Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-05-17
From the Macon (Ga) Telegraph.
The DOCTORS story.

In travelling through - county, in
Alabama, a short time ago, while OH a lit
tie business excursion into the state, |
called upon an old acquaintance whom |
had. formerly known ii Georgia, and was
induced to spend the night at his house.
Ny friend had been successful prac-
titioner of medicine, and had risen pretty
well in the world. The air of ease and
comfort, and even elegance, saw around
him, attracted my admiration; and could
not help congratulating him on the same,
and upon the enviableness ofhis situation.
With such beautiful plantation, such a
lovely and amiable family, and plenty of
the worlds goods, what more, asked of
him, could any man want, to be happy?
He admitted there was nothing else a
man could reasonably ask or desire. But
/ could discover, notwithstanding, that my
friend has his share of cares and anxieties.
He had found out that wealth brings along
with it disprcportional increase of trou-
bles and yexations, and that happiness was
as far from his grasp as ever. A desire
for popularity had also taken possession
of him, and an ambition to figure in the
Legislature and in Congress, had caused
him many uneasy nights. s5Ii at
We continued to converse about old
times and old scrapes, till late bedtime.
by the bye,' said he, did you ever
hear how | became acquainted with my
wifeS' a 81 ~ .y,%.etres.,,
Never said /, sand above all things, /
should like to know, as | am certain there
must have been something romantic about
it, "a sa
. do you think, then, I am romantie?'
No; and that is the reason any thing a
little uncommon would make liyelier
impression. But pray. go on. E
'fou must know, them said he, that l
completed my medical education about the
time Of the first settlement Of old Monroe.
Captivated BY the dazzling accounts which
land spectators gave of the richness of
the soil III the then new purchase, partic-
ularly in Monroe county, my father was
induced to sell his beautiful plantation in
old Putnam, at less than one fourth its val
ne, and buy wild, unimproved lands in
Monroe, at more than four times, their real
worth. But you know. very well how it
always is, when new country is to be
settled; how the old farms run down, and
the new ones run up. Tee same notions
that brought my father to Monroe, brought
ne to Alabama true it is, that the.ex-
perience Of others is but feeble monitor
to US. rs;...-,Ft ,s...s., ,l.tt Ia Fag
Having obtained q diploma Of NJ. D.,
started home with. spirits as light as ether.
l crossed the ,Ockmnlgee on the road from
CGntoa to Forsythe, and entered the new
purchase, at that time thinly settled. The
ferryman,, I found, knew my father; at
least he said he did, and gave me direc-
tons to. the house, which was about ten
miles distant. , a,. sg.~g sffg ta s..a
i followed the directions Of the ferry
man--took a right hand road, then left
one, crossed a branch, at the foot Of steer
hill, then went over another right hand
road, &C., and found plantation cores
ponding with the one he had described
a cotton field on one side, new corn ont the
other, double log house, with - passage
between, and q piazza in front, and num-
Der Of negro houses, stables and corn
cribs to match. $500 ,a asl.s ssit
sWell,' said to myself, odd Dad is
pretty vel fixed reckon he did pretty
good business in selling his old worn, out
Putnam plsaf, /.