Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1891-04-24
DR.. OAPSON.

cerv store. and by n closeness that IN
volved much self sacrifice have man
aged to buy home but this can be
Of no interest to any one who may
read these confessions. | must have
been thirty-five years Old before the
thought that | ought to marry some
gentle and confiding woman occurred
to me. | had never gone into society
and consequently knew but few wo-
men. and thosewhom did know had
haggled so much over the price OF
sugar or Goldfish, that the thought OF
marrying them was shock 10 my
fancy. | was at that tim' living in
large city and boarded at Il house SIT
uated several miles from my place OF
business. One day while going home
on a horse car, / noticed u woman
sitting opposite to me. OF course |
noticed women every day, but there
was something about this women that
especially attracted me. Her face
was not impressiveIy handsome, but
there was Az intellectual cast about
it, an evidence of cultivation that |
could not help admiring. must have
gazed at her, indeed. know that |
did, but she did not appear to lake
any notice of me.
The next evening when ! started
home, there she was again on the car
| regarded this as fortunate, but was
compelled TO content myself with
simply looking at her. just before
getting off, | asked the driver if he
knew her name. but he said that he
did not. The next evening when |
started home, | was disappointed i'll
not finding her, and | got off and
waited for the next car, but | did not
see her.
One night | wss suddenly taken i'll
of pneumonia. One of the boarders
was dispatched for doctor, and was
instructed to get the nearest one.
Shortly afterward the messenger re
turned with the woman whom ! had
gazcd at on the car.
rs it possible that you are doc
tori ! asked.
1T is not only possible" she an
swered, smiling, but it is all estab-
lished fact.
Il ain glad to see you again, at any
rate.
See me again
Yes. for | was disappointed when
| found that you were not on the car
the other evening"
Il don't remember having seen you
before" she replied. was unreason-
able enough to allow a sharp sting to
enter my pride. She had not even
noticed me. She felt my pulse, wrote
a prescription and said that she would
call again the next day. She came
early at morning and declared that ]
was much better.
But | think you'd better come
again" said |. Pneumonia is II
tricky disease, you konw. | had a
friend that was pronounced cured,
and the doctor ceased his visits and
my friend died"
Il have known patient to die be
fore the doctors visits ceased, she
responded smiling in a way half pro
fessional and half woman.
But You don't think that ! ain in
a similar danger, do your | asked,
somewhat alarmed, for courage was
never numbered among my virtues.
"Oh, there's no cause for immed-
ate alarm" she answered. II will
call again to-morrow.
Cant you come this evening""
That would not be necessary
But can't you come any way? |
rather like the society Of doctors. |
know a great many physicians"
What physicians do you know
she asked.
That somewhat stumped ne. |
had never been sick before, and as |
was a humble if not a modest grocer,
knew no doctors, but ! was. as the
Congressman say, equal to the occa-
sion. and replied that | knew DR..
PrCuty. DR.. Smell and DR.. So-and-So. -
Il don't know them, she said
Neither did |. but was determined
to maintain my position. Cant you
come this evening p iInplored rath-
er than asked.
Il will come tomorrow wOrning,
she replied, and in a way 50 unsenti-
mental that was almost angry, she
marched out. By this time | was
really in love with her, and in order
to keep up her visits, | was resolved
to feign sickness; so when she came
the next day and asked me how / felt
l answered that thought l was
worse.
"Oh. | don't know" she answered.
But do know. / have a pain in
my side and feel sbakv. BY the way
| have not asked your name. | wish
to say that ! am II very peculiar
man
MY name is Dapson," she answer
ed.
She came early the next morning.
and after taking my temperature, re-
marked that | was so far restored to
/ health that further attention from