The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1910-11-04

LICK Sui LuuSt nave u uiucu hui nc
But he won't let woman, except
me. come near him."
HE must"
The doctor and Nine. Benardier con-
ferred for an hour, at the end Of which
time the doctor informed CASTOR that
he must have nurse. The young
man said no woman should enter his
room. Whereupon the doctor told him
that he would send man nurse.
"Well upon my world! exclaimed
CASTOR when he first saw his nurse.
You're nothing but boy. What the
dickens are you going to do for me?"
''Take your temperature and your
pulse, give you your medicine and
when you need amusement amuse
you"
"Well, don't see any objection to
that. This is dull music lying here
alone. Go and get book. l wish you
to read to me. WHAT'S your name"
Antoine, monsieur"
Judging from your appearance, you
had better have been christened An
toinette. Go to the library and bring
The Count Of Monte Caisto.' I've
read it half dozen times. but that
doesn't matter"
Antoine got the book, placed chair
by a window. sat down and began to
read
Bring your chair closer" said Gas
ton; 81 can't hear you so far away
Where did you get that soft voice OF
yours? You'll never do to shout or
ders to soldiers"
The boy brought his chair nearer
and commenced again. CASTOR lis
tened rather to the musical tones OF
his voice than to the story. 1t seemed
to him that he was lulled by some one
playing on a either The nurse read
a couple Of hours. when. looking up. he
saw that the patient slept. Closing the
book, he stole away and left the in
valid to his repose.
When CASTOR awakened he fell
much refreshed. He called for his
nurse and told him that he had heard
all he had read for nearly two hours
then had fallen asleep. dreaming that
there was harp in the room upon
which Antoine was playing, only An
tome was not boy. but charming
girl.
"What are you blushing forr Gas
ton asked. H..
"Why, monsieur. have always suf
fered from being called effeminate
I'm very sensitive about 1t. beg Of
you not to speak of 1t again."
"Well. then. you little fool, I won
do it again. l don't blame you fol
not wishing to be considered like wo
man. | have no use for them myself
1.-THE Count of Monte Cristo" is
long book and very entertaining one
Before Antoine had half finished read
ing 1t the doctor called one morning
told CASTOR that he would not need {
nurse any longer and that Antoine wal
to go to another patient.
mot on your life" said CASTOR. It'll
he has finished reading The Count o
Monte Cristo' to me-"
"This will put me to a serious in
convenience" protested the doctor.
Cant help 1t. You must get som
one else"
well, then. will tell you some
thing that will induce you to part will
Antoine. You would not have wo
man nurse, and | could not get you {
man. so got girl and dressed he
In mans clothes"
"Phew"
"Now l suppose you give up"
81 don't care If she is ghoul; sh
shall finish the book"
The doctor gave In and reported tn
matter to Nine. Benardier. who seem
ed delighted with what had takel
place.
81 leave you. madame, to tell hin
the rest at the proper time"
When the nurse appeared again t
her patient she was In the apparel o
her sex. CASTOR was enraptured. Ii
told her to go on with 1.-The Count o
Monte Cristo," but to read only
chapter day. What puzzled him wa
that she had the breeding Of lad
and when not In nurses uniform he
costumes were Of a fine texture.
Mother" said CASTOR one day, 81
am In trouble. You know that on
family has never made misallianct
Well. you have done very wrong in In
Producing this girl as my nurse.
have fallen in love with her. and lif
would be Il burden to me without her.
BE comforted. my son. The doctc
and have conspired to win you fror
your contempt for women. The gil
is Antuinette lu Pierris. the daughte
Of our neighbor Count du Pierri!
Wishing as well as to make mate
between you two. the count consente
to our scheme Antoinette Is love
" girl. congratulate you IL you hav
woR her"
Il have, mother"
"Goodmsn" and "Goodwomen."
A pleasing form of address that wa
common in the seventeenth centur
has gone quite out Of use. probabl
because of its restriction to "lnferio
persons" he Mr." was then a pre-
Tx to which only gentlemen were Ell
| titled. and among the puritan father
of Nsw England the deprivation Of th
right to be so addressed was inhic
ed as punishment. Goodman
or "Goodwoman," by contractio
"Goody." was the address Of those To-
in the social scale. The term is pr
served In some old songs. : Londo
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