. Froth and foam . wn in the dark, in lig^ht revealed,Tis the law of nature never repealed. DR. GRAHAM (zvakmg) : Heigho ! well! I want to knowIf Ive been asleep ! well, heigh-ho !Bad day : is storming yet, it ! Ive had the strangest dreams :It seemed as real as though twere facts—Guess Ill have to tell it. Jack : 38 FROTH AND FOAM. I saw a beautiful being in white, A form not known to mortal sieht; With lovely face, all filled with grief, And tearful eyes that sought relief; Ah me ! she cried, whereer I go, Tis hearts of ice, and hands of snow ! Tis pills and tonics, sharpened bla
. Froth and foam . wn in the dark, in lig^ht revealed,Tis the law of nature never repealed. DR. GRAHAM (zvakmg) : Heigho ! well! I want to knowIf Ive been asleep ! well, heigh-ho !Bad day : is storming yet, it ! Ive had the strangest dreams :It seemed as real as though twere facts—Guess Ill have to tell it. Jack : 38 FROTH AND FOAM. I saw a beautiful being in white, A form not known to mortal sieht; With lovely face, all filled with grief, And tearful eyes that sought relief; Ah me ! she cried, whereer I go, Tis hearts of ice, and hands of snow ! Tis pills and tonics, sharpened blades That pierce the flesh, then graves are made : Ah ! sharpened wits, with care, I ween. Will reach far out into the unseen, And find the thorns that pierce the heart, Where souls are quivering neath the smart. With a glance that made my being burn, She spoke in sadder tones, yet stern : Men must work and women must weep ! And medical men shonld arouse f7om sleep / ? There are broken vows and broken hearts, ;^. S FROTH AND FOAM. 39 And many a wound from the slanderers darts ; Hearts that are heavy with grief and care Trembhn^g^ now on the verge of despair ; Go find the antidote for pain, That souls may find peace and joy again ! Go seek the balm for these hurt minds, Thoult help fulfill Gods great designs ! Of course this means nothing; dreams are not facts. But still, twas rather strange, dont you think, Jack ? JACK : Well, twould seem like the dream of a quack, For, dont you see, it hasnt the smack Of the conventional drugs, with pestle and mortar! The prescription that came from this ghostly quarter, Came like a thief in the night, you see, Came when you were not clothed cap-a-pie 40 FROTH AND FOAM. In all your professional paraphernalia;Twill be hard for a man, with all this regaliaThey say, for the kingdom of heaven to tr),As for a camel to pass through a needles eye. FROTH AND FOAM. 41 ACT III. SCENE I.—The Sick Chamber of Mrs. Invalid Lying in
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