The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-10-27
A DOCTORS OUTING.

Bslursvia: Ned Mostyn and myself
werc chusns and croniss at the grammar
school i'm the fine old city Of. dur
friendship was very fcrvent; IL seemed tai
us as IL IL could never fail but. on leaving
the city, the many crowded thoughts that
press upon ~ yoainR man on his entrance
into the world. IL they fail tai Ohlitcrsstc our
boyish affection. left il. as il wcrs., faint
memories of the past.
By "a strange, coincidence We met as fcl-
low student at Guys, md our Friendship
was renewed. As il happened. being mas
tiers Of our oSn de stiny, we resolved tn
start together under the title of Percival
and MOstyn, and we were fortunate enough
60 s<curc the practice of the late DIR. Wool
ley i'm thc thriving town Of u
Dur practice was ~ SUCCESS, and W.
WEIR, fast securing am excellent position.
We had becn much occupied and hard
worked. but, by one of those changes
left with little, or nothing to do. ! was
employing this unwoiited leisure i'm look
ing over some Of those formidable items
Of which our ledger presented a. numerous
and gloomy rscorl. ] had been especially
tostinR up one account which had been
which had i.sn marked ~..doubtf"i" in
third. and ''isad'' i'm the foGrth"whcn who
s~alsings,r""" but the veri'"ble Graves.
yo up ,Sas ERE -S Siil a h: m nj e"y Th: c1 snsr. to pns
vastly big 'uns. hut IL they wers, ever Nd
much bigger I ain't the kind a. man to
9rud9r the amount, for have never forgot
the many hitter Journeys you have had to
see me and mine all ACROSS that COMMON
and now I've got the money together and
you shall have IL. doctor. There IL is, c15
lbs I'd, every h~alfpenny Of which you thor
ouRhly deserve. and ought to have had
ON the table. he displayed the full amount
in shining metal to the sittcrInost fs.rtlinR.
i couldn't help thinking of the lahorious
honesty with which these people must
have asnassssl this money. and with what
a ois-sidssi view ONE is apt to look upon
the item. OF q ledger: The money still
~companiesi by Our friend Captain Will
ioughby. our nearest and hes, ,righhor.
do yoI think Of ,I,at, old feiiow. And
was thinking. Ned. as things were dull.
the case-hook very tight. and you yourself
turn myself this very night and hear Ap
Thomas. the harpist. Of whom ! have
hcari ~ GOnsi account
"Capital islssl. old boy so you shall. But
what 70 night You have chosen. Ii SHOWS
IN sheets. II rains and ID blows. and dos.s
all ,ni,.g,,ahl' bad things i" the way of
Eyes" said wiIloughhy.. cit mustn't, bc
to n. is worth much m"rs. than you can
"oh, .s for that. ] don't mind the
IL dare. say not. but happy thought
you shall have my hrougham and the
srays. and Reeve shall ariy. You. Hell!
~ 'Sh Nss hhos "" .
insist upon il. They have. dome nothing
lately. and know 4 will rni'anr" your
81 second the kind proposal" said Ned.
md the thing seemed -" pleasant that l
werc at the door. and ] was bowls.l along
Ia my destination. II. Was certainly far
preferable to Am open doV-.art. " was
soon reached. 1 rather tardiiy rcmem-
hsrrd that % ticket had not ins,u secured
Tor the entertainment, and drove AT once
un Nh. nnnanAe. AVA..s. nInArS uAs $500. A-1.u
] entered AT IA fortunate crisis. for one or
two tickets had just been brought back as
the purchaser was hinaicrs'd from bcing
Telling Reeve to make himself very
comfortable during tbs. interval, and To
entered the hall. II was well lighted and
densely packed hut the platform looked
rather bald. There VIA. the harp and the
harp alone. After waiting soinc little
time u rather insignificant parsonage
made his apI,sar"ncc 10y it's side. and
little dreaming what IA magician was be-
fore me in the form of that little man.
He commenced. and for tw" hours ! was
the abject slave Of that man. He did with
me what he would l was pastoral. I was
military, was jubilant. I was sunk i'm soft
mesincrised in a halo Of glorious music
What could ID he? Surely not that one
harp; IL seemed as IL a whole band of
one. ana particularly. open to musical
impressions, hut never had been 40 rom
psctfIy eBthlTsAlleus nf lute'rtalS were
only intervals OF torment, only to he sue
cet<fed ~ new rsspturt.s and when az last
all was over l felt that ] could bs.seech
him to resume. But IL was all over aud
with the rest 1 had to go forth into the
might.
In truth il was a fearful night. There
WAS . high. cold wind, with flcrcely beat
ing sleet, and coming from the brilliant
light IL WAS almost impossible To discern
The objects around. ] called out Reeve
LIS Reeve here? 2" and "a voice said. EYES,.
sir, and q pair Of Rrays Appeared to the
front. The door of the brolgham was
Immediately opened by some ready hand.
and I was glad to escape the fierceness of
the weather., aud we drove oil. the hnil
patting merrily against the windows. l
saw we were going the right way.
but lulled by the storm. l soon fell into the
embraces Of the poppy-9od. The glamour
Of the harpist was still upon me-, and my
sens<.s still enslaved. l dreamt the divine
melodies Of that harp were still with me.
hut retreRting. and that I was compelled
60 follow. I went ON through brambies,
through woods, over rivers, over moun-
tains, and could not stay my flight. At
last they began To ascend. and. strange To
say, l fioate.d upwards also: At length. at
a terrible height, the weird music ceased,
and l immediately fell.
Ny dream was over. The carriage had
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