, 1884-09-11
A FEMALE PHYSICIAN.
Whose Hobby is to Cure all Incura-
BILE Cases.
After an Extensive Practice Among
European Crowned Heads
She Comes TO Cheyenne and Loses
Her leweIry.


ago there alighted from the train, in this
city, a lady Of the fat and forty type.
Her black hair was slightly streaked with
gray and was done up after some archi-
t%ectural design long since gone out OF
style. The principal color of her face
was conferred in the immediate neighbor-
hood Of her nose.
In her dress the lady showed an inordi-
nate weakness for %velvets and beaded
goods and she was covered from head to
foot with one or the other. A brooch Of
generous proportions was fastened at her
throat, and from it depended a heavy
watch chain. Her fat, chubby fingers
were covered with rings, which might in
dictate material prosperity even if it de-
noted lack of good taste.
The lady was accompanied by at least
three large and very heavy trunks and Sc
cured accommodations at a leading hotel
She registered her name as Mrs. DR..
Muirhead.
In private conversation the lady's Ian
guage was quite technical and she used
medical terms with wonderful facility.
Immediately on meeting a newcomer she
confessed with charming frankness that
she was a graduate of the Royal College
of Physicians in London. Her father was
a Scotchman and her mother an Irish
woman, and she herself had received
an elaborate education in Dublin,
besides fancy fligree additions in
several continental cities. She spoke
seven different languages with extraordi-
nary facility.
But all her other accomplishments we're
of a minor character in comparison with
her ability as a physician. She treated
every disease known to the profession and
some that were not known. Her prefer
ence, however, was for those strange and
insidious forms Of disease that completely
battle the skin of ordinary practitioner.
All forms of chronic disease were her
hobby and curing incurable complaints
was to her but the recreation of idle
moments.
This, of course, was her story.
1t may he stated as q rather remarkable
fact that her penmanship was far from
elegant, and her spelling something
strangely unique, apparently a compound
of the various languages that madly fitted
through her fevered brain.
Those who have since observed the
glitterinS career of the fair physician have
noticed the peculiar rapidity with which
she has changed her habitation. One day
she was advertised as living in one part of
the city and the next as having secured
quarters in 4 quite different location.
Financial reasons may have had their
influence.
A few days ago this p%etticoat disciple of
Esculapius got just a little elevated, and,
in consequence thereof, was placed in the
parlors of the City Hall. Just about that
time there was sojourning with the
Marshal's adopted ehildre ma young man
who had beguiled one Of the prominent
merchants of this city into parting with a
generous quantity of wearing apparel and
S. of the current medium Of exchange.
An intimacy seems to have sprung up
between the pair and on the specious
pretext of saiekeeping the lady turned
over to the youth a valuable ring and
some other trinkets.
The young man acquired his liberty and
left the city. He took the jewelry with
him and the graduate Of the celebrated
English college mourns their loss in the
~seclusion of her dungeon cell.
The Doctor is still at home to callers in
the City Hall retreat.