Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-12
MRS. DARCY and
THE DOCTORS
Mrs. Darcy was rich.

She was very rich indeed.
In fact, she was so rich that it made
her sick.
She suffered from fatty degenera-
ton of the bank account.
She had been everywhere; she had
seen everything; she had done every
thing.
There was nowhere she couldn't go;
there was nothing she couldn't have;
there was nothing she couldn't do-eX-
cept be happy.
It bored her to ride, and to drive; 1t
bored her to stand up, and it bored
her to sit down.
1t bored her to eat, and to drink,
and to sleep.
So she sent for the doctor-Dr.
Black.
He gave her pills.
She still grew worse.
So she sent for third doctor
DR.. White.
DR.. White was modern doctor.
very modern doctor, an ultramodern
doctor.
What is the trouble with your
said DR.. White.
Everything" said Mrs. Darcy.
"You have beautiful home" said
Dr. White.
81 am tired of it," said Mrs. Darcy.
You have beautiful jewels" said
DR.. White.
II am tired of Them said Mrs.
Darcy.
"You have a beautiful face" said
DR.. White.
81 am tired of it," said Mrs. Darcy.
And can you help me?" said Mrs.
Darcy.
81 can try" said DR.. White.
Mrs. Darcy gave the prescription
to her secretary.
The secretary gave it to the maid.
The maid gave it to the butler.
The butler gave it to the page.
And the page took it to the chemist.
The chemist looked at the scrap of
paper, and read what was written on
it, appeared very much surprised, and
then handed it back to the page.
This is not for me" said the chem
ist. 1T is for-Mrs. Darcy
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back to the butler
The butler gave it back to the
maid.
The maid gave it back TO the Sec
retary.
And the secretary gave it back to
Mrs. Darcy.
''The chemist says that this is not
for him." said the secretary. He
says it is for you'll"
For mel" said Mrs. Darcy. What
nuisance! / am so tired. l am so
bored. 1 am so weak. l am too tired
to read it. You must read it for me.
What does it say?"
The secretary looked at the scrap
of paper and became very red in the
face.
What does it say?" demanded Mrs.
Darcy why don't you read it to
me?"
IL don't understand it," said the
secretary.
well, 1t Is not necessary for you
to understand it," said Mrs. Darcy.
IF it Is for me, you are not supposed
to understand it! If it is for mel
will understand it! What does 1t
say?"
1T says" said the secretary, "'Pre-
scription for Mrs. Darcy, with DR..
Whites compliments: Do something
for somebody"
What does that mean?" cried Mrs.
Darcy.
II told you that didn't-under-
,ta no cai1
tary.
well, why don't you understand"
cried Mrs. Darcy.
And Mrs. Darcy worked herself into
violent Mysteries.
But all the rest of the day and all
through the night Mrs. Darcy heard
the words ringing in her ears, saw the
words dancing before her eyes: do
something for somebody"
She almost wondered if there was
anything in this advice, in this
strange advice, this peculiar pre-
scription."
But then her old doctors came with
their old remedies, DIR. Blank with his
pills and DIR. Green with his powders,
and she soon forgot the new doctor
with his new notions and his imperti-
nence and his insults.
"Do something for somebody"
The idea! When she was too sick
ev0n to do anything for herselfl
A Cold Proposition.
What we want is an administration
that is fearless and energetic" said
the patriot; an administration that is
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