Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-08-21

1 thOWt / was trdVeHn III DeILeF COLI
pany No offence, sir, but it's sore
point with us hereabouts just now, is
| that of doctors. There's been bit of
bother about young partner DR..
| Peele took, who got into little diff
fculties with some o. t. Doctors pa
TENTS, and had to go away a bit sud-
den-like in consequence"
"Dimculties What sort of diff
culties?"
well, two of t. patients under his
care-poor men both, a labourer one
was, and t'other a man as kept a
small stationer's shop, were took i'll
wit same sort of symptoms; and one
died"
"Well?"
"At t. beginnin' one had rheumatic
fever and t'other broken rib. They
amt t same thing, sir, are they?"
mo; very different indeed
well, it seemed odd, SO folks
thowt, when by-and-by they was both
took same way. 1t was so odd that it
got about, and people talked"
And what did they say?"
why, that t. young fellow d. got a
bit careless-like, and was a little too
fond of the same drug in his prescrip-
tons"
"And what drug was that?"
'Laudanum, think twas"
People said something more than
that. | suppose?"
"A deuced sight more. They said
But here I be a-tittletattling like ne'er
an old woman"
well, well, it's talk for winters
night, nothing more. For / know no
one in this part of the world but DR..
I'm not likely to come here again: so
the gossip can't do any harm, especial
ly as | don't even know the names of
the people you speak Of"
,"Ay, that's true, and so | won't tell
zee their names. The gossips say this
young spark had had his head turned
by Teddy, and a fine Teddy too, but
who had husband already, and that his
head was runnin' on something that 'ud
do away with himself. l don't sup
pose there was much truth in it, but
it's always fine soil for story where
handsome woman's planted, as
I dare say you know. sir"
What, is this handsome woman q
local beauty, them"
/ She lives hereabouts, sir, If that's
/ what you mean But she's a Lon'or
/ beauty too, so I'm told and well she
mebbe. for there isn't an eye. young
or old, gentle-folk or village-folk, that
can look at her bonny face once and
not care to look twice She's worth
walking a good mile to see, is Lady
Kildonan"
| Lady Kildonan; oh, she is the wife
of the principal landowner about here
then?"
The old man evidently regretted
that he had let slip the name of the
subject of his talk He answered
rather reluctantly, and in more
cautious manner;
"Ay"
"They are popular in the district
then. Lord and Lady Kildonan?"
She makes him popular, bless her
1
his lordship. but she's all over t place
! like a sunbeam, on her horse, or In
her carriage. or her little sleigh. leav
n pound o tea here, can o. jelly
there, with a word for every woman
and smile for every man, and kiss
i for { children. She's a sight for sore
cen, she Is"
/ sIs chA younopu
Let me see; she was born { year
my girl Janet was married: that's
, twenty-four year ago"
} And Lord Kildonan, what sort O
! an age is he?"
: well. there's a matter of thirt,
4 years or more between him and >!
D wife"
( "And his heart is bound UP in hi.
4 library?"
$ so they say. Indeed, think he'll
: turn into book himself some day
| for he's as dry as parchment, anC
r has ne'er word to give of his owl
{ accord, though they do say he's chocl
full o learning. But he's kind gentle
man, and the poor have no more Il
r greet about now than they had in tn,
: time of her iadyship's father. Mr.
|, Dighton."
'oh, then the property came through
!. here"
b "Ay His lordship hadn't much bu
e his title and his books, they say"
I Surely she might have found bet
}, ter mate than an old Scotch book
$ worm"
S We'll. she was a bit of madcap. a
e a lass, and they say old Mr.. Dightol
e was glad to get her of his hands. an,
married to honest man. And sh,
don't fret Cor him and his books: sh,
: has too much life in her for that" tn,
: old man added with evident admira
\ ton.
I The young doctor was rather SUI
! prised at the wide latitude which thi
J old peasant. who by all preceden
: should have been rigid censor of tn
/ manners and morals Of his juniors AM