Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1888-02-03

that she was pretty and we'll dressed
She came into my Office accompanied
bv an aunt of comfortable proportions
who went to sleep in my large arm
chair, as soon as began 10 talk
about "belieis of Diseases" and the
unreality of consumption, Group
whoop;ng cough, and other uIcom.
Portable but wide spread delusIoas.
1t appeared that the poetess had a
"belief of gentle melancholy" 1t at
tackled her in the evening as she gaz-
ed upon the mellow hues of the sun.
set, and other natural phenomena.
asked if it had ever broken OUT on
her anyw here, and she replied that il
badu't, but that in the early spring
she had suffered from cough which
annoyed her for fully two days and
greatly frightened her aunt. She
feared that she must be going into a
decliue | mentally observed that
she was the heal,hest creature on tue
face of the foot stool, but my newly
awakened professional instinct told
me that she would make a good pa
lent. | stole glance at the aunt,
who continued to sleep at the rate OF
forty miles al hour; and then sug
gested that we begin treatment at
once.
you fear a belief Of consumption, u
said | Now you must sit right
down by me until you are convinced
that there is no such thing as con-
sumption in the world"
So we cuddled up into nice broad
window seat. and proceeded to pa:
cur minds on the subject before
US.
THE best way to do it, said / sis
to think of something wholly differ.
ent There is also good deal in
personal influence of an occult nature
which | will explain another time.
Suppose you give ME your hand
that way; thanksl Now we will talk
of social matters. What is the sea.
son going to be like in W this
year,"
A conversation followed which
would have been animated but for
the danger of waking the chsperone.
Certainly both of Us succeeded in re.
moving from our minds all thought
Of sickness or sorrow AS for me,
my mind was getting very much
concentrated on the soulful creature
by my side, when, suddenly her aun:
woke up. and was obliged to dis.
continue the occult influences which
had previously been growing rather
material in places
"Oh, aunty. feel better already u
she said. sweetly; while | nearly had
Mysteries for joy.
"You had better come again day
after tomorrow" said l, in the calm
est tone [ could muster.
They came on the day appointed
and mauv times afterward | was
greatly interested in the patient, but
the somnolence Of her aunt was a
"belief" which | took care not tC
eradicate. Everything worked well
until one evening when some malign
individual saw US sitting in the win
dow in the gloamiug, hand in hand as
usual. She was pointing to q flsecy
crimson cloudlet, with yellow Dor.
der, scol!oped and her poetic fancy
led her to wonder whether d blonde
angel of good taste would dare to
float on such highly colored material
| was making believe that | couldn't
determine just which cloud she was
looking at, and was leaning very
close to her that | might get the di.
rection Of her pointing iinger Gts an
old trick; all the boys know it). We
were observed thus, and the secret
was out.
| am almost too modest to relate
the sequel but the solemn fact is that
the next day my Office was crowded
with ali the old maids Of the neigh
borhood who were able to get out OF
the house, and the others sent deli.
cate notes requesting me to call as
soon as convenient as they were
much in need OF my treatment. Ia
|
tion of fashion plates from the bach
numbers of forgotten ladies' maya
zines, | stood agast. Their manner
left no doubt that the sudden boom
in business was due to the ipjudicious
advertisement Ct the previous even
ing, How in the name of all the
martyrs was to stand an hour il
the cleaning with each Of them
Was l expected to pose in the usua
window before witch l realized that
a crowd would now regularly assem-
i BILE? These and hundred other har
rowing questions rushed through my
mind. Then with a sudden resolu.
tion [ made appointments with them
all, and prepared to escape from the
town, under the shadow of the com.
ing night
But it was decreed otherwise MY
numerous rivals for the affections OF
Miss Winnie had consulted with The
phv vsicians whom my success had oil
most driven out of the business, anC
together they bad put up job" or
me. The belated sisters had no sooner
filed out of the office than young
man entered with wild look in hi:
eye. II am very sick man." saiG
he.
You are mistaken" said I, ali
disease is fallacy. 1t is merely be
lief You are really we'll"
"On the contrary" he broke in
leaning mysteriously toward me, II
have the smallpox in its most violent
form While that was oil, l conceal
ed from the authorities, but yester.
day l was attacked by the cholera
and | feel, r-
Mother of Moses, you don't say
so.' | yelled, springiug away from
him. Get out Of here This is no
place for you. Do you take this for
a pest-house? Go sell yourself for a
medical curiosity. Pve got no use fol-
you"
"Be calm," said he, II have jus,
takeD two tablespoonfuls of prussic
acid and am likely to die any minute
unless yonr mind-cure can save ME.
At least let my last hours be peace
ful.
Peaceful be hanged! Mind-cure
! be bloWedi1 | yelled graSpinp q