The herald., 1896-03-08
AN AMERICAN PHYSICIAN
FEELS THE ROYAL PULSE
The Reporter Gathers an Interesting Narrative Of How Yankee
Physician Got Peep at the Lingua Ap
pepdage of Princess

my door, and TO my response "entrez Vous," In
walked the Marquis of lIorne.
feeling sure that His Royal "Pelets' would not be
able to prescribe for several days resolved 10 see
that royal tongue and feel the Guelph wave in
those royal arteries. The marquis began: II say,
surgeon the princess has, unfortunately, been de
ra and ID IS eir ans bit of gastric
Can't you give me little sedatlve Tor her, sur
geon-somethng to ward Off the 'inal de mer' that
''My dear marquis replied, "While deeply
anxious for the health Of her hsnnsss,, az am IL Also
dangered by any haphazard prescribing"
But surgeon, gye me lust mild Iemedy i11 inI
relieve the princess till her own physician Is aoe
to serve her"
This was my opportunity TO strike. and waving
my hand toward the array of medicines on my
shelves said: "No, marquis; nothing on earth
cess. There are my medicines, and you may help
yourself; but remember that the crime-if crime 1t
prove-is not mine."
felt u little shaky about the success of my plan
but the MARQUIS retired without medicine ana ny ny
Royal Pellets would hug his bunk for smother
day the bells rang out for me qaaIterwiion s
me. and second later the door was pushed open
and t he marquis entered. His expression was
KIN nS @ hs
princess or your llfe!' Looking sharply Into I'm. my
face he he bent over & ana aim9s whispered
1t would be hard to describe my feelings at that
moment but after few big professional coughs
said with great dignity "At your service, mar
quis." Thoroughly selfpossessed, did not make
the mistake of taking my pocket medicine case
along Never prescribe for royalty from pocket
case, but leave them, deliberate a while In your
sanctum. and then ring for q messenger to bear
quickly the royal remedy.
The captains quarters and adjoining staterooms
had been fitted up for her royal hghness. Pass
ing the Sc vera 1adies-in- waiting with generous
Yanke ee nod to each, Mt last reached the royal
bOudoir College athletics had stiffened my spine
somewhat but made u great effort to do tho
correct thing and not grnnt when finished the
royal salaam. Unfortunately the marquis let go OF
his anchorage Mt this moment, and We had Dad
''head end collision"
Approac hing the bedside of the royal invalid l
softly catechsed her, as Is the custom of pro-
fesson. Would the princess kindly let note
the condition OF her tongue: All, yes And her
pulse? All, yesi Some fever, too let us hope
that her royal hghness will pass pleasant night
and be fully restored on the morrow.
With these words of sympathy l made another
royal salaam and, requesting messenger at the
surgery in ten minutes, hurried to my medicine
shelves to prspars n royal remedy.
When the Ei8ssenger had gone and every little
incident OF that royal encounter began 10 nit
across the camera of my brain. sat long and
unused over the eternal destiny that made her
princess and me only poor Yankee physician.
Tho morning found the Princess convalescent,
and his ''Royal Pellets" chad fit' when he heard
that the ship surgeon had prescribed for his royal
patient. wonder what he would have said IL he
knew 1t was blooming. blasted Yankee doct
who had dared such u hing.
had many opportunities Of meeting the Prin-
cess during her husbands governorship of Cam
| ada, as she took great pleasure in visiting the
large hospitals and cottages: but cherish most
my memories Of how one of the English and Ger
man Expert Specialists felt the royal pulse.