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From me Diary cfa Physiciqn. LOVE POWDER
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Having got me aside, he stated his case With very great solemnity, He informed me that he was in love with certain young wo- man in the neighborhood, who unfortunately dld not return his affection This, he assur- 1 ca me, was not owing to any indisposition on m her part, for she was willing to love him 1 Il she could; and in order to overcome the natural repugnance she felt towards him, wonld consent to any feasible means. A love powder was that which most naturally sug- gested itself to his mind, and he had called 10 procure one.

 'sl would got it if our toctor to home.' said he, 'but wash afeared it might lcag out gum how or anoder and den should be laugh- ing to de whold down. Zo as was gum ming to New Yorg, tort I might as well get II here. Wat you as for one strong love powder, wat will do de business for de garl, and make her love me like de tyvul all out

 Al first began to reason with him on tho Jolly of endeayoring to excite love by means oi powders, philters, portions, and the like. But found myargumeuts thrown away. l then endeayered 10 laugh him out of his pro- leet, But my ridicule, like my arguments, fell harmless to the ground

 Finding him resolved on having the love 1 powder, come what would, concluded to give him something which would satisfy him. accordingly put two powders of tar tar cmetc, of five grains each telling him it was necessary for him to take powder, as well as the girl, in order to produce the de- sired effect.

 'But be in lole now, toctor,' said lle, and does not need any of de powder to make mo loie more as do now. Vat for ish de cause l shall take 'em now

 'You must take it. said l, 9otherewise it will have no effect upon the gir'

 But den shall have to pay for doc bow ders insthead Of one

 then gave him directions to dissolve the powders in water, and 10 take one himself and to give the girl the other at the same time and that they should be shut up to- l gether the same time of taking the powders, and so on for three hours thereafter; when assured him, they would produce remark able effect.

 The fellow went away, well pleased with the favorable termination to his love suit and 1 thought but little more of the subject, except occasionally to laugh to myself at the physical effect the love powders would be likely to produce on the armorous Dutchman and his Duleiena. How fal they were llxe- l ly to produce the desired effect, could not of course determine; but tho result would not prove injurious to the health of the par. tics was well satisfied.

 It was some what like a year after this, that one day walking i'll the street, came plump upon my patient Startled like Macbeth at the ghost of Banqno, l would have avoided him, and for this purpose dodged into the ] Hotel just opposite. But fear often brings the catastrophe which it seeks to avoid, and the consciousness of guilt conjures up dangers, where in reality none are to be apprehen- ded

 My motions were undoubtedly suspicious, ond the Butchman detected me the sooner for attempting to dodge him. At all cventa he followed me into the hotel, and with very angry counenence began:

 sBe's you not te toctor wat give we love powders Il dwelve month ago3'

 'What doctor' l give you love pow ders" said l, appearing to be vastly surprised al the question -~'you must certainly be mis- taken in the man.

 sPy Ct, believe you to be de man. persisted the Duchman: you look so much like him as one egg does to anoder.'

 'No, my good friend, says l, you must be mistaken in the man. But what is the story of yours about love powders' continued l, wishing to learn the effect they had produced, as well perhaps as mishchevously to afford sport in the bar-room.

 Wat, ish de sthoryn why Misther Toe tor, de lole powders didn't do at all Day was all one tam cheat. Dey was nothing more as vile tattero mattocks, wat makes beples buke dere insites out aa

 Den we waits for de oberation. Py and py we grows sick in de sthomach links wat for ,yyel of an oberalion is dis dat makes me feel so all about de short ribs, de heart, and sthomack! Put say noting at all, hoping 1t would all turn out for de pest. Py and by we pegins, pote on to pc just like tho sea in a under sthorm. Oh, how sick pc, says .kattarnna. Den she grows bale as a gorbs, and fought she would vaint, so | puts my arm around her waist to hold her up; ven, py G--t, we bote on us at once pegins to cry .Nem Korg, .Ncac Yorgi and, by kra- clous! you never seen any pody gast up ag- counts as we did. Dere was put one win ter III de room and we could not git out de door because logs it and trows away de i key WHel nr5l comes Tn, ana so we pole sthichs our deads out ob de witer and bukes and bukes and bukes--you never seen de like in all do days you was born. And waii do you tink was de consequence toetorl what: why suppose the girl fell in love with you of course,' said l. No, py Ct! she hates fen tousand dimes worser den ever And all de yonge vellers and garls do laughs q me, and points de finger at me as 1 walk de sthreets, and says. Dere goes de wool vot bought lole powders in New Y org! And now l pc de lallinstog ob de whole place. And all dis comes ob de dam cheat lofe boY= ders you give me--fnr can schwear you , pes de toctor wat played dat drick opon me and if ever gatches you in our neighbor- hood,' concluded he, doubling his fist in a threatening manner,' I'll give you one ob de , G-tt-dest lickens, you ever had in all de days ob your born life.'

 Saying this he Jeff the hotel in rage, and this is the last ever saw of or heard of the love powders.

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