American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-07
From the New York Evening Mirror.l
BREAD AND FUEL.
BY FRED. MARYLAND.


Won't you allow me to gossip little to-day?
am tired of writing about awful catastrophes,
horrible developments and 'frightful acct
dents;' besides, am anxious to show that Sam
Patch was right, when he said some things can
be done as we'll as others
A day or two since, told you of the lberali-
ty of nine Of our physicians, who have kindly
and charitably offered to pay board for poor
people in the country, as we'll as furnish them
with excursion tickets This is all very good
so far as it goes, but | think | can prove that
there are other doctors in the world as liberal
as those of the Quaker city.
Last winter, was living down in Maryland,
in pretty town, Astounding with handsome
and rich girls, and the balance of the popula-
ton composed, for the most part of exceed
ingly clever people-partcularl the S-y
family, who are famed for hospitality and the
protection they vouchsafe to strangers. As is
usual in this country, the town was blessed
and richly, too,--with goodly number of doc
tors and lawyers-for the good people there
carry out 10 the fullest extent the American
rule, that nothing else is genteel.' But as
do not like to have anything to do with law
yeTs, | shall confine my remarks to the M.
DIS.
The place was most amazingly healthful,
and as there was not more than enough bust
ness for two doctors, the other ten stood an ex-
eellent chance for starvation, unless something
out of the usual course should turn up to give
them employment. Fortunately, the small
pox broke out in Baltimore. Here was pro-
missed work, and great rubbing of tho hands
was the consequence. 'Our town is less than
one hundred miles from the Monumental city,
and, of course said the doctors, I'VE shall have
the disease amongst us in week or twon The
representations caused the livelest, or rather
deadest apprehensions among the people, and
the physicians exulted In the hope of rich har-
vest. And now began the rivalry. One of the
young ones, with view to anticipate the 9TH
ers, put an advertisement into the newspaper
that he would vaccinate all poor people free
of expense The fraternity became alarmed
D-d unprofessonal!' growled one of the
old members.
He will get all the practice;' said another
Il will circumvent him. added third firm
ly.
Next day No. put in an advertisement, set
ting forth that he would not only vaccinate thu
poor of the city free Of expense, but he would
also be happy TO go into the country al any kou
of the dau or night, on the same terms' Thu
caused a greater sensation than the first, ant
bitter thoughts crowded thick and fast through
the minds of the others, when they reflected
that they had been outwitted by one younge
than themselves
He will monopozo all the business!' des
paringly exclaimed both old and young. Ant
it seemed as if the young man was determlne'
to verify their predictions. Twenty times
day would he ride through the city at brea
neck gallop, as if host of old and young de
wills were after him. He would dash up to hi
+ Office, write hundred lines or two, and the
rush out again, and of;-the Lord only know
where! He did not undress at night, but thre,
HIMSELF booted and spurred,' upon a sofa
where he would snatch a few hurried wjnks c
sleep, and then 'to horse and awayn For tw
days and two nights was his unfortunate sci
want and weary horse kept standing in front
his Office door, waiting for that coveted ca
which was SO slow in coming. Alas many