Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1891-11-18
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We'll! Welt" cried the doctor, who.
by the way, was as kind and generous
IN old soul as ever lived, don't get ex-
cited. Green. Ii is not so bad as that
Didn't l say she would get along all
right. only it would take n long time to
bring her through"
Yes, yes, but you said she must have
good care and attention, and have no
way of procuring them for her. How
can get them, doctor, when / haven't
dollar in the world?"
For little while the old physician
remained silent. This state of affairs
was nothing new to him, for he met
with similar cases almost every day
now in his practice, but he was not
Injured to it. and each new case APP
pealcd to his sympathy and touched his
heart.
You can get some means from Your
friends to tide you over this spell. can't
you?" the doctor asked From your
relatives or hers?'
No. it is useless to think of that,
doctor" John replied as he slowly and
sadly shook his head. 1--WE have no
friends to call on for aid and both NV
parents and hers have cut us adrift and
left us to stem the tide alone. Her
father is rich, but he denounced and
disowned her when she and | married.
and from that day to this he has not
spoken to her. She is dead to him"
But surely, Green" the old doctor
urged. lin a case like this he would not
maintain such unnatural and unfather-
ly feelings. He cannot be so hard and
inhuman as to let her suffer when he
has it in his power to prevent it. Why,
think of it. man, that would be simply
terrible 1t would be heathenish. 1t
would be worse than brutal. and surely
no Christian man would be so hard as
that"
Il fear it would do no good to appeal
to him." John replied. II don't know
what to do, doctor, I'm sure. My poor
wife must have attention, but | am not
able to even so much as pay you for
your attendance"
"Never mind about me, Green" the
old doctor replied. "Don'tworry about
my pay. I'll attend her and do what
ever is in my power TO benefit her. and
you can pay me when you are able.
There won't be any trouble on that
score
John wept like a child at these words.
1t was the first time he had heard such
for three or four long years and he had
come to believe all mankind heartless.
He had felt all alone in the world and
thought that of all the millions of souls
on earth, not one had n feeling of sym
pathy for himself and family. And now
to meet with such kindness, and to
hear such generous language from the
lips of n stranger, touched Johns heart
deeply. He reached out and took the
doctors hand in his, and as the big tears
rolled down his swarthy checks he cried:
How can | ever thank you, doctor,
for such kindness? How can ever re-
pay you for such generous conduct?"
Come, come, Green" said the doctor
with embarrassment, don't act so.
Let's not be children. Why, why it's
nothing. Come, rally up. man. and be
quiet
The old physicians tone and manner
were so frank, quiet and unpretentious
that John was struck by them, and they
acted on him like n soothing potion. In
a little while he became calm again.
and as the doctor talked on, always in n
cheerful, confident tone, Johns spirits
revived and something of his fear and
dread forsook him
I'VE can't have everything in this
world that we want" continued the
doctor, $50 we have 10 do the next best
thing. and get along the best we can
with what we have; and guess well
get along well enough"
So he put out the medicines for his
ha l..
never liked TO give prescriptions 10 the
drugstore, because the medicines there
were not always fresh. and the drug
gists We're not always careful in com
pounding them, thus unostentatiously
taking it upon himself to furnish his
remedies with his skill. Having com
pleted the object of his visit, he
arose TO go, saying that he would call
on the morrow, but when he came out
of the cabin he halted by the door. and
for some time stood hesitatingly on the
threshold. At last he beckoned John
out
Green he said, ''your wife's father
ought 20 know about this sickness, and
II you don't object I'll write 90 him. IL
cant do any harm. and IL might result
in some good. What do you say?~
II don't know that there would be
anything wrong in IT," John replied.
after thinking n moment, "and IL YOU
think it best shan't offer any obiec-
ton But ! don't think IL will do any
good"
well, perhaps IL won't, but we can
try. Anyhow, we will give him a
chance % show his heart Just give
me his address. and I'll write when
get home"
John gave the address. and that night
the doctor wrote his letter % Hiram
Blatchford
CHAPTER XIV
AEoTHEH LOAS NEEDED
John was, Of course. compelled u
give up the idea Of going east in quest
OF employment. lie could not think OF