The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1878-12-25

Dut stlll looking very lh'etsN! ~"
the doctors face,
well, a little stilIish in the joints
now and then; but--bless you sir--l
can ride as many miles and as many
hours as ever could"
abr. Johns said Charles very
impressively, "do you ever meet in
your practice people who look and
feel the perfect embodiment Of othealth.
and yet whose constitutions are be-
ing sappsd by a fatal disease, and
they not conscious of itP'
"Well, yes, have met such cases"
replied the doctor.
"And did you ever apply them To
yourself, sir2" again asked Charlie, IN
solemn tones.
"Why, DIR. Holmes, what do yon
mean? Do you think that my CON
stitution is undermined by secret
disease? Nonsense, manW and he
laughed outright.
Then Charlie began. He told the
old doctor all that he had told tho
landlord, and much more, How hc
had many such CAGES. He knew the
doctor felt his age, and he clevcrly
used those symptoms, twisting them
about, showing that it was not ng",
and in two hours time the doctor was
so thoroughly frightened that he be-
lieved his end liable to occur at any
moment, and besought "Dr. Holmes
to do whatever lay in his power to
give him relief. DR. Holmes promis-
cd to think over it during the night.
Dr. Johns would not hear Of his re-
turning to the inn, but insisted up
on his taking a bed at his own house.
Charlie with grave face finally
consented, but before going to bed he
advised The doctor TO take ian ano-
dyne," assured him that there was
no immediate danger, and clevorly
managed to slip an emetic into the
doctors glass ofrum-and-water, which
he always took before retiring, and
had done SO with great regularity for
thirty years.
About the middle Of the night the
old housekeeper called Che lie up in
great haste and terror. Dr.. Johns
was very sick, and had asked her to
call DR.. Holmes as soon as possible.
Charlie went into the bedroom and
found him tossing around and groan-
ing alta great rate. He felt now he
had an attack Of the diseases men-
toned by Charlie, and besought him
odo what he could speedily,
Charlie made an examination,
looked grave, and shook his head.
"Bad, is it, DR.. Holmes7" asked
Johns, family; "tell me the worst.
sir"
at is bad case, Dr. Johns" said
Charlie. "I can only do one thing,
and that is a costly one. l can give
you a prescription, but it will cost
you twenty pounds. am obliged to
ask that for 1t, as l obtained 1t un-
der peculiar circumstances. Itmay
give you relief. l have seen it used
with very good results"
Twenty pounds2" asked the old
doctor eagerly. "All right, l will
give it, sir. What is the prescrip-
tion2 Here is the money"
Charlie wrote on slip of paper,
folded it up and handed II to the doc
tor. He received 1t eagerly, opened
1t with trembling hands, and by the
light of the bedroom lamp read:
"bon't get the wrong pig by tho
ear" 'DR CHARLES HORROR"
With one bound the doctor was
out of bed, but "Dr. Holmes" had
vanished.
Charlie" said Dr. Johns next day,
"I'm getting old; you must come and
take my practice. Your twenty
pounds will help to give you start" "
The doctor says he never got the
"wrong pig" but once"
I.oi,ioo Hin, no, xT..d