The Arkansas banner., 1850-05-14
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 .Yss; shy So ysa ssk r. eseiaimsa Dsxzss. ss- teaisssed at the ssdasa dsiight sf his fFisad-
 '.How much de thess saeississ xiss ss sick bsotheri''
 s.ssme ahs-s Snd ssussss~s ssssars wssa--
 .'Wh@s preef do tAsy esqsirs sf be siekssssi''
 "The certificate sf respectable phys'essa,' ss- swered Dieges. < A psss- -ssaed Beb seemed rusnisr ssss =isA . supsrahu Bdsaee Of deiighG
 '.Aad viih thess facts ssfors yea. ny misguided Diggcs, you have Perisbed ia the saJoynssat ef good heaithf"
 .Never was sick week Ia my Hfs. ssiy--As paused; ''ony ia the psek-t."
 wlIhcut another wesd. Bed took the srm sf Dig ges witbin his Swn. and led him iaio asigAbOriss oysier-csiiar.
 Seated within the boz, hs elossd the eastains, nnd sad in A toae Of de<p fseliHg: t.
 Digges you really osgh, 10 take ears ef yosrself. Toa now exhibit, all the Prsmsaitory sy@Ptosns of a bilious attack"
 .-Eh.'' cried Dsggea, jsmpisg frem his ssaa
 '-foar skin is s4iew. yoar tsnga- fanea, and your eye fevesish. ls boar, my frieaa. yes viii b. in bed. with . rsging fever. By night wiIl se deiirious- To morrow ysa will bos bs expected to live. aud next week"-
 Next we~kl' echoed Dgges, becoming pale.
 Next werk, resumed Bob, -yoa wiil-ars yoa steningf yos viii daw st least twelve dollars from thsse societies. viii siga yosr certificate. And as you will be sick great msay weeks. yea wiil continue ts draw twelve dollars per week fos . considerable time. Disgss. pity yea
 At these wOrcs the esuntssaaee ol Digges be- came overspresd wiih mid rs~igasiisa- He ex- tended his haadS- He clatehea Bsb with hearty grssP.
 .lt's great deal of sickness ,s leok forward so, bat am resigued- Yoa sec l asn- By -the-by Bob, coa't feel well. Spec yoa gs home with me. aud pat me 10 bed
 For twelye weeks Bob wxtched Aighs Aad dsy by the bedssde- Every one remarked his aes otiaa. The committees of the varioss s0eietiea who cams win the weekly bene6s" for the siek brother were delighted with Bob. They spoke of the de- vOiiOn of the yOang physician to their sick hfotAss in all their lodges and divisions.
 "Sit down, my frisBds, '" bsb wosia remark. ia . subdaed voice, whea . eemmtass sPpsssed. -eas poor friead faiis fast He has heen delirisas al night Speak IOw-the lesss aoiss dissarbs him. ,
 Aad then the eommittee would sis down in lhai daFkeSed room, In The feassh cry sf boarding house, auG gaze isrUugh the gsso@ upea the wasscd form of peer Digges. whe wAs streschsd apea hsA hts cadavcrOas face aPpsarsg ahsvs shs egg sf ahl eovrrait.
 Afser . few moDsets they wssA lave, Ers, p,seipg in-ihs han4 sf BsA aias saN aas his sisk friend
 And after the coumitsss had isfs. and rone down slAirs Boo wOad give orders that his Psfeas shea Id net be disturbed. He Would thea loek the door He weold thea approach the bed, address hs pateal in these words:
 "Digges. my boy. win ysa tste yssr seddy Gst ~ eal69'
 Ts which the PalienI AingiRg eG the bed clothes aad jumping oul of bed, woaId resPead-"fA tsk. | Asi. BS6. .'-Cay hen.