Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1896-09-15

signed by you in which potassi arsenico
was ordered in three dram doses. -
"Good Godp' cried the physician
~Is it possible?"
There can be no doubt OF it, :" re-
piled the assistant, .sas the prescription
| was refused by another chemist. -
! The doctor walked hurriedly up and
down the room
"Can it have been altered?'' he NUT
tered
81 looked carefully for that, but there
was not the slightest sign of an erasure.
| No, sir" continued the assistant II
| am afraid 1t is little mistake on your
part. 1 only fear that it may be made
up and administered, and therefore
went at once to your house. and. learn
| ing where you were, came ON here +"
'Quite right. quite right, - said the
| doctor. ''Have You n cab waiting.
That's we'll I'll go with you at once TO
the patient. J"
1t took but few minutes for the doc
tor TO make his excuses and return ready
for departure, and the cab, once more
in motion, turned toward the neigh
| borhood of Eton square. The house at
which it now pulled up betolzened far
greater wealth than either of the other
| two at which it had stopped since char
| tered in Bond street. but an air of
quietude peculiar to residences in which
| lie invalids in n very critical condition
pervaded the place. The street door was
opened noiselessly by footman before
| the occupants OF the cab We're fairly on
| the doorstep, and the doctor was shown
into room on the ground floor which
| answered the purposes of n library as
much Us such rooms usually do in Lon
don houses.
Send me Nurse Moore" said the
doctor
Nurse Moore is out for exercise.
replied the footman. Nurse Norris is
on duty, happen to know, for she took
the new medicine which 1 carried up
not five minutes ago.
DR.. Blank was u little man, and little
men are usually quick in their motions.
| But never did man, little or big, fly up
the stairs at the same rate as he did be-
fore the last words We're out of the foot
mans mouth. The assistant followed,
but had only reached the first floor when
the doctor entered the bedroom on the
second. Nurse Norris was standing by
| the bed measuring dose of medicine
from a bottle. She was tall, dark
young woman of 25, very pleasant look
ing and apparently pursuing her voca-
ton with care, as she did not even look
up when the doctor entered.
None of that, nursei'' exclaimed the
doctor
''I beg pardon, sir?'' said the nurse.
now aroused to the sense of some in
congruity in the physician's manner,
which became intensified when Il
strange young man, very much out of
breath. almost fell into the room from
| the passage.
81 should say, How is the patient? A
very warm night, and likely to render
him uncomfortable, continued the doc
| tor with his soul in his eyes and his
eyes on the bottle.
81 think 1 am little better, DOCTOR
said a weak voice from the bed, on
which lay a man of about 80 with the
peculiarly emaeiated ard drawn look
which invariably follows prolonged or
very severe illness; "a little easier. "
That's right" said the doctor, feel
ing the invalid's pulse, that's right
Yes, a marked improvement " Then,
having completed rather lengthy ex-
animation, he turned to tho nurse. "a
decided improvement, nurse. For to-
night we will discontinue all drugs
Give nothing except his usual nourish-
ment until come again. DR.. W
will return tomorrow, and when we
have local practitioner once more in
attendance you will take your instruc-
tions from him. In the meantime give
no medicine. Indeed, will take it with
me. " And without noticing the hurt
and resentful look of the nurse the doc
tor pounced on the bottle and trans
ferred it to his coat pocket.
On that particular juno evening the
assistant at Messrs. - had been
gravely cogitating whether he would be
justified in wedding the girl of his
choice, who was too delicate TO be able
to add to the common purse, on 4 salary
of e100 year and had decided IN the
negative. Six months after quiet but
very happy wedding party returned to
very fourishing chemists shop in the
neighborhood of Cavendish square which
bore the name of the assistant over the
front as its proprietor. And if you have
ever occasion to consult tho great ply
sician, you may be sure that, whatso-
ever his opinion of your case may be, he
Will add, as he hands you your prescrip-
ton: BE sure you have it made up at
good chemist's Mr.. - is an ex-
+relnely careful dispenser, and in addi-
ton personally Analyses every drug
which goes into his place. Thank you.
Good morning ngI'-Chambers Journal