Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-16

Gan. Because 1 let nature alone, and
kept old Crooke away. / can tell you
the usual practice. me doctor comes
and shrugs his shoulders and takes
snun. Wnen ne sees a proper impress
son maze, he says, However; We VIII
do our best, only We don't work mir
acles." He sprinkles his victim with
SNUFF, as II about to emDalm the body.
Ii the man dies, the reason is clear.
Crooke was not sent Tor in time. II
he RECEIVERS, Crooke has wrought a
miracle That is not my way, as you
all know He looked about him COM
placently.
What viii you take, Mr.. Coyshe?
asked Barbara; some of our nayseI
ale, or claret? And will you come
in doors for refreshments?
Indoors! o dear me, not said the
young doctor; 1 keep out of the al
mosphere impregnated with four or
five centuries of dirt as much as l can.
If l had my way l would burn down
every house With all its contents every
ten years, and SO we might get rid Oh
half the diseases which ravage the
world. | wouldn't live in your old ram
shackle MorWell if | were paid ten
guineas a day The atmosphere must
be poisoned, charged with particles OF
dust many centuries old. Under every
cupboard, ay, and on top OF it, is fluff,
and every stir OF gown, every treaa
OF a foot, sets it floating, and the cur
rents bring it to your lungs or pores.
What is that dust made up Of? VINO
can tell? The scrapings OF old monks,
the scum of Protestant reIormerS, the
detritus of any number of Jordans for
some scarlet-fever, some smallpox.
No, thank you. I'll have my claret in
the garden. l can tell you without
looking what goes to make up the air
in that pestilent old box; the dog has
carried old bones behind the cupboard,
the cat has been set a saucer of milk
under the chest, which has been for
gotten and gone sour. An old stock
ing which one OF the ladies was mend
ing was thrust under sofa cushion,
when the front door bell rang, and she
had to receive callers-and that also
was forgotten
Miss Jordan waXed red and indig-
nant Mr.. Coyshe, she said, I cannot
hear you say this, it is not true. Our
house is perfectly sweet and clean;
= ir cfn nf nlH
nor half-darned stocking, nor any OF
the other denominations you mentioned
about it,
Your eyes have not seen the world
through microscope. Mine have,
answered the unabashed surgeon.
When a ray of sunshine enters your
rooms, you can see the whole course
of the ray
Yes
Very we'll, that is because the air
is dirty. If it were clean you would
be unable to see it. No, thank you. /
will have my claret in the garden;
perhaps you would not mind having it
sent out to me- The air out of doors
is pure compared to that of a house
A little table, wine, glasses and
cake were sent out. Barbara and Eve
did not reappear.
Mr.. Jordan had great respect for
the young DOCTOR His self-assurance,
his pedantry, his Boosting, imposed on
the timid and half-cultured mind OF
the old man. He hoped to get infor
nation from the surgeon about tests
for metals, to interest him in his pur-
suits without letting him into his Sc
crets; he therefore overcame his shy
ness sufficiently to appear and con
verse when Mr.. Coyshe arrived.
What a very beautiful daughter you
have got!' said Coyshe; one that is
only to be seen in pictures. A man
despairs of beholding such loneliness
in actual life, and see, here, at the
limit of the world, the vision flashes
on one! Not much like you Squire,
not much like her sister; looks as if
she belonged to another breed
Jasper Babb looked round startled
at the audacity and rudeness of the