Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-01-25

L Harried Up After Her.
much to her satisfaction that found
myself duly installed as her family
physician, with orders to visit her
twice q week.
She was a very jolly-looking. blunt
spoken old lady. with the temper of a
tyrant. generous to the extreme: but
woe be to anyone who thwarted her.
The old doctor had been unfortunate
enough TO do so in his Independence
and you know the result.
Look here" said she to me, the first
day | called in obedience to her sum
mons. II rather like the look of You,
doctor, and | hear you are clever"
Il do my best. madam. Of course"
said.
"Oh, yes, l know; and you've come
fresh from London with all the new
ideas and experiences of the best men.
Mins0I's an old. opiBionated fudge-a
regular old salts and SIENNA and jalap
doctor don't want that. I'm not
going TO be drenched with his nasty
draughts. | know more than he does
about myself and what my complaint
is. I'll tell you in doctors Latin, too.
It's Ammo Domini -, and eating and
drinking too many good things; that's
what's wrong with me. You said so
yourself as you entered the room, now,
didn't yon"
l laughed and said frankly:
'Well, yes, Lady Mount Denniston.
there really is nothing else the mat
ter
~Ho. Now, don't you think you are
a very foolish young man to tell me
so. when you might have humored my
whims and run up a long biilY
'4No." said, al do not"
.@rbat1l do" she said, sweetly; "and
I've a good mind to send you about
your business; but I won't. for you are
Just the sort Of a young man | want.
You come and see me twice week,
and see to me just as that carpenter
comes to see the park palings; but
don't give me pills and draughts; |
hate them
Twill try to do all that is necessary
by regimen" i said.
What, You'd better not, sir. I
haven't long to live, and, as I'm well,
/ mean to enjoy life as much as I
can. So now you know what you've
got to do. There, that's enough. It's
Just lunch time. You stop and talk to
lonely old woman. I want to know
you better; but you must find a wife
Ladies don't like single men to attend
them. Get married"
Very WELL" / said. when the
right lady comes to the front, not be-
?. fore"
So I attended Lady Mount Dennis
ton. and, to be In the fashion. plenty
Of TIE neighboring gentry followed Ir
her wake, so that began to make q
very respectable income, and people
said that i should now give up ths
parish and the poor. But people arr
not always right, for I did not, thanI
goodness, as you will hear
One day, during the hot summer.
had been to see her ladyship. who wa,
suffering from indigestion slightly: 81
1 treated her, promised TO look In mex
day, and returned to WillowIy. wher,
] found letter. written in delicate
feminine hand. imploring me 10 com,
and see child who was iii.
Very pretty, poorly-dressed youn,
widow lady, SIR" my housekeepe
said. shes dressmaker, trying (,
get a living in the lower part of tn
town. She has been here three times
and seems I'm great trouble Will yol
have your dinner before you go"
NO" I said, shortly: and opening
the back window, / called TO my mai
to bring around the chaise again. AM
was driven TO the little four-roome,
cottage, whose door was opened BY
sweet, ladylIke looking person VIII
tried to speak. but could only gasp on
the words:
.Pray-pray come, doctor; he's dy
ING fast"