The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1888-09-15
A CASE OF MISTAKEN
IDENTITY.
WIN. II. S. ATKINSON.

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ly old New Hampshire doctor. Even
after l obtained my diploma con-
tinued with DR.. Golightly until such
time as fair and favorable oppor-
tunity to branch out for myself
should appear.
Taking advantage of the presence
in his Office of full-hedged M. D., my
old instructor decided upon indul-
ging in an extensive pleasure trip,
and left me in charge of his practice
at Brentford. Almost my first pa
tient, after my old friends departure
was a little girl, daughter of New
York gentleman who spent his sum
mers at a country house in our
neighborhood. The child had scar
let fever, and, though she was very
sick, | was given sole charge of the
case. In the sick room there was a
hired nurse in addition to the little
ones mother; but the child cared
neither for the nurse nor her moth
er.
A young lady, apparently visiting
at the house, was the only person
whom the sick girl would permit to
attend her in any way. remember
that, in my opinion, thought the
child showed decidedly good taste
and sound judgment; for if little
Mabel loved Miss Morris before the
sickness came, loved the lady my
self before my patient became well
again | make this statement ad-
viscdly, after lapse of-well, IA
great many years. | still know, as
| knew then beyond, that | loved,
once and for always, Helen Morris.
Young and unversed in worldly
wisdom as | then was, felt that it
would hardly be the thing to take
advantage Of my profession calls to
make known my love and admira-
ton for Miss Morris. l decided that
l would wait awhile, and when my
patient should become fully recov-
cred | would aeek admission to Hell
EMS presence as friend, and try to
win her affections in fair and man.
ly way.
Alas when I made my first un-
professional call to make known my
love and admiration for Miss Morris
| decided that / should wait awhile
and when my patient should be
come fully recovered | would seek
admission to Helen's presence as Il
friend, and try to win her affections
in Il fair and manly way.
Alas when | made my first un
professional call at Mr. IIouston's
house, | learned that Miss Morri:
had returned to her home in New
York city
Well, | felt blue enough and, had
it not been for DR. Golightly's patient
/ should perhaps have followed the
young lady to the metropolis. Duty
bade me stay where l was, and
stayed. When my old friend, the
Doctor, returned, | was called away
to attend upon some family bust
ness and was detained in a distant
State for many weeks. All this timt
was more than anxious to learn
something of Helen Morris, and as
soon as / could I took the opportun
ity, during II conversation of asking
Dr. Golightly if he had met "a Miss
Morris, friend of the Houstons."
No, he had not met such Il lady
but he distinctly remembered Mr.
Houston having told him some
story of Miss Morris-a distant
connection of his wife, who had con
tracted a runaway marriage will
some man of questionable character
also that said man had found it de
cidedly convenient to take up hi
residence in Canada. The Docto
thought had better not press my
inquiries, as it was doubtless an un
pleasant subject with the Houstons
Mr.. II. having told the Doctor of tn
affair in strict confdence-a conf
dence not guarded very closely OF
the old Doctors part.
This then, | felt, was the end @
"my love affair" Soon rs | could
purchased a village practice in Sc
cluded corner of Pennsylvania, il
the leisure promised by IL presuma
bly, small number of patients, I pre-
posed to study hard and forget He
on Morris.
had not been at Marblehead
week before l was called to attend
lady-a Mrs. Williams-at the HON
T. of an old gentleman who resided
the outskirts of the small town.
| course all the folks were strange
me yet, and though the village drul
gist told me a great deal, and ga
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