Telegram-herald., 1888-05-20
CHAPTER IL


Or beesrex always rose early. Before the
smoke arose, before the first cart ratified over
tie bridge 20 the days labor in the fields, he
was 20 be found wandering in his garden.
Now be would pick lunch Of grapes; now
he would eat a big pear under the trellis;
now he would draw oil sorts Of fancies on
the path with the end of ais cane; now he
would 20 down and watch the river running
sndlessiy past the timber landing place at
which he moored his boat There was no
time, he used to say. for making theories
Ike th. early morning. 81 rise earlier than
any one else in shs village" he once boasted
''lt is fair Consequence that know moro
and wish 70 do less with my knowledgs"
The doctor was a connoisseur Of sunrises,
and loved a good theatrical effect to usher in
she day he had theory Of dew, by which
he could predict the weather. Indeed, most
things served him 30 that end; the sound Of
ths bells from all the neighsoring villages,
the smell Of fhe forest, the visits and the BE-
hayior Of both birds and fishes. the look of
the plants in his garden, the DISPOSITION Of
cloud. the color Of the light, and last. though
not least, the arsenal OF meteorological in
srumsnts in a louvre boarded hutch upon
the lawn Ever since he had settled at Gretz
se had been growing more and more into the
local nneteorolozist, the unpaid champion OK
the local climate He thought At first there
was no place so healthfal in the arrondisse-
ment By the end Of the second year, he
protested there was rome 50 wholesome in the
whole department. And FOR sorae time be-
forr be met Jean Marie he had been prepared
% challenge an France and the better part Of
Europe for rival 20 his chosen spot.
Doctor be would say-"doctOr is a foul
word. It should rot be used to ladies'. IL
implies disease. | remark it, az flaw in our
civilization, that We have not the propsr hor-
ror Of disease. Now I. for my part. have
washed my hands of il; have renouneed my
iaurestion; am no doctor: am only a
worshiper of tia true goddess Hygeia- All,
believe me Il j. she who has the csstusl And
here in this sxiguous hamlet, bss she placed
her shrine. here she dvslis and lavishes her
gifts here I walk with her in the early
morning. snd she shows me how strong she
has rsads the peasants. bow fruitful she has
made the sslds, how the trecs grow up tall
and conely under her eyes. as4 the fishes IN
the river become clean and agile ia her pres
encs Rheunlatismf' he would CRY -on some
uaalspert interruption. "Oh- y.s. | believe
We DO have a little r1eunstisTn That could
hardly D. avoided, you know. on a river.
And % course the place stands a little low
and the meadows are marshy. there's no
doubt But. mr. dear sir, lock AZ Bourron
B0urrsa stands high Bourrou s Close to
The forrest plenty Of ozone there. you would
SAP. Well. oonpared with Grstx, Bozrron Is
a perfect sha-ubi-s.'
Ths morning after he had b<rn summoned
.o The dvi,x mountebank ths doctor visited
the wharf az tze tail ~ his gsrder and rad
ic,g lsoh o. the runSsng water. Tkis he
called prayer. but whesAsr his alterations
we're addressed - the goddess HYzeia OF
SINE rors orthodox deity never plaaaly sp-
reared For he hsd uttered doubtful orscles.
ssrneesuses declaring sast . river ras the
type ~ bodily health. sosaetirres extOllinx {,
a. The Ereat moral prescher. continually
preachiax peace. continuity ard diligence "a
mass t1r-eun.-d spirits After be bad
Watched a aile or 81 81 the lear ~ster rs1n-
ninx hy befors his ev-s. seen fish n two
cnrn- - the surface with q rieam q silver
and sufficiently admired the losg shadows of
the srsss s.lIlng hall across ths river from
ths opposite bank. with patches of moving
sunli xht In between. he strBIled cu-- nnors
ND tAe garyicn and through his hoass into the
The souad - his feet upon ths esusevsv
b-xan the hy1sires< Il t1e dav. f7r re VII
ass wss stiil sound ssleep TIE church
tov-er iookesf very airy IN re sunlight, few
birds thss turned ssout Z ~As-aed . xvin n
s1 sssnr~rh-rs q more thst usual rarity;
snsi tbe dccser -slkinz Ia lcag. TRANSPARENT
shsdc~s. hlles as usSs anply, ard prs-
eiais-eS hiruself weu ceue.ntei wits ta~
z-CrrinE
On ere - ~ oc<es hef>rs Tsnesillca's csr-
ris<e ertrY hs e-ried h-tle dark fs-7r.
p-~rh~<i n = noedifxfivs s-estu1a. ard irssas-
sizr-iv recognised J~sn Nsrie
~khs- h- SD. Stepping hef-r. hsrs h1-
nsorou<iv. -ish hssd On zfther knee. 80
- ri. -srlv m tae morning a. ~ss r. 80
rpars - ne that ~e nave sii tse vicsS af .
rhsiczorhsr
Tse hov xrs - rs fe~t snd us-sse grsw.
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