St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1892-04-16

but tc4r thclr way
Thro' blinding spray,
Hear the skipper cheer. and say:
up With her. lads. and lift her
All toScthcr!"
-. L. Molloy. In Temple Bar
HIS FIRST PATIENT.
Tho Canine Charge That Made
tho Doctors Reputation.
1t II thirty years since ! put my
shingle up I had a very little money;
70 had Matilda; we were desperately in
love with each other-so much 90 that
we really could not afford 70 wait; s<
Matilda. and got married. ! lay in \. ai'
Tor patients behind my Office door.
Like . hungry tiger (fgurativcly
speaking)I cried aloud: "Ducky. .ducky
darling. come and DO killed" But
they did not como. The duclks-l
mean the patients - merely said:
'Quack!" (fgurativcly speaking again),
and passed me By. They evidently
looked on my shinglc "a . danger sig
nal But soon got . large practice
among the poor. and those who could
not or would not pay. They appointed
me their body physician. ] need hard.
" odd that il was a purely Shonorary
post
Now, there was . rich old maiden
lady who lived opposite us; she was IN
eccentric but charitable old woman,
and her name was Clarissa
Glumper. There was no chance of q
woman like that coming to me for ad-
vice. D.. Dulle was her medical at-
tendant He seemed to be crybody's
medical attendant that was worth at.
tending. My blood used to boil with
In mo with indignation whenever ]
was his mud-bespattercd carriage and
pair tearing about the neighborhood
One afternoon, ] saw Dr. Dulles
goodman pull up Mt Miss Glumper's
door, and Matilda watched him through
the blind.
: 'Jsclx." she said. cxcitedly. hes
only stopped five minutes; I timed him;
and. oh. Jsclsl when he came out. he
was rs red as a turkey cock. Perhaps
he's apoplectac," added Matilda, with q
wistful sigh. ''Oh, Jackr' cried my
wife, after an interval of . few mo-
mcnts. there's the footman going
post-haste Tor the medicine" and then
she suddenly clutchcd my wrist her
faoe grow ashy pale. and she hisscd. In
. hoarse whisper: ''Oh. Jack! he's com
ing here Qaick-quick!" cried Ma
tildaL
In an instant she had carefully regu-
lated my cravat There was q tremcnd-
ous ring 1t the door OF course, as ILL
luck would have it, Mary. our servant.
was out SO. my heart beating wildly,
I opened the door myself. and tried to
look as unconcerncd rs possible.
''You'rs to como across to the missus
ut once" said the pampered menial. in
. patronixing toue.
Us Il very urgcnt?" I said. looking
at my watch
'.lt's . matter of life and death. +" said
the man. with . vulgar grin. which
could not understand
Il will attend to it immediaiely."l
said.
had been smoking. SO I took some
tincture of cloves, Matilda sprinkled
my hair and whiskers with esu-de-
cologne. thrust my instrument case
into one pocket and my emergency case
into the other, and then tried to walk
across the street in q dignified manner,
and, Of course, failed miscrsbly. The
lootman. who was awaiting my ar-
rival. was still grinning malicioualy;
he ushered me at once into the drawing
room. where. by the FIRE. sat IN old
lady in black. sobbing bitterly. It was
Miss Glumpcr-the great Miss Glumper
herself
''Arc you the young man fthc name
of Pestle?" she said
II am DR.. Pcstle, madam" I re.
piled. in my haughticst manner.
'Quite so. quite SO; am sure I beg
your pardon. DIR. PcStlc," said the old
lady. still sobhing copiously. "Dr.
she said. very solcmnly. are
you man of the world?"
A mystery-evidcntly . mystery.
MADAM" began. II have never DR.
vulgcd . professional secret"
1--WE are wasting precious time. Dr.
Pestlc. |" said the old lady. interrupt
Ing sme; 81 believe her to be sinking
last She's all I have in the world,
aoctor. You wont mind seeing her.
viii you. Is . favor?"
'.Madam." began, ''as . matter Of
eommon humanity"
..She isn't human" she said
The old lady was in deep grief. and
he carefully lifted shawl which GOV.
ered something that lay upon the sofa.
On the cushion was = fat pug dog.
convulsively.
''Dr. Pestle," cried the old lady,
'>only save my darling's Life. and
here's nothing won't do for yoa! -
here hope?" she added. in . voice Of
lgony.
.While there's life there's hoPa.
madam" said. oracularly
I whipped out my emergency eass
md attempted to administer . re0r
,dy to my unfortunate patient Ths
beas& tried to bite me at onca
That's . good sign. madam" I said;
y capital sign She'll require eara.
Erea& care" aAdcsl the greatest pos-
ible care; but we must do what we
IN for. her. II. madam" went O.
Il can have her under my own eye.
might Be ahle 70 do . great deal tos
Aee."
"weu make up . bed for you. WITH
paeasare." !" replied Miss Glumper ~
Degyes'l NOS leave her Tor . single b.