Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-12
MY FRIEND, THE DOCTOR.
How Ho Was Caught Making
Moonshine Whisky.

Strabismus Dollarhiie, NJ. D., was n
Pine Hills physician. The balsam
which resin is thought to give to the at
mosphere was not u natural antidote
for malaria, as the shriveled, hide.
bound look OF 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 soldiers in the
days of the southern confedcracy. So,
at a crossroads, In wild waste of
pines, the doctor had erected n double
log house, where he lived with his wife
and one daughter Here he had built
up, as he expressed It, "a lucrative
practice" Though numerous, his pa
TENTS were all poor, and II seemed
strange that he should thrive so we'll;
yet he averrc that he never took
/ truck for bill-only cash-and I'm
| pretty we'll fixed, as you can see" lie
was well fixed. Ills house was neatly
| furnished as are many such houses In
these backwoods, rough without, and
attractive within-and he had farm
OF two hundred acres, planted in corn,
which he said never failed Of crop"
His daughter was a pretty girl, well
grown, with q natural grace aud un-
affected hospitality that was charming;
her mother in feature and manner, so
like hcr-she seemed not day older
that no one would suspect the real re-
lationship.
There was no reason why he should
not be happy he said, though settled
down in the woods, away from So
called civilization. At any rate he
was satisfied, while his wife and daugh-
ter we're delighted with their hermit
like existence. The doctor was a ven.
cradle man. His beard aud forehead
were Tennysoniau, and tho intelligent
stranger, coming upon him here, was
half inclined to douut the evidence of
his osrn eyes lie was well educated,
too, and talked like book" Us the
natives declared among themselves
when rccounting his accomplishments.
The Doctors home was situated be.
tween two railway lines, the distance
between them being eighty miles,
was riding through the wilderness one
afternoon in autumn; my horsc-a llca'
bitten, spawned, iron-gray relic, which
had purchased solely for the purpose
Of the journey-was ambling down &
rocky steep to reach u brook that
flowed at the foot. lie stumbled, fell
rolled over. ] remained on the ground
unable to move; he rolled on and only
stopped when he reached the water
where he lay still. attempted TO rise
you can't do it," said person
whose voice bespoke that he WA neal
me. 81 saw you fall and know you go
it in the hip. A fracture" he pro
nounccd, after an examination. &c
me assist you into my buggy and talk,
you TO my house"
thanked him. my horse" | sug
gested, pointing to the animal, prom,
on the ground.
ellis necls's broken. 1t was the mo-,
beautiful fall ever saw. II your in
jury is as interesting, | will have {
readable story for my next letter L
the medical journal"
you are physician, thcn2"
YES. It's not much loss" he re
marked, ms | gave q sympDthetic look
despite nv own almost mortal pain, al
the old gruy's body lies served mar
many years and is now gone to serv,
the bulzurds. m send one Of my hands
down TO skin him, though he s hardly
worth IT,"
was put 70 bed The case proved
an interesting one, and the doctor
cared for me with slSillful hand, Tho
wife doing me mothers part and tn,
daughter lcsscning pain by her cheer
full presence and entertaining consersa
ton.
Days waned; frost glistencd in Tho
moonlight, then glittcrcd In the morn
ing sun and melted into the purpl,
haze which wrapped the pines In IL
embrace and scattered its Blmy thread
among the rcd aud golden glory Of oal
and hickory leaves Days, succeeding
themselves, became weeks; the week.
grew into month.
One evening, when ! was abb TO 81
up and hoJblc about, occupied a chat
beside an open window. A fire wa
burning Opposite me sat the daugh
ter reading felt that IL would be N,
great punishment were | doomed Il
sit there forever lookng at her. lie
face was oval, brown, but Of mnrbl'
smoothness; hair and eyes black Til
photograph Is conventional but true
| was not In love with her and cul
hence add that she was beautiful.
'Aro YOU not afraid you will cutcl
cold with that window up2' She spoke
closing her book and laying II on he
lap.
MO" answered "The air Il
pleasant; besides love the landscape
and imagine cannot see II 10 GOO
advantage with the sash down" Sin
knew that had been gazing at he
face instead Of the landscape, but bal,
nothing.
Are you named for Shakespeare
Rosalind?" | asked, that being he
name.
ayes. Father knows this book" tap
ping the volume with her finger, SD,
hrart and IN Il dreamy moment nance
me for that splendid woman. But sh
had too much spirit for me"
~ don't know about that" ! re
sFonled m a tone 10 indicate my doub
Of her estimate Of herself
"Do you really think sop catching
my meaning and folding her hands be
hind her head
At this moment the father came 10
aud the girl, placing the book on
shelf, went ont lie was accompanied
by tall, large man, with smooth fac
: and short, Gully huir ] was Intro
: duccd md the two sat down.
"Yes, DOCTOR" said the man; Nv
! I,o,f,d tina plont tf'g been the hurl