The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1880-04-28
DOCTOR LUCY.

tie six-year-old Lucy often went with
him on his long rides to the homes of his
patients. Sometimes she would 90 into
the house and "help papa doctor" -and
her bright face and sweet ways helped the
poor invailds, have no doubt, almost as
much as her fathers medicine; some
times she would sit out in the chaise, and
keep the flies off Black Bessies ears with
the long whiplash. Of course, it was not
long before she began to play doctor
herself. All children like to initiate the
grown folks, whether they are house
keepers, or farmers, or doctors, or min
listers. So little Doctor Lucy began upon
her dolls, and pretended that they were
very sick with "diptheya," or '.nea-
thels, or that their lungs were " dreadful
bad" and that they must have cream to
eat, and be awful careful and not stay
out after the dew began to fall After a
good deal of doll practice she began to
try her hand at soothing the woes of
the cat and dog, and various chickens
that now and then came to grief She
made bandages, and plasters, and pills,
and begged little bottles of pellets from
her papa, and in fact, had little office in
her dolls house quite well stocked with
remedies. 80 saan
I can't say that her patients were
always grateful to her for her kindness to
them. Pussy didn't seem to like it very
well when Lucy put her feet in warm
water for very bad cold and she
nearly drowned a poor little white
chicken giving ira Tpaokr because it was
ttfeverish. > @ However, Doctor Lucy was
learning all this time to think about the
comfort and happiness Of animals, and
that's a great deal, The child who loves
all Gods creatures and is tender-hearted
toward themis on the right way to low
ing and pleasing God. Z 10" '-4 t'7's'o
obOneoday the little doctor thought she
would take her patients out, as papa
did sometimes. It was, all "pretend,"
YOU know, but it turned out, real, as /
will show you. Doctor Lucy started out
in fine style She took the baby carriage
and put the kittens and two sick chick
ems and a forlorn little baby turkeysin-
side. Kitty lay on the seat, and the
other patients were tucked snugly under
a blanket, on the mat. n, Then the doctor
went carefully down the road, keeping
on the smooth places so as not to Jar the
sick people On and on she went among
daisies and buttercups and clover, while
the birds fitted and whirled and sung in
the wonderful blue above her.
What pretty world it is ]" she said to
herself, and SO fully was she of gladness
that she sat down on little stone seat
and talked to kitty about,it.
u. 90 Won IN oht IN ha bo,1y,p +oo l>;++,,
she said "'cause the world is your
bootiful house that God made for you.
He made it for you and the birds, and
for me and everybody-even the poor
little fuzzy caterpillars 1 don't like
Them kitty, thoug h 1 haze tried; but
God likes them"
She didn't sit long; she was afraid her
patients might get cold in the "draught."
She got mp with a little lazy yawn, for
the day was warm and Doctor Lucy felt
sleepy. Just as she was starting on she
heard a baby s frightened cry. She hur-
RED around a turn Of, the road, and there
she saw tiny year7oh grille sitting in
despair among the daisies The poor lit.
tie tot was hot and frightened, and her
baby heart was quite broken because she
naQ lOSC mamma.
Our young doctor was on hand in an
instant a .A tH
y "Igness she needsa pill or powder"
she said; but my med sin is all at home
/ ought to carry it out, as papa does"
Mamma mamma r. fnoaned the child
looking up in Lucy Is kind face.
g. What's your name, darling?" asked
Lucy aa.e 40 ~ -
Mammals dirl, an papa's dirl."
Where does your mamma livel"
Way off, and that was all the little
thing could be coaxed to say.
Lucy was perplexed for moment, and
then she thought what it was best to do
You must 60 down with the rest of
the patients, kitty" she said, pulling
poor Spotty rather rudedly from her
comfortable bed there's human child
cornming in here; she's Bladder off than
you, and more portant."
So kitty went below, and the lost
baby was puton the carriage seat
And I'll take you to my mamma, -
said Lucy. :" She always knows what to
dol j. .qnr m .I.aaJ .m..I
q At the sound of the sweetest word in
the world for babies the little one laughed
aloud, She thought she was going to her
own mamma; and so she was, in a round
about wav