The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-03-25
A DOCTORS STORY.

| nah one Waitx, only one, which we danced
from start TO finish: and then. when that
glorious waltz WAS over, We both felt NJ
though We had known aud loved each
other all our lives.
How managed IL don't exactly know.
but did manage it. succeeded In getting
introduced TO old Mr. Wyatt. Laura
papa ! danced several other dances with
Laura, and at the end OF those dances
! vowed her the one thing undefiled
That lived and breathed in this world Of sin;
The paresi. tenderesi. truesi child
| That a man ever trusted In.
You may say that IL did not take me long
70 arrive AT this conclusion. Ii did no,
take me long. simply because ] am a man
OF great mental promptitude, aud have
grown accustomed TO arrive rapidly at n
correct diagnosis. You have TO arrive at a
rapid diagnosis when you see a hundred
aud twenty patients in three hours, which
had been Ia the habit Of doing as assist
ant physician to ST Skinfint's
! ! fancy made II rather favorable i'm
preston on old Wyatt, had cultivated a
good professional manner Some people
ssy that III my profession manner il every.
thing Was what may Ice termed extra
proiessional-your young consulting physi-
clan always liz had the etiquette and
|
ends, aud al that time honestly fel, that
" II had not been for my peculiarly pre-.
possessing appearance, and the fac, thst /
was deficient in the physicians crown of
glory Il mean a bald beSd). a large and
lucrative practice must lie mine eventually;
and till the nigh, | SAW Laura WAS abso
ius~ly devoted TO the profession of medi.
cine. and ! lonsed-I actually ionged-for
that bald head aud the accommodating
large and lucrative practice
| called. aud ] WAS very fasorably re-
c~l,od Mr. Wyatt asked me TO dinner;
/ and lie made a very favorable impression
upon me-, and lac gave me n very good din
ner, and the Interest the old gentleman
took IN medicine was something wonder
full Old Wyatt lived In a very large house.
10 thoroughly rrspeciabe style - butler
who looked like an archdescon aud two
parlor maids
| Well. ! Mas very much Ia love with
Laura ui WAS fifteen years ago. aud am
~ much In love with her now rs | WIS
them proposed for Laura 10 form: and
then had To- confess 10 old Wyatt that
bad only sik Thousand pounds Of my own
Z left hal got through four thousand OF
my original ten In the rent Of consulting
room, the hire of a brougham. aud the
4 :
Is snbi~c;-d told old Wyatt fatty that
! did DOT want his money; II was his
daughter ! wanted aud no; his duca,s
/ This statement Was absolutely genuine, for
was yer. much IN love, Irxplaincd to
I Mr.. W.Si, thai 10y the time the res, II the
t~n Thousand MAS gone ] might honestly
4 etI'~c; To lie IN receipt 81 the magnif icrnt
1 professional Income Of Eve hundred year.
Then odd Mr., Wyatt threw himself back
In his chair and laughed aloud Thought
he would never leave Of laughing re
moniraied with him upon bis heart less
/ conduct
MY dear fellow" he said. II can't bclp
IL, i;s too ridiculous You deliberately
throw away Eio.on and the best YEAR Of
your life for the sake Of possible income
OF five hundred year Now, Dr SPRUCE. I
will 40, attempt TO conceal from YOU tina,
my daughter il much attached TO you. You
arc young. you ar, enthusiastic. you are
rcady to sacrifice everything for your pro
!ession. Now. the question IL: ARE you
ready to sacrifice your profession for my
! daughter leu a hit Of doctor myself,"
be ssid with a c,,rious chuckle, "and I've a
er~a, rcspeo; or dor,ors, bu, there are
REASONS ANcd aud substantial reasons
Why my daughter could never marry a
rate, there are reasons why no medical
man could marry my daughter"
Whs; could he meant I, WAS n most
mysterious statement
My dear sir" said. ~ threw up my
profession for yonr daughters sake, we
should not have enough 10 live on. Al, 200
would not last very long"
"Nou need not trouble yourself about
that" said Mr.. Wyatt, II am fairly we'll
OF. ] should he prepared to give You
shsrc In mr husincss-i,'s a very good
business-aud I'm very fond Of my daush-
ter Laura. and she IL my only child. YOU
know. Don't I've alarmed" sAid Mr..
Wyatt. Il shouldn't want your money.
should only wan; your assistance in devcl.
opinH my business I could give you a
salary, II you likci-ssy, a couple of thou.
sand year, or, a. said before, you could
have share In the business"
But am not business man. " | rcmon-
strs,cd. "besdcs, ] know nothing wha.
ever Of the nature Of the business" add.
Cd, for was altogether puzzled.
You will not betray my confidenccs"
said Mr., Wyatt, with an air Of mystery.
''of course you won't Well, I'm a bene-
factor of the human race. Did you ever
hear Of Bumsteai's lnfallible Tinc,urc, l
married Bumstead's widow. Laura Is my
daughter by second marriage-this will
give you all the necessary particularly" he
said. as he thrust little pamphlet into my
hands IN come back for your answer
In few minutes" Then he left me, and
the room began to turn round aud round.
OF course had heard OF Bumstead's In
fallible Tincture-who HASN'T Who has
not rad the well known advertisement be-
ginning;
ssead."
stead."
!. !, old age creeping upon you' Try Bum
And 20 on for whole column. Had not
been continually irritated by my patients
At the hospital telling me that they had
tried "Dumstead" before they tried meP
Was not 'Dumstead" familiar in their
mouths ~ n household word' And nv
lAurs's father had married the widow Of Q
Quack-hc was a qusck himself, Aud l
suffered aHonies as remembered that
Laura was qpack's daughter The idea
was horrible one
I read the little book. There were hun
drcds OF testimonials. according to which
'Bumstcad's Tincture" was iufallible. The
testimonials were from all sorts and con-
ditions Of men, They were evidently per-
fcctly genuine, for they attached their
names and addresses, Perhaps the mys-
FERROUS Bumstead had discovered the Elixir
Vite Then read on till I came to the
description Of the remedy itself. It was said
b he prepared from certain medicinal
plants found only In Central Arabia. Bel.
lQochistan. and the mountainoua region e