The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1878-01-10

gazing abstractedly across the street.
my attention WAS arrested by modest
little sign upon an opposite blind
l.. Todd, NJ. d." While thinking
whether OF not it would be best to make
trial of the physicians skill. a sudden
twinge and hutter decided me yes. T
would send for DIR. Todd and know the
worst at once
Snmmoning the only male servant
belonging to the establishment, I told
him to step over and ask DIR. Todd to
come and see me as soon as possible.
The boy grinned.
"What are you laughing at p 1 asked.
"Ts not DIR. Todd good physician ?"
I" oh, yes, SIR" he answered. be-
lieve she is very good physician, but
she hain't never tended nobody here"
"She !" said 70 myself 'sthe boy,
surely, has Welsh blood in his veins (;
they always she everything
The boy returned saying: "The
doctor wasn't home, sir, but Tleft yeur
name on the slate"
In the course Of the afternoon: as I
lay upon the sofa, with my hand pressed
upon my heart, to still its irregular pull
sations, there was soft tap at my door.
"Come in, 1 called out, and, to my sur
prise, in came the neatest, brightest,
most cheerful-looking little woman it
had ever been my lot to meet.
"You sent for me, I believe, sir 7"
she said, in brisk, pleasant way.
"Ia No, madam, you are laboring
under mistake"
"Ah! beg your pardon" said the
little woman. az found on my slate
the name of Mr.. Hubbs, No. Ia, Mrs
Grey's boarding house, with request
that would call and see him."
"Your slate, madame |" exclaimed,
my astonishment increasing every mo-
ment; "you surely are not n -
physician yes, sir" she inter
rupted, quickly; 1T am a physician.
DR.. Todd" .fe af
extra raordinarya" was all 1 could
say, for though had heard at distance
of the existence of sush b, .ngs, this was
| my first introduction tC a female prac-
| titioner of the Esculapian art. 1t was
rather awkward, but since che had come,
1 determined to make the best of it, and
acquaint the lady doctor with my case.
She felt my pulse, asked numerous
questions as to my symptoms, and then,
in her quick, bright way, exclaimed
"Nervous Nervous that's all, de.
pend upon it. Excuse me, sir, but by
the cir of your room suppose you are
much given to smoking"
81 plead guilty."
"And how many cigars do you usually
smoke in a day ?"
"I could not tell; never counted; as
soon as threw away one / took another,
usually" 49,
!" Hum !! cigar in ysiirxaouth pretty
much ali the time, Ell? Chew, too"
Again a reluctant confession was
wrung from me.
~ presume you sit up late, smoke all
the time ?"
eyes, ma'am, smoking and reading" "
"That's it. No disease Of the heart
at all, sir; nothing but tobacco. It will
make you fancy anything: It'll drive
You crazy, if you don't take care. Now
will you promise to follow my advice
closely If not I will take my leave
Immediately"
promised, submissive as lamb.
In the first place then throw away
all your cigars and tobacco and promise
to buy no more"
With sigh given to my sole consola.
tions / said would do as she directed.
Many more directions she gave me as
to diet, exercise, early hours, etc. Per-
haps, she Isaw, too, that cheerful CON-
panionship was something 1 needed, 80
she remained awhile, talking with great
glee and spirit about matters and things
in general and, promising to call and
see me the next morning, she left.
had not felt so we'll in a great while
indeed, l had not given my heart a
thought since the little woman entered
the room.
The next morning l found myself
watching impatiently for the arrival OF
my little doctor. She csme bright and
cheerful as the day before. What per.
feet little sunbeam she was I could
not help growing better under her care,
and the influence of her cheering pres.
ence, and yet managed to contrive some
ache or pain every day as an excuse for
the continuance OF her visits.
At length found that my heart, which
had long been quiet, and apparently free
from disease, began to hutter and palpi.
tate again but observed it was only
when heard the little woman's tap al
my door, or felt her soft fingers on nv
wrist. In short. as she had driven the
disease out of my heart, that little woman
herself had walked into it. l could nc
longer blind myself to the fnct; and
when she one day told me that was now
off the sick list, and out of her hands,
determined that she should not go easily
| get out OF mine.
| 30 I told her as she had now giver
ease to my heart in one respect, she
must not leave till she had done SO il
another, or 1 should be worse off than ]
was before. The little woman looked
perplexed.
Then 1 stated my case and explained
my symptoms second time, showing
her the distressed state of my heart, anc
she alone conld cure it. The former
disease she had removed by an occasiona
visit the latter could only be cured b,
her promising to come and take up hel
abode with me as resident physician
She understood me now, and by the wa,
she pressed her hand against her owl
| little futtering heart, one would hav,
thought the disease was contagious
and Iverily think it was. So now W,
are both to apply to a clergyman who i
to form between us life partnership a
lawyer and physician. ftFf
But one thing troubles me, of which
had no thought till now that il i
necessary to have our cards engraved
Married people are usually "Mr. an,
Mrs. So and So," or "Mr. Such a On
and Lady )" but will any one please tel
me how and nv little wife ARA IN h