The Red Cloud chief., 1892-08-12

pins and the rings which bind together
the great hubs; the roughly hcwn fell
locs, h different parts of the body of
tho cart and of the yoke rs well, are
all held together by wooden pcgs.-F.
u. Millct, in lIarpcr's Magazine.
HOW ONE MAN GOT A WIFE.
lilo Kept Away From the Pretty Doctor,
aud shs wcut AFTER Him.
You have doubtless read Charles
iicade's charming talc of the difficulties
encountered by the first woman doctors
and the pathetic recital of the manner
IN which these difficulties were re-
moved by u pluclSy, brainy little wo-
manY' said n veteran doctor at tho
Cadillac yesterday afternoon.
We'll. could tell you u little story"
said an old-timcr, Somewhat similar In
many respects, about II young woman
who was ono of the first practitioners in
This country, for she studied in the DAYS
when many colleges had not yet opened
thci doors to women She had re-
ceiVcd n degree somehow in boston
when she wouldn't have been given one
anywhere else, and, as her home wa In
Il western town near one of the mining
camps, for those were the days of gold
and silver excitement, she resolutcly
packed her grip and one day surprised
everyone by mailing u shinglc on the
door of u rude cabin, stating her pro-
fcssion and the fact that her Office
hours were frcm o o'clock In tho morn
ing until O at night, after which she
was only to be disturbed by extraordi-
nary cases. She was n bright little
woman, with u graceful figure and u
proud, real thoroughbred way OF car
rying herself that disarmed n
approach toward familiarity on
the part of the rough, uncdu-
Gated men. Her appearance was hailed
with general satisfaction, and there was
something so preposscssing about her
that the men began to wish that the
camp wasn't so healthy, SO that some
of them might be treated by the fair
newcomer. remember her first, for I
vas working in u drift ut the time.
Bill Swipcs, u six-footer, went TO her
one morning in n shcepish kind of way,
for he had been hit hard by her bright
eyes. He did look u little out of sorts,
Bill did, and he trcmbled us though nc
had the palsy. The young woman eyed
him critically us he awkwardly OK
planned that he wasn't feeling very
we'll, thought he had the consumption
or something, aud calculated that h,
would come and consult II doctor.
"'Consumption!' she exclaimed, scorn
f,,Ilx, 1urr.t,irr hty gtnI., G..,,,
'Bosh! What are your symptomsg
"'NNell, l got up feeling dazcd-likc
and for I'VE or three days have had
pain in my head. II IL isn't consump
ton it's brain fever
"'Nonscnse!' she said sharply. You've
been on n spree. The only remedy fol
you is to let whisky alone. Good morn
ing
"Bill hesitatcd and pulled out a rol
of bills.
"'rhanks,' he said. What Is the con
s~ultation fee?'
"She laughed, and he put his none,
In his pocket In q shamc-faccd manner
After that the patients came thick an
fast. Those were rough days, and tn
fair doctor had more cuts and slashes I,
bind than any other kind of cases, and
as consultation fee and treatment wa,
ten dollars n visit, the gold pieces jim
gled merrily into the newcomers palm
The miners hailed n cut or u stab will
considerable satisfaction, as such Sigh
mishaps enabled them to visit the pretty
young woman, who never received any
but mutilated callers. Rows began I,
be frequent, and one day ever q China
man who had been slightly slashet
started for the cabin, but the boys in
terfered, for they were not going u
lbave her treat any Celestials, so they
X him by the pigtail and made hin
TX turkey to the river, where theJ
shed him in, just to remind him tina
should not presume again. The boy.
rtcd scars and wounds, and tn,
Ter who was treated was so prout
wouldn't speak to any of the rest o
FOr u week or SO. But there was {
ng fellow who was a most frequen'
tor, He went about once every tive
ks, and ] am sure she would hav,
n amazingly surprised If he hat
sed one of these fortnightly visits
lie she was binding up his wound,
would gaze into her brown eyes anG
aid sometimes utter absurd exclama
Is which would cause her to admon
him sharply. But II day he cam.
re n wreck, so well cut up that she
lie him lie down on the sofa, when
became unconscious for two days
/, pulled him through with careful
rsing, and then what do you sup
le?"
She married him."
No; she married me, and ! was the
y man who hadn't gone g~alivanting
pund to her house with IA stab or q
sh. It's my wife I've been telling
about, gentlemen detroit Free
SIS.
NOVEL JEWELRY DESIGNS.
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