The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-04-15

again. cau !, be possible that rslatlys
OF ny father, 10 EurlsBd, has died and
lsf % property Yes u mus, be 90.
Several members of his family there are
10 good circumstances. on, i Il should
b sbus, how timely bas FOlisi come For
your sake, my dear sister, more than for
my own, will be thankiall Bot how
am 10 go 70 New York; ] hsye not $
dollar in my pocket, and viii receive
n0shing fora week or two.
The only resource WAS in borrowing
aud 20 ihislhe doctor resorted with con
siderable reluctance. From agenlleman'
who bad always sbown 40 interest Ia him,
'he obtained I've dollars. WiIhin an hour
after ths receipt Of the letter, be was on
his way 20 the city. The more be ponder
sd the matter, the moro likely did i seem
TO him that bis FIRST conclusion was the
true one. There was an uncle OF his
fathsr's, miser, repuIed to be very rich,
from whom, some years before, The iami'
Iiy bad received letters; and Il seemed not
At all improbable thai his death bad oc-
CURED, aud thai be and his sister bad
been remembered In the will. This idea
SO fully possessed bis mind by the time
be arrived 10 the city, that he WAS already
beginning TO make, la imagination, sun
dry dispositions Of the property soon to
come into bis hands.
Can see one of the gentlemen belong
Ing to The irm? asked the doctor on en-
terIng the store OF Messrs. T. \
p -.
Here is Mr.. L. said the individual
addressed, referring him TO middle
aged, thoughtful looking man, with some
thing prepossessing in his face.
The doctor bowed TO Mr.. L-----, and
then said-My name is DR.. Grimes.
Mr.. L--- bowed in return, remarkiug,
as he did So
| viii you walk in1
The doctor was rather disappointed at
the manner OF lis reception, aud exper-
fenced slight depression OF spirits rs be
followed the merchant back into one Of
the counting rooms attached 10 the store.
Win you take chair, sirf said the
merchant.
| Both the gentlemen sat down. About
IL there was All air Of expectancy,
which the doctor did not fail TO remark.
My name is DIR. Grimes, said be re.
pesting his first introduction.
Ian happy to see you, doctor, returned
L., bowing again
received letter from your house this
morning, said tho victim, for such be
really was, desiring me to call, as you
had some communication TO make that
would be to my advantage.
There's some mistake, replied the mer-
chant. No letter OF the kind has emana.
ted from us.
Are you certain2 asked the man In
voice greatly changed and he drew forth
the letter be had received.
L. looked at the communication aud
shook his head.
There is no truth in this, sir. ! regret
TO say that you have, most probably, been
made the victim of an idle and reprehen-
sible jest. To-day, you are aware, is the
First of April
Can it be possibel exclaimed the
doctor, casping his hands together, while
bis face became pale and overcast with
disappointment. Who could have been
so uhkind-so cruel2
And is the disappointment very great2
said the merchant, touched with the man.
ner of bis visitor, which showed more
pain than modification at the cheat prac.
ticed upon him.
With an effort al self command, Doctor
Grimes regained, to some extent, his lost
composure, and, rising, remarked, as be
partly turned himself away
Forgive this intrusion, since ! ought TO
have been more on my guard.
But, an interest having been awakened
10 the mind Of Mr.. L., he would not
suffer bis visitor to retire until he held
some further conversation with him. Ia
this conversation he learned, through
delicately asked questions, even more OF
bis real condition in life than the latter
meant to communicate; and he still far
ther learned that tho mother Of DR..
Grimes had been Que OF bis early friends.
Would you be willing to take the po
silion OF Resident Physician st the -
Hospitall finally asked Mr.. L..
To one like me, replied DR.. Grimes,
that place would be exceedingly desrG-
BILE. But do not suppose | could get IL.
Why not?
sm stranger here.
Can you bring testimonials as to pro-
fessional ability asked Mr. L..
can. Testimonials ofthe very highest
character.
Bring them TO me doctor, at the earliest
possible moment. do not, in the least,
doubt that my influence will secure you
the place. believe you have no family2
None.
That may be an objection. A furnished
dwelling is provided for The physician
and, I believe, one with family is pre-
/ fsrred.
bAyo a widowed sister who would be
glad 10 join me and whom ! would be
glad to place In 20 comfortable aposition.
That will do jasl As well, doctor. Bring
over your testimonials a. soon As possible,
Not 80 much Of sn April fool, after all,
begin to think. Unless Pm very greatly
mistaken, you haze beard something 10