Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-03-02
Or. BLUHT's PATIENT.

uhfno etptesScu one W wv sttohBess
characteristics. Had 10 been called
DR., Skillali the same could have been
said Of him with truth. And then the
ofhh lace vas . fAithlul in-
deI Of another equally strosg point Of
viz. great kindness OF heart,
80 quick spoken was tho doctor on or
dinsry occasions. hs not only abbrevl'
ated sentences, but words thems elves
frequently suffered very pereePt'ble
clipping
All the village Of L--was very
much exercised one morning by the
intelligence that tho two best rooms
10 Mrs. Lowell,s elegant house, which
had been unoccupied tor year Or
more because tho rent was 30 high,
had been taken by ayoung lady who
was u real live hejress, having no ono
but herself TO supports and she was
going 10 furnish the rooms with no end
Ct costly pieces" and lovely orna-
ments aud furthermore, Lawyer
Peckham. who had charge Of her es-
tate, said she was u beauty, but In
very poor health he believed. So tho
good natured gosslps ruminated how
sad II was that ono couldn't have
everything in this world. II you have
wealth like as not you have no health
to enjoy il things are pretty evenly
dealt out. after all /; and 30 after thu
manner Of newssendew.
Dame ltnmor ssemcdfor onceto have
heard only the facts in the case, for
in few days the rooms were really
furnished and occupied as predicted,
and Mrs. Lowell was highly elated
over the good looks M well ahanent
Of her new boarder,
though in describing her she had said:
but something ails the poor girl /;
she is 30 nervous, my dear--bat fresh
looking as dasy, and not the least
niia male or wastad. and nv. the wav
she dresses !"
One morning as Lawyer Peckhsm
was coming out Of Mrs. Lowelps
house he met Dr.. Blunt going 10.
Morning Peckham," said the doc
tor in bis quick way"
"Good morning, doctor. Guess
my client is about to become your pa
tient. eh I" .. ..'.
Eyes, yes,' jerked out the do,lor
"shouldu't WONDER" and he disappear.
ed. a. .....s
A moment latter Dr.. Blunt entered
Miss Lacey's room. Avery fair young
lady reclined languidly in the sump.
tuous depths of a "Sleepy Hollow
chair hut the quick experienced eye o.
the medical man knew alta glance thai
something was wrong; although Of
Mrs. Lowell had said she was rosy and
plump, the expression Of the eye was
troubled, restless and morbid. The
doctor seated himself beside his talI
patient, felt her pulse, and then vented
the remarkable query
"Was it me or the young doctor
you wanted =
"oh, you by all means said Miss
Lacey with smile, but instantly 'th'
trou bled look returned. She added
II want all the experience possible
brought to bear upon my case
"Any parents'" inquired the doc
tor. r.
"No sir, my mother died OF con
sumption when was very young
my father died when was mer'
child"
"Humph! Have you any loca
pains &? Suffer from headache nausea
mo cir nothing Of the kind. There
seems 10 be q fear OF something al
the time, an underlined apprehension
sometimes think I may die, as moth
er did, of consumption"
"Got any religion" 7"
"Why. cetaiuly, doctor. 1 shou'e
hope so. am church member, anc
have been for years. love my rs''
gon," aud quick sympathetic tears at
frmed the truth ofthe prompt asser
ton. ..-
"Ever seen Jesus Christ sick and
visited Him, or naked and clothed
IT,: r,;,;o,arod IN tho thousand
and.ons wants of the little ones tor
ever representing the Savlor's SYM
|bolized suf1erings =
"Alas, no." sighed poor Miss Lacey
81 have wanted to for years, but thi
nervous weakness units me for any
thing useful or practical. l give reg
ularly to several charitable objects
and hope some good is done in tina