Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1849-06-28
How Sam Brown came to be called
the Doctor.
BY NED.

How Sam Brown came to be called
the Doctor.
YNED.
A good nalufed, generous.hearted fellow was
Sam Brown, great favori.e with the girls, and
generally liked by his acquain,ances difident
and bashfuI in his manners, he moreover, had
a way of getting into any quantity of scrspes,
and committing nnumerable blunders. The
facility with which he involved himself in a
difficulty, was oEly equalled by the awkward
ness with which he exlricaled himself. Sam
is no, professional man--far from il yet he
is we'll known as ''Ihe doctor" The manner
in which be attained that honorable prefix TO
10 his name, is matter we'll worth relation.
Some time ago, Sam was elected consia-
BILE of township, somewhere in Missouri, and
i, appeared iha. his evil genius followed him
wherever he went He never did any thing
rgh, but by mistake, and then, in attempting 10
rectify the mistake, he always 60, wrong again.
Sitting one afternoon, in his little ten by twelve
Office, in'enlIy engaged in spec ulating upon the
probable ruin and esenlful destruction of the
country provided Gen. Taylor was elected,
Sam was democrat) he was startled by the
abrupt entrance Of Mr.. Dehiinue, one of the
three lawyers who enjoyed the extensive and
lucrative practice Of the village Of M.
Got writ for you, SAM" said Mr.. D. in
very business like and therefore unusual tone
and manner, " must be served righ, off, not q
moment 10 be lost. It's on Will Smith. and he
you know, has gone east, so you will have .c
leave copy with his wife don'i make any
mistake SAM" With these remarks, the pro
fessional gentleman hustled out of the office
and hurried along the stree, as if he had two
or three judges and any quantity of clients
waiting on his movements.
| In few moments Sam issued from his DEF
and after short walk, arrived at the door o
Mr.. William Smiths dwelling. In answer ,c
his official knock, a remarkably red-headet
young lady, with one eye that looked up ihs
street, and the other that looked down, asked
him 10 walk in.
"Is Mrs. Smith at home p asked Sam, a.
he sa. down on the edge of chair
"Cer,ain, sir, I'll tell her you've come" and
away went this specimen Of " lovely woman.
"Tell her Eve come" mentally calculated
Sam 81 wonder how she found out who
am. She's another Venus d MedicI, She,
seen me before, certain, bu, never saw her
and what's MORE"
What the more was remains mystery, 70
the door opened, and Sam was asked to "wall
up stairs"
But can't Mrs Smith come down !" aske,
Sam, " only wan, to see her minute"
Come down." said the VENUS, in aston
ishment, {" why Missis coufdn's think of it,"
Well, your Mlssis is confounded stiff, Ia
thinking" mu,iered Sam, as he arose from hi
seat and followed the servant up stairs.
This way, sir" said the servant, as San
stopped a, door a, the head of The stairs
that's the siltn' room. sir this is Missis
sleeping chamber"
"The d it is," mut,ered Sam. " won
der if I'd better 60 in-l'l bet iii gi, ina Grape
as usual"
No time was left for deliberation, for the
door was already opened, and in moment he
was in the room, and the doc! quickly closed
The chamber was quite dark, the blinds be-
ing closed and the curtains drawn.
g Mrs. Smith is not here" he said, as he
sirove to distinguish objects in the partial OBJ
scuriiy.
oh, yes she's in bed, you know"
Sam didn't know any thing about it.
"She ain't sick, is she !" he asked.
"Oh yes You don't think" asked the CIR
in half hesita,ing, half confidential tone, +" as
how there's much danger, Doctor, do you 3
Misss thinks pr 'TAINT TWINS THIS TIMEw
Had thunder bolt fallen al his feer, Sam
could not have been more astonished, as the
light suddenly broke upon him.
Some confounded mislake--I amt doc
tor p he siammered as he re,reated backwards.
Stumbling over chair he finally gained the
door and rushed down stairs, over,urning in his
course worthy decipIe Of Galen, who had
just arrived.
Hello why what's the matter, Sam p
cried the man Of physic. as he gathered him
self slowly up, at the foot Of the stairs.
III be hanged If know" was The reply,
show should /? ain'i doctor %
The girls look slyIy at each olher, and smile
demurely. whenever Sans name is mentioned
with the title Of doctor prsfxed.--&. Lcsis
ReUeille.