KILL OR CURE.
One evening late in November, an
elderly man with beetling brows, thin
compressed lips, piercing gray eyes and
long bony hands sat in a shabbily fur
nished room in a splendid old house,
casting up accounts by the light of a
single candle. The weather being cold,
one of those baskets for live coals which
are sometimes appropriately called "kill
joys," glimmered in the huge grate.
The door of the room, which opened
into the fine oak panelled hall was ajar,
and presently a servant girl bearing a
light flitted by from the staircase. Her
master called her, saying:
'Hi, Jenny! come here. What makes
you look so scared ? Is your mistress
worse ?'
'l'm afraid so, sir Timothy.'
'Eh ! what, really bad ?'
'Ye-es.'
'Going to die ?'
'She says so, Sir Timothy, and oh !
she looks it too. Ob, sir,' cried the
girl, earnestly blurting out what was
on her soul, 'if she should die without
a doctor!'
That abnormal possibility shocked
Sir Timothy Grabham also, the inva
lid being in a manner dear to him. It
was was a very general notion amongst
his neighbors and tenants that the man
was incapable of caring for anybody ;
but this was prejudice ; he did Care for
his wife, after his own fashion. It
It was not an enthusiastic attachment,
or a deep one ; I do not suppose he lov
ed her, as-well as a good bargain for
example ; but comparisons are odious.
He remained silent for a while, looking
downward, aud then muttered :
'I declared I would never send
for Dr. Radford again,' which was an
error on his part; he had never made
that rash observation—it was Dr. Rad
ford, please, Sir Timothy ?'
'There is uo one else, so I suppese
he must.'
Jennie vanished in search of that
footman,groom-gardener named Charles
aud her master tried to get back to his
sum, but made a mistake of two penpe
and a farthing, and relapsed into reve
rie.
Sir Timothy Grabham was not a nice
mail, but if he remained indifferent to
his wife's condition, he would have
been a monster. She had now for
thirty years, devoted herself to the dif
ficult task of pleasing bim ; she bad*
brought him money, and saved
money; born economical, she had de
veloped the faculty into real meanness
to'gain his approbation. Passion would
hive been out of place at hfs age ana
hers, but be esteemed her.
After a hard day's work, Dr. Rad
ford bad turned into bed with the snug
conviction that he was going to remain
undisturbed up to eight o'clock in the
morning. Cut at half past eleven his
sleep was broken by the night bell, and
ho had to Wrench himself from his
warm nook in the {patters, feel for his
dressing gown and slip'pers, blunder
into his dressing room, which looked
out the house, and open
the window,
'What is it V he shouted, shivering
as the frosty night air blew in upon
~ his face and played about bis unpro
tected legs.
'Please, sir, it's me.'
'ldiot! —your name ?'
'Charles from the Hall.'
'Then Charles from the Hall, you
may go back again, for I am not com
ing.'
'My lady is very ill, sir.'
'Can't help it. Tell your master
that I won't attend him or his family,
and he need send no more messages, as
I shall muffle the night bell.' And
with these words the doctor banged
down the window.
'What are you doing John'said a
voice from the bed presently.
'Tying a stocking around the clapper
of th : s confounded bell.'
'What for ?'
'To get a good sleep, in spite of Sir
Timothy Grabham.'
'Why, he has never sent for you.'
'He has though, the insolent screw ;
his wife is ill.'
'Well, well, don't tie up the bell,
John; the may be really bad—dying
you know.'
'What is that to me ?'
'I know they have treated us badly,
a rich man like that to refuse to pay
for your attendance ; "it is unheard of!
but other people might want you.'
'Not likely.'
'No, but it is just possible. Don't
muffle the bell.'
I need hardly tell the married reader
that the doctor got growling to bed,
with the clapper free to rouse him out
again. In an hour's time the bit of
iron availed itself of that liberty,but for
some minutes Dr. Radford declined to
stir. Consideration of his wife's rest,
however, at length induced him to
tarn out once more, and again go
through the process of refrigeration.
'Sir Timothy's messenger again, I
suppose!'
'No,' replied a well known voice,
'l'm here myself.'
'For what purpose, Sir Timothy
Grabham, do you come and disturb
me, when you know very well that I
never intend to enter your doors again?'
'Ay, ay,' replied voice from below ;
'but this is not the time to bear malice.
I tell you that my wife is dangerously
ill—dying I believe; and if she dies for
want.of medical assistance you will be
responsible.'
'Not so, the responsibility will all
lie* on yOUr own shoulders. I am a
poor man working hard for my living,
but no one ever knew me to neglect a
patient because he could not pay me.
Two-thirds of my work is done for
nothing, or next to nothing, and those
who can afford it ought to take some
share of the burden, more especially
you, the lord of the manor, under whose
protection the whole poor are placed
by Providence. Instead of which, you
refuse to pay me for actual attendance
upon yourself and family for upward
of a year.'
'Stay, stay !' cried Sir Timothy, 'you
mistake; I never refused to do so. You
are wrong to look upon it as a personal
matter, because I never pay anyone
unless I am actually obliged. Why
did you not bring action ? l>ut come,
let us see if we cannot do business to- ,
gether, save my wife and I'll give you
a hundred pounds. There!' I
'Eh V said Dr. Radford, rather stag- j
gered, 'But you know there is no tak
ing your word lor anything.' \
'Come down and let ine in, and I .
wiil put the promise down in black and t
white,' said Sir Timothy. j
'That sounds like business,' replied c
the doctor not altogether sorry for an
excuse to go to the aid of a dying wo
man. So he shot the window, put on a
Rome clothes and admitted Sir Tiuio- (
♦•by Grabham, taking him into his con- <1
suiting room and lighting the gau. <
'Now, how am I to word it?'inquir
ed the baronet, taking a pen and ar
ranging a sheet of foolscap before him.
'I promise to pay Mr. John Radford
the sura of one hundred pounds if he
cures—'
'No, no,' interrupted the doctor, 'it
is only quacks who make sucl: bargains
as that; I must have my pay whether
I am successful or not.'
'Very good—surgeon, for 'attendance
upon my wife, kill or cure.' Will that
do V
'Yes, that will do ; but sign it.'
'Oh, oh! I forgot. How stupid.'
And Sir Timothy appended his name
to the document, and putting on his
great coat and hat, the doctor left his
house with his successful visitor.
He found Lady Grabham very bad
indeed, quite past human aid in fact;
and although he was indefatigable in
his attendance, and performed that feat
of which'is popularly called 'exhaust
ing the resources of his art,' she sank
on the third day. The undertaker took
some timber that had lately been felled
in part payment of expenses; and on
the very d"ay of the funeral, Sir Timo
thy let a farm, the lease of which had
expired, for an increased rent, without
having to do as much in the way of re
pairs as he anticipated ; so he was en
abled to bear the domestic misfortune
like a Spartan.
After a decent lapse of time Dr. Rad
ford sent in a note referring to the
promise which Sir Timothy Grabham
had made him and requesting a check
for a hundred pounds ; and no answer
being vouchsafed to this communica
tion, he presently wrote again in more
urgent languasre ; but the second letter
was ignored as quietly as the first.
Then the good doctor got angry, and
meeting his debtor in the course of his
rounds, he upbraided him with his con
duct, and threatened to take legal pro
ceedings.
'Quite right, doctor—quite right,'
said Sir Timothy. 'Force me to pay
sjou and I will do it; but I never pay
~k farthing except under compulsion, it
is against my principles; and lam sor
ry I cannot make an exception in your
faraor.'
' So Dr. Radford put the matter in
the bauds of a lawyer, and in due time
the case came. It was a gay day in
the little country town, for the caseex
, scited a great deal of curiosity and
Ksement. The poor doctor, w! o
a general favorite, had been piti
y chaffed, though everybody hoped
fdr and anticipated his success; and
the court was crowded with county
magnates. It added to the attraction
of the affair that Sir Timothy Grab
ham, with all his faults had the merit
of being consistent; he could not em
ploy a lawyer, but conducted his own
case. Of course the doctor's solicitor
was jubilant, and quoted the proverb
which avers that the man who so acts
has a fool for his client. 'Not but
what the case is clear enough' he add
ed ; 'all the lawyers in London could
not get him off paying up.'
And indeed it did seem simple. The
doctor was put in the witness box, and
told his story ; and Sir Timothy did
not question the correctness of it; on
the contrary he openly said that to the
best of his remembrance, everything
had occurred exactly as described.
'But,' lie added, 'I should like to look
at the document which has been allud
ed to, and ask the plaintiff a question
or two about it.' • •
The memorandum was handed to
him and he read it aloud :
'I promise to pay the sum of one
hundred pouuds to Mr. John Radford,
surgeon, for attendance upon my wife,
kill or cure. Exactly. Well, Dr. Rad
ford, did you cure her?'
'No; that was impossible.'
'Did you kill her ?'
[Chillicothe, (Ohio) Ross County Register.]
A Litd)' in Hie Matter.
That 'woman's wit is often superior
to man's wisdom,' was convincingly
proved ia a circumstance that occured
in this city recently. It appears that
Mr. Ludwig Schwarzler, a widely
known Grocer on Station Road, suf
fered#with a very paiuful rheumatic
headache to such a degree, that he
was obliged to seek the aid of a phys
ician. All medicines he used were of
no avail. This induced Mrs. Schwarz
ler to buy St. Jacobs Oil. She procur
ed a bottle for her husband. With the
second application he found relief.
The pain left him, and he is as well as
ever again. A remedy acting as
promptly as this certainly deserves
universal patronage.
Prettj' Rough on » Hible
Scholar.
'Well, what occurred between you
and Baker? asked the judge of Jamc3
llarker
'Wall, I was sittin' on a box down
dere talkiu' to Abe Graham 'bout de
flood an' Noah's ark when 'long cum
de old man Baker, au' said dat Noah
was a one-eyed man. Jedge, am dat
so ?'
'I never heard it was so.'
'Nor I, an' doan' believe it; but de
old man stuck to it till I felt obliged
to call him a liar.'
'Called him a liar, eh ? Why didn't
ypu say he was laboring under an
ei*rur?'
'Why, jedge, dat old man doan'
know*- nullin 'bout grammar! He
woulduxthav.got dat speech frew his
head in twe greeks !'
'Well, what did he do when you
called him a ?'
'He cum for me an' I tuk him by de
neck-tie an'gin b*im de gravevine twist.
'Bout dat time dis officer cum 'long an'
axed me to take a walk wid him fur de
goodness of my health. Now, jedge, I
didn't mean to make any row, 'cause I
alius abides de law, but when de old
man drapped dow on me wid dat one
ejed story, it was too much», If Noah
was a one-eyed man de "Bible
say so ?' »
'Perhaps, but that is not the poiut.
He had a right,*to his belief to
yours. But for you there would have
been no row. I shall be obliged to
hold you responsible'!' •>*
'Jedge, isn't yer pretty ruff on a Bi
ble scholar.'
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ARRAIIAM LIXCOLX.
At a Ministers' Conference held in
the Baptist Publication Building, 1420
Chestnut Street, Phila., Monday Jan.
23d, ult.. N. W. Miner, I). P., of Tren
ton, N. J., read a paper on "Personal
Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln,"
as follows :
Abraham Lincoln was for many
years a near neighbor and a warm per
sonal friend. What I have to say
about that great and good mau will
not be at second-hand, but will be from
my own knowledge. And since this
lecture was written, Mrs. Lincoln has
i given it ber endorsement.
It was in 1855, just after moving to
| Springfield, that I first saw Mr. Lin
coln. It was in a public meeting in
the State House. A friend said to me:
I 'Do you see that tall, ugly looking
man in the corner? That is Abraham
] Lincoln, who came within one vote of
j being elected United States Senator.'
! I was much struck with his honest
; face and noble bearing; but the thought
i that he would become the most remark
! able man of the age, never occurred to
me. In April of the same year, I hired
a house just across the street from him.
I was drawn toward him, and took
special pains to cultivate his acquaint
ance. We found him a delightful
neighbor. At times, people used to
come long distances to attend meetings.
When my house was full, he would
come, or send, to tell me to send part
of my guests to his house. I had also
the use of his horse, which was a great
help in my missionary work. His son
(now the Honorable Secretary of War)
used to harness it for me Mr. Lincoln
was very fond of children. He loved
his own children and his neighbors'
children. Often I have«seen the chil
dren come out to meet him and cling
to his hands. He was a great Com
moner. He loved the laboring men,
and they almost adored him. He had
known poverty and toil. He once said
to me: 'Mr. Miner, I have seen a great
deal of the back side of this world.' I
remember once when I was riding with
him in Washington, if be met a Gen
eral or a Senator, he would just bow
to them as he passed, and say to me:
'That was Senator, or General, So-and
so ;' but if we saw a private soldier, he
would partly rise from his seat, and sa
lute him with great heartiness. To
ward the close of the war, a poor Ger
man woman, a widow, came to ask me
to write to Mr. Lincoln to have her
only remaining son discharged from the
army. Her other sons had fallen for
the country. It was just when Mr.
Lincoln had gone to Richmond. I
wrote him. Two days after his death,
I received a letter in his own band,
which was so be presented to the Gen
eral in command, directing him to dis
charge the son. It was an act of great
condescention for him in that hour of
triumph to give time and attention to
the request of a German widow woman.
Mr. Lincoln was a temperance man.
His father and his mother, worthy
members of the Baptist church, had
taught him to fear God and not to
drink, lie never used intoxicating
liquor or tobacco. Gen. Mason Bray
man, who was a member of my church,
said that he had never known him to
taste intoxicating liquor. When he
gave entertainments to the members of
the' Legislature, he would provide lib
erally, but no liquor. When he was
, notified that the Committee of the Re
publican Convention which nominated
him for President were coming to in
form him officially of the fact, and he
was urged to provide it, he said: 'You
are my old friends and neighbors; you
have worked bard to secure me this
nomination ; I would do anything for
you that is right But this I cannoi
do, even if it should cost me the elec
tion.' He was an anti-slavery man and
a temperance man, because it would bo
wrong for him to be anything else.
He was a ver.y successful lawyer.
The jury relied on him ; when he made
a statement, they knew that it was so.
He told me that he would never take
a case unless he believed that there
was something in in. He frequently
advised people not to go to law, but to
leave their difficulties to arbitration. A
farmer once said to mo: 'Do you
know why it is that I, who have been
a Democrat all my life, am going to
vote for Mr. Lincoln? I will tell you.
I once had got into difficulty with a
neighbor about the line between our
farms. I went to Mr. Lincoln to se
cure him. Mr. L. said: 'Now, if you
go on with this, it will cost both of
you your farms, and will entail an en
mity that will last for generations, and,
perhaps, lead to murder. The other
man has just been here t engage me.
Now, I want you two to sit down
in my office while I am gone to dinner,
and talk it over aud try to settle it.
And to secure you from any inter
ruption, I will lock, the door.' He did
so, and he did not return all the after
noon. We two men, finding ourselves
stiut up together, began to laugh. This
put us in a good humor, and, by the
time Mr. L returned, the matter was
settled.'
A word as to the relations between
Mr. Lincoln and Judge Douglas
When Mr. Lincoln reached Washing
ton for the Inauguration, Judge Doug
las met him at the station and said:
'Mr. President you are my President;
I have come to welcome you and to
offer you all my services.'
On the day of the Inauguration.
Judge Douglas requested that he
might ride in the carriage with Mr.
Lincoln, so that, if there was any dan
ger, he might share it. When Fort
Sumter was fired on, Mr. Lincoln is
sued his Proclamation calling
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pnone is more wonderful than the Sneaking Tele
phone as it does all thai will do besides instructing'
persons who do not understand notes to play
times. *'N. Y. Si x." The Musical Telephone is
recognized as one or the most novel inventions of
the age. "N. Y. HKIIAU)." Price Si 50. Price by
mail postiLge paid and registered ?C'.oo. No instru
ment sent by mail without being registered. Send
money bv P, O. order or registered letter.
SPECIAL NOTICE.—The Musical Telephone
can onlv be purchased of the manufacturers. The
EDISON MCHIC CO., 215 and 217 Walnut street.
Philadelphia, Pa., or through their several branch
houses throughout the United States.
I \ ONE HOUR
YOU CAN PLAY OS THE
Piano, Organ or Melodeon, with
EDISON'S
INSTANTANEOUS MUSIC.
To any child who can read numbers from 1 to
ltK) it is as plain as daylight. No teacher required.
All the popular tunes. Millions of our pieces now
In use. Never fails to give satisfaction and amuse
ment. Complete instructions, with seven pieces
of music sent liy mail for ONE DOLLAR. Send
stamp for catalogue of tunes. To those who live
in the country away from teachers tliev are a
never-failing source of comjort. Agents wanted.
L-'or si,oo we will mail you "KIMSON'S RF\ IKW"
for one year and one of Edison's Musical Tele
phone's registered by mail. When ordering please
mention the paper you saw this advertisement in.
EDISON MUSIC CO.
215 & 217 Walnut Street,
rHILADELPHIA, PA.
BRANCH OFFICES—2KO West Baltimore St.,
Balti re, Md.. 308 N. nth st., St. Umis. Mo. 25 6tli
avenue, Pittsburg. Pa.,36 T Washington si., Boston.
Mass.. s s. Oueen st., Lancaster, Pa., Cor. 9th and
Walnut, Camden, N. J. l'"2
Estate of Geo. Wlii(eNiy S. B. Hurt
man, M. !>., of 8"7 Penn Ave.. Pittsburg,
■ PH., who has prescribed Kto on the system Is entirely UHlfSe ■
that of any other remedy, n"«d Is tho only
a medicine needed In almost every disease to a
" which flesh Is holr—Epilepsy (Falling Fits)
being the only exception. In tills I'f.rl na
O should not bo used. In Constipation nnd ■
Diseases of tho Female Organs and Bladder,
Makalik should bo given with It. Pkrusa
■ Is composed of purely vegetable Ingredients, I
each one, according to medical authors, a
great remedy iu Itself. KSWBM
• lir. llartinan has succeeded in extracting ■
tho active principles from Uieso Ingredients
B and in combining tliem into one simple rem- ■
9 pound, which atonco coincides with tho Vis ■
AfEDiCATRix N ATI" it A In every disease, and
jrt tho work of restoration commences wlih tlie I
first dose. Thero Is not an organ that 11 will
not reach nor a disease It wlllnotcure. For
• particulars send for a pamphlet. DUMB I
• I ■ i ■ • i \ \ < • •
PER UN A. au«l fl i X ALI X
FOR SALE BY
ZIMMERMAN A WCLLER
BUTLER, PA.
MARTIN'S BED JACKET
Double Acting Frost Proof Force Puinp
» Always ready and reliable in case
>'■ of fire, qui< k and easy to ooerate for
n tiriiing buggies Ae. Cf i« tb*
K| only tl table acting frost proof force
11 pump that cao npilied without
RV rem nrlng pump from plfltfiwi
Ijl It is cheap, durable, efficient and
|r\ suitable for wells of any depth,—No
L V farmer or householder should bo
without a pump of this kind.
I . 11. Houston A Co,,
S • Sole Agents,
157 Smith Hold Street,
•; PITTS HUltCilf, PA..
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