The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-08-12

pins and the rings which bind together
the great hubs; the roughly hewn fell
loes, the different parts of the body of
the cart, and of the yoke as well, are
all held together by wooden pegs.-F.
d. Millet, in Harper's Magazine.
HOW ONE MAN GOT A WIFE.
He Kept Away From the Pretty Doctor,
and She Went After Him.
"You have doubtless read Charles
Reade's charming tale of the difficulties
encountered by the first woman doctors
and the pathetic recital of the manner
in which these difficulties were re-
moved by plucky, brainy little wo-
MANI" said veteran doctor at the
Cadillac yesterday afternoon.
"Well, / could tell you little story"
said an old-timer, somewhat similar in
many respects, about young woman
who was one of the first practitioners il,
this country, for she studied in the days
when many colleges had not yet opened
their doors to women. She had re-
ceived a degree somehow in Boston
when she wouldn't have been given one
anywhere else, and, as her home was in
a western town near one of the mining
camps, for those were the days of gold
and silver excitement, she resolutely
packed her grip and one day surprised
everyone by mailing a shingle on the
door of rude cabin, stating her pro-
fession and the fact that her office
hours were from o'clock in the morn
ing until at night, after which she
was only to be disturbed by extraordi-
mary cases. She was bright little
woman, with graceful figure and a
proud, real thoroughbred way of car
tying herself that disarmed any
approach toward familiarity on
the part of the rough, unedu-
Gated men. Her appearance was hailed
with general satisfaction, and there was
something SO prepossessing 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 l
was working in drift at the time.
Bill Swipes, six-footer, went to her
one morning in sheepish kind of way,
for he had been hit hard by her bright
eyes. He did look little out of sorts,
Bill did, and he trembled as though he
had the palsy. The young woman eyed
him critically as he awkwardly ex.
planned that he wasn't feeling very
well, thought he had the consumption
or something, and calculated that he
would come and consult doctor.
Consumption she exclaimed. scorn-
fully, surveying his stalwart figure,
'Bosh! What are your symptoms?
"'Well, got up feeling dazed-like.
and for two or three days have had a
pain in my head. If it isn't consump-
ton it's brain fever
"'Nonsense" she said sharply. You've
been on a spree. The only remedy for
you is to let whisky alone. Good morn
ing
''Bill hesitated and pulled out a roll
of bills.
"'Thanks, he said. What is the con,
sultation fee?'
"She laughed, and he put his money
in his pocket in a shame-faced manner.
After that the patients came thick and
fast. Those were rough days, and the
fair doctor had more cuts and slashes ia
bind than any other kind of cases, and,
as consultation fee and treatment was
ten dollars visit, the gold pieces jim
gled merrily into the newcomers palm.
The miners hailed a cut or stab with
considerable satisfaction, as such slight
mishaps enabled them to visit the pretty
young woman, who never received any
but mutilated callers. Rows began to
be frequent, and one day even China.
man who had been slightly slashed
started for the cabin, but the boys in.
terfered, for they were not going to
have her treat any Celestials, so they
took him by the pigtail and made him
walk turkey to the river, where they
pitched him in just to remind him that
he should not presume again. The boys
courted scars and wounds and the
miner who was treated was so proud
he wouldn't speak to any of the rest Of
us for week or so. But there was
young fellow who was most frequent
visitor, He went about once every tive
weeks, and l am sure she would have
been amazingly surprised if he had
missed one of these fortnightly visits
While she was binding up his wounds
he would gaze into her brown eyes and
would sometimes utter absurd exclama.
tions which would cause her to admon.
ish him sharply. But one day he came
there a wreck, so well cut up that she
made him lie down on the sofa. when
he became unconscious for two DAYS.
She pulled him through with careful
nursing, and then what do you sup
pose?"
''She married him?'
mo; she married me, and was the
only man who hadn't gone galivanting
around to her house with a stab or a
slash. It's my wife I've been telling
you about, gentlemen. Detroit Free
Press
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