The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1889-11-08

Mol around rs he predicted He
came again and again. ana seemed
a. last 70 DO greatly puzzled over tho
case.
Seems as though she'd rcely ought
70 git some strcn'th." said Pliny 70 The
doctor. ''lIcr appetite amt failed
her yet; she eats more'n do"
"Pliny Mol. that ain so!' cried his
wife. Indignantly. During her hus-
bands absence from the room Mrs.
Mol had been telling tho doctor that
u gave her pain to swallow any thing
II all. and that she didn't eat enough
70 keep bird alive.
An elderly relative OF Mr.. Moll's
called "Ault 'Cindy" had BY this
time been installed rs housekceper
and nurse 10 Mrs. Moll. who steadily
grew worse and now gave daily in
structions rs 10 how her funeral should
be conducted and what Pliny should
do when she was gone. These details
always left Pliny very much detected.
and one day he said, desperately and
tcarfully:
"You shan't go long as any thing
kin be done fer you that ain I been done.
An there's got TO DO consultation
over you. Becky"
1T won't do no good" said Mrs.
Mol, firmly; ''all the doctors in crea-
ton couldn't tell what's the matter
OF me. Its one OF them cases the
medical pcricssion ain got up to yet.
and there amt no cure for it."
Nevertheless. Mr.. Mol determined
to have a consultation. particularly rs
old DIR. Philbrick thought it advisa BILE
TO do so.
"lve done all ! can do, Mr.. Moll."
he said; 1--we blcd her and blistcred
her and poulticed her. and given her
a great deal and great variety OF
medicine. and yet she is no better.
really think there should be con-
sultation."
DR.. Philbrick belonged to class OF
rural physicians fast becoming cx-
tinct. He failed to keep pace with
the age, and sneered at all the dis
coycries OF modern medical science.
His remedies were mostly OF his own
manufacture. and he bled and blistered
his patients until 4othing but their
iron constitutions and the tenacity
with which they chung to life kept
them alive through course Of his
treatment
DR.. Pcevy and DR.. Hobbson lived in
adjoining villages. They were elderly
doctors in full sympathy with the
Philbrick methods OF treatment. and
Mrs Moll's situation certainly seemed
dangerous when these three wise
acres came together in consultation
over her case
you've blcd her. rcckon?" said
DR.. Pccvy. while tying his horse in
front OF Mr.. Molls house.
'Yes. hall dozen times" replied
DR.. Philbrick. who had come out OF
the house to meet his confcrrees
"And blistered her?' asked DR..
Hobbson. who had ridden up with DR..
Pecvy.
"Ycs. YES; time and again" replied
DR.. Philbrick.
II was now June. and Mrs Mol had
kept her bed steadily for 50 long
time that even the uncharitable
neighbors began to think that there
Freely was something the matter OF
Becky MolI." and great interest was
felt In the case throughout the neigh
borhood.
Mrs. Mol seemed to enjoy the pros
pect OF consultation over her case.
1t was distinction and privilege she
had never yet enjoyed. even though
she had lived with one foot in the
grave" most OF her life. But she
was firm in the conviction that the
consultation would amount 10 nothing
50 far as her recovery was concerned.
''lt's mostly to please Pliny, poor
man. that I've consented to the con-
sultation.'' she said II know that
forty dozen consultations wouldn't
cure me. I've had SO many diseases
my system Is all wore out and l amt
mite O. stren'th left I've cndoored
all one pore human frame kin endoor,
and Il m convinced that I've got an in
durable complaint now. My grand
mothers aunt lay in bed two years.
just as I'm doin'. fore she died. and
Pliny had second cousin go off jist
as I'm goin'. and nobody knowed
what aided him. 1t runs in the
family and there's no use dghtin'
ag'in it II live through the consul
tation its bout all expect 70 do"
She received the three doctors with
stoical calmncss, and replied to all
their questions in meek ard feeble
voice.
"Plcase put out your tongue,
ma'am." said Dr. Pcevy, while DR..
Hobbson felt her pulse. with his eyes
fixed on his immense silver watch.
Then Mrs Moll was put through
such a long catechism OF questions
and subjected to such humping Of
the chest and pounding q The back
that hcr '.feeblc th'' was subject
cd 70 severe strain. The examine
tim ~ Tho nafienf lasfed for n full