The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1895-10-10

10 stsy yswsts sll Night Ions While the rest
Of the world /. asleep. Not ,oul To
spesk to. the one living person 10 the city
OF the dead. tbisk that It will ,et me
mad some day.
Yes, il is great ,tiietion, ! said, short
Iy. uots little chSgtined thst bad been
summoned At thst time OF the night to a
cot sultalion which could have been held
at any time, bn, /, can be cured 10 time
vi h healthy living,
But that does not help me to Bishtssld
my patient. pushing The boz OF cigsrs 10
ward me.
You sre ,unering to pisttf | asked With
nv professional air.
Yes, an perfectly certain that shall
not sleep wink. II would make NE f,el
suicidal to go to bed sud try, That Is
xhy sent for doctor; but | sm sorry
you had to come so far,
Well, it Is lucky tbs, bsve brought
some drugs with ns, ssid, opening my
bret bag before me,
| will give you q sleeping drsnsht for
| to pight, but you must give up drugs aud
! live healtlily, snG take plenty OF exercise
and diet yourself, II you really want y
cure.
took out the soporlbc bad prepared
before starting as spoke, bat the old gen
tlemsn shook bis head hopelessly.
Itn DOT U the least use giving me
drugs, doctor, he said. ] have saturated
my system with them, and they have no
effect upon me
Then may as you why you have sent
for me' asked feeling very much like
losing my temper
Well, its like this, doctor, be said plsc
idly. cant sit up ell night by myself |
fee as though should go mad il do. |
IN nst have somebody to talk to.
And you mean to tell mel began hot
ly, and paused for want Of words to eIl
press my Indignation.
Ny patient took advantage OF the pause
10 proceed 10 bis gentle half spologetic
msnLer.
| assure you, doctor, that looked upon
1t as q business mstter. do not look up
on ply ysicisn ~ q phIlsnthropist, but as
business mani whose chief inducement,
after ell, is TO make .1oDey. May ! ask
what your usual fee is'
NY usual fee is seven and siIpence, |
said, severely.
was modest beginner in those days.
But when sm called ont in the night
You make it higher, of course, put IN
my patient, imperturbsbly; shall we say
ten shlllings2
nodded.
And may | ask you how long your visit
usually takes?
1t varies from five minutes to an hour.
The man performed a short calculation
on bis hnsers.
Then we may call your average visit
thirty two and a half minutes. be said
quietly. Well! am qnite prepared to pay
you ten sbilliugs for tvery thirty two and
q half minutes that you remain with me.
You came in at exactly twenty minutes
past twelve. Allow me to pay you up till
seven minutes to one,
He grsvely handed me half sovereign
90 he spoke, aud W Mt on. II you prefer
it, have not the least objection to your
giving me medical advice all the time you
are here, although that is quite immaterl
isl to me. so long as you talk about tome
thing and keep me from the Loneliness
that dread. DO take cigar snd help
Yourself to the whisky.
His tone was so business like and matt
ter OF fact that 1t was Impossible to quar-
rel with him Besides. bis evident dread
OF being alone. which so many victims to
insomnia have. appealed to my sympsi
thies.
Iwss not sucbessfu enough then to dis
eccentric patient, the very class who make
,be profession wo th prsclicing from pc
cudisry point Of view.
| made 70 demur. therefore, but deter
mined TO stay at ltas NTH ! bad gwen
him directions for curing bis want OF sleep
by systemstic exercise and plain living, |
al | lighted one OF his cheroots, which
w,re indeed excellent
At end OF hplf 40 hour | rose TO 90.
But my strange psiirut pleaded with me
so earnestly to accept another lee and stsy
half al hour more that scarcely bad the
heart to leave him. A lresh ldes occurred
to me,
will stay on ole condition, | said that
you lie down and lie, me try TO get you to
sleep. felt that il could succeed 10 do
ins 80 should have done something to
Justify my visit aud should be able to get
back TO my own bed without sBy danger
OF onebdlDg a possibly remunerstiVe pa
tieni.
He agreed instantly and drew up . com
Portable Iooklsg couch to the FIRE 10 place
OF bic char.
Nov, III will do my ltvel bost to sleep, |
will you promise rot to leave me tall sm
of be tsid, snd, feeling pretty confident
Of my powtrs, ! ntber uowisely consent
ed
began by reading aloud to him 10
soft. monotouous tone. which have geo /
er.lly fouud ,f-clive sud 81 the end
h.!fsn hour sss co0gts ulstlng myself /
nv success, when the old gentleman Jump
ed up vide s~sEe. aud, 6sLing 10 bis poe
ket. produced snotber bali sovereign.
mu.t not iorset your lee, he said 81 he .