The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-06-20
MY FIRST PATIENT.

remble for the consequences the carriage
will meet you at Blackburne Station at
hour You name. Yours very
.ruly, "ARrHuR CRAWFORD"
This is an extract from letter that re-
,eivsd on the 10th Of June, 1870, and being
but q young fellow Of twenty-six was very
much elatsd thereby. The great drawback
10 being what Is called specialist is that
The generality Of people-for what reason !
have never been able 10 discover-are afraid
10 employ you until you are we'll on In years,
and conseq uently this Mrs. Crawford, for
whom my services had been enlisted, was
my first private patient. My speciality was
AMI firing equally OF hospital
work and Of idling In my own rooms, was
heartily thankful for the good luck that had
befallen me. In q previous letter Mr.. Craw.
ford had given detailed account OF his
wifs's symptoms; and now all arrange
ments were completed, and was due at his
Berkshire home on the following day.
When the train steamed into the little
country station found carriage and pair
ready TO meet me. Evidently, to judge by
the general get up of the whole thing, the
Craw fords were wealthy folk; and this i'm
preston was confirmed when we reached the
house, which was standing in the midst of
lovely park. In true country fashion the
hall doors were standing open, and my host
met me on the threshold with outstretched
hands.
sThis ia exceedingly kind of you," he
s.;a oan;alIv Ufor I know that Won have
aon,. -, vow vorv an ,,;ast convenience. Jnnr.
,ar fso., ,own ,,i.essnts Yes ? That's ripbt.
James, take Mr.. Lennox's things to His
room. Lunch in the morning room, hey
Come along, my dear sir; you must be half
famishedn So saving, lie preceded me
s I .os,,Jn, wbsnoa .orgbt die
NV. NV. .,,. .ons w ~ I,a.~,;1nI csrJsn ~ tho
- s.,a ao,,,s .ra into snug i,tIa
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a;Sa,.sad ala o,';csap Mr. Crawford want
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has ha,m a., ,y.r;na from ;u,ansa na,anrboIia,
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siona,alv "Whsn married her Ave wears
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into a chair and bnried Lila face in his
hands
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d.vs I was too ;nexnariancad to i,, much of a
had NJ CONSOLATION and than I stsnnsd
nearer tn linn and Iaia INV hand mon his
shonIasr ucnms coma ST. said chse,;lv.
sIhara 10 M naad II Issna;r ,;ka this. We
,oms, Sona f,r Tho hast How does sha shou
hsr distrnst of rons ~
II. ,,;sad Ma had IN answar ma "Rv
kssninr tha bov from ma for ona thing.
She will hardly lst ma tonob him.;
uThs h,vf A son of vonrs p,
"Oar only child, he answered-"a dear
mn, fa,low of neatly %ur and sbe b.travs
terribl. fear whenever / have him with
ms.n
s:Doss aha eat wall,
"Hardiv At ail.n
tsSlaan at nfUht 2tt
n. sbpoL bis had, and then followed a
s,r;no ~ "a rions nrofsssional questions. On,
oonvsrsa inn nj an and + renussted 10 ~
shawn IN INV room nromising Ia h, in III.
drawino. rom for ava o,clocR tan wh.n
shomiJ hs introduced IN Mrs. Crawford'
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.s,,a,oI'ar odd von a. lion tbs do,tor and
ssa,n ~ ora;ns,v yis;tor ~,
m oon,ss aoraad and than he told IN,
no !, "a snok an 70 nor ~ ms as an o,i collage
S.;.na a,,d arsI,v hs ,sf, mo N mvsa,f
xvhsn dsaoandad N ,ha drawinv yoom
hnnd both CrswG,rd and Ma wifs waitin,
~, me IT.. wss stand;no ,v tha "nsn windov
NJ. uina with ,hs cIImhinc rosss that wsr
noidine Inv ia all ia was talking msr,iI,
40 antsr.a and inokad ,ha Observation-Disclosures,
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inc nv Tho mantle sb.lf with her hack ia
werd mo and Ihaa haralv lime IN admir-
ina slIoht agnra and graceful poss befor
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snadan casn and confronted ma with large
startled syss. / have seen The ewes OF
smar.d Ma and thoss of n hnntsd stao. I'm
! "svsr have sasn snoh a LOOK Of pitsou
far as dws,t IN hers than Var ons momsr
an. seemed half mad with tsrror bmt M
p nsDt n asd as auiekiv AS IL came. and ali
hsid ont hsr hand In creating a. she al
so an as,v soar on ths smooth white wri,
caught nv ave-. II look nd 10 ma like an mn
ssil1fnl hnt intsntionai cnt from a knifs. an
whiIs wa wsre exehaueipp oommonplaces d
~ INV ionrnav sto. / WAS wandering as
wh my .T' s,,s had svsr a,tsmntsd liar ow
m, Shs was in ths arst ansh of her woma,
hood and hsr glorions blna svss and coil ,
anburn hair would alone have suficsd
s,amn har Ms beautiful woman. had IL nc
h.,sn that the enrious az nressIon of her IA,
outwsishsd svsrv other fasoination.' ST
oava ma the imnression " beine literalI
sansnmsd Inv a tsrrihIa dread. 10 tbs natn,
Of WHEN n conrss as vel had M Gina an
with Ills drasa an sonallv strong desira
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ma In s,,;.. NJ ,hs lima snnshins was co
as ios ana n viii ba sssn that nv frat on,
"rom,ssd ~ hs mi of intarsst.