The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1891-09-04
ALMOST TOO MEAN TO LIVE.


How Young DR.. X. Presented His Fl.
ancee with a bunch Of Calls Lilies.
Attached to the medical staff of one
Of the hospitals of this city Is a young
man who, II medals were awarded for
meanness, would be among the first to
receive prize of this sort. He has be,
come so notorious through his selfish
habits and niggardly ways that most of
his friends have long ago given him the
''cold shoulder" This however, has
not cured him of his meanness. II any.
thing 1t has aggravated the complaint,
It will not be necessary to mention
his name. DR.. X will do therefor as
well as any other He is tall, hand
some fellow, and, what may be consid.
cred remarkable under the circum.
stances, has abundant means. His
father, well known gentleman of con-
siderable wealth, allows DR.. X. enough
money to support himself handsomely.
And Doc spends it, too, with lavish
hand, but only on his personal adorn.
ment.
He has never been known to spend b
cent upon any of his friends One OF
his favorite tricks" has been to boz.
row small sums Of money from well to
do patients in his hospital, which
amounts he never returns. Hardly Il
day passes in which Doc fails to dis
tinguish himself by some new act OF
meanness.
AT an up town hotel, where Doc
boarded, there came handsome young
lady from a southern state. Doc
soon found out that she was rich and
he soon began to show her the most
pronounced attention. To all appear,
anoes it was a case of mutual attach
ment. Doc was handsome, well
hammered and we'll dressed. So there
was no reason why Miss Blank should
not accept Dos proffered suit.
Nearly every day Doc handed
Miss Blank bouquet of flowers. vio-
lets and Gala lilies predominated.
Docs going to have a bad attack of
heart disease" was the general verdict.
He's spending money on some one
else" One day Miss Blank received a
particularly large bunch of lilies. She
wore one of them in her dress as she
appeared in the parlor that evening.
Doc was not present upon this par
ticular occasion. The house surgeon at
his hospital was, though, and he
was duly introduced to Miss Blank.
The conversation turned ON various
topics, and finally DR.. X. was brought
under discussion.
Yes" said the house surgeon, DOC
is very peculiar fellow. Not very
popular, though, I'm sorry to say. OF
late he has been gathering up bouquets
of flowers sent to sick patients. Strange
fancy, isn't it2 We had little girl die
OF the measles today. Sweet child she
was, too. l laid a bunch of Gala lilies
in her arms Just as she died. The poor
little thing gave a longing look, and
but what's the matterY Why"
Miss Blank had tainted there and
then. She was restored and taken to
her room. A bunch of Gala lilies was
flung into the street soon afterward.
She left the hotel suddenly the next
day. Her folks had telegraphed for
her, she explained. ''Oh, go away,
don't approach me-" she had said to
DR.. Y. when he had offered her fresh
bunch of violets the next morning.
"Oh, that's nothing" observed the
house surgeon when acquainted with
the facts, "Why, that was the case
off, But any further illustration Of
Docs peculiarly" will be unneces-
sary.-New York Herald.