Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-04-03
DISAPPEARANCE

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Hartford Times
mo. gentlemen. / am not supersbt-
ious, said the olddoctor, setting down
his punch-glass with considerable
emphasis. II am plain practical
man. and / never had but one event
i'm NV life which gave me the slight
est touch of the supernatural. All
nay long professional career has been
as, traceable as a piece Of newspaper. !
have traced everything to a cause, and
understood effects without any effort
of imagination. .
But once you had a thrill Of
real superstition, did you; Do tell
Us about it. After all the stories we
have been giving ourselves away
with, | should think you might end
up the night with a startler
The speaker was a young fellow,
full of STUN and his new diploma,
which gave his entree to this pleas
ant coterie, which met semi occasion
ally to compare notes and quail
good punch.
"WelI, | have no objections, look
ing with indulgent eyes into the earn
est. bright face before him, but more
than ever you must remember our
mottow and he raised a bottle OF
champagne from the table on which
was prominently displayed the word
"Mumm.
All settled comfortably into their
chairs and prepared to listen. The
"old Doctor was the president of the
Association" His years, his skill, his
benevolence, his uuspotted record,
had won the respect of all who knew
him, Professional envy was impossi-
bic toward him, for, having made an
ample fortune, he had for the last ten
years chiefly visited the poor, whose
addition to his purse and detractlon
from the income of others was hard
ly worth mentioning AS he sat
with his feet resting on the fender of
his open fire his strong, good face
ruddy with the blaze and with his eX-
cellent health and a moderate pota-
ton Of the delicious beverage, he
looked Ikea man whose virtues had
been their own reward i'm the round
ing out of a true and beautiful life
He began in a musing tone:
cone, night | was about to retire
doctors don't have q chance often,
YOU know when somebody knocked.
There was not any bell, for l was
then prasticing in q far western town,
Just redeemed from savagery as it
were. 4 rough looking man came in,
and, pulling Off his hat, shutlled from
foot to the other ana while | looked
at him "a little in surprise, he burst
out: You're a doctor am t ye, Wal,
I'm in "a peck O trouble. It's the leetle
gal, yer see. She's sick and e'enamost
dym', Inn afraid. But | can't stay
by her by George. | can't. nohOw.
She's all alone and nobody knows ont.
Fact is, hey to git up and git We
hev been a wauderin' around like lost
sheep till we struck that little cabin,
and we held on thar till now, but
hev got to git; yes. | hev, right off.
CaInt Won 90 to her and help her
somehow | don't know what's the
marter of her; she's been a pinin'
and a pinin' Oh, God what kin
doW The poor fellow burst out cry
ing and sobbed like a child.
"'Of course ! viii 90 instantly,
said; and had even then put on my
oyercoat. Where is the cabnY
"He started up from the seat where
he had half fallen, and said Its
seven miles straight ON beyond the
last end o Earmertou The road is
as straight as q line, is a cabin with
some rails piled up high ON the side,
with red curtius. Its about eight
miles outl.
"I know, said briefly, Il have
been by there and have seen pretty
young girl at the window.
That's her that's her, he said
Frightening up, Vas, she's her moth.
er all over, bless her Won't you dc
your level best for her doctorH ne
appealed with gesture, face and tone
Il wouldn't leave-bEt-I must
When are you coming back
questioned, while we waited for my
horses To be brought around.
Never, never, ! can't, and She
Knows IT.
lie pulled an old fashioned leather
wallet out of his pocket and showed
me the whole contents There was
$12O He took 500 and gave it to me,
saying Thar, ! want We to take this
Ye see | only keep enough TO get of
with. Il she lives iii let her know
where She can ine me; iii write you
where aud all about it and if she
don't live and his eyes sreamco
again with tears give my leetle ga
decent burial and keep the rest for
your trouble on, / will sec her grave