Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1900-06-02
FROsTBURG, Md. SATURDAY, JUNE 2, 1900.

befell the party. Without Il moments
warning the slcdge was overturned.
and the big doctor was tumblcd into
the ditch.
Paul meanwhile still sat on his bed.
Suddenly he heard some on" come into
the adjoining room. Now. since he was
sick, he ought to be in bad. and SO he
threw himself down on the bed and
drew the long fur blanket over him.
The next moment Simon stuck his
head into the room and said breath
lessly:
Are you alive. Paul?'
"Yes. but I'm bad enough. Isn't the
doctor with you?' he whincd.
NO; he's lying yonder on the hill.
The sleigh was upset. and couldn't
bring him here. and there's no one
around the house to help me. Now,
whether you're sick or not. you've got
to get up. We can't let the doctor die
out there on the hill"
We'll | can't be worse than l am"
replied Paul. jumping out of bed, and
the next moment they were running
down toward the doctor.
There the big man lay. soft and
warm and with his face the ca. n of Il
boiled lobster. aid frum him came
torrent of abusive language, while near
by stood Blakken. calm and contcnted.
as usual 1t was not easy to get the
doctor up-nay, the more Simon and
Paul worked the deeper he sank into
the soft snow.
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Nothing then remained but to remove
the big pile of snow that surrounded
and hemmed him in. After quarter
of an hours hard work they were final
ly able to grip him firmly by the arms,
and then two or three mighty tugs set
him on his feet. Great was his wrath
when he at last stood ercct--so great
that he was wholly unconscious of
Paul'S presence The latter, too. on
his part thought that it would make a
bad impression on the doctor If he saw
him there, and so he resolved to sneak
home and get back into bed before the
other reached the house. There was
no place. however. where he could hide
himself from their view. and so he had
to get home behind them as best he
could. his only hope being that he could
get back into bed before the doctor had
got out of his fur coat.
The doctor suddenly vowed that he
would not go IL step farther. I'll 30
home and sleep" he growled. and
don't go for a doctor again until you
have a decent road to drive on"
Simon. however. had now a word 10
say.
Upon my conscience" were his
words. you've come so far now that
you'll have to come the rest of the
way even if | have to carry you to the
house on my back"
This made the doctor smile. and so
his anger vanished.
"All right" lie said. but tell you.
Simon Bcrgct. that if you upset me
again I'll call down all the plaques and
pestilenccs in the whole world upon
you"
"In that case I'll know what to do"
"What will you do. SimonY'
eff upset you again, the best thing
l can do is to let you lie there"
The road was now better. and Blak-
ken went so quick that not Il thought
of Paul entered Simon's head until just
as they were entering the courtyard
Well. it would be impossible now to
get him back into bed before the doe,
tor had removed his fur coat. But
where was he? He certainly was not
making extraordinary haste back to
the house. And the worst of il was
that if the Old doctor insisted upon any.
thing it was that his patients should
not leave their beds until he gave them
permission
Well. there was nothing to do but
face the inevitable. Simon tried to de-
lay the doctor as much as possible. and
it took him an unconSciOnably long
time to get the Old man out of the
sleigh. but once the doctor was in the
house off went his fur coat. and he
was ready for buiness.
"The patient is in bed, of course" he
said and started to enter the room.
YES no-yes. The fact is he's not
exactly in bed. but you'll see him in
minute"
"What on earth do you mean? Not
In bed?"
"Yes, yes: he went to bed. but there
was no one at home, and we couldn't
let the doctor lie out there in the snow
and catch his death of cold"
At that moment Paul appeared on
the scene.
Thereupon the doctors wrath return,
ed, and he cried:
what kind of n trick is this-to send
me word that you were at deaths door?
Come. what do you think is the matter
with you?"
Paul had suddenly become very
shamPfaced
"Oh, I'm all right nOw," he replied.
1.-THE fact is, the pain has all gone"
and then he added quickly, What
helped me the most was lifting the doc,
tor out of the snow."-New York Her,
aid.
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