The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1886-11-17
CLIENTS CURE.
BY PAUL DRAYTON

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mats the way l talked to Clem-.short
Tor IIemencc -Alburtis as | took him
by, the arm ono day when he rushed
wlId'eyed and thick SPECIFIED into
my otce, and seated him on the
lounge. "'
"Doc," he said in a helpless tone
my profession is that of a physician
I'm crazy. | can't collect my thoughts
and the pain in my head drives mo
mad" "o
II know it, said. Eve told YOU il
would be so many times. You have n
DulzIng in the cars, black spccks floating
before the eyes, and"
Yes! Yes! that's it. Nervous
witches Of the muscles Of the face and
numbncss Of the limbs, and"
depression OF mind and m~clancholia."
| went on.
"A disposition to suicide he almost
shouted. 81 feel it almost necessary TO
commit suicide. Doc, what'Il dor
How IL l stop it, Eth! How'll | keen
from blowing out my brains:"
'Nonsense'' said, angrily. Don't
talk to me about brains. If Won 90 on
the way you're going now, YOU won't
nave any brains to blow out in a few
days. You'll be in the %lunatic asylum,
as bralnlcss as q born IDIOT"
II know it. | know it," and Glenn
wrung his hands wildly, and cndcavorcd
10 spring from the lounge, but | forced
him back into his scat.
And so ! am de ermined to mt nm
end 10 my life at once. God bless YOU.
Good by! can't endure this agony any
longcr!' And once moro he made nm
effort to rise.
"Sit still" l Numbered out, now al.
most angry myself, 'or III send for q
policeman and have you committed to
the Charities and Corrections, to be OK.
Amincd as a lunatic. Now, do you really
want to be cured Of this attack Of tee.
1ecweelcos you've got2n
Yes" he said, a little more calmly,
iIndlng be had a superior power to con.
tend with.
Very well, then, give up all book
work. Lay aside pens, ink and paper,
90 INTO the country, fish, walk into the
woods, feed the chickens. do ANYTHING,
but don't read anything but trash for
two months, and. abo e all, don't think
of anything scientific until next winter
without my PERMISSION
But what's to become of my paper on
The Origin Of the Megathcrium? I'm
TO read it before the Fe Fl Fo FUN So.
,iety on the 10th Of next month, you
know, and it i mt half done vet"
9, onfound your Ncgathc iums," | cx.
claimed, angr IT,. "Ityou want to barter
your life, or what you have left OF your
senses, for n Mcgatherium, why take
your Mcgatherium, and do it, but don t
como bothering me about your symp.
toms. tell you that you must have a
complete mental and physical diversion,
or You'll be n lunatic or n dead mar in a
month";
and drop my book on The Pucrility
Of Prehistoric PowerT" said Glenn,
mournfully.
crop every book, written and un,
cassional letter until I tell you that you
may
The poor fellow buried his face in his
hands, and sat the picture of despair, but
| knew /! Was right. Glenn had gradu
Ntcd from college with high honors, and
gone to the bar with high hopes, when
suddenly his mind had, somehow, be-.
come diverted to science, in which, I'M
fortunately, he could afford to indulge,
from the fact that he possessed II small
but comfortable income, left him by his
grandmother, so that law could be made
only al ornamental part of his life.
More han this, he was n remarkably
handsome fellow, and, outside Of his
scient iic studies, possessed more than
ordinary omlnon sense. The fact was
lie had ovcrdone the matter, and he was
suffering accordingly, from insomnia and
over b~rain.work. Entire and complete
cessation from study wa his only hone.
Just as / had told him this there came o
gentle tap at my door, and to my sun.
mons OF it Como" it opened,
and two ladies cntered--onc, Miss
Martha Mcgrims, nm old maid of sixty
five, my patient, with nothing at all
the matter with her but the want OF OK.
crcIse and employment, and who would
not wait for mo to call on her, but
hunted mt down with her means and
troubles daily. Her companion was her
niece Lillian, and FAIRY, fairy Lillian she
was. a moro beautiful little creature |
never saw, and never expect to sec
again. aud as coed as she was pretty.
Their coming Just then embarrassed
III chSSCbll-BlJs IOui' hol blSlIlISp
Miss MCgrims, and | must bear with her
usual ha hour Of groans and grunts, or
which I was so well remunerated, and at
the same time I did not dare to let Glen
20, for | knew he was in a dangerous
condition of mind, and might carry out
his threat. Introducing him and bring.
ing him into our conference was cut Of
the question, and there was but one way
for it. which was to stuff him into my
little back room, from whence there was
no escape but by u skylight or tho door
which led into the office.
This | turned on him TO do when | saw
that he had risen from tha lounge, and
was standing as one entranced, gazing
on Miss Lillian Br w with q most un.
mi takab,e look of admiration, which !
fancied was returned shyly by the young
lady.
"Clem, you'll oblige me If you'll step
into the next room for q few minutes |
SAID, IN soon be discngaged."
Certainly certainly he said, NOV
ing slowly across the office, bowling to
the two ladies as he went, but not shut
ting the door after him on his disappear.
oncc so that he could hear all that