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phiS. 70 hp clss il lhe jefferson Nctic1l Coz /
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veft jos, hibals 70 ne memory alone shes.
teithy Il uiii Be- .ehembeIsd. ihrsx zrpa1t his
eonEusiiy d<ep and universal seuor Who
ihnt kneu ths ntt5ect Il his tfibri. csn read il
vilksqs fesIing hal his o. her hez.f fespgads il
graceful rsnembrabcs V lie truths shleh L con
tsiie
IN The beautiful valley which sptssds is FER
lie bosom firm the Blus Ridge % sLs 4 IIeehany,
liFfd : physician 81 no common eh1tac,trs AZ
most u aiEhi of he ltalioa from Rhkh jefferson
surveyed thc esng aence u The P0lorose aad She
handeaA, lag bis residence and bis dikiIicl. And
Is faf As lha ege. from he lefliest pinnacle Il
Tie Bloc Ridge. copld sweep mat grand land
scape, be was knoun AMI honooTtd a The friend
ef he poor. lhe delight Ct The rich, IL welcomed
Of he ehadsen. and lhe hope and say Of The
sick apdihe afflicted. OF nobls and p0rsiy
person, bis cDuniehaBee eignihed ID lofty fea
lures and bis expansive lorthfaG dess fip i've
eta large and liberal inlelligence, be night.
when his face was IN lepose. Be taken for one
" 100 sleraisda charssiev for Sihe epmmo9 put
suits 81 nsdinafy tympathies oi bis race.f Bur
uhen be smiled. The fash o. beneyolehce almcsg
slarllej YOU. Il was al 4 The statue Of Jspiisr
Topans shocld instantly transform Itself Inlo
ahat Of The recording angel whose delight j, Is 10
bict oHt he ale Of good mans error. How
ever high his inieiiecliial naiute. his he1Fg bear
iIespohsively H. he hearts Of his friends. And
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u iibef al education, be was ever losemost " use
4 Il Tor he pfnma.ion Of every schene II pubic
81 private Improvement. Nothing has tended
70 the moral snd intellectual elevation q the
! d 6sgscted. Whether Il was 10 Introduce a
new fippiemtntef agriculture, or more pfofta-
Bile descriptions Of grain. Or 10 beishten the
beauty 81 the gardens with hner flowers, or 10
enrich .ihe orchards with better frults, he never
lost sight Of The opportunity presented 81 the
passing stranger, or The fortunate Aincidrni, 70
learn gr obiain something 10 make spn's one
smile, e. 70 promote some ones interest. So, as
/ his books, for he was , great lover Of books,
cane % his library, he gaye4them always such a
direetifn a. be thought moSt for the pleasure nr
fproht al his neighbours. We not only did this,
but be was constanlly the bearer of some agr-
cultural Of literary good, iron him who possess
Jed. 70 him who should possess il. .He did not
travel from house 70 house and from patient 10
patient. for the sole purpose OF professional ac-
ftion OF gain No he was also charged, al his
own request, With something useful ID the CON-
mon walks q lie, so that his progress wasslike
that Of the Thames, 50 exquisiiely pictured in
Sir John Deaham's 'coopers Hll:'
bot god-li0e his pnwearitd bounty aovs,
I First loves 10 do. then loves The good he does
Yes, beloved 70 do good FOR The sake or The good,
and ne loved Tie more The peeplp whom he
served, because be bad served ihrlns
.And they returned his affection, for il was
disiniefesiedE No one saw The claim k.r sefvi-
ces,. such as these written on bis countenance.
Far otherwise They whom be most served he
was foremost TO serve again, without once think
ing Of The already Iong lisl OF obligations His
business waste DO good, not 40 look for its re-
turn aud, lei nae Tell you, gentlemen, that the
Lot gratitude lies I'M thai point. He who
does not exFecl il, is almpst sure 10 fSceiye H.
man when he sees lhar'something is expected,
before hp has 1t 10 his power 10 AFFORD ii, natuf-
ally fees cons.faini and wounded piide, and
coupling these feelings with The presspee Of his
benelacsor learns % dislike him, and 10 under
value the benefits received. Wrong as this is, it
is humaa nature; and we may learn from Il The
useful and graceful lesson. Of either ceaSing TO
lock fct teciprncaiion Of fasours, of conceal
ling The expectation, il il cannot be cancelled II
Taes physician Of whom | am speaking. never
knew that expectation, as applied 20 Individuals;
nor was q necessary TO do SO in The warm and
generous coDmuniiyof which be formed so i'm
paIiahi part. Every one was his ffiend and
think may SAFELY say, that, though an active,
ensefprizlne, and successful pracliponei, be died
without leaving an enemy behind, either in or
out Of The profession. =
4 Zone " his fayouriie methods az doing good,
was 10 select iron among The youths or his pre-
cinet, those whom he thought likely 10 do ciedil
to themselves aud his beloved arr, and carefully
train them~up 10 the profession of medicine -
When qualified 10 enter the arena or duty, he
advised them as to 4 choice Of place OF bust
Hess, introduced them, linear him. 10 their aeigh-
hours. and al the expense of an immediate loss |
70 hImselt requested Them 70 give he young as
plranis for employment their continuance and |
support In This wsy, he drew closely around
him circle Of well educated and useful physi-s
Clans, mary Of whom walk in his footsteps and |
emulate h3s illuslrions example. U1quesgiona-
bly, some now hear me who can testify 10 his /
value and, their worth. i
The effect OF such man on The well being
Of rural district, or a county iewn. admits
scarcely of calculation. Il IS inappTeciabie by
any rule 81 worldly arithmetic for the moral 1
and Intellectual good Of such example and such
preeept, is not Of the nature Of physical gain -
II Is, as the Algebraists say, quantity incom-
parable with any mere mass Of dollars and
cents. A w
THAT bis neighbaurs understood his, Is made
obvious ~ one Of The most extraordinary events
ip the annals OF medical biography. when IN
healih and declining years len The doctor Al moot
helpless, and his finances, too often neglected,
we're feuHdto be Slender, the elerkship Of the
counsy becsme vacant; which. according 10 i'm
memorial usage, should be given, 81 The Bench
II Magistrates, to one Of their own hnnber, Z
with ne law. But the Doctor was :
I'D, and poor, and beloved, and The clerkship Il
would make him comfortable. even If deputy Z
we're paid fer doing The da,ies Of The ofice - 10
Most OF the men, and All the women Of the conn- q
J were sooa 10 motion TO secure his election
md, 10 his a.ler surprize, the pocior net only
aw himself in an Office Of The law, al the in- a
stance Of the people whom alone Il concerned, Il
'uthe vas compelled, almost sgainst his will, II
% retain its which he did until his death. A II
Stranger ] am told, might have mistakes HE
universal burst Of satisfaction for the expression
Of icy for some great political or military mi X
lmph. Snck a iAe reisard " virfne- II
.Aiaer his death, The physicians e. thar great /
valley, from the Potomac 10 Siaunton, met 10
'eeord in common, their respect for his menorv,I
md their sorrow for his loss. They resolved
hat the dne example OF public aud privatb sir4 X
ne should net be lost 10 soe:ely.. They lhets. n
ore selected one Of their number 10 compose his