The Story of a Doctor's Telephone—Told by His Wife

by Ellen M. Firebaugh

[Transcriber's Note:]

The following is a list of corrections made to the original. The first passage is the original passage, the second the corrected one.

• [Page 17]:
  “That's about five miles out, isn't it. Whose
  “That's about five miles out, isn't it. Who's
• [Page 19]:
  Well, where is the doctor?”
  “Well, where is the doctor?”
• [Page 28]:
  'phone. “Please give me John Small's at Drayton.
  'phone. “Please give me John Small's at Drayton.”
• [Page 30]:
  “Mary heard the 'phoner say in an aside, “He
  Mary heard the 'phoner say in an aside, “He
• [Page 30]:
  give her Drayton, Mr. Walton's house.”
  give her Drayton, Mr. Walton's house.
• [Page 35]:
  She flew to the Farmers' phone.
  She flew to the Farmers' 'phone.
• [Page 35]:
  the pages,—yes, here it is.”
  the pages,—“yes, here it is.”
• [Page 35]:
  “Thought you was a-goin' to hold the' phone.
  “Thought you was a-goin' to hold the 'phone.
• [Page 44]:
  “Shake up your 'phone. I can't hear you.
  “Shake up your 'phone. I can't hear you.”
• [Page 59]:
  the phone. Going, one morning, to speak to a
  the 'phone. Going, one morning, to speak to a
• [Page 61]:
  every morning?” I've been doing that but
  every morning? I've been doing that but
• [Page 61]:
  “Likes to see it's mamma?”
  “Likes to see its mamma?”
• [Page 62]:
  My land! I've been here three or four times.
  “My land! I've been here three or four times.
• [Page 63]:
  sometime was mightly emphatic.”
  sometime was mightily emphatic.”
• [Page 71]:
  That sounds good, Doctor. I was awfully
  “That sounds good, Doctor. I was awfully
• [Page 74]:
  of central, some one is trying to speak—”
  of central, “some one is trying to speak—”
• [Page 80]:
  “Yes, you can!” roared a voice. You jist want
  “Yes, you can!” roared a voice. “You jist want
• [Page 86]:
  It's exactly in his line. Years ago when I was
  “It's exactly in his line. Years ago when I was
• [Page 89]:
  would break and then she said, “Father, I must
  would break and then she said, ‘Father, I must
• [Page 89]:
  tell you, but don't tell mother; and then she told
  tell you, but don't tell mother’; and then she told
• [Page 94]:
  “The doctor was fixing up powders and went
  The doctor was fixing up powders and went
• [Page 96]:
  “Oh,” said the voice, somewhat mollified, I'll
  “Oh,” said the voice, somewhat mollified, “I'll
• [Page 101]:
  with vehemence.”
  with vehemence.
• [Page 101]:
  The circumflexes were irresistible.”
  The circumflexes were irresistible.
• [Page 105]:
  This is Mrs. X. Will you be right out?
  This is Mrs. X. Will you be right out?”
• [Page 105]:
  “When I yas a young fellow and first hung
  “When I was a young fellow and first hung
• [Page 106]:
  “Certainly,” I answered promptly.
  ‘Certainly,’ I answered promptly.
• [Page 106]:
  “My husband is very sick and I came to see if
  ‘My husband is very sick and I came to see if
• [Page 106]:
  come and see him.” I swallowed my astonishment
  come and see him.’ I swallowed my astonishment
• [Page 107]:
  retire from practise. Then hully-gee! won't I
  retire from practice. Then hully-gee! won't I
• [Page 109]:
  water hot, now.
  water hot, now.”
• [Page 123]:
  If they knew what I know their little hearts
  “If they knew what I know their little hearts
• [Page 131]:
  was typhoid fever there,” she continued. “A woman's
  was typhoid fever there,” she continued. “‘A woman's
• [Page 134]:
  When he came back to the table his wife, said,
  When he came back to the table his wife said,
• [Page 142]:
  “Hell-o!” Where's the doctor?”
  “Hell-o! Where's the doctor?”
• [Page 153]:
  stranger to me, said, “I'll tell you why I sent for
  stranger to me, said, ‘I'll tell you why I sent for
• [Page 153]:
  and I said to myself, “He's the man I want.”
  and I said to myself, “He's the man I want.”’”
• [Page 187]:
  “Very well Thank you.”
  “Very well. Thank you.”
• [Page 188]:
  The voice was icily regular, spendidly null. It
  The voice was icily regular, splendidly null. It
• [Page 191]:
  “Where do you live!”
  “Where do you live?”
• [Page 191]:
  “Well maybe it does. I've not got my directions
  “Well, maybe it does. I've not got my directions
• [Page 202]:
  for God's sake!
  for God's sake!”
• [Page 225]:
  CHAPTER XVI.
  CHAPTER XVII.
• [Page 226]:
  taking up his hat.”
  taking up his hat.
• [Page 227]:
  me know about this baby's eyes.”
  me know about this baby's eyes?”
• [Page 228]:
  as he worked of this terribe scourge of infancy,
  as he worked of this terrible scourge of infancy,
• [Page 230]:
  “Thanks for that gracious little speech.
  “Thanks for that gracious little speech.”
• [Page 236]:
  Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.
  Nor all your Tears wash out a Word of it.”