The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-14
CHAPTER III.
GREAT NEWS FOR lynn


The room appropriated to the Society
IL Lynn. which met every evening all
the year round. was that on the ground
floor looking upon the market place.
The society or club which is never dis
solved. consists Of the notables or bet
ter sort OF the town. the vicar OF St.
Margaret $ the curate Of 81. Nicholas,
the master OF the school. my own IA
ther. Captain Crowle and other retired
captains the doctor some Of the more
substantial merchants, with the mayor.
some Of the aldermen. the town clerk
and a justice of the peace or two. This
evening most Of these gentlemen were
already present
Captain Crowle saluted the company
and took his seat at the head of the
table. Gentlemen he said. Il wish
you all a pleasant evening have
brought with me my young friend. Jack
Fentecrosse-you all know Jack-the wor-
thy son of his worthy father lie viii
take a glass with us. Sit down beside
me. Jack
with the permission of the society,""
] said.
Most Of the gentlemen had already
before them their pipes and their to-
bacco. Some had ordered their drink
a pint of port for one, a Brown George
fun of old ale for another. flask of
canary for third. and 50 on. But the
captain, looking rouRd the room, beck
oned to the girl who waited. Jenny,
he said nobody calls for anything to-
night except myself Gentlemen, it
must be a bowl or half a dozen bowls
Tell your mistress, Jenny, a bowl of
the biggest and the strongest and the
sweetest. Gentlemen. you viii drink
with me TO the next voyage Of the Lady
of Lynn
But then a thing happened. News
came which drove all thoughts of the
Lady of Lynn out of eYerybody's mind
That toast was forgotten.
The news was brought by the doctor,
who was the last to arrive.
Dr. Worship was person who habitu-
ally carried himself with dignity.
Gentlemen The doctor laid his hat
upon the table and his cane beside it
Then he took his chair, adjusted his wig.
put on his spectacles, and then, laying
his hand upon the arms Of the chair.
he once more looked around the room,
and all this in the most important. digni-
fed, provoking. interesting manner posi-
bic Gentlemen. ! have news for you.
Captain Crowle made answer, speaking
in the name of the society Sir, we
await your pleasure.
My news gentlemen. is of a star
ting character / win epitomize OF alb
breviate it, In a word, therefore. We are |
all about 10 become rich. All You who
have houses or property in this town, all
who are concerned in the trade Of the |
town. all who direct the industries Of the !
people or take care of the health Of the !
residents viii become. ] say, rich
The doctor pulled out a pocketbook from 1
which he extracted a letter. i have re- (
ceived. he went on. "a letter from a
townsman. the young man named Samuel
Semple-Samuel Semple. he repeated /
with emphasis. because a look Of disap- !
pointment fell upon every face.
sam Semple:'' Erowled the captain. |
''Once broke my stick across his back"
He did not. however. explain why he had
done so. Il wish l had broken two. What /
has Sam Semple to do with the prosperity /
OF the town.
Mr. Sam Semple.' the doctor continued. |
with emphasis on the prefix 10 which in /
deed the poet was not entitled in his ma 4
tive town. doth not ask for help. He is /
not starving; ne is prosperous; he has /
gained the friendship or the patronage Of 4
certain persons Of quality. This is the re- /
ward of genius. Let US forget that he was :
let US admit that ne proved unequal to /
the duties for which he was untitled. Of
clerk He has now risen. We will wei /
come one whose name Will in the future /
add lustre 10 our town
The vicar shook his head. Trash"
he murmured. Trash
Well. gentlemen, I viii proceed 10 read
the letter"
He unfoIded it and began with a sonor-
Gus hum;
.. 'FIonored sir 81 He repeated the words
- 'Honored sir The letter gentleman, is
addressed to myself-ahem. TO myself I
have recently heard of a discovery which
Will probably affect in a manner so vital
the interests of my beloved native town
that ! feel it my duty to communicate the
fact to you without delay. / do so to you
rather than o my esteemed patron, /
the worshipful. the mayor, once my
master. or TO Captain Crowle or 10 any Of
those who subscribed for my volume Of
poems. because the matter
especially and peculiarly concerns yourself
as a physician and as the fortunate owner
OF the spring or well which Is the subject
u the discovery The subject OF the dis
covery. gentlemen. My weil-mine." He
went on. You are aware as master in
the science Of medicine that the curative
properties OF various spas or springs in
the cOuntry-the names Of Bath. Tun-
bridge Wells. and Epson are familiar TO
you: 50 doubtless are those Of Hampstead
and St Chads, nearer London. II now
appears that a certain learned physician,
having reason to belive that similar wa
ters exist, as yet unsupported. at Kings
Lynn. has procured jar Of the water
from your own weIl-that in your garden
my well. gentlemen in my own garden
and having subjected it TO a rigorous
has discovered that il con-
tains to much higher degree than any
,ther well hitherto known 10 exist in this
country qualities or ingredients held in So
luton which make this water sovereign
or the cure OF rheumatism. asthma, govt,
md all disorders due 10 III humors or va
1ors, concerning which ! am not compe-
ent so much as to speak TO one Of your
earning and skill
80 This discovery hath already been an
bounced ia the public journals j send
rou an extract containing the news /
cad this extract. gentlemen"
II was a slip Of printed paper cut from
me Of the diurnals Of London:
% 1t has been discovered that at Kings /
ynn, in the county OF Norfolk, there ex- I
SITS a deep well Of clear water whose
properties, hitherto undiscovered form a /
sovereign specific for rheumatism and
many similar disorders. our physicians
AVE already begun TO recommend the
,lace as spa, and il is understood that ,
One have already resolved upon betaking / {
themselves TO this newly discovered cure.
-he distance from London is no greater I .