Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1889-06-01

province; managing his establishment
and himself too; ruling him. Il u true,
with gentle hand, but carving q hiRh
hand with all the world beside. How
shc had acquired such nscendency I do
mot pretend TO say. People, it is true,
did talk; but have not people been prone
to talk ever since the world bcgan2 Who
can tell how women generally contrive
to get tho upper handT A husband, 1t is
true, may now and then be master In his
own house; but whoever knew o bachelor
that was not managed BY his house.
keeper
Indeed, Frau Ilsy's power was not con.
fined to the doctors household She was
one Of those prying gossips that know
every ones business 6etter than they do
themselves; and whose all seeing eyes,
and all telling tongues, are terrors
throughout o neighborhood.
Nothing Of any moment transpired In
tho world Of scandal of this little burg,
but 1t wns known to Frau llsy. She had
her crew Of cronies, that were perpetu.
ally hurrying to her little parlor with
some precious bit OF news; nay, she
would sometimes discuss whole volume
of secret history as she held the street
door ajar and gossiped with one of these
garrulous cronies In the very teeth Of o
December blast.
Between tho doctor and the house.
Dolph had busy life Of It. As Frau
llsy kept the keys, and literally ruled
the roast, 1t was starvation to offend her,
though he found the study of her temper
more perplexing even than that of medi-
cine. When not busy in the laboratory
sho kept him running hither and thither
on her errands; and on Sundays he was
obliged to accompany her to and from
church, and carry her Bible. Many a
time has the poor varlet stood shivering
and blowing his fingers, or holding his
frostbitten nose, In the church yard,
while Ilsy apd her cronies were huddled
together, wagging their heads and tear.
ing some unlucky character to pieces
With all his advantages, however,
Dolph made very slow progress In his
certainly, for he took unwearied pains
with tire lad, keeping him close TO the
pestlo and mortar, or on the trot about
town with phials and pill boxes; and If
ne ever tagged in his industry, which he
was rather apt to do, the doctor would
fly into passion and ask him If he ever
expected to learn his profession unless
he applied himself closer to the study.
The fact Is, he still retained the fondness
for sport and mischief that had marked
his childhood; the habit, indeed, had
strengthened with his years and gained
forco from being thwarted and con-
strained. He daily grew more and moro
untractable, and lost favor in tho eyes
both Of the doctor and the housekeepcr.
In tho meantime the doctor went on
waxing wealthy and renowned. He was
famous for his skill In managing cases
not laid down I'm tho books. 1o had
cured several old women and young girls
OF witchcraft; terrible complaint,
nearly as prevalent in the province In
those days rs hydrophobia is at present.
He had even restored ono strapplng
country girl to perfect health who had
gone 30 far as to vomit crooked pins and
needles; which Is considered desperate
etage Of tho malady. 1t was whispered,
also. that he was possessed of the art of
preparing love powders, and many ap-
plications had no in consequence from
love sick patients Of both sexes But all
these cases formed tho mysterious part
Of his practice, In which, according TO
tho cant phrase, secrecy and honor
might be depended on" Dolph, there
fore, was obliged TO turn out of the
study whenever such consultations oc. @
CURED, though it is said he learned moro
of the secrets Of the art ut the keylc,y
than by all the rest Of his studies put to-
gcthcr.
AS tho doctor increased in wealth he
began to extend his possessions and to
look forward, like other great men, to
the timo when he should retire to the re-
pose Of country seat. For this purpose
he had purchased u farm, or, us tho
Dutch settlers called it, bowerie, q few
miles from town. 1t had been the resi-
dence OF wealthy family, that had re.
turned some time since to Holland. A
large mansion house stood in tho cente,
Of 1t, very much out Of repair, and which.
IN consequence OF certain reports, had re-
ceived the appellation Of the Haunted
House. Either from these reports, or
from its actual dreariness, the doctor had
found it impossible to get "a tenant; and,
that the place might not fall to ruin be-
fore he could reside in it himself, he
had placed a country boor, with his
family, in one wing, with the privilege
OF cultivating the farm on shares
The doctor now felt all the dignity of
a landholder rising within him. He had
little of the German pride of territory
in his composition, and almost looked
upon himself as owner OF principally.
He began to complain of the fatigue of
business, and was fond of riding out 'to
look at his estate" His little expeditions
to his lands were attended with a hustle
and parade that created sensation
throughout the neighborhood. His wall
eyed horse stood, stamping and whisking
off the flies, for a full hour before the
house Then the doctors saddle bags
would be brought out and adjusted;
then, after little while, his cloak would
he rolled up. and strapped to the saddle;
then his umbrella would be buckled to
the coat; while, in the meantime, a group
OF ragged boys, that observant class Of
beings, would gather before the door.
At length the doctor would issue forth,
in pair of jack boots that reached above
his knees, and cooked hat tapped down
in front. AS he was a short, fat man he
took some time to mount into the saddle;
and when there, he took some time to
have the saddle and stirrups properly
adjusted, enjoying the wonder and ad.
miration of the urchin crowd. Even af-
ter he had set off, he would pause i'm the
middle OF the street, or trot back two or
three times to give some parting orders,
which we're answered by the housekecpcr
from the door, or Dolph from the study,
or the black cook from the cellar or the
chambcrmaid from the garret window;
and there were generally some last words
bawled after him Just as he was turning
the corner.
The whole neighborhood would be
aroused by this pomp and circumstance.
The cobbler would leave his last, the
barber would thrust out his frizzed head,
with comb sticking in it, a knot would
collect ut the grocer's door, and the word
would be buzzed from one end Of the
street to the other, THE doctors riding
out TO his country seat!'
These were golden moments for Doph.
No sooner was the doctor out Of SIGHT
than pestle and mortar were abandoned
the laboratory was left TO take care of
itself, and the student was off on some
mnbrap frol;c