The sun., 1893-07-16
THE OLD SETTLER.
The New Doctors Coming Re-iuds THiu, OF
Aunt Folly and Her ella and Snake Root.

both man ana beast at the Ridge for moro than
flfty years, was getting ready to retro from
practice and take things easy for the remain
der OF his days. the coming Of the new doctor
was accepted as matter OF course. and ex-
cited little comment.
But It's good that tho Ridge hain't got no
setch person ez my ANCESTOR. Aunt Polly
Pobblecby. amongst It," said the Old Settler.
shaking his head It's good thing for the
new doctor. b'gosh, that my old Aunt Polly
Pobblechy hain't livin' here. with her never
failn' gin an snake root That's allr'
"Wull" said Tho Squire. .aggravatingly.
"what'd yer ANCESTOR. Aunt.Poly Pobblechy-
whoever she mowt ben, the Lord only
knows!-whatd yer Aunt Polly "a done to the
new doctor providin' she had been here
with hor gin an snake root ?"
'What'd she a done2 Gosht'lmiehtyr' re-
piled the Old Settler. What did she do to
young Doc Sppeeper, OF sot down In Sugar
Swamp time she were doin' the doctorin' in
that deestric'2 Tell me what she done to him.
b gosh. an then ast mo what she'd do to this
here young doctor ez has sIua,ted herel"
II can't tell We what she done to him." said
the Squire. kin your"
kin II" exclaimed the Old Settler. kin II
Who under the blue canopy kin II I.can'tp"
Nobody - replied the Squire. emphati-
cally. Nobody. nuther Twin or dead No.
body. an I'll bate q hoss on 1t !"
AN I'd win. b-goshp' calculated the Old
Settler. I'm durn glad to see that yer with
me fer wuns't in yer life. Squire! An I'll say it
ag'in. that it's a good thing for this hero doctor
that's squatted at the Ridge that my ANCESTOR,
Aunt Polly Pobblechy, an her gin an snake
root hain't here or she'd sarve him jist ez she
sarved young Doc Spipeeper, ez sot down in
Sugar Swamp time ez she were doin the doc
IT, klo% trin hv
what Aunt Polly didn't know about
ailin's, from sprue in young uns to
sniffies in sheep. it want worth the while
OF anybody botherin' their heads about. II
anybody got poorly. i'm them days at Sugar
Swamp. an Aunt Polly tried her boneset on
'em. an her allycampane. an her colt s-foot.
an the rest O. them YARDS O her'n. without
fetchln' OF 'em round. then she went at 'em
with her gin, an snake root Il that didn't set
EN- FYn ss2 Sn then A91' s0s to make
"Gin an snake root wore, her al.conquerin'
they h was tacEiin' Of ledge snifIiits, Or had 2
ho bdt apS S ese Hsas sms DO 1ns on Els as
Sickness arter Aunt Polly had fetched him
he'd put oD airs an git the dSetOr from The
e never thort O. doin' setch thing ez that afore.
an folks couldn't, git over it. But the Jedge,
deestric'. an SO when Bub Taley took sick
four or Ave week arterwds; what does doe de.d ne do
too Bat aunt Fy F Of iii
squar'i he didn't send fer her an tell her
county seat, Aunt Poily. says he. w. .I
sniaiiltts III had hi him TOO; dldnt hep says she.
Yes. says Bub. Yes. the Jedge had him.
S.. n; h; vhora,a tho Jodoa now % aava Amt
why. that's so! says Bub. 80 he is!
"e'h AN t BuS tot AUNT Polly W 10 fetch him round,
an she turned turned on the gin an snake root an
So these things was all fresh 'mongst folks
when one mornin what should ketch their eye.
nailed ae'in the side o Noar Tidbit's tavern.
er. er' Il. b. b.. Boctor and Physieian.' An mebbe
folks want th stirred @ up, tasS Some NJ SAYS
Is a doctor. an a physician. thinkin' he kin do
ANYTHING here ag,,in Aunt Polly Pobblechy an
" Some others want 80 durn sure o that
1!a5 shs Ssss $ e Fess ss9S NSSf sS
I tell ye that boneset an snake. root an;
snoa The rest S AsRt RS khst WSs WhS h sF s5aF
a-here s'posin' the yaller fever. OF. the
choery Or some o them air ketchin, wS AL
hull deestric to set up agin 'em. Natur'ly.too.
S 9ns hey Sss
hev. They didn't half ketch holt O. that rheu-
matiz o mine the last heat had with IT. They
ketchtn' d come tearn' through the deestrisS."
wunsstt. stef the hs tan'ry n BOSS She's got YARDS
enough. b'gosh. stored away In her garrett to
knock hull township iuil O. the pTt Wfst klnd
ez the new doctor is boardin with you: Noar:
'taint any more right that you should stan
up Ii fer him. him; Bgt don't run down Aunt foiy
Anybody ez says I'm standin. upfeEF the
heE ssss Noeq ss9S1 his rasn his
sa @ rannin Ssa rs Si Aunt foilS Kin lick hiaI
W.T. "TSa s didn't nobody git up. an things took
another turn by 81 GEoner M sayln,; ~ .h~ ~
docter's sign. when lie says he's. doctor an
a physician too? al!us thort docter We're
physsap an physician ssts ws5s bny dSf,er vet
orter think less an know more; Doctor is fer
hosses Sdn Se.c hear rhys
!fkat kinder O. lifted the new doctor up q
kIisHsetIf' Ter KNOWN, 50 much an ast ev'rybody
up TO hey supn the nee,tn nt broke R Hn feeln
she He'k knoWed M sumpin were bound to happen to
give her chance at the new doctor.
Inc pOOlltSt Rdi III thS huiio .uehi oW
deestric' or in any other deestric' fer mat
ter o that were Sooky sunni; But the trou!le
with Sooky were she didn't hev no folks. She
were an orphint on both her mammy's an, her
daddys side fore she were old enough to
know It. and she were took In by the Widder
Sheliin'. The wilder raised s9SSy an made na
Wien VII as She were is, sooky were .ez innsrcopt ez
a spring lamb, an, bashfull Jeewhizz;
what a bashful gal that sooky were!
or corn huskins or notlin'. an none. O. the
young feilers could keep comp'ny with her,
cause she wouldn't let ,em. SO consekently.
when her an young Bill sn9Pckly teIer ez
Sooky were, stepped of one night together. to
the ssquiro,s an got married, ,thSut ssayn'
day in one o the tan'ry 9oussn. msbbe ,t,. ths
Geestric's! / say tina were. b'gosh Folks
couldn't find words to say what they thort about
honss. an, gawked an gaawked fer hull day.
"'Wull I'll be durnedH
Thine run along an Bill an Sooky had been
hitched q year an one day Bill dropped inter
tho new, Doctors ONCE at the tavern;
"'Dortor.' snys he. my Sooky's ailin' some
an we're afeerd It's q fever that's comm on to
her Dive think it's lik ely to hI ketchin'T