Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-18

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nv r4ru- l. George Manning and that
.vsi-. 1T tn. time the thing happened. visit
irg my married sister in one of the live
Iia-t. toughest and most altogether corrupt
mining towns to which a lady of culture
was ever carried by an ad"TinE husband.
You know all that it Is needful you shoufi
know Of me prior to my little burst of no
trri-ty
M sister WIS very proud Of me whether
Justly or uujustly l am not prepared t" say
and Immediately on my arrival began
flooding ar house with all The single Ia
dies for miles around. in the hope. was
we'll aware. that some one % the uudeni-
ably fine creatures would tempt to de-
sert my business in the east and set up for
a family man on some of the ranches or
In some Of the mines which In The form of
dowerics hung about the persons Of these
already aIluriuE young things:
l had ~ Intention of following out her
secret desires. but | had not the slightest
objection to ma King myself as agreeable as
nature would permit, and all went smooth
IL until one day | awokc to the fact that
severe pain WAS raCking at my lower Jaw,
which finding itself unable to contain this
pain within ordinary limits. had swclled
it~-If UP 10 "a degree shocking To behold
As kind hearted woman as ever lived. my
ts-' tlN brutal III tttI continents
uu my appearance, ana mad il 81 plain
tha. Sill. esp. rtcd me To keep out of sight
al tIy. NUMEROUS callers with which h"r
hours was always th-ouScd that | skulke'i
about all r.at Gay Xix" some f0rlorn tepcr.
a large Ulr.a-. about my head and very
Dispensing ointment iInparting a punEcnt
udur ro rly ,nIre person
Night cam, sud ( was no better. My
sister became desperate There was moth
Ing for it must Ice lauCed. The pain
had stopped by this time, and | pleaded
delay. but was STorUfully refused. | hint
ed at rebellion. and then my fears were
m-auIy played upon. Who could tell but
that my disorder might he some deep-seat-
81 affection of the bone: ! laughed softly
at this. but was promptly frowned down
Ut y must he seen. He knew everything.
We'll send for him, then,
Put no-he must not be sent for; he was
in delicate health; must go to him
What. In this high wind. l was in deli
cate health myself
Nonsense There was nothing the mat
ter with
Then why go for a doctor?
| will not write down all my pitIful eff
forts at logic with a woman, and that wo-
nan sister. ] went. Of course; an IN
s.ghtIy mass Of shawls in a close carriage.
and. after long drive, during which
went To sleep. | was admitted into the
presence Of the most disa gre cable man !
ever rct-nonc other than the great doctor
himself who was eating what Smelled like
y,Iy poor soup out Of a large bowl. and
who iuSu!t~d me the moment | explained
my business l was pitifuuy SerVile, but
Z" up purpose abused myself in bitter
terms. I Jerred at my own folly in sup
posing my case worthy Of his notice; but
/ could not soften his Judgment by a hairs
breadth m,auly laid my indignity al
my sisters door. and told him as nHirth-
Iuliy as possible that she had feared some
trouble with the bone For answer he drove
lancet in my swollen jaw TO its very hilt.
and stopped my speech with my own blood.
| could have shri~ked aloud, but for
f-. Ill
81 my trouble gum boil" as the most
6frociur;S thing he could iay his tongue to,
and while the cold sweat If nIin was dry
ing on mo ! handed him q larGa bill. from
which got no chang
l should have been gone III Il moment
and what did happen never would have
Iltpl- ned. but my handages kept M.
W nile ] stood in the cold hall fumbling
with them, another patient. or at least
another caller, entered Not a meek, de
Jacrad figure this time. with his head tied
uF ~ ShaUlS. hut d great aggressive CTca-
trrr i'm "a hug coat, WITH a heavy stamp
Ing step. and % smell of new leather about
Lf.u. winch probably cum" from his long
Nvri~t-d driving gloves. He paid no lttcr-
lion tu me indeed, he could scarcely have
s',u m'. I stood So far back in the shade;
huI strobe IN into the presence of ne doc
tor. leaving III. door open AMI having a
s-firfsH air Of hurry and i!Gp"ticnCc
Tt is Hi x ding down just as IL happened.
! MAY Is well confess that / was con-
s"j"u- 90 sudden vulgar curiosity a. to
IA. ryot p'I-u "f my 81, re -~'r.
pr \, / believe exclaimed the new
conner E the loud, aggressive, tone affected
ly m. Ng K driver and travelling Snowman
and thea ~turped-wLfch was more than
the doctor Ii3. for he kept on with his
soup. rJttliuS tine spoon against his fal
teeth It e.J"a mruthful with a yindiCtive
Stanbtuc movement Well. he snarIed at
length, setting down the empty bowl and
fixing tho man with a savage scowI.
whats the matter with you2 Have you
go gum boil, too This last with con
-
of course. the newcomer knew nothing Of
me and my troubles was ignorant of the
creatures meaning. but remembering the
pain OF that DOLL. If | must call il. | felt
that it should have received more respect
tuI treatment. and l was on the verge of
doing something rash. when the doctor
again surprised me.
shut that door ne screamed, but
whether AT me OF my successor ] could not
tell. Evidently the man thought that he
was addressed. for muttering an exclama-
tIru not strictly moral. he closed The door
with hang that made me wink.
came tn myself at that, and little
ashamed ot lurking there. 7 finished my
bUUalluE hastily and withdrew with Stateli-
Is~-. My carriage was waiting for me lust
who're ] had ieft it, which should have sur
Ir--.f me, considering that / had told the
man uut % Wait. as I felt inclined for some
.Nrrr.~'' after my days retirement. This.
however. { failed tu remvm6r.. only observ-
ing sS I climbed inside tha, there was no
one DO Thr driver = scat Doubtless he was
a t.upiirG animal. and had stepped across
rho Eay tp that e4zy little saloon | saw
there Another time / would not hay"
ErIa--i him his little fling. but / was
growing decidedly ill-trmpgIeG. and rneanIy
It.f''d nF" ] should dt-c"ncert him on his
T,.r~a.
Dc Was % gratifying thought aS ! huddIaI
myself IG4u the seat To wait his coming
bad Been Su iEEnmiuiouSly handled my
~-i- that t-v consciousness OF the power
/ held over my sisters hirriug elevated
Iae almost 20 where had stood in my own
ul1: before tn" occurrence Of this affair