Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-21

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Neu Aor. monthly maaazH. H. o"mnri-
nad been ia my new lodgings for a
week. A week that had dragged itself
ALONG iu an endless series of days. every
one bringing to me the dream, and OBJ
hone, of an entire lifetime over tine
glass door of my neat little apartment the
white door-uiatp with which it Is custOuia-
rs 10 announce the office of a pracucin-
phvslriau had shOue for week. For the
same length OF time my little reception
and consultation room had waited with It's
dark curtains and STRAIGHTFORWARD chairs
Tor the patients who We're 90 come to seek
the advice and help OF Dr. Max Erharl,
After ALL j had no cause to wonder tua.
nv room remained SO empty IN those mrs
DAYS. tor the neinhbOrhOOd had nr,t 90 -,t
accustomed 10 my name and 20 The fact
that they could md good medical advice ODD
their near vicinity. All TINS / said 10 my
SELF comfortingv at that time. When nE
GOOD fortune ! should be- able To neal only
one patient then the situation would
quickly change. My reputation would iH-
crease. ana soon the rush OF people to my
consultation room would proclaim my SUE
cess should soon go about III pretty
little carriage with dark brown morse
driven hN respectable cOachman: then,
indeed. then
Al last. thought which completely over
powered me- came into my mind was
again Iu spirit with my Cousin Marie, vino
certainly would make the prettlest OF doe
tors wives that one could imagine j
loved nv taIr cousin AS boy. ! had
shown her every little chivalrOus service
which IN either house or garden is demand
ed OF the stronger cOmraGe. As Junior
In school. J had inscribed my rrst poem 10
her ana As senior l had badly injured my
voice. which was lust then turning 10 bar
itone. by singing necessarily OF 1.-THE flax
en-hairpd girl" When / returned home
after passing the FIRST examination. The
FIRST thing of all that the student noticed
was that ''thf 1iaNen-haIred girl had
come Co love him as completely as Inc
loved her but neither said anything Oh
that subject NV university period passed
uy al. the time / worked earnestly, and
wneueye. had undergone the tedious
struggle 1t examinations VIGOROUSLY Ma
rie's dear eyes seemed 10 expires, her live.
y Interest iu the successful accomplish
mtut or III. my endeayor,. Ana when
Cousin Marie. greeting me upou my return,
said suu. 'Herr Doctor Ernara,. "i
looked deep into htr dear eyes. and said
srfu uor. .9ftIe "Fau Doctor ErAarIt "
Then b saw q Dvirlt hIusl come over hef
tac. "a. she tllrna8 hastily toward tine VIM
oo,p-saa.
Now ana then. during the next lew days.
had opp0ltuuity TO speak To Marie OF al
tne castles In Spain which Young rny--
ciar could build In hi, empty dwelling
bnr dared not inform ner of NV dream To-
regard r9 tine tutura doctors wife. There
Law in the bue eve, OF nav dearest All eN-
1,rassIar which Kent back INV words. even
Wna. ruay almost touud utteraucs. ! had
an doubt bur that Marie would eventually
she INV vif. nu- II seemed rs if lack OF
& confidence I'D NV ability as a physician Law
in ner glance. That increased my pride
and induced mo to remain silent ana await
the time when the report of nv hrs, pro
ressIoual achievement woul1 proclaim ID,
ability 10 Marie
Win nv thoughts absorbed in all tines,
rbInrs sal on The afternoon OF a dreary
Novemne- nav In NV consultation room.
and AZ rrst failed TO norlce faint ring al
INV hell Then arose TO omen the dooi
myself as had sent nv errand-bov 10
mark-,
i confess that. during the next few step.
which were necessary TO bring me TO III,
door.a flood OF strange thoughts came owe
me caller was seeking nv helm. VERY
Hkefv il was patient of high birth. and
certainly sbould receive a rich reward an,
tame and was already married To Inv
dear Manic
openei the door. In the halt-dark o.
Tie late August dav stood a poorly ella,
woman before me. Ont of her hargart
and cnarcoaj-biackened face looked pai
nj great dark ewes beseecnInriv at me.
..Doctor. said the woman in a treublln.
voice doctor be merciful. on. please. Nj
little Marie is so sick
The name atoned Tor the womau's un
7,rou,fsiur appearance which coincide,
badiv with INV latest dream,
..Kybo are vouo Who sent Won 10 mea'
sstr.
..No one -. the woman answered quick
Iy and i'm a low voice. $50 doctor. do come
have been carving coal all dav from Tn
WAGON INFO a house near by. live owe
there IN the courtyard. NV child mas bee1
sick since YESTERDAY found her so mucI
worse that / came TO Won al once
besitatod somewhat. the disenchauf
ment was so great
The woman wiped her face with he
blackened hand
il was q race which already showed man