Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-11-08

lot of snuff: the baker was clearly smoking
himself into the grave with his Maria; ant
the bachelor used so many paper.collars tina
the little widow ordered as many boxes of hi
as she did of all the other sizes put together
But at last, one night, came the mald-ser
want from next door pounding up the Widow
Thorn, telling her to come in, for the doctor
was i'll and didn't know anybody. Hastily
throwing on her dress, in she went, and saw
him living there in state of collapse, with
his wig over one eye. .,
"Ginger and cayenne pepper and brandy
ordered the little widow, while she held MI
head. Then, forcing the fiery dose down hl'
throat, she held him tight, while he spluttereo
and gasped for breath.
"Whatever is the matter with him ?" asked
the frightened servant.
"Cucumbers !" remarked the widow-tol
she had seen the doctor march home that at
ternoon with two fine specimens of that pro
verbally cool vegetable in his hand. Then
the Doctor becoming better, she went hone
as cheerful as ever, and slept the dreamles'
sleep of the innocent and of the non.dyspeptic
Early the next morning the baker called.
II hear that DR.. Ash was sick last night
and that you went in ?" said he-almost al
though be had right to ask.
"Yes," she answered. "The girl came fol
me, and did the little 1 could. Poor old
chap! It's pity he never married. HI
might have had a wife and family around
him, instead of a poor, ignorant servant-girl
who calls up the neighbors on trihing causes
"Widow that's what I always say. A
lone man is the devils delight-if you'll ex
cuse profanity. Everything conspires to make
his life unbearable. What allied the doctorP p
"Oh he'd eaten too freely of cucumbers.'
"Widow Thorn, you know I'm as much
alone as he is."
"Why-bless me, sir,-what are you driv
ing att" asked she.
"Nothingp he said, with melancholy
smile, and left the shop.
Ten minutes after, she saw him 60 home
with FIVE overgrown cucumbers in his hands
she knew how many, for she pulled box in
the window aside to count them. She smooth
ed her apron down and shook her head. She
expected as much-and more. Just at that
moment in came the bachelor from over the
way. .,
'Is anybody sick next door, maam?" be
asked.
"Yes, sir! DR.. Ash was taken i'll last
night. Wby?" :,
II was playing I'VE Met, Twas in Crowd,
late, feeling miserable, and l saw his servant
came here, and saw you 60 in with her.
What allied him ?"
"Now, sir, I can't tell you. I'm afraid I've
been the innocent cause of future agony to
the baker at the corner by telling him.; so if
you'll excuse me, we'll say the doctor was i'm
prudent"
sI'm afraid I'm that myself, ma'am," he
said ow.spiritedly; "and lately I've got to
feeling pain here" And he pointed to the
region of his heart-that is, his left side, where
nobody's heart is. you know!
"Oh you play too vigorous, sir" she said.
II once knew gentleman who played the
fife lovely but he died suddenly, sir, and
the doctor who opened him told me he was as
clear as whistle inside sir-his own, identi-
cal words: clear as whistle Everything
had gone"
"But, dare say, he was married man r
"Yes, indeed A blessed wife and twins y
"Ah! That's the reason. I'll never die
that way, ma'am-for there's no one to mourn
for me. I'll keep on blowing till, after awhile,
you'll hear the echoes rolling in me, and I'll
play the same tune twice at once, and one a
bar behind the other"
"Oh goodness gracious me!' she said !;
"you'd better see doctor"
Then he shook his head sadly and went out.
She sat in the little shop for an hour or
more, writing long letter. She linked her
fingers, said "bother r to the pen for splutter-
ing, folded the letter crookedly. refolded it
straigbtly, directed the envelope, put stamp
on the left hand corner, went out, dropped it
in the box, and came to DR.. Ash's door,
knocked, inquired how he did. and came home
again. Then I think she was busy for quite
time, as all such are.
Soon in popped the doctor, with huge
bouquet in bis hand.
"You have saved my life, madam" said he.
"Nonsense |" she exclaimed !; but she smiled
in pleasant way, too.
Then he put the flowers beside her, pressed
her hand, and went to see his patients.
The little widow hummed tune, tapping
her foot on the floor, late in the afternoon,
when the bachelor over the way rushed to
her.
"I've done it, madam" said he shivering.
"Lord bless the man! What have you
done?"
"Tve been imprudent."
"How?"
"I've poured cold water down my spine till
I'm almost paral yzed, and want you to treat
me as you did the doctor"
"You do? Then wait I'll mix the dose
for YOU
And she did 80. She brought it to him,
made him take gulp, and he sat down i'm
mediately on the floor, white and choking.
There was quite the look of heroine about
the little widow then.
"Now 20 home" she said, kindly; "go to
bed, and let me know tomorrow how you
feel" And casting strange, bewildered
look at her, he obeyed.
Now, after it was twilight the little woman
closed the shop, went to her room, put on her
neat, old-fashioned bonnet, and, going down.
stairs, locked her heuse.door from the outside
and was on the pavement, when up came the
servant from the bakers.
whats the matter with your" asked the
little widow.
"Oh mem, he's took so bad that be cant
speak, and he's calling for you all the time p
"Oh know what's the matter with him.
Come inside, Jane, and I'll send him some
thing to cure him."
Then Jane went inside, and the little wo'
man mixed tumblerfull of a certain com.
pound.
Give cucumbers !" she said-"and the doc.
tor only had two! Consequently he'll need
as much again and half, and little more
pepper!' [She had quite head for reckon
ing, assure you'll She gave the glass to the
girl, and went out again and locked the door.