The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-02-01
MRS. DARCY And
The DOCTORS
Mrs. Darcy was rich.


She was very rich indeed.
in fact, she was so rich that il made
ner 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 90;
there was nothing she couldn't have
there Was nothing she couldn't do-ex
cept be happy.
1t bored her to ride, and TO drive; It
bored her to stand up, and 1t 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 a third Doctor
DR.. White.
DR. White was modern doctor. q
very modern doctor. an ultrAmodern
doctor
What is the trouble with your
said Or. White.
"Eyerything!" said Mrs. Darcy.
You have a beautiful home" said
DR.. White.
Il am tired Of it" said Mrs. Darcy
you have beautiful jewels" said
DR.. White.
q am tired of them" said Nrs
Darcy.
You have a beautiful face" SAID
DR.. White.
q am tired OF It," said Mrs Darcy
And can you help me-" said Mrs
Darcy.
u can try" said DR.. White
Mrs, Darcy gave the prescription
to her secretary.
The secretary gave 1t 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 81
It, appeared very much surprised ano
then handed 1t back to the page.
This is not for me" said the chem
/ list 1T is for-Mrs. Darcy"
So the page took the prescription
back to the butler.
The butler gave 1t back to the
maid.
The maid gave It back to the sec
rotary.
And the secretary gave 1t back t.
Mrs, Darcy.
THE chemist says that this 10 no
for him." said the secretary HI
says 1t Is for you"
For me-" said Mrs. Darcy. "Wha
nuisance! am SO tired. | am sc
bored. am so weak am too tireC
to read It. You must read It for me
What does It say?"
The secretary looked at the scraI
Of paper and became very red In thu
face.
What does it say" demanded Mrs
Darcy, why don't you read 1t U
me?"
II don't understand it," said th'
secretary.
well, It is not necessary for yo'
to understand it," said Mrs Darcy
III It is for me, you are not supposed
tc 10 mo
win understand IT, What does !
say2"
1T says" said the secretary, Pre-
scription for Mrs. Darcy, with ID
Whites compliments: Do somethinl
for somebody"
What does that mean?" cried NrH
Darcy
Il told you that didn't-under
stand 1t, Mrs. Darcy" said the secrs
tary.
We'll. why don't you understand!
cried Mrs Darcy.
And Mrs. Darcy worked herself int
violent Mysteries.
But all the rest of the day and al
through he night Mrs. Darcy hoarl
the words ringing in her ears, saw IN
words dancing before her eyes: ID
something for somebody y
She almost wondered II there va
anything in this advice, in thi
strange advice, this peculiar prs
scription."
But then her old doctors came wit
their old remedies, DR., Blank with hi
pills and DR.. Green with his powders
and she soon forgot the new docto
with his new notions and his impert
nence ard his insults.
do something for somebody
The iceal When she was too Ne
n,,,. "a do ANYTHING for herself