Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1884-03-08
A LIVE AMERICAN GIRL ABROAD,


thoroughly as an American woman Without
escort can, when one morning. Afs9e.sle,ns
Jerrold. and OF the -5sfan ."InE
iuto New oxford streettwd@ topnedHv
4~aesenham cour, road KSet ndts1e
found myself inroiunrdly Stopping before
one OF the pre.'iest fD6hts l had yet seen. |
Naturally / looked mp and saw shove tho
number 3 an a-sthetlclooking sign against
the front for projecting signs arc inaimlsst
bic in the great metropolis on which I rad
Or. Pierce Medicine-." At once ! rave a
little ejAcnlation OF 10y, and fairy rushed
into the shop. Why. / had teen during two
" hoiedays laulenfing the aw~kwardneos Of a
railway porter. who. IN my tran1it from
S~outhAMpton, after landing. had so careiessly
handed ny box" trunk is aia0 inadmissib'e
il England a. 10 break not only my supply OF
Dr.. PfcFce g Golden Medical Ihacoy cry. that I
had brough; from New Yorn. Init ali of his
Purgaiive Pellet % Algisahs % ladies IN
travelling exceptinga bonle l had in ny
sat sfac,ion as Ilooedar~ and saw a
portrait Of DR.. Pierce, Jho6o = unintAnce l
had nrst made at a ha'ffn the j hite House,
when he was Congressman fro& tie tine city
of Buffalo, and saw pictures OF fe World 9
DispnsIy building AMI Ct its lnva.iis'
Hotel, If which | had bee ~ tIeut las
wen. kt me add, as Q patichkgu6stl !. ,iuYiu9 q
course Of treatmentvfth WOrlds4 Dispensary
medicines, which had chxuued .Me from q
nervous, dyspeptic. fretfus woman into tho
cheerful and healttlfui 3rayesoS / now 4ound
myself 70 be. The clerk was vastly polite az
I told him what q surprise il was TO me- 10 nnd
that the boonsoi my 4iie tinle had found q
home in London. WHY he interrupted,
with g smile, the medicines of which this Is
rteEW0pean ~entrelot have won thousands
u gr4tefdl patients as en- .husiastic as you
eeen 20 DE" OF course in aahort time the
mishap With the railway porter was forgot
pm and, after giving IN order for a new as
prtnent of the Golden Discovery and
sRdlets" sent to my holdings in Bernal
street, Twas again threading my way through
the London crowds. Fatigucd with the days
exercise and enjoyment l. retired early TO
bed, and with the pleasant incident of oxford
street well TO the fore in my mind as fell
asleep. What wonder that 1 dreamed. or that
my fancies Travelled across the ( atlantic to
Buffalo and to the InyalidS' Hotel, which had
to me the Same grateful memories as the
church of her marriage has to the happy
wife.
! seemed to he in a palace car between Al
bany and Buffalo, and the newsboy had
brought me u copy of tn" marvellous book
sold freely on al the ira rs. The Peoples
Common sense Medical Adviser" by DR..
Ferce: ex-senator and eX-tUngressinan. |
wa again reading its daees, expressed. as all
medical books for the people should he ey-
pressed, in plain En-Ii>h," and which is
full of everything relating to the Ills which
hesh is heir 20, so that the book may be
we'll called the Inv Aids Bihic and the Tesla
ment for the already strong, who would keep
themselves always strong. The book, which
takes the child in the cradle through all the
Ills Of nutrition and dentitIol: tn. mother in
her agOnies; the husband i'll his depressiOnS;
the father in his suticrings from overwork;
and shows each and all fand even the practic-
Ing physician. who thinks he knows SO much
and yet has always new things to learn how
the brain is Weakened in functions. the lung
poisoned, the blood contaminated, the liver
made torpid, the heart disarranged, the
muscles made rigid, the nerves shattered. and
the tissues. and absOrbents injected with the
subtle pOisona of excuses aud malaria And
finally. the precious yOiume-the ycricst
gospel of health in this ~wOrld-turns the
readers attention to the Golden MEDICAL Dis
covery, that, whether it is used upon the
pores of the body or sent into the Channels
OF the body through the processes Of
assimilation and digestion. Immediately cools
the brow and t"mpers the brain, and ,naketh
the faint one strong again" In my dream l
had arrived at Buffalo, given my book to an
interesting invalid of Il girl who sat near me,
and whose. mo1estly filed purse seemed 10
forbid her the boon Of the book albeit it was
80 unusually cheap-six pages Of the profuse-
ly illustrated book tor each cent of its dollar
and a half oost! And | had been repaid'U
her looks OF gratitude. Then in my dream
the once familiar sound of DIR. Pie:ce's
World Dispensary and Invalids' Hotel vas
heard from the healthy and attentive porters
awaiting the arrival of patients. Then | vas
driN cAtp the old place with its reYiviicat onS
Of architecture and comforts.
AS | drove up | seemed to see the ho1cl in
q blaze OF light, and heard music AMI the
sounds of happy voices and of lightly moving
feet. More surprised than ever before was
taken in hand by a female attendant-as
brlghtlOOkin ing as these ever are in dream
land, and in a moment, as it seemed, was clad
IN flli aVapinr fOSt11rrn avJ nv ocnnr+n1
by an usher, was entering the great dining
room, Transformed into a salon of reception:
AT one end in huge electric letters | saw the
words. "Welcom". restored old patients. at
the other end. DIR. Pierce. the Hotel 10 md
er, IN the center of one long side. 'Goldcn
Medical Discovery" and along the ceiling,
also In electric letters, "Purgative Pellets"
AS soon as this wonderful spectacle Of
dreamland had become sufficiently natural
lied to Aly daled senses I looked around and
saw kuch happy congratnlatory groups as
made lns think | was indeed in a phase OF
PAfAdisess With words of whispered assur
ance, the Susher led me to the highest ppr-
ton OF the room. where sat q CleopatraIike
woman or rare beauty and condcscending
carriage. "Permit me. oh, Queen of Hca tn,
to present to you another OF your subjects
she who only a year ago was. without her
will, excluded from. but has now re entered.
yolr dominions.' She placed her cool hnnd
in mine, the-which as | kissed a thrill OF new
uCik III al w my veins, ana with q sctrtrf-
headed with Il charIningly cut bottle OF silver
bearing in monogram the letters 'G. VI. u
she touched both my eyes which scene 10
anew drink IN the gorgeous sight around me.
and now said the Queen of Health. LET me
present you to my Prime Minister" Timed
With her gesture 10 the right, | turned MY eyes
am there saw. in evening costume, q rot lst
gentleman OF medium stature, who was
in physique the very ideal tyne OF
American manhood. lie seemed the
very embodiment OF hcalthfu, vigorous
vitality, aud on his .tull .iofty brow
l saw great Indications pf. comprehensive
mental power. sweet t~epeTdfence. unvary-
Ing courtesy, tender sympathy. and business
saEarity. he stiiied and extended his hand
When / recognized him irstbe instant. and
rushing impetaousiy towards him seem in
my dream TO say. 'Hoh. Queen. this nv pre-
server. my ever 10 lie re!nenbered pit stefan,
Or. Farce. He greeted nfe as warmth a. |
greeted h'.n. At tn the mu- G struck a.p
I ccnIfatu!atory chords III unison with the
beating OF my heart. a.i he WHISPERED In M
car " test delight .aildrn il | have given
my life, even at the sacrifice Of A pihjc
/. carer and pFornI~eel hcnrrs, i - benes,
thoS' whom l. nes~ and sii>easc anlc..r
A fresh PROCESSION of guest. arriving AZ the