Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1914 — No Encouragement [ARTICLE]

No Encouragement

The family had stood the long strain of Uncle Hobart’s illness well, but the peculiarities of the physician, chosen by Uncle Hobart himself, had been, to say the least, trying. “Do you really think he will recover, Doctor Shaw?” asked the oldest sister of the Invalid, who had borne with his vagaries patiently for years. *1 know how you feel, with Thanksgiving coming on and all,” said the doctor peering at her from under his shaggy eyebrows, “but It’s too soon to tell. He may get well, and then again, he may not; I can’t encourage you yet —either way.”