The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1893-05-16
NY FRIEND, THE DOCTOR.
How He Was Caught Making
Moonahine Whisky.

Moonahine Whisky.
Strablsinus Dollarhide, NJ. d. was 4
Pine Hills physician. The halsam
which resin Is thought 70 give 70 the AZ
mospherc was not natural antidotc
for malaria. as the shrivcled. hide
bound look Of o majority Of the people
Of that region indicated Even the
hogs were generally thin and puny and
the cattle were apparently lineal
descendants Of the stock whose blue
meat furnished food for soldiars IN the
days Of the southern eonfcdcracy SO,
at crossroads, In Wild wnstc OF
pines. the doctor had erected q double
log house. where he lived with HIS wife
md one daughter. Here he had built
up, as he expressed II. n lucrative
practice, Though numerous his pa
ticnts were all poor, and Il seemed
strange that he should thrive so we'll.
yet he averreA that he never took
truck for bin only cash md I'm
pretty well fixed, as you can see.r lie
wns we'll fixed Ills house was neatly
furnished as are many such housca Ia
these backwoods. rough without and
attractive within-y-aud lie had d farm
Of two hundred acres, planted Ia corn,
which he said never failed 81 cron \
His daughter was pretty GIRL we'll
grown. with natural grace and UNI
affected hospitality that was charming,
her motheRin feature and manner, 50
lilo her She secncd not day older
that no pne would suspect the renlrc-s
lationship
There was no reason why he should
not BE happy, be said, though settled
down In the woods. away from So
called civilization. At any ratio 10
was satisfied, while his wife and dangh-
ter were delighted with their hermit
like existence. The doctor was . ven
cradle man His beard and forehead
were Tennysoninn, and tho intelligent
stranger. coming upon him here, was
half inclined 10 doubt tho evidence Of
his own eyes He was wen educated,
too. and talked like a book. as the
natives declared among themselves
shsn speaountinU his- aeeempl iHhfnants.
The DOCTORS home wes situated bc.
tween two railway lines, the distance
between them being eighty miles
was riding through the wilderness one
afternoon in antumnI my horse-a flea
bitten. spawned, iron-gray relic. which
had purchased solely for tho purpose
Of the journey was ambling down q
rocky steep toroaeh brook that
flowed at the foot He stumbled, fell,
rolled over remained on the ground.
unable 70 move, he rolled on and only
stopped when he reached the water,
where nc lay still attempted to rise
"You can't do 1t, said person
whose voice bespoke that he was near
me. II saw yonfnll and know you got
II In the hip. A fracture" ne pro
after an examination. let
mo assist you into my buggy and take
you TO my house.
thanked him. my horser' sufs-
gcsted. pointing 70 tho animal prone
on the ground.
ellis neclk's broken. II was the most
beautiful fall lever saw. If your in
Jury Is as interesting, / will have I
readable story for my next letter to
The medical journal.
You arc q physician, thenY
Yes It's not much loss,"1 he re-
as gave asympathetic look,
despite my own almost mortal pain. at
The old gray's body. lies served man
many years and Is now gone 70 servo
he buzzards IN send one Of my hands
iown to skin him. though he's hardly
worth II.
! was put 70 bed The case proved
IN interesting one, and the doctor
Jared for me with slSillful hand, tho
wife doing me mothers part and the
laughter lessening pain by her cheer
Iul presence and entertaining CONVERSE
lion.
Days waned; frost giistened In the
then glittered In the morn
ing sun and melted into tho purple
haze which wrapped the pines in its
and scattered its filmy threads
among the red and golden glory Of oak
and hickory leaves Days, succeeding
became weclxsi the weeks
grow into month
One evening, when was able to sit
up and hobble about. ! occupied chair
beside an open window. A fro was
burning. Opposite me sat the daugh-
Ter reading. felt that II would be no
great punishment were / doomed to
lit there forever looking ut her. Her
lace was oval, brown, but Of marble
,moothness; hair and eyes black. This
photograph is conventional but true.
was not In love with her and can
hence add that she was beautiful.
Are you not afraid you Will catch
sold with that window up2'' she spoke.
dosing her book and laying Il on her
Iap
NO answered The Dir Il
pleasant; besides love the landscape,
ind imagine cannot SEQ II TO good
advantage with the sash down" She
Knew that 1 had been gazing at her
lace Instead Of the Landscape. but said
nothing
'.Are you named for EhakcspeAre's
RosaIindas asked. that being her |
name
Eyes. Father knows this book. " tap
ling the volume with her finger, by
leart and IN dreamy moment named |
ne for that splendid woman. But she |
lad too much spirit for me. /"
II don't know about that, I re-
Iponded. In . tone to indicate my doubt |
4 her estimate Of herself