The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-09-18

haps Of the artillery. The doctor was a
privileged character, a man who said
what he Thought and did what he
thought right, and when Mrs. Blythe.
glancing out of her parlor window, saw
their favored friend and medical adviser
coming along the walk, lis hands deep
in his trousers pockets and himself in
fit of abstraction and new sack coat,
while the partner of his joys and sor-
rows chatted briskly with the Frazier
girls, Mrs. Blythe called up stairs to |
her massive hege lord, Wear your /
/ blouse, dear; the doctor has en- his,
whereupon Blythe slipped ont OF the |
uniform coat of formal cut and into the |
easy sack, and came trotting down the
I creaking stair in time to welcome his
guests. Brooks, Barclay and Brayton,
who came later, were in the prescribed
regulation dress, whereat DR.. Collabone
exclaimed: "Hellol Now, that's what
ought to have done, if I'd had az
much regard for conventionality as
have for health. Gentlemen, do you
know you simply invite an apoplectic
seizure by sitting down to dinner In
tightly buttoned uniform coat? 1t In
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tion against it "
It was observed that while the doctor
, included all three Of the cavalrymen in
his remarks he looked at and apparent
" addressed only one. Captain Barclay,
whose uniform coat was brand new,
very handsomely cut, its buttons and
shoulder straps Of the finest make and
q Rnish, whereas the doctors were tar
a nished, if not actually shabby. Brooks
e frcwned, and Brayton looked embar-
4 raised lest Barclay should take it amiss,
: but that officer remained smilingly in
4 tarested and in nowise troubled.
!. The Frazier girls giggled, and Miss
q Amanda was prompt TO assert that for
J. her part she loved to see the officers
a wear the proper uniform, and she WASH I
e- alarmed about apoplexy, whereupor
n Collabone smiled benignly and said
8. "What did tell you about the danger
pr of tight lacing?" Amanda couldn't beal
or the doctor. Her elder and primmer sis
ct ter only half liked him. Many of tn
as women thought him brusque and rude
to but officers and men and mothers o
families swore by him and childrel
he adored him. A childless man himself
lis he seemed to keep open house for tn
IN offspring of his comrades. They swarm
I'd ed about his quarters at all hours of tn
in dav. They invaded his parlor, overflow
tn ed his dining room ana ruIeo MS hltcA
l en-.
N. A kindly and placid soul was MT:
let Ccllabone, a woman who had Jew care
re or perplexities, and these she promptl
he turned over to her broad minded, broa
he shouldered liege for final dispositic
lre as serenely confident of their speedy dl
olv sipation as she was of the prompt COZ
~ quest of any and all the manifold IL
a to which childish flesh is heir by thi
co. practitioners infallible remedies. Chi
A a dren ran loose in those days in Texa
ITS. and SO they ought to, said Collabon
ew Savage races are the only scientii
Law rearers,'' he maintained boys
at girls. they should be burdened with b
lid a single garment, or less, from the tiI
En- they're born until they're or 10, al
the meantime they should be made to et
ker sleep and live outdoors" He preach
Won for children regularity in matters
diet, prescribed four light meals a ds
vP'' practiced heterodoxy and distribut
+ NJ bread and milk, bread and sirup, bre
nd and jam. cookies, corn dodgers and n
lasses candy morning, noon and mig!
g at Aunt Purlina, the fat and jocund g
was dess OF the CoLaDones Alecnen'
the standing orders ON such subjects, a
urany time haH the post surgeon
4 to wait for his own refreshments beca
I'm the kids had possession OF tne pre
in. - ises.
mt There was never q worry aIong {
little GERS row when children strayed fr
home. "Oh, they're over at the
tbe tors, :" was the soothing response to
Lcers queries. The Doctors big yard was
two garrison playground; for, when &c
was less, heartless, childless, wifeless ]
Gbles commander, Frazlers predecessor
-ners dared to prohibit the use of the par
ldial ground for croquet. hopscoOcn' nar
vited or "Tom, Tom Pullaway," it was
rate labone who rigged up swings and g
nj in strides at his own expense and with
ID he the aid Of the post quartermaster
hich sent away to New Orleans for croc
4 in sets for the exclusive use Of the yor
vas Sters. II nettled inexpressibly the
irous officer commanding. He took 1t as q
;Doke buke from his junior, and took it
turn in a course Of nagging and persecu
that at the doctcr's expense, that roused
syery energies Oh tne entlre poe'- rIAA41A 4a1
night sent fnon Goncno 10 superSooe 'ne
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