The Somerset reporter., 1889-10-31
AOueen's Prescription.


What il the matter. Alice :" asked Mr.
Temple. Your face Is flushed and seem
" have no appetite
There Is nothing the matter with ne,
mother" replied Alice. somewhat pttu-
lantly 81 don't feel well. that's al"
"lf you don, fell well you must feel
III, persisted the mother. land must IN
sist on your seeing Dr. Campus
81 think Alice ought 70 see the Queen
Of Swedens doctor" remarked Aunt
Ellen, who was making a tidy in her big
arm chair,
who Is the Queen Of Swedens
DOCTOR" asked Alice in surprise. Dos
he live here"
He lives In Sweden, believe an
swered Aunt Ellen, with one Of her
queer smiles, land his name Is hetzger"
Alice looked al her aunt In a puzzled
way for a moment and then broke into
laugh.
as it etory you want TO tell?' she
asked, interested at once.
Aunt Ellen, sixty years old, but with
the face and figure Of forty was the life
Of the Temple household, and always had
some quaint and interesting anecdote "
relate.
1T is a story she replied, "but ii IL
true The Queen Of Sweden" she went
on, "is a. you must know, = very rich
woman. II any woman could be healthy,
she could. She had the finest room. in
the fine palace, the very best Of food and
drink, and the best medical attendance
when She wa. Ill. Strange to say, she
was frequently Ill, and the court phys-
clan tried in vain to cure her. They tried
all their medicines and many new ones;
tempted her appetite with new dishe. and
babe her take daily rides; but the Queen
of Sweden kept getting worse. She was
so nervous her rest wa. broken at night
with horrid dreams, her temper became
irritable, and life became burden
II don't know whether Alice is that
bad said Mrs. Temple with sigh; out
she isn't far from it."
Alice looked irriated at this remark
and said nothing.
We'll" continued Aunt Ellen, with
another smile, the King OF Sweden be
came very much alarmed ami sent FOR
DR.. Metzger, who had been doctoring the
Empress of Austria He came, had 8
long talk with the Queen, and then gave
her prescription. 1t wa. not in Latin,
but in plain Swedish, and it read, No
more carriage or horseback riding except
on state occasions; il you want 10 90
anywhere you must walk
| "Du, dear" exclaimed Alice. Il al
ways thought carriage driving and horse
back riding were very healthful l am
sure | would hate to give them up"
$50 did the Queen OF Sweden; but hay-
ing placed herself In the doctors hands,
she took the prescription like sensible
woman. But this was only beginning
the next prescription was much more
trying The doctor laid out space 10
the royal garden about hundred feet
square. aud ordered the queen 10 prepare
1t for planting vegetables.
"Dlg i up with spade" cried Alice,
in Abatement; chow could she do that
"She thought she couldn't" answered
Aunt Ellen, quietly; but DR.. Meizger
wa. firm, and the queen set to work In
short skirts. bare arms and thick-soled
shoes. The first day. digging, she said,
nearly killed her; the second was not
much better, ami tic third she finished
the job, and ate large beefsteak with
wonderful appetite. The next day the
doctor told her that she must dust and
put In order her suite OF rooms-hve or
six--every morning, and when that nas
done, he would find some other household
work for her to do
"A queen doing Homework said Mrs
Temple incredulously. Every BODY v9uld
laugh at her"
Nobody laughs at queens in Eur pc
at least, not openly" replied Aunt Ellen,
smilingly; land presume very few peo-
pie saw her engaged in these unusual
occupations"
The queen did not laugh at tr>; in
fact, she cried many times. but she soon
began to smile. Dsy by day her back
grew stronger. She could walk miles
without fatigue, she slept well and had q
healthy appetite for heslthful food
"And she is cured :" asked Alice.
Not entirely At any rate, she is still
taking DR.. Metzgers prescriptions, but
she is getting better every day
Alice was silent for moment and then
she said. thoughtfully
Il suppose this story ie aimed at me-
AT you and girls like you" answered
Aunt Ellen, frankly. my dear, l never
took Ave cents worth of medicine since |
was five years old and your doctors bill
is always a hundred dollars year.
always walk in preference to riding.
insist upon keeping my own room in or
der, and when | am in the country,
work in the garden every day. think |
saw you Yesterday looking on while John
set out the geraniums and yerbenas in the
yard
IN do it myself next time said Alice,
remorsefuly; land III begin DR.. Metz
gers prescription this very day by wslk
Ing to and from the Normal school
If you do" said Aunt Ellen, you
need not see DR.. Campus; it will be quite
unnecessary. Earn a right to be healthy
with hard work, and happiness will come
in its train "-4yra Percy.