Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1901-02-07
A Doctors Story.


ance," said noted physician. 81 could
write volumes that would amaze you"
Write one" / said.
'It would be a breach of honor. A ply
scian. like a Romish priest, may not be-
tray the confessional" After moment
homes. And lives and hearts that seem
all bright and happy a~e often dark ans
miserable from sickness of the soul"
There must be some scenes that it
would be proper for you to, tell me-, L
urged; please think of some"
q was called to the wife of a distin-
guished gentleman. Her husband sat by
her bed tanning her, and lovely bou-
| uuet of flowers was on the stand by her
| side Two little girls were playing quietly
| in the room. 1t was a charming picture
| of love and devotion.
"sMy wife fell down stairs, said her
husband, and 1 fear has hurt herself Sc
riously.
II examined her shoulder. 1t was swol-
len and black. and one rib was broken.
"'How do you find her?' asked her hus-
band. anxiously.
How did you so injure yourself!'
- L fell on the stairway
II hesitated | was not in a paddy
shanty, but in the home of a well-known
and unstained man. / re-eXamined her
side.
- w hen dld she taI. asked.
"'Last night he said, after a seconds
pause and glance at her.
''Mv resolve was taken.
"'Please show me the place on the
stairs where she struck | SAID to the hus-
band, rising and going out. He followed
Il was not with her when she FELL he
said.
1.-The injury was not from fall and it
was not done last night. Never try to de-
ceive Doctor
"'She begged me not to tell you the
truth
"'Then get another physician I said.
''I viii tell you the whole truth. Night
before last l had been out to dinner
81 saw your brilliant speech in the
paper. Was it wine-inspired?
"Partly. Most of the after-dinner
speeches are to a degree. | came home
excited by the fine dinner. wit, wisdom
and wine of the evening, and went. not to
bed but to the closet and drank heavily.
Ny wife heard me and came down, hoping
to coax me up stairs, as she had done
many times. But she was too late. My
reason and manhood were gone and l
pounded her and left her. She tried to fol-
low me, but fell on the stairs. After
time she crawled she says, up stairs, and
went into the nursery and slept with the
little girls. / slept, and woke with fierce
headache. and went out at once, thinking
no breakfast and the outdoor air would
clear my head for my morning engage
ments. l pledge you my honor / had for
gotten | struck my wife. When | came
back last night | found her suffering. but
she would not permit a physician should
he sent for lest it should disgrace me.
think she really tries to believe that sho
hurt herself. more or less, when she fell'
And with an honest quiver of the chin he
added: She is an angel and wine is
devil
"'What are winebibbers"
"'Own children OF their father. Is my
wife seriously hurtf'
"I cannot tell yet. | fear she is.'
"More absolute, untiring devotion no
man ever gave a wife than he gave her
while she lived and suffered. When her
noble. true. loving heart ceased TO throb
he was inconsoable. His loys and devo.
tion were the theme of every lip. and the
Providence that so afflicted him was called
strange in tone of semi-censurel On
her tomb is cut Beloved wife, lie has
gone to her now, in that land OF no IL
censc.
mo one but myself ever knew tho
truth. h."-Seleeted by New York Witness.