The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1880-12-04

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the profession. From toothache "a
eramp collie, the path was plain tt
me; and as 10 broken backs and
bursting heads, hadn't made a
success of them both AS to cold
eNtremities and blrning stomach,
was perfectly at home with them.
The ear ache was nothing for me
70 nanage--badn't | cured all these
complaints in Miss Tadpoddle's
case2 Certainly ! had, and | felt
sure | could doit again. The main
thing, though, which had made my
name famous as a physician, was
the tongue ot Miss ladpoddle.
was the most effeetuslly advertised
doctor that ever walked the streets
Of Memphis. Miss Clattermouth,
who was acting as chief of-staff 10
Miss Tadpoddle, never failed to
speak Of the @vigorous young Doc
tor Demar," who had SO efecLually
knocked Miss Tsdpoddle's com
plants into "pi," They praised
my skill as a physician and Sian.
dered me asa citizen. 1t was some
where about ten days after my
treatment of Miss Tadpoddle'S
case when, she again sent for me.
| found her in bed-ahd when |
say in bed, mean it. She was. not
propped up with pillows, like she
was when | first visited her, but
she was fiat Oh, the bed. The truth
is, bad So completely taken the
starch out of her that she couldn't
SIT up. , ,,..
oaHogES2d dc, ,o you jYfs feel, this morning, Ing
Miss 'Tidpoddle@ | enqaired, pre-.
tending to be interested about her
case. blGaol ei L,ia g.L@aoH b..
sob, ! am So weak Doctor; /; bat
:oro otAat,I yould be very we'll. !
did not send for you with a view p1
taking more lnedicihe-no, no, in.
deedl Tdon's think | shall ever
needaany more as long as | live.
merely wished to speak with you
about Miss Bramlett's case. / pre-,
sumo that my brother, has told you
OF the valuable assistance that
have rendered him in that case
Very Well; | have something more
TO say TO you on that subject,
lear you will find that Miss Bran
lett is very bad woman. | con.
Tess | never had much faith in heI
at first. She was too proud, toe
cold hearted -Inade too much dis.
play with her money. She was pa.
radlng the streets continually, pre-
tending to be assisting the poor
but she was evidently tryiug to
create sensation. One day
met her at the widow Spratt's
house, and would you believe il,
slr, she was dressed IN an inch OF
her life. She had on a blue silk
dress, with real lace Trimmings
and, by the by, that was the iden-
tical dress She wore that night
when 10 l. saw her go into Ben
Bowles' apartments, through the
private entrance that opens from
the alley. But | am gong too
fast-I was telling you about meet
ing Miss Bramiett at widow
Spratt's. Well sir, she was Sitting
on a low truckle.bed, feeding lhe
babyl%iIh condensed milk. 1t was
the dirtiest siekliestllodking thing
| ever laid my eyes on; and the
other five children were cramming
themselves with cold bread and
turkey that Miss 'Bramlett had
given them, and they were COW
cred with dirty rags, just like the
baby MRS. Spratt is the poorest
manager | ever saw. Her children
bare half-naked and starved. was
really vexed at Miss Bramlett FOR
throwing away her money on such
worthless people. Old Spratt was
haIRays drunk, ana wouldn't work
! lHe fell overboard from a steamboat
Hand was dtownsd, dit Is a great
bpiIy, he didA't diep ten years age.
His children are lazy, COED for.no-
thing brata, and ought 70 starge.
Miss Bramlett has, been suppnrting
the whole tamilysince oldiaSpratl
died oiMrsi lSpratt, she lies iaI bed
bthealiveaGng ddy, pretending to be
sick, but it is pure Iaziness and II
Miss Bramlett would Iet hef alone.
size would haYe 10 get ep and work.
Of starve, Wen, there, are many
ether families n9this. city depend,
ing on Mss a'Branletls money fer
support ItNn aia scandal and a
shame thatsuch laziness should BE-
encouraged Act 'em work, or
stagye, Is my 4metto, Lasked Mrs.
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