The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1885-05-20
A PERFECT CURE.

NV name is Percival Marmaduke
and I'm proud of it /; but for year
it was all | had worth owning for
found the medical profession any
thing but remuherative, everything
going out, and nothing coming in
"Percival, nv boy my fathel
said, who had departed this lif,
comparatively poor. after havins
amassed considerable sums, with
which he speculated aud lost; "wai
for a chance of something turning
mp, like Micawher-I did and mad.
fortune"
Which won't descend to me. sir
l answer dejectedly.
stuff and nonsense, knowledge
is power; you've had a good educa-
tion, make the most of il. Marry a
rich wife-for love if you ike, at all
events. marry money"
"I'd be very glad to, dad | re-
marked.
"Do it, boy-do it; depend upon
it, your chance will come; mine did
in this way. I've kept the cause OF
my success a secret up to this time
but now for your benef. | will re
veal it.
Il know it already, dad" l said
most undoubtfully, for began 10
tire of prosy yarns. and my pater in
his old age was becoming addicted
to garrulity.
No you don't be replied with q
cunning smile. mot even your dear,
lamented mother was aware of it
but to what do your refer, Pereival
as having brought me success ?n
ITO the eough-never pills, dad J"
Hereupsn my respected parent in
duleed in a loud gutfaw, that actual
ly made the pendants of the glass
chandelier dance like mad.
you silly boy, Pills are pills,
and there's too many infallible rem
edies in the market to be remunera-
tive to any but few; no. my great
success, the turning point in my
life, was owing to alcohol"
You cured some one of deiirinRs
tremens," | remarked indifferently,
being anxious to get out of the
house, for reasons best known to
myself, of which more anon.
.'0ut again y be remarked with a
chuckle, followed by sepulchrsl
groan as be added:
Place the pillow properly under
my foot-why the deuce don't you
find specific remedy for the gout,
you dolt? Wtat are you doing with
the splendid education I've given
you and paid for, you grinning hip
popotamus, you ourang-outang OF
the desert. you crocodile of the
Thaues-bahl7 t
Twas used to these outbreaks OF
temper and treated them with pro-
fessional nonchalance-gout, abuse I;
and very ofted bad language going
together on all fours
Hand me my medicine, boy = he
roared, as be made dive for an old
boot with a good solid heel attached
to it-a favorite missile of mis-.
Having made him laore comfnrt-
able. / vas onuthe point Of reaching
the door, wheR be said: ~ 3 ~
What are you about? Stay here,
yee- isefate, or Iii Gu. you off with
shilling yf~ ~,r j,
Poor old dad There was grim
smile on his worn face as he said
this, and such look OF regret in his
eyes that was quite ready to give
up my own pleasure to contribute to
his.
1.-The had speeulated. it was with
a view to benefi: me, Tor / was his
only child, and in his own peculiar
fashion he loved me very dearly.
fortune was made in this
way" he remarked, with a grow, an
other twinge of the gout having
caught him at that moment in its
infexible grip. Il was struggling
medico full Of ambition and hopes,
but with an almost empty pocket,
like better men than | have or ever
can ss. Lbecame despondentin sd-
versity, and to drown nv cares took
a medicine that exacts q beavy toll
from all who fy to tt mean drink;
but, thank Heaven, I've cured my-
self of that weakness. You can hand
me my medicine, if VOC like, Perci-
val"
It was remarkable how fond dear
old dad was of his medicine. eepec-
tally as at times he rallied against it
quoting Shakespeare, Throw phys
ic to the dogs OF course / obeyed
and then he appeared to feel more
comfortable. Asl q
aAhm he remarked. with huge
sigh, that seemed to emanate from
some lower depth than / was cogni-
zsns Of, whist 2 blessing yosth is :
how it witksen1s the insoad Of
trouble. and its team OF atten6an
evils 1 took TO diam drinking, and
al my cash went In that direction.
l remember it as well as if it were
only Yesterday vas pretty fresh
when loud ring announced visit
or the maid-ofall-work came in to
say the Duchess of Blank wished me