maud Middleton. q
blonde beauty, and only child OF one Of
the leading lawyers OF the city. As yet
love had not come 10 either heart, vet il
IS certain the lovely blonde accepted
the attentions OF the handsome Young
doctor willingly, aad gave hun sweetest
smiles in re.uu
just n society Irritation so Ear, but oae
likely 10 become something more, for
d.. Stevenson was heir expcetant 10 o
wealthy maiden aunt, and Maui Mid
dleton had been well taught as o the ne
cessiiy OF securing q handsome est:b.
lishment' with other matrimonial hieas-
sc hcr celtioi llair. the sp9f-
s.c cses wers l I.s1a;sIa els :
pTefaaaiessai oslla,kSi i,s 80 49,, ~ rne
door OF tlie last patient, Miss-C raham,
who hal lung fever.
Into darkened room, where poverty
had set her ugly seal, yet where some
OF those heart-rending relics OF better
days fingered YET, tho doctor was usher
ed by an elderly woman, q gentle wo-
man in the true English sense OF the
word. who bore tie traces or sorrow M
on her sad face, anG looked wish pitiful
anEiety for his directions
'5hc seems mach worse since last
evening" she said, when the doctor had
c@plaiued the accident iiat had kept his
friend ut home '.thc delirium continued
tho she IS so weak she can bardl y speak"
3 few professional inquiries followed
aud the doctor approached the he'd. A
face, then, yet eZquisiely deIicuc in
every outline and feature, fever-gnshed.
with large black eyes unnatura1Y bril-.
lianf. mel his gaze. A face stricken by
/ illness. wasted and worD. yet the most
beautiful in all It's pain his eyes had c..
or rested upon.
While he felt tho rapid pulse at the
delicate wrist, bent low 10 listen 10 tho
mu-mrrs oftbe deirious fancy. q Laoch
ct the door summoned the mo,hcr away.
was Impossible inthe deep Stiffness
OF the room TO avoid hesriog tue CONVEX.
saiion between the new conner and Mrs.
Graham.
You have an answer 10 my note?"
the lady said eagerlv.
No, mFam. Mss Middleton was
I dre1aiug Tor Gales, aud cJolGHt be
bothered.
she sent ne so1o money. Joe; just
q dollar o. two"
40 maam. You must wait Ill next
month"
Did she read the n9'e?"
- Or. m'ar. J seed nerre-d It W, 20
thc man was drcs '1g cfler bai~. ord +
told her, ma'an how sick Miss D.. f..
was, bit She said was On impude &C..
a1d MIGHT ta.kvhel / Twas askcd. Shes
proud e1e."
"h Ell. Joe. Won can do no noe"
"i.ut a.u't ] 10 20 Tor the medic 1es
and the wiucs"
"No-tie.c never mind.
I. was q Whole tragedy 10 Cho-'sv
Steven on's hind beat. Was thc no 10.
c. seeking chaiv? Or I'D the b'oude
beau. y. VINO haunted a.i I's dream, Owe
, her q -ltul payment? J. YER Wv Us
idol was d.mmed bv ,he I'd boy.
ret be fe.l Us FcIe tt.tci. y
from Stranger wop .d no. Dc we
here. Inc fa.eo inc elder IS. o. p
al is sadness ard eeu s was
proud aud every tone OIL iow voice
, showed edrcalon and ,edoemcu..
TO money, not piirrl "doI',r or