News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1895-07-25

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revolted him the moro to recall the de-
tails of her education. A man Of course
could como through such an ordeal with
all his purity, but it was nothing short
Of sha.leless in a woman.
But it was not long before he learned
that even her @Smpetition was a thing
to be feared. The novelty of her pres
ence had brought few curious invalids
into her consulting rooms, and once
there they had been SO impressed by
the tirmness of her manner and by the
singular new fashioned instruments
with which she tapped and peerod and
sounded that it formed the core of their
conversation for weeks afterward. And
soon there wero tangible proofs of her
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Eyton, whose Callous ulcer had been
quietly spreading over his shin for years
back under gentle regime of zinc ONT
ment, was painted round with blister
ing fluid and found after three blasphe-
nous nights that his sore was stimulat-
ed into healing. Mrs Crowder, who had
always regarded the birthmark upon
her second daughter, Eliza, as a sign
of tho indignation of the Creator at a
third helping of raspberry tart which
she had partaken of during a critical
period, learned that, with the help Of
two galvanic needles, the mischief was
not irroparable. In month Dr. Yer
rinder Smith was known, and in two
she was famous.
Occasionally DR.. Ripley met her as he
drove upon his rounds. She had started
high dogcart, taking the reins herself,
with little tiger behind. When they
met, he invariably raised his hat with
punctilious politeness, but the grim Sc
verify of his face showed how formal
was the courtesy. Iii fact, his dislike
was rapidly deepening into absolute det-
estation. "The unsexed woman" was
the description of her which he permit
ted himself to give to those of his pa
tients who still remained stanch But
indeed they were a rapidly decreasing
body, and every day his pride was CALLED
by the news of some fresh detection.
The lady had somehow impressed the
country folk with an almost supersti-
tious belief in her power, and from far
and near they flocked TO her consulting
room.
But what CALLED him most of all was
when she did something which he had
pronounced to be impracticable. For
all his knowledge he lacked nerve as an
operator and usually sent his worst
cases up to London. The lady, how
ever had 20 weakness of tho sort and
took everything that came in her way.
It was agony to him to hear that she
was about to straighten little Alec Tur-
ner's club foot, and right at the fringe
of the rumor came note from his moth
er, tho rector's wife, asking him if he
would be 50 good as to act as chloro'
formist. 1t would be inhumanity to re-
fuse, as there was no other who could
take the place, but it was gall and
NORWOOD to his sensitive nature. Yet
in spite of his vexation he could not but
admire the dexterity with which the
thing was DONE She handled the little
waxlike foot so gently and held the tiny
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pencil. One straight incision, one snicl
of q tendon, and it was all over with
out stain on the white towel which
lay beneath. He had never seen any
thing more mastery, and he had The
honesty to say so, though her skill in
creased his dislike Of her. The operatio,
spread her fame still farther at his ex
pense, and self preservation was added
to his other grounds for detesting her
And this very detestation it was whicl
brought matters to curious climax
One winters night, just as he was ris
ing from his lonely dinner, a groom
came riding down from Squire Faircas
ties, the richest man in the district, Il
say that his daughter had scalded he
hand, and that medical help was needed
on the instant The coachman had rid
den for the lady doctor, for it mattereC
nothing to the squire who came, as lon|
as it were speedily. DIR. Ripley rushed
from his surgery with the determine
ton that she should not effect an en-
trance into this stronghold of his if hart
driving on his part could prevent it
He did not even wait to light his lamps
but sprang into his gig and flew off a
fast as hoof could rattle. He lived rattle
nearer to the squire's than she did ant
was convinced that he could get ther
well before her.
And so he would but for that within
steal element Of chance which will for
ever middle up the affairs of this worl