The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1897-05-19
For We aad them but once in a while.
FFgs az sSIsllasWheeler Wilcox.
|I|AH IFIalS'r PATENT.
BY MARC BoYEN.

"a kySAyHK 9-S succession of DAYS, eacl
~ one of which contained
w the dreams and hopes o
an entire lifetime. For a whole week
the white porcelain sign ofa practic,
ing Rhysleian hedIshoae in splendor
at It'd street enttiucs and upstairs on
the glass 5eor oflmy neat bttIe fat,
For hswhole week my small recep-
tion room, with its dark curtains and
it's strHiahtbael7ed chairs, had waited
for patients to avail themselves of the
advice and help of CDR. Max Err
/ hardt.H.} 5AAtlr c4Ao-@-'e''
1t really did not surprise me at all
that my Office was empty for few
u days, BECAUSE, as told myself, con-
solinGly,S tue neighborhood must be-
come familiar with the fact that it had
good medical advice right here in its
midst.---AfterI had sentaway my first
pntieut completely cured, things would
assuredly be different. Then-after
MY growing Reputation had been an
nounced to the neighborhood, or
better still, to- the whole city by q
crowd Of patieAts in office hours, as
wsllhs BY neat little coupe, which a
digniied coachman would drive
through the principal streets > then,
I yes, then And SO came to the. dream
which eceapiedme most. 1 faieied my.
self again with my cousin Mary, who
certainly would fit the role of doc
tors wife most delightfully."-.
4 1 was in love with my little golden
haired cousin. As a.boyI had shown
! her aA'thos9 little knightly attentions
which arepossible from the stronger
! playfellow in the house and on the
playground As a junior had dedi-
Gated TO her my first poem, and as
| senior had nearlYruined my uniformed
baritone voice by continually singing
about the 'iaxen haired maiden"
When | came home, after passing my
FIRST exat1finat hon,ethe young medical
Stud emf became sure that the "Aaxen-
haired d aSdenH refnled his love with
all her heart yet not . word was
Espoken.a g q 30 P -
Ny university course was finished.
Whenever ! was working unusually
hard or ti9iAiDg successfully the tire.
some battle Ola final examination, in
spite of my pfeoceapation,5 my dear
Mary's eyes Sere constantly in my
-tAonghts and seemed to be taking the
lfveffest interest IN the results OF my
Efforts When my little cousin, greet
ing my home-cpmiRg, whispered softly,
'Doctor ErHatdt, / looked deep into
her dear eyes and whispered, just as
softly rAfrs Doctor Erhardt." Then
II,saw alright blush pass over her face,
as she drew quickly back into the win
dow niche.
In the following days l had oppor.
,tunitysto tslis wit Mary about all the
air castles which a young physician in
his empty Office has abundant time to
build; but l did not venture yet to
discass my dream of the future doc,
stdB 'Hwife. F94ie e lay q Zines in my
sweethearR 6 bI1a eyes an expressio On
which droyethe Wofh back even'whenf
fhey5were tfembllng On my lips. Not I
that / doubted in the least that Mary's
heart belonged uuconditionally to me
;Ao,git ReeAetE ratheta as if o. lackoi
conf dnc6 M my professional ability
lay in her glance, and my pride in
duced me to keep silent, until re-
port of my first independents case
lshodlif eaA forth Mafy's fun approba-
ton and unlimited confidence in my
chosen vocation.
l sat jimmy consulting reconstructed
in suehlthoughts as these ON the after
noon OF this dull November day. I
had barely heard the timid ring with
which some one begged admittance. 1
fto7openrthe door in place of the
little page whom 4 had sent. on an
erraRtEt Durlhg-thei few steps that /
had to take, ! con Tess that I was over
whelrned by a flood of Che widest
faAeiess Here-was a caller who needed
my help. .HOf course, it was an aristo-
cratic patient, with ringing praise,
and fame; and-ah, there was again,
thinking of the doctor'sRife.
k9PsnsA t4e AsPsra AspooEly' clad
wofdhn Aopf BbLpfe me in the dim
light 81 Hfe atsfal DAY A pair of
greet dafle sgea BOXED beseechingly
at me from face thin and streaked
With coal dirts Il
Doctor" she said, in trembling
voice; "oh, Doctor, be merciful, 1
beg you'll Ny little Mary is so sick" |
That name atoned, to some extent, t
for the disappointment which the /
po7erty-stricken appearance :
had caused, for it did not harmonic |
With nv recent dreams, /
,snWh0are you? Who sends you to '
ne 2" asked. ..-.. 81
"No one seDdg me-" replied the !
woman, softly and rapidly. "Oh, I
Doctor. 10 come! Ever since morn r
ay I've been carrying coal from the b
'Rgoa 10 the next house. I live over
opposite 10 the court My child has +
,eon sick snce yesterday, and found b
!er SD much worse when ! hurried (
lone for minute Just now. " O
I heEitatod somewhat, the disap- q
continent was so great. The woman a
1iped with her grimy hand a face that
lioady showed the traces OF tears
he sobLcd painfully.
81 suppose | ought 10 call in tho
harity doctor; but your servant is a
On Of tie cobbler in our court, and I