Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1876-10-04

horse, and at her urgent request he al
lowed her to alight where he had found
her, and they returned to town by diff
ferent roads,"
"Katie!" called the petulent invalid.
"Yes, Ma" and Kate Richmond en-
tered the parlor where her mother sat
bundled up In comfortable rocker.
at is about time for me to take my
medicine DEAR" she suggested.
Kate hustled around to prepare the
usual dose of strengthing cordial re-
commended so highly by old Doctor
Able.
Mamma" she said hesitatingly.
"Well, Kate, what is it?-be careful
or you will spill the medicine.''
"There is a wonderful doctor coming
to town, and am sure he can cure
you."
'Oh dear, Katie, shall never be
well, 1 fear, these doctors do not know
my trouble, this pain in my back, this
suffocating-this"
Dut, ihtCi3uPtCo iAdtc
''this new doctor, Professor Mohoc ethe
great Indian charm doctor, as his ad-
vertisements say. can charm away dis
ease of all kinds and performs wonder
full cures"
"Well, it may be beneficial to try
him." said the invalid, as if grasping
at the last straw of hope"
"Shall have him called, mammal"
"When, dear?"
Tomorrow evening. He will ar
rive in town this evening and remain
a week or more"
GAS you like, Kate. o, this suffoca-
ton my dear. Aunt Melinda was once
cured of the ague by charm. 1t may
do me good. We will try it,"
A smile of satisfaction illumined
Kate's face as she re-arranged the
wraps about her mother and tripped
lightly out of the room.
The summer twilight was deepening
into night as a pompous, fiasily dressed
and rather portly man stepped up to
the door of the Richmond place, and
rang the bell. He had on the shiniest
black hat, and swung heavy, gold
headed cane, and altogether assumed
an air exceedingly professional.
His faced was covered by a heavy
black beard, and the tawny hue of his
skin indicated foreign birth.
1t was the renowned Doctor Mohoc,
the great Indian charm doctor, and he
was soon admitted by Kate Richmond
and ushered into the presence of the
invalid.
"Good efening," was his greeting,
with foreign accent, and laying aside
hat and cane, he approached the in
valid, wasting no time in useless talk.
Taking her wrist between his thumb
and fingers, he pulled out a handsome
gold watch and timed her pulse.
"Let me see tongue" imperatively.
The invalid exhibited that important
member.
"where rain-herey' and roughly
he dug his thumb into her side.
"Oh! dear me, doctor, you'll kill me !!
screamed the invalid, fairly jumping
under his rough inspection.
"Madame," eyeing her pityingly.
"You have called me just in time. Two
week and you have been dead"
so, mercy, Kate, do YOU hear that?"
But Katie had left the room with her
handkerchief to her face, shaking con-
vulsiYely, but not with weeping we
fear.
Meantime Doctor Mohoc had pulled
a mysterious looking box from his
pocket, and taking out ten peculiar
beans, was going over some monoto-
nous chant in strange tongue. lifting
each bean at arms length above his
head, and returning it to the box.
Kate had slipped into the room again
and watched the proceedings.
At last the Doctor spoke:
"Here great charm, sure cure.
Madame, you must take beans efery
morning."
"All at once?" with a lcok of horror
she asked.
"No swallow" he said. "Efery
morning take beans, 60 out into garden
lay bean at foot of every tree and bush
on place. Do so efery time lag bean" I"
lifting both hands from his shoulder as
high as he could reach, "den when
beans all out, 60 back where you begin
and take all up same way, understand!
80 dear, it will kill me to do all that,
sighed the invalid.
sMust do it or die. Sure charm.
No cure, no ask pay.
"But how often must do this, doc
tor ?"
"Every day at six o'clock in morning
for two week"
81 just know it will kill me! My
poor back!"
'sThis chair no good" asserted the
doctor, "it kill you too. Must not use
easy chair, always use hard chair; no
arms-no cushions. All spoil charm" ?"
"But doctor, l can't do without this
easy chair 7" exclaimed the now horri-
fled woman.
"Must; die sure If don't. Room too
hot, open windows, doors; get out in
sunshine then charm do good" and
hastily gathering hat and cane, Doctor
Mohoc departed abruptly.
The poor woman seemed deprived OF
all strength at contemplating the new
regime laid down for her; but faith
works wonders and 1t is said that every
body has some superstition. Mrs, Rich
mond had belief in charms, and this
alone caused her to try the strange pre-
scription.
1t was hard at first, but after a few
trials she improved, and FRIENDS per-
suaded her that she was looking SC
much better, and their kind fiattery
helped her.
In short, she continued her exercise
under Kate's training, until she found
il much nicer to be out and stirring