The true Democrat., 1898-01-22

NJ We all KNOW II IS very
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SDI0 is greatly attac he'd.
10 Miss Wilmar it was particularly so.
Miss Wilmar, must tell you, was d
maiden lady Of some forty-tive years,
worry rich, very whimsical las rich peo.
pie often consider that they have q
right to be), and nervous and fussy,
witha}, fancying herself ailing a
hundred times oftener than there was
any need, and convinced that she
could not live q week without the
physician to examine her pulse and
look at her tongue.
Therefore you can see at once that
the good lady was in most uncom-
Portable state Of mind. What she was
to do, she had not the slightest idea.
The possibility Of any one else taking
the place of DR.. Dennet was ridiculous
in itself. She was perfectly satisfied
that there was no physician equal to
him anywhere. She sighed deeply,
and felt that now she was to be pitied
indeed. She should never enjoy any
thing like health again.
And you can see, too, that if Miss
Wilmar should get over this conviction
and allow herself to be persuaded that
there existed in the world another
physician worth trusting, itwould be a
very good thing for him; since, depend
ont on frequent medical advice as she
fancied herself i'll, her Doctors bill
must necessarily be large.
Her friends said, "Now, what will
poor dear Miss Wilmar do?'
And moro than one physician in the
town thought within himself what a
particularly profitable thing it would
h. G forT him if he could get Miss Wilmar
for patient with her remuneration
for service rendered.
Mrs. Leonard, an old friend OF Miss
Wilmar, called on that day to condole
with her and to offer advice.
''What q great pity, Miss Wilmar,
that you have lost your physician. It
must come very hard to you!'
Yes, Miss Wilmar said, it did come
very hard to her. She didn't in the
least know what to do. She would be
very glad if anybody could advise her
in the matter! She certainly couldn't
live without q physician-a physician
she must have. But what physician? i?
There was the difficulty.
"Why don't you try DR.. Gray?"
'"Too slow! I never should get we'll
under his core in tho world. He'd
make me so nervous with his excessive
moderation!"
"Dr. Markham, then?"
"He's just the opposite. Come
in like q whirlwind, and
won't hear what you have to say, hard
|y. Gives patient no time whatever
to describe symptoms. I want some
body with some feeling!'
CDR. Hale?"
IT hate homeopathy. Thought you
knew it.
$50 I did, but thought I'd mention
him. Well, pr. Carlton, if they won't
Ilo?"
"Wouldn't have him to prescribe
Tor my cat?"
Mrs. Leonard laug gaed. She didn't
see what Miss Wilmar could do. Half
D dozen good physicians were within
stones throw, almost as one might
say, and yet she would have none of
them.
"What do you think Of DR.. Dorm?
Dr. haven't you thought about him at
Ill? He didn't occur to my mind be-
fore, being somewhat new here. But
have heard him spoken we'll Of"
"To tell you the truth, I was think
ing Of him just before you mentioned
his name. / won't have any of the
others. AndI should runsome risk,
my way. At all events I believe I'll
think about having him.
To agood many people in this world
Il is q relief to have made up ones
mind, even with the prospect of run
hing risk. And when Miss Wilmar's
mind was made up, as it was shortly,
,he felt very much better-quite cheer
ul, indeed-and keeping DR.. Dorm in
Ter mind almost constantly, she got
,ery soon to feeling as if she were
quite we'll acquainted with him; SO
hat the good lady actually bowed
'ery civilly to him the next time she
net him in the street.
Now, this was quite elevating to DR..
Dorn's feelings; for he knew, as we'll
IS any other physician in the place,
hat Miss Wilmar was on the lookout
or a new medical adviser; and from
he peculiar earnestness with which
he regarded him, he could not but
latter himself that she had been turn
ng over his case in her mind; which,
IS we know, was very true, indeed.
As Mrs. Leonard had remarked, he
lad not been settled in the town o
reat while; and he was not very wide