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

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well brought up for that and now
I've got something here that ! want
you 70 take with you. It's recipe
that it has taken me good many
years to find out. You viii find it
of great value in your practice, 1t
will cost you five pounds
And the doctor, with a very grave
face, held out a huge yellow envelope
sealed with red wax and tied with a
blue ribbon.
Charlie was rather tired Of this
long.winded harangue, for although
he liked the doctor, he considered
him something of an old fogy. But
the offer of this recipe excited his
curiosity, What wasit2 So he paid
the FIVE pounds, and became the pos
sessor of the huge envelope and its
mysterious contents.
"Take good care Of it, Charlie, and
don't open it until you are out of the
country"
A day or two after when at his
hotel at Folkestone, waiting for the
steamer, he bethought himself Of the
mystic recipe, and Fastening to his
room, he looked the door and opened
his valise,
There it was, safe and sound, in
all of its glory of yellow envelope,
red seal, and blue ribbon. Charlie
took it out; turned it over. 1t was
very solemn and ponderous; per.
feet panacea for all the evils that
flesh is heir 10. He turned it over
and over, and finally united the rib
bon, and breaking the seal, drew out
sheet Of foolscap carefully folded
Taking it to the window he read as
follows:
"Dont get the wrong pig by the
ear" "DR. MATTHEW JOINS"
Dashing the paper to the floor,
Charlie burst out:
"The old swindler, to cheat me out
of five pounds in that wayl I'll come
up with him though. See if l don't
pay him off, So he contented him.
self with concocting a scheme for
vengeance in secret. $685.
Three years passed away before
Charlie Horton finished his studies
and returned home. Meanwhile he
had changed greatly, and from
smooth.faced stripping, with the mer.
est suggestion Of mustache, he was
now bearded like the pardr and look
tcd SO different that his own; mother
hardly knew him.. But hc had not
forgotten DR.. Johns, nor his promised
revenge,
1t was Saturday night when the
stage coach sat Charles Horton down
at the door of the village inn at Hon.
eyhurst. He gave a false name to
landlord, and smoked a cigar with
him after supper, and inquired about
the village without that functionary
once suspecting his identity
In the course of the conversation,
Charlie asked, "whoi it was that lived
in that large house with a front gar
den down the street."
"That's DR.. Johns-been here n
good many years; clever man. I'll
introduce you to him if you wish
The doctor and l are pretty good
friends
"Well," slowly replied Charlie, as
if considering it, "he ought to know
his danger, and it would be best to
tell him. 1t may not be too late
yet"
And on they started, down the
street, toward the DOCTORS residence.
"What did you say was his name2"
asked Charlie, as they marched along.
CDR. Johns" replied the host.
"Johns-Johns," said Charlie
thoughtfully; 81 knew a fellow in Eu.
rope-Charles Horton by name-who
said he had studied with Dr. Johns,
an old man, and somewhat of n char,
acter. wonder if your doctor is the
same MANI"
ITO be sure he Is" replied the inn.
keeper al knew Charlie Horton
well. He went to Europe three or