The Benton record. [volume] (Benton, M.T. [Mont.]) 1875-1879, 1877-08-10
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DCCTOR7S STORY

DCCTOR'S STORY :
By five o'clock I was ready to 90, feel
ing tired with my hard days work.
Though but young medical man, had
already fair practice, and as also ! was
surgeon 10 our local dispensary my time
WIS well occupied. Moreover, this even
ing had special duty to perform, being
engaged to deliver lecture at the Lii
erary Institute upon the subject Of Alcohol
and its Effects it would be my first essay,
but had no fear should be moderately
successful.
Somewhat tired, was just leaving the
Dispensary when my brother practitioner
Wilkins came in, and during a chat we
had glass of sherry together Wilkins
laughed.
"lou are not teatotallor, Sharpe,
despite your lecture. Very good wine
this"
"No; but / take very little stitnulant. ]
dare say i shall not drink another glass 81
wine for D week.
"Nonsense Who could deal with wine
like this III such misery way But you
Re going. Well, gool-by. ! shall come
to the lecture Here, stop ! saysf yon
like-to oblige you, I'll finish that battIe.
and tilgI. sE.i af
iuebriety for YOU 10 EXHIBIT On the plat
form. The effect would be striking
"No doubt it would, but the audience
might be fastdious, and think the lecturer
and his illustration much in the same
state. Too dangerous, my friend"
And we went our ways. Mine was t
my home, where I prepared medicine 70
some patients, and then entered the din
ipg-room, to sit quietly down and thinI
over ny lecture anew ere starting for -
Institute.
As l reclincd in the easY-chair, hea'
slightly bent forward and resting On hanc
after The usual fashion Of thoughtfulness,
became conscious Of more anxiety abou
this lecture than had before experienced
1t was not written, but the subject was
easy, and ny confidence IN my fuency {
speech was 50 perfect, that until this MI
mcnt the duty that lay before me had hare
ly quickened my pulse BY one solita1
beat. How was it now that | felt fushe
and nervous, and began to dread breaI
down? seemed to have quite painfi
ordeal to 90 through /! The sentences hei
aud there committed to memory hoppe
and skipped about in alarming fashio
Foolish fellow that I was to take eve
that small quantity Of wine Scarce
touching stimnIants as rule, even a 81
gle glass had upset me. would have son
tea. | shouli soon be better, no doub
With the tea came my dear wife. 81
was going to the lecture, and was bnoya
in her assurance Of my marked success
She greeted me affectionately, and we tor
tea together, and told her how busy
had been all day, and how wilkins, who
she knew, had taken some wine with n
and had proposed to make himself
dreadful illustration" for the purposes
nv lecture, and-eh--what-thi is Il
pleasant-oohat is Milly looking at me fl
with an air Of solicitude amounting
distress
Edward DEAR she faltered, 'do-dol
be angry, but"
She was frightened. She grew pa
What in the world was tho matter with ht
| was alarmed, and stammered as aske
earnestly:
"My love, are you iii? What, what
She threw her arms around my neck
Il am quite well. dearest, but You
verv tired. and don't you think that as .
are vcu had better stay at home y
- "As you are = Mercy On mel Wh
ever did my Milly mean? The bic
mounted TO my forehead, It rushed to
brain.
do you mean to suggest, Milly--'
began with my utmost dignity Of mann
res ved for very great occasions.
30, i suggest nothing, replied my Y
and 10 my horror she began TO cry :"
something has disagreed with sou, dea
perhaps Ii Is Tie tea aud, Q, that Gre
ful Wilkipsl'
Fr The frst time IL my Life vas
tiously angry vith nls young wife. ~
clese wlat Ale meai.t. SIC mean !
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