The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1878-11-05

| quite time, as all such are.
Soon In popped the doctor, with a
huge bouquet in his hand.
"You have saved my life, ma'am,"
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 O tune, tap
ping her foot on the floor, late In the
the way rushed to her.
i've done it, ma'am |" he said ,shiv-
ering.
"Lord bless the mani What have
you done? ?"
i've been imprudent."
"How? ?"
Tive poured cold water down my
spine till Pm almost paralyzed, and 1
want you to treat me as you did the
DOCTOR"
" You doY Then wait I'll mix the
dose for you"
And she did so. She brought it to
him, made him take gulp, and he sat
down Immediately on the floor, white
and choking There was quite the look
of a heroine about the little widow
then.
"Now go home," she said, kindly;
"go to bed, and let me know how you
feel" And casting strange, bewilder-
ed 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 downstairs, locked
her house-door from the outside, and
was on the pavement, when up came
the servant from the bakers.
What's the matter with you ?''
asked the little widow"
oh, mem he's took so bad that he
can't speak, and he's been calling for
you all the time"
"Ohl know what's the matter with
him. Come inside, Jane, and I'll send
him with something to cure him."
Then Jane went inside, and the little
woman mixed a tumblerful of certain
compound.
Five cucumbers ~ she said-' and
the doctor only had two Consequent
ly he'll need as much again and half,
and little more pepper" (She had
quite head for reckoning, L assure
you). She gave the glass to the girl and
went out again and locked the door,
hope it won't hurt him ~ said the
widow.
Next day the shop was not opened
The doctor tried the door, and found it
closed. The baker, rather shaken, came
by and looked in in astonishment. The
bachelor peered in from his widow and
wondered. But for all that, the little
shop was closed and closed it remain
ed all that day and night. The doctor
was for breaking in the door, to see if
she was inside, ill-or dead. The baker
seconded the motion as night approach
ed. But just then the bachelor came
over.
Maybe she's gone away to visit ?"
said he.
Yes !-on some errand of mercy"
chimed in the doctor. "She is capital
nurse, that can testify to-"
$50 can l." said the baker obviously.
"She never nursed you," said the
doctor.
Neither did she you, sir" said the
baker.
Sir !" exclaimed the doctor, looking
like thunder.
"Sir!" exclaimed the baker, looking
as much like thunder as a baker can
look.
"I would have you know, sir" said
the doctor, " that L am superior to any
insult which dough-kneader may offer
mel"
And 1 to any foolishness on the
part of a sawbones."
"Now, look here !" said the bachelor.
Il was sick and she gave me the same
kind of medicine she gave the doc
tor"
"She sent me the same,n said the
baker.
"She came into my house, and held
my head while took it, said the doc
tor. He was triumphant.
Then after much haggling and quar-
reling, they looked at the house again;
and agreeing that she would certainly
return by tomorrow, they took their
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