The Springdale news., 1889-12-20

case.
 "Seems as though she d reeiy ought to git some stren't tn, " said Pliny to the doctor. "Her appetite ain't failed her yet; she eats more'n do"
 ''PIiny Moll, that ain sop cried his wife, indignantly. During her hus- bands absence from the room Mrs. Moll had been telling the doctor that it gave her pain to swallow any thing at all, and that she didn't eat enough to keep a bird alive.
 An elderly relative of Mr. Moll's called Aunt 'Cindy" had by this time been installed as housekeeper and nurse to Mrs. Moll, who steadily grew worse and now gave daily in structions as to how her funeral should be conducted and what Pliny should do when she was gone. These details always left Pliny very much dejected, and one day he said, desperately and tearfully:
 "You shan't go long as any thing kin be done fer you that ain't been done.
 
 over you, Becky
 'lt won't do no good" said Mrs. Moll, firmly; "all the doctors in crea tion couldn't tell what's the matter of me. It's one of them cases the medical profession ain't got up to yet, and there ain t no cure for it..
 Nevertheless, Mir. Moll determined to have a consultation. particularly as old Dr. Philbrick thought it advisable to do so.
 live done all I can do, Mr Moll, V he said; i've bled her and blistered her and poulticed her, and given her great deal and great variety of medicine, and yet she is no better. l really think there should be a con sultation.
 Dr. Philbrick belonged to class of rural physicians fast becoming ex- tinct. He failed to keep pace with the age, and sneered at all the dis eoyeries of modern medical science. His remedies were mostly of his own manufacture. and he bled and blistered his patients until nothing but their iron constitutions and the tenacity with which they clung to life kept them alive through a course of his treatment
 Dr. Peeyy and Dr. Hobbson lived in adjoining villages. They were elderly doctors in full sympathy with the Philbricl1 methods Of treatment. and Mrs Moll's situation certainly seemed dangerous when these three wise acres came together in consultation over her ease.
 "You'ye bled her. reckon?n said Dr. Peevy, while tying his horse in front of Mr. MoI's house.
 ..Yes. half dozen times replied Dr. Philbrick. who had come out of the house to meet his conferrees.
 And blistered her?' asked Dr. Hobbson, who had ridden up with Dr. Peevy.
 ''Yes, yes; time and again" replied Dr. Philbrick.
 It was now June, and Mrs. Moll had kept her bed steadily for so long a time that even the uncharitable neighbors began to think that there freely was something the matter of Becky MoIl,' and great interest was felt in the case throughout the neigh borhood.
 Mrs. Moll seemed to enjoy the pros pect of consultation over her case It 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 to nothing so far as her recovery was concerned.
 ''lt's mostly to please Pliny, poor man, that I've consented to the con- sultation. she said. "I know that forty dozon consultations wouldn't cure me. I've had so many diseases my system is all woro out and ain't a mite O stren'th left. Eve endoored all one pore human frame kin endoor, and m convinced that I've got an in- eurable complaint now. My grand mothers aunt lay in bed two years. just Us I'm doin', fore she died a'shc Pliny had a second cousin go off jis' as I'm goin', ant nobody knowec what aiIde.p him. It runs in tho family md there's no use fghtin ,o,i in ,t- If I live through the consul tat>ou it's bout all l expect to do.
 She received the three doctors witl stoical calmness. and replied to all their questions in meek and feeble voice.
 Please put out your tongue, ma am, said Dr. Peevy, while Dr.. lobbson felt her pulse. with his eyes fixed on his immense silver watch.
 Then Mrs. Moll was put through such d long catechism of questions. and subjected to such humping of the chest and pounding of the back that her feeble stren' tn" was subject ed to a severe strain. The examina- tion of the patient lasted for full hour, and then the trio of physicians Withdrew to consult together.
 "Supposing we walk out into the <,, I,