The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-10-25
THE TWO AP0rHECARIEs,

Ahoui lie ysaF lie. Ihere lived. In =
rauniry lsswn near Eanlrthary. > private
gentleman. namrL Tusner. IIe had IN
unly sta. wha. having attained Ihe sge ii
4 lerm. was seEy desiEons a qualifying
.halnsslf 20 ioliaw ilar profession nf m
apn.hecaEy aud surgeon. Arearaingsy.
HI. father had him hnnnd apprentice ." nm
emia nj s"Egenn II the same plaee. hnse
name was Stevens. TIE ysilng man y -
q, attentive 10 hi business. thai. htlnFe he
Was auI ri lis Iimr. he NJ universally
allaxri 10 he = great = proficient in me.
,llc,l aud saEslral nailsrs ~ hrs master.
Ills apprenticeship l'cins concluded. The
friends and arqnaansansFs III ynung Mr..
Turner same o. make merry and spend
the rrrmins with hiar. a. was al that time
custom ,ry. and aiming lhe rel his father.
vim entering INTO runsrIsalinn with Mr..
S,rrsns. relative % his snn's capacity
anil inclination Tor hi profession, Il Ia,
llus a.,iressed him:
"Stf. should gFiere In find ANYTHING
ltll LndnHe Il,sl might prevent or lessen
h.. perfect qualification IN his arr"
Z" Sic hrl,ese him 10 be d capable in
il ~ myself. harring than he rannul have
had - laurh rxprurnre. have negiec-
tel no part ol his iuslFartiun. and lave
communicated IA know. except single
pain. whira Is secret discovered my.
Eell. aud. having experienced is truth aud
value. | am nnl willing ~ impart il 10 any
one w'ihnuI an adequate compensation. j"
Mr., Turner was unwilling thar his son
sha,ld he deficient IN ans point which
might be wanting Ia enmplele him for his
profession. anil therefore demlndeI the
prize Of his secret.
"Sif." answered Mr. Stevens, /" il your
son makes proper nsc oil il. IL may hiring
in lhousaus. lonk upan iias infaIlihle
AMI. to a mau Of prui~uce and in grea,
practice. il may be Invaluable; but. a.
Your son has served his tune with me, and
has behaved well and arcnded diligently
10 his business. will make him master III
this useful and excellent noslrum for ihir.
" guinness"
After a little consideration. and ,lebal.
ing matters with his son. Mr.. Stevens
agreed TO take twenty guineas. which
were paid immediately. and hr gave in re-
sara slipos paper, on which seven WORKS
we're ~fsirpn, being he recipe ofhss great
and precions nosuum.
The old gentleman. alier reading the
recipe. burst into violent passion, saying
he had been heiraude |, and had parted
with his money without an equivalent.
and that he would appral In the laws for
redress. The surgeon. being in possession
al the money, remained quiet, and per.
United him to vent his rage Al leisure;
when this had somewhat subsidized. he said,
calmly. 10 Mr.. Turner:
"why. sir, although you now make so
slight nt This secret. because YOU know IL,
YET. insignificant rs il may seem To you,
il has put many hundred pounds into my
p'ckel. and IL Your son will always hrar
it in mind, and make proper nsr Of II,
he may turn il 10 a. good an account a.
have DOME
Still this did moi satisfy old Mr.. Turner.
Al length his sun lnIcrposed, and said 10
his father:
I" Do mi. sir. make yourself uneasy a.
hont the purchase nf Ibis seeming iriae; my
master has treated me kindly aud hon"ra.
bly, during The whole time Of my appreu.
tiecship. aud have nd reason Ia suppose
he wishes Ia impose ou either ofus. You,
SIR, do mt understand our business; there
are secrets in NIL trades. aud have no
doubt ba, shall, as Mr.. Stevens says,
profit greatly by This valuable areanum;
50 that | beg you will he cnntented. and
leave The re>t to me. shall take care the
money shall mol be thrown away"
BY this in,crposition Of the son, his IA
Their became a, last easy, and, when the
company broke mp. to"k him home. A
lew days after, he wanted his son 10 sci
up business lnr himself Immediately, in
opposition 10 his oil masier, whom he
sill considered as having cheated him.
Tile young gentleman, however. had a
mlnd tn travel, and cndearored 10 convince
ms iaiher how necessary it was 10 60 to
Paris FIR further experience in The practice
OF surgery, and that in that city, surgeons
had The hes, opportunities Of perlec,ing
themselves in their profession. atlene,h
The old gentleman. however, reluctantly
gave his consent, and his son sci out for
Paris
Alter his arrival there he attended the
hospitals during a year. and then "ontinn.
Ell his travels through Italy and Germany
Alter having thus employed seven or eight
Years. and being greatly improved in his
person, learning, and professional aklll
In hn,h physic and surgery, lie returned
To Enelan,l. with the resolution TO travel
all over il in the character Of a moun,e.
oank doctor, which profession was al that
lime in great esteem, both in Germany
and in Italy.
This he accordingly began to do with
great success and applause, and aving
completed his tnur in .,bout II year h al