Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1891-05-08
further attention from her would be un-

W NC on INC SAFE size. 10 tell the truth,
pneumonia runs somewhat in our family,
and the worst phase is, that my people
have suffered most from the dread dis
ease after having been pronounced
cured"
She sat down and laughed. "You are
the first man ever knew to regard with
friendhness an increasing doctors dill. F"
"That's all right" said I, wiuciug q
little, for economical nature shuddered
somewhat at the thought of paying out
much money and was about to suggest
that the bill might be cut down, when
the doctor said: at is an odd char
acteristic Of human nature that men
should hate doctors bill with SO strong
degree of warmth. Men who cheer
fully pay an undertaken shy at doctor"
Probably they think that the doctor
causes both bills" remarked, attempt
ing to be witty.
"And thus contributes to the support
of two worthy yocations," she quickly
rcjoined.
eyes; they render each other self
sustaining. By the way, you are coming
one more time, aren't youf"
81 don't see why should"
"But / do"
"And why should GOMEZ"
"Because love you,"
"Wby, what an impudent patient
you are"
"That's all right. 1 love you and
want to marry YOU"
"To save your bill2" she archly
asked.
"Come, doctor, don't make sport of
me. Ever since first saw you l have
loved you. used to watch for you and
when you failed to be on the car, was
grief-strickcn. Now, after this confess
am able to visit you2'
"Your very popularity attracts me
toward you," she said.
"Then wish that my peculiaritics
were stronger. wish they were strong
enough to draw you to my arms"
ooh, what trifing rascal you are, to
be.sure. don't really believe that you
have been ill ut all. 1t was merely de.
sign against me-"
"No, was not aware that you were a
doctor. If had known it would have
oSSi III iOhS uNO. 10y bhC Mu1f WaCu
will you be ready3"
''Rcady for what3"
''To be my Wife"
al am not looking for husband"
eyes, but the greatest treasures arc
sometimes come upon by accident"
"You nrc quite philosophical for
grocer"
''Ah, but let me tell you, Miss Doctor,
that the grocery business requires more
philosophy than the medical profession.
The grocer understands the weakness of
the flesh"
~ must CO." she said, arising.
"When shall expect youa" asked.
"You need not expect me-"
She did not come the next day, and !
sent for her. She did not come until
night.
81 suppose you are worse" she said
smiling.
81 am dying"
''Then can do nothing for YOU"
ayes, you can save me with the medi.
cine of love-"
"With the medicine of nonsense"
"Well, that'is the formula for loves
tonic"
az did not come to be insultcd."
"Nor shall you be-"
"Tell me plainly what you want"
al want to marry YOU"
'But don't you think that prefer to
look higher than grocer2"
POSSIBLY, but don't prefer to look
higher than a doctor. You suit me well
enough. Probably you don't know it.
but ut one time in my life could have
married n seamstress."
"That's encouraging, surely. Could
you have married anyone else2"
eyes, think that female barber was
once smittcn with me. She did not gay
so, but she shaved delightfully."-, and on
one occasion refused to charge anything:
and l confess that this was strong pull
in her favor. If she had refused the
second time believe that 1 should have
proposed"
~ don't know whether to love you OF
be angry"
''Lct me decide. Love me-"
"All right, will"
"Whcn will you begin?"
"Let.me see what time it is, she said,
looking ut her watch. ga quarter past
nine. Well, l will begin at ter
o'clock"
could not help laughing at this. We
continued to talk; she said not word
of love, but looked at her watch occa.
sionally.
''Isn't it nearly tent" l asked.
| "Wants two minutes"
''Do you love me now2"
81 will in one minute aud half.
How is the grocery business anyway"
"Picking up all the time"
81 have never known many grocers tc
get rich," she remarked, holding her
watch open. "I knew one that" She
shut the watch with a loud snap, and
looking affectionately at me, said: 81
love you"
There are many mean people in this
world, and think the very meanest is q
quack doctor. fellow named Piddias G.
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