Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1906-03-16
HIS FIRST CALL.
A Family Mishap that Brought oood
Fortune 10 A Young Doctor.

Fortune 70 a Young Doctor
Charles Lidell, NJ. d., recent gradl'
ate OF time.honored medical school,
although his single had waved IN ,he
brcezes OF c. for six weary months,
aud his card announcing his Wiling
ness 10 serve his suffering fellow'eili'
Eens had decorated the local paper Tor
tho same length of time, had never
been summoned To a sick bed.
"lle's too young. We can trust
our lives 10 mere boy, SAID solhe'
"'IIes too timid aud quiet, said an
other.
"When pay my money for doctors
want its full worth, said Mrs nus
sell Pontaine, the wife of the town s
Leading LAWYER, the social leader ana
n prominent church worker,
So, with Others, she continued 10
call in DIR. Biggs, who was nearly 81
and deaf AS a post, or DIR. Moore, who
was so garrulous that his patients
dreaded his tongue almost as much US
a disease. And month after month
DIR. Lidell could find no use for ms
smart trap and thoroughbred horse eN'
cept TO take pretty Lillian winters
driving and accept her sweet sym
patty. II, all
YOU in. il only for once, said LILLIAN
one afternoon. 'She could lhhucheo
the whole town in your favor, II so
inclined. ,
"Your mother and father among
theml" asked the young doctor, VINO
guessed how unwelcome caseless
physician s visits were to the young
lady's parents. a.,
III hone so. she smiled.
"Then use your charms to turn her
attention my way.
ON do my best.
One afternoon, few days later
Mr.. and Mrs. Fontaine drove out sew
eral miles in the country to VISIT u
friend. leaving their numerous hock Oh
children in charge of Mollie, the negro
nurse. with instructions to call Mrs.
Winters or Miss Lillian, who resided
across the street. should. any accident
occur. g
As soon as the parents were OUT y,
sight Mollie took the six'moh'hs'oio
baby in her arms and said;-
"Ef you chillun won't tell 20 ma,
I'm Jest step over to see SIS caline
Jones. whose powerful bad OIL with
ianders. IF yo' al wants to make
some candy, YOU kin git the key from
hind the dinin room clock. Yo' ma
oin't pwine keer. eff you tells her
YOU Sc hongry. Don't yer git burnt
now.n
The five rollicking youngsters cheer
fully gave their consent to Mollie q
absence. and took possession OF the
kew. In getting the sugar, Lucille, the
eldest girl, spied big black bottle on
Tho naptry shelf. '.Here the wits
kew papa got when he had pneumoniIa
last winter, and not half of 1t gone,
she called to the boys
"Jim johnson s papa makes today
every morning, and they all drink 1t,
said Tim, who was 10. Let $ max
toddy. and not bother about candy.
"All right, assented the others
feeling that it was not exactly righ
but willing to- dare.
Lucille dexterously mixed tumbieI
of sugar. water and whiskey, whicl
disappeared so quickly that there
was a lusty call for more, and anothe
glass and still another followed. two
of the smaller children grew dizzy
and fell on the floor.
"Ha! Hat" laughed Tom reek
lessly. 81 can keep my head like
man., and he gulped down anothe
glass.
: When Mollie returned an hour late
she found startling spectacle. Linn
: children were stretched upon the nur
Y sery beds and floor in various stage
I of intoxication She reused Lucille u
Mandolin consciousness, but the other
d were dead drunk Frightened almos
f; ont of her senses, the girl hurried I
: tne front gate, and called loudly 7
!, Miss Lillian Winters, who was sittin
! on the front porch
\ Miss Lillian responded to the sun
y mons Immediately. 4,
), "De chillun is all tuck mighty sicf
: and they ma is gone, and l dunno VIVA
!, to do walled the girl.
u With the suggestion of the Amos
! empty bottle, Lillian quickly surmise
|, the cause of the suddenly stricken fan
!. ilv. and, going to the telephone, sun
!. moned DR.. Lidell in great haste.
is needless to say that his response l
his first call was as prompt as the mos
O impatient sufferer could ask,
@ Lillian met the doctor at the doc
d and briefly explained the situation, ca
s ually mentioning the deslrability 9
V discretion in future mention of tn
l. case 49,
: One by one the stupefed childre
i were administered emetics, and VINE
= their stomachs were emptied, place
carefully in bed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fontaine returned Jul
as Tom became the subject for trea
ment, and were shocked to see him
into commissions when an attempt wa
made to force him to swallow the ant
dote. Lillian tactfully drew the mot
er aside, and explained the cause of tt
sudden illness of the children, and toe
occasion to Whisper
"Of course, as president of the W
man s Christian Temperance unio
and also of missionary society, yt
!. will not want this case OF alcohol