The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-12-21

not observed that his rival appeared driven
with business and that be- rode night and day
one evening DR. Harvey sat 10 lis ohice
wondering what could have uccasoned tha
sudden and UrprtiHg change n lass ahnin,
when contrary tu hi8 expectations, be- rerciy-
e'l call tu Ni-it q sick child ui one Of his old
friends, who'had lately employed his rival.
Amer some hr-ltatiun,aud . ftrugglc between
pride and "a sense ut dufy. hr resolved tu re-
spond "a the call, and 40 the samr time learn,
II possible, why he had been preferred b. Dr.
.iuugT amt why i'r irnr- hafi urr utirrr pr-n-
-ions beoH preferred Ca him.
The truth u, Df Harvey, 7aI1 NJ SiIiU
1--WE thought the child dangerously 40, aud
as Dr. jones could not come Immediately we
concluded "a send Tor YOU"
II admire Your iInnkncss." responded Dr..
Harvey smiling, "aud shall admire It il still
more, ii you will inform me why Won have
lar'ly preferred Dr. Jones 20 me Formerly
iIHf thr ndHof uf rnIuNiug yuur Irirud-hip
and estrcjn, and you have frequently told mc
YOURSELF that YOU would trust mo- other nhNt.
well % replied Mr. Miles, "l am = plain
man and newer hesitate 90 tell people what
they wish to know sent for DR.. Jones in
stead ot YOU, ] confess not that ! doubted
Y0ur 7kiii-
"What then p"
"ltiy a-dclicatc subject hut will nc,cr-
thrIr,- -prlk out Although ! had the 90.
most confidence Zoo YOUR ,kill and hithiu'ur-s
l-you know, u short ! don't like "a
TRUST physician who drinks
es,.s-' ..,.d l., ,-i"et-l,,Ii ,l,,'.tor ---
fes triutv,' pursued hir htiies. "it,s
plain language, huC ! am o plain man.
heard Ut yogr Iut'mpenuce, and thought it
unsafe IlAt BE-, I1ugrruu. to employ yDu,'
"Nr nf'mY elp.u.al.I Or Harvey.
-Te-, ir ull m sorry ts snow TO- But
thc nct tIat ruu lmyfimr' lrtuk % tritlc too
much +. h"N,l "rii huuNu T-,.l, and IS lrucr-
aiil talked ntIu ilus s5laIn." .....; e..
MIR Nli.t-. - rrirl ihr indignant tortlr.
'thi-' ,rludg'pg. it 8, GI-rt Who b.
youT authority tor ths rruur' p"
"Oh, have heard "a from several mogals.
but can't -'y oNardywho BE- rcspou.il.t for
the rlmur' ..r
And Mr. Miles went on 20 mention sever
al names ~ connected with the rumor aud
tniune ''hirh e1- That or SIR Query.
The indignant doctor Immediately ,ct ont
on a pilgrimage at inypsugatiou, going from
one horiS - tn''tAJ.g, boo search Of The author
OF the scandal
Nobody however could -,atc where e %.
riwuutrd. hui it was universally admitted
that the man .IJaN whose lips 10 was first
beard, wa- Mr. Query
Accordingly DR. Harvey FASTENED 20 Mr.
Query hou-v and demanded OF that gentle
man what hr meant ay circulating such scan
dal
III. dear doctor" cried Mr. Query, his
face hylming with conscious innocence. 81
ho,nu't boon uuiitv pf onv ",-.t.t-tnant ~
bout you, ! cam rIke mv oath. heard that
there Ua- 10 report OF Your drinking, and all
dil wa, roll uruplr tiuu'' believe &C.,
nor knew luyfhug about 10. AMI 'p inquire
tor. | haven't .l1udrrcd 0u In any manner"
'.I on are Z uuur l',rt ,.>,it,i',,...l pr Ilar-
vcy, rorplcy,i and angry "li YOU had
gone about town telling every body that YOU
saw me drunk duily YOU couldn't have SLAM
dcrrd me ruorc edcctually than won have"
"Oh. beg your pardon. cried Mr. Query,
very sad, but thought was doing YOU a
service -
.Sa1a NJ traui- IuN friends ." exclaimed
the doctor bitterly. An enemy could not
have done mo A. much injury - YOU have
done. But now insist ON knowing who
first mentioned the report To yuu.'
"oh ! am not At liberty tn say that
Then / shall hold Won responsible for the
scandal-tor the base lies YOU have cirrulat-
ed.-But iEyou are really an honest man.
and my friend, YOU witt not hesitate te'-ieit
me where this report originated
After sumr rrHrrtuu. Mr. Query-uhaatnad
in mortal fcarof the indignant doctor rrsolv-
eel 70 reveal thc =ecrpt,-aHa Rieittruvr thc
nainr ut hls informant Mr~ Simmons As
Dr. Harvey had not heard her spoken Of he
fore. - connected with the report of his in
temperance. hC knr1y. very vril that MFt1t+-
rvs Friendly Investigations" had been the
sole cause ot his loss ot practice. However.
20 20 20 the roots of this EpaS-trcc of scandal.
he resolved TO pay an immediate visit to Mrs
-SgIa4Ila4lls--
This lady could deny nothing; but she de-
clartd hat -lit. had not given the runner rs a
fact and that she had never spoken OF il cx-
cept 20 Mr. tlucrv Anxious to throw the re
-pousibilitv of the SANDER upon others. she
eagerly confessed that, on a certain occasion,
upon entering q room in which were Mrs
Guild and Mrs Harmless, she overheard one
OF these ladies rcmhrk that "Dr Harvey
drank more thaH ever" aud tht. other rv.r,iv
that "~lrc had heard him say he could not
break himself, although he knew his health
suffered in consequence"
Thus SET upou the right track, DR. Har-
yev visited Mrs Guild and Mrs Harmless
without delay.
Mercy ON us ," exclaimed those ladies
when questioned respecting the matter. 1--WE
perfectly remember taking about your drink
in9 roGrs, and making such remarks a. YOU
have heard through Mrs Simmons But with
regard to your dr6tiHg liquor, we never
heard that report until week ago,and never
believed IL ~. lll."
A. what These lodi~s had said Of his coffee
drinking pToptu-tties. was perfectly true, Dr.
Harvey Fen.tl tls1cVuittcd them ut any designs
against his character for sobri-ty and well
satisfied with having At last discovered the
origin OF ~ rumor, returned TO the friendly
Mr. Quprf
- The humiliation of this gentleman was so
deep, that Dr. Harvey avoided rrproaches.
ami confined himself 20 a -irlple narrative of
his discoveries
Il see i is al my fauit" said Mr. Query
"And viii do any thing ~ remedy it, |
never could believe you dranL--and now I'll
IN Jr1d tuti uvUrytbUJiy TINT rtTU report icdS
f;TtyV.
"Oh! bless YOU cried the doctor, II
wouldn't have you do SO for the world. All
ask vt YOU, Is 10 say nothing whatever on
the suhiaCt, amt IL voli ever ao,ain hear "A re-