Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1908-07-22

physician and surgeon, IL took him
but few weeks to locate in a small
suburb beyond Yonkers. A cottage
with neat little office, a coy den.
comfortable bedrooms and dining-room
and kitchen constituted his bachelor
apartments. The house was just of
the main business street OF the vii
lage, and his swinging sign, brave in
gold and black, could easily be seen
by those who were passing along the
ihoroughfare. When he had spent all
ne dared OF the small amount his edu-
cation had left OF his patrimony upon
the furnishing of this little home, and
mad installed a capable Irish house
keeper, he felt at leisure to sit on the
uny porch with his book, behind the
screen OF the rambler rose, and watch
Tor the messenger to ri3g the bell,
ready to slip into the Office and grave
~ receive the message himself If It
were during Office hours, or, IL it were
not, TO listen while Bridget took the
order and answered: "Oill tell the
doctbor whin he comes in" IL the
DOCK sometimes slipped to the floor
and the possible patient was forgot
ten In the vision of a certain dainty
figure with laughing eyes, who should
one day be near him when the
bachelor quarters should swell to
larger proportions-well, that is an
other story. Certainly. the Office bell
did not often disturb his day-dreams.
The monotony of this life could rot
always last-it had to end one way
or another. One day group of la
borers upon the trolley line which was
TO link the little suburb with what
was destined to be the great chain
OF Greater New York had reached a
point within the doctors range of
vision, when sudden commotion
among them aroused him at his sta
ton on the porch. Then he saw that
a man had fallen, and, as one pointed
to the doctors sign, several others
lifted him and brought him toward
the house. DR.. Raymond received
them with his most dignified manner,
heard their report that the foreman
OF the gang-for it was he who had
fallen-had eaten no lunch and
seemed to be in pain; that after they
lad returned to work he had suddenly
clapped his hand 10 his right side and
dropped to the ground that he lived
ny himself. and had no relatives, so
Tar as they knew
While the doctor listened he was
hurriedly using restoratives and thor
oughly examining his patient He was
soon convinced that an acute attack
Of appendicitis had caused the loss of
consciousness. and that an operation
hn rfn
The delicate operation was per-
formed with complete success and the
patient put to bed in the doctors own
apartment, for ne dared not risk a re.
moval. 1t was one of those cases
where the appendix showed no sign
or obstruction: indeed, there was an
unusually healthy condition. which
promised safe and speedy recovery,
especially as the patient was a strong
man not over 80 years of age.
The patient recovered consciousness
quite suddenly. just as the doctor was
beginning to feel uneasy at the pro-
longed state OF coma which did not
show any signs of yielding to his eff.
forts.
wal, I've sure got fine berth this
time, suddenly greeted the doctors
ears. He turned quickly to the bed in
time to see his man preparing to rise
No! no." expostulated DR.. RAYMOND
Wait moment and I will explain"
Then, as gently as possible, the doctor
told the man what had occurred. "Ap.
pendiceetis. Appendix to the die
Iionary' and didn't we go through nv
pockets?" MY good man, I'm not
a highway robber," said the doctor
beginning TO fear that the patient's
mind was unbalanced Wal. good
Lord. ] wish Z ye had a bin. I'd be
better of now with all my appendices
and supplements. fur tha' want
nuthin in my pockets that I'd miss ef
ye'd only stopped at them. Cow less
20 look in the inside pocket to NV
"oat - see what ven find" DR.. Raw.
mond obeyed, and found a paper ON
which was written: Il have fits. Take
on my coat and put me where IL is
cool and quiet. III come to in two or
three hours"
"Te see, Doc. thought o. course
they'd look in my pockets. 81 I wae
TOOK it'll one o my spells. to see whore
20 take me or who my folks was. n
aint he'd one now for nigh on TO five
year; tho't mebbe Id got sbet Of ON
Anyhow. 'twouldn't DO to tell the mo,
tWouId queer me With EN- But TJ1
be dummed ef ! ever thot Of anvbod,,
cuttin' me up. I've had EN- ever since
! was kid, n they've done evorv.
ming Used TO bleed me: n onct NV
aair was all took Off my head with
stun they put on--most o. the ski,
90 They blistered my feet so.t
'ouidnt walk; but nuthin' did no good
so they finally got 20 lettin' me alone
II ! was beginnin' to git better. RI
kinder outgrowed en- n come bach
east to sort o cit away from my reppi.
tation Thought mebbe change o.