The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1881-04-23

lhAo IHOloASAOly OAo pSho@IAOA Va
Providence. Oh, me! it is more
than | can bear-to think that |
shall never see poor little Tottie
any more; 1t will be the death of
me; know it will.
Now ! Yves perfectly amazed
when heard Tottie's name men
tioned, tor the whole mystery was
then cleared up. All this nonsense
was produced by the death of an
eight-ounce poodle dog; and l has.
tened to pitcher Of water, poured
out glass and pretended to get
strangled, so might have chance
to conceal the mirth that was about
to precipitate me INTO a fit of
laughter. was compelled to walk
out into the hall, in order to gain
time to get control of myself, as |
did not wish TO appear rude. Miss
Tadpoddle seemed to be growing
worse all the time, and continued
to implore me for a sleeping drug,
and concluded that it was best to
make a show of compassion, which
| did, but not without aaconsidera-
BILE effort. l requested Miss Olat-
termouth 10 fetch me spoonful of
-four, and while sne went after it, l
took out my medicines and scatter
ed them aboutou the top of a bu-
reau that stood in one corner Of
the room; and as l was thinking
more about the proof which | want
ed to make by Miss Clattermouth,
than anything else, l took out the
letter and laid it down among the
medicines, where | knew she could
see it when she brought the flour.
My mind was wrought up to a
high pitch ofanxiety; because | had
been led by Lottie to believe that
the fate Of Miss Bramlett depended
entirely on The success or failure of
my enterprise. And further be-
lieved that my own future happi-
ness to very great degree would
be made to depend on the proof
which might be able to make to
Miss Clattermouth, in regard to the
handwriting Of that letter; conse
quently an unusual degree of ex
citement seized upon me when l
saw her eyes fixed on the letter, as
she handed m3 the flower. | felt
my heart humping violently in my
breast, whilst | held my breath and
tried to assume a careless air, as
began to finger my drus7. There
was a large mirror swinging on the
top of the bureau, which enabled
me to watch Miss CIattermouth,
without letting her know what she
was up to; and | could see that heI
little round eyes were intentIy fixed
ON the letter, whilst an expression
of curiosity mantled her face. lfelt
my knees knocking against each
other, and my whole frame began
to shake from the intense anxiety
that possessed me. When Banquo's
ghost SHOOK its CORY locks at Nc
Beth, at the banquet, he did not
trenble more than | did on that i'm
porlant occasion.
"Oh, Doctor!n exclaimed Miss
TadpoddIs, "are you going to lei
nae die? Why don't you put nae to
sleep! Are you going to save my
life or not~
"My dear madam, | beg you to
command little patience; you shall
soon be relieved; 1t is our duty to
submit humb!y to the DEGREES Of
Providence
"Yes! yes! | know it is Doctor;
but those who never felt the heavy
hand of afiliction laid upon them, as
1t is now laid on poor me, can not
understand or appreciate the awful
calamity, They are not prepared
to give US that sympathy, which
they would be able to do il they had
suffered such an irreparable lUss as
| have"
hastily prepared three wheat
dough pills, and persuaded her to
swallow them, assuring her thai
they would put her to sleep in
very short while; and in less than
five minutes, she declared that she
felt great deal better,
"Ah! Doctor, you are such a good
physician; you seem to comprehend
the nature of ones complaint at 6
glance. Now you know | never ex
aggerate; there is nothing | despise
more than do exaggeratiOn; but
do believe my nervous system il
completely destroyed; but if any
body can restore my shattered sys
tenn, you are the man to do 1t.
declare / begin. to feel drowsy Eow
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