The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1878-04-04

IN. N,idc,, Thorn. telling her to come in,
fr- tl. do COR Sas III and aiin't know any
t.Iy. -l.-.i.y throwing oil her dress, IN she
vtsr u.a sw him lying there in Estate OF
cpliau-a with his wig over one eye.
"tfa.tc and cayenne pepper and brandy.
,rf,r.t the !itl. widow, while she held his
T.cu. forcing the fiery dose down
I. ,Hr.e.' she held him tight, while he
..lrt,.r u and Easpcd For breath.
- .n.--r J. The matter with him. asked
,la 20. t.r servant
... .nber- remarked the widow-for
81 ... -.. Il the doctor march home that af-
. % ria tEo fin specimens of that pro-
s.rU.t . Good vegetable il lis hand. Then,
Uu. log booming better. she went home
.. cheerful Is ever. and slept the dreamlesb
..,p Of tie innocent and of the non-dyspep.
ta.
EtTiy thc next morning the baker called.
- hear that DIR. Ash was sick last night,
and That you went in T. said he almost As
tIuneh lac Lad n right to ask.
Yes she answered. THE girl came for
Ila and l did the little 1 could. Poor old
%! Its ii pity he never married. He
IL have had a wife and family around
liuu. i"':. al Of Il poor, ignorant servant girl.
WHO calls up the n%eighbors on trtfiing
,.vi.p..'
MD ~. that's what I always say. A
l0uc nga j. the Devils drlight-if you'll eH-
I-nfIu.ty- Eyeryt thing conspires to
goal. H.. life unbearable. What allied the
oh. he'd ,st,L TOO freely of cucumbers."
dow Thorn, you know Tn rs much
=. W. is.'
',,L s-iEs, NE. sir what are you driv-
.g sea i she.
~,.'h.ug'' he said, with a melancholy
FL and lot the shop.
lD miuu' after, she saw him go home
b.. E .-.. - a.. - ln,Ia
--', knew low many, for she pulled a box
~ tn window aside to count them. She
F.l.othcd h,r apron Town and shook her
tsFl. She expected AS much and more.
dut At that moment in came the bachelor
from over tie way.
Ia anybody .iok next door, ma'am 2" hn
aslad
Yes, SIR Dr Ash was taken ill last
night Why p
u was playing we Met. Twas in a
Crowd, late, feeling miserable, and l saw
his servant ONE here, and saw you go in
with her What allied him 2"
Nov, sir, / can't iell you. I'm afraid I've
been the innocent cause of future agony TO
the baker at the corner by telling him; so II
voG'l excuse me, wen say the doctor was
imPrudent.'
I'm afraid I'm that myself, ma'am," he
said low.spiritedly ''and lately I've got to
AhNAAAAa II kNAAA ~ nv TIC AT ~ 'AN
r,ion Of his heart TINT is, his left side,
whore nnLody's heart is, you know
"Oh! you play too vigorous, sir" she said.
~ once knew n gentleman who played the
fife lovely but he died suddenly, sir, and
the doctor who opened him told me he was
as clear a. a whistle inside sir-his own,
identical words: clear cs n whistle Every.
thing had gone"
But, | dare say. no was n married man 2
Eyes, indeed! A blessed wife, and twins !
'Ahi Tn is the reason. I'll never die
that way, mR'am-for there's no one &c
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'i better see n doctor
Then he shook his head sadly and went
out. .
She sat in the little shop for an hour or
more, writing II louglctter. She linked her
fingers, said bother .' 10 the pen for splut
tering, folded the letter crookcdly, refolded
I straightly, directed the envelope, put a
stamp on the left-hand corner, went out,
dropped itin the box, and came to DIR. Ash's
loor, knocked, inquired how ho did, and
,ame home again. Then | think she was
BUSY for quite a time, as all such are.
Soon in popped the doctor, with n huge
bouquet in his hand.
''You have saved my life, ma'am, " said he.
'Nonsense ~ she exclaimed; bat she
miled in a pleasant way, too.
Thon he put the flowers beside her, pressed
aer hand, and went to see his patients.
The little widow humnIed a tune, tapping
her foot on the floor, late in the afternoon,
when the bachelor from over the way rushed
her.
GIVE done it, ma'am!" he said, shivering.
'Lord bless the man! What have yon
lone /"
1--WE been imprudent !"
'HowT
'I've poured cold water down m spine till
I'm almost paralyzed, and | want you to treat
rs you did the doctor"
':You dol Then wait! III mix the dose
or you"
And she did so. She brought l. to him,
made him take a gulp, and he sat down i'm
nodiately on the floor. white and choking.
There was quite the look of n heroine about
he little widow then.
Now go home" she said. kindly; Ego to
bed, and let me know to morrow how you
And casting a strange, bcwiidcred
ook at her, he obeyed.
Now, after it was twilight: the little woman
,lOsed the shop, went TO her room. put on
1er neat, old-fnshionod bonnet, and. going
locked her house-dOor from the
and was on the pavement. when up
the servant from the bakers
what's thu matter with gOU ?" asked the
title widow.
'Oh, mem he's took so bad that he cant
peak, aud he's calling for you all the timeg'
"Oh! know what's the matter with him.
Jome inside, Jane, md I'll send him SOM"
hing to cure him.
Then Jane went inside, and the little wo
nan mixed a tumhlcrfull of a certain com
pound,
Five cucumbers," she said "and the
loc;or only had two! Consequently hrli
need ~ much again aud a half, and n It'll
more pepper lShc had quite a head ION
reckoning. Iassure you She gave the a'ms
10 the girl. and went out again aud locked tic
ioor. Il hope it won't hurt him 20 said th'
title widow.
Next day the shop was not opened. III"
loc;or tried the door, and found it closed.
The baker. rather shaken, came by aud
ooked in in nStonishmeut The ilvhulor
pcercd from his window and wondered.
Bat for all that, the little shop Was closed
md closed it remained all that day and night.
The doctor was for breaking in the door, 10 .
zee if she wera inside, i'll or-dend. III"
baker seconded the motion AS night an ?
preached. But just then tile ln'hel0r Sam
over. o.
MAYBE she's gone away to visit" Sdl Ito ~
''Nes!-on some erraud -: mercy, e'iruc!
IN the doctor. She isR capital nurse, 't7t
I can testify to-
$50 eau l.. said tn baker. dulinu-i..
''She never nIrsed o.. si' - st!d no doc
.or.
Neither aid She y5g ,' said the la,heG.
Sir :" exclaimed the doctor lockiug like