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III [ S C.E L L A IN Y i.
The Physician and his Pupil.
STORY or HENRY BLACK.

- - ~" uPRatus OF seventy years since
h young man, named Henry Black, was at
tending the ct4Fgses Of the FdinburFh Uni.
verslty Ills parents were highly respeeta.
bic but extremely poor, aud the cost Of his
! maintenance and education was DERIVED III.
rieh uncle, TO whose wealth, III tile absence
! Of all other. relatives, II vas natural 10 SUD.
4 pose be would become heir knowing tl5s
llctfy black adopted The idea Which mo4t
/ young tnen iii his situation are apt ID do
tiaiiielY that. seeing lie had Gle CERTAINTY III
~ aTflFle fortune b,flfe hint II would BE- Bit
q waste q. tif@aAi labor 81 sex blttls4tf+iiil
LAID slulY anl learning IiRA5 which bg
IMghll Hbt4F haYH aH# bse Fgf Iii fhjs,bys
iHaf bg passed gasily thFaNah lii 8lassIgI
eNffie9lam hI lltik Na5, esauei Ffam lbl
slHAella tAen beyond RsFsoaAl RppaaFapse
Y tAA Alisa i9am AHt aa dslsH1y FgafiiJe4
.liilF W ~ ApaA spiHe profession Al afaaten
A'hia itfaHs III sltt siaHaAeai a. NO end If hi#
1olrseha sHleptei that afMaaipiAa A that
llme young physician il EaiabuTnl lad
laieiy begun somewhat rage circumstances
u 44osa days-ta give course Of private
lectures aud 30 Iast had his reputation
1861, that It soon was considered blythe stu
dents an Indispensable part OF their proies-
cn li,' lis t1cket. Ills new Instructor was !
very different man from the easy going in
dulront professors Heinstitutcd a system
DC rigorous and frequent individual eSami,'
nations upon the subjects Of his lectures
not bY tho usual modo Of appointing fixed
day5 for that purpose but calling upon the
studohts unfortunately, and when least
expected, SO that they were neccssltated to.
be on the alert:
Tbq effects Of poor Blaoks indolcnt habits
and Indifference 10 his studies were soon Wis.
lille; and lie speedily became conspicuous
In tile class for hts Ignorance and inattehton,
The teacher was stern an unrelentingt and
would not be satisfied with The inyariable
reply Of "not prepared with aheh Ills pu-
MI enleayored TO. shelter himself from bis
nterrogatorcs; On tie coptrary, he re-.
doubled Ills calls UPON him, and bis rcpri
m6pls became more and moro severe, until
Henry al last thought proper to wait upon
him and state that bis attendance at the
elnss was merely by way Of pastime--that
lilo bal no intention of following out bis pros
fcEsion -and, III short explained bis fftua
ton ard future prospects with 70 sma4 ~ .
! gree 81 aefimpoHanee Inc physlclau iiF.
4 tened 10 him with emilio Of coutcmpI but
/ said nothing In tho class next day how
6yEr he took OCCASION 70 advert 70 The moan
1 spirit of some young npnl who, because bern
4 Il competency ,rockoued Themselves entitled
"a fsrego I'LL personal oSefton TO NO down
Ia sloth and ignoraneo and @asey content
! themselves With feeding upe6 tho earnings
oeothprs IlG cxpatiat6do ~ great length
upoa the sinfnlness nj we'll as DEGRADATION
IL such conduct, illustrating bis reuafks ~
tbe PARABLE a. the slothial seryWt who llid
tho talent, given him by his mRster1 in thI
Garth Che lecturer did not speak Of hin
4 BIZ pamo, but the illusions were too poihtet
i to be misunderstood and in fact, the coalu
sion manifested BY the pupil betrayed lin
The Young man left The class room, boilint
with shame and indignation but the latte
feeling soon obtained the mastery OF the for
mer. aud in his foolish rage, he wrote va
lent letter to the physician, demanding Al
s2oloav. THIS only made matters worse 3
Next day the lecturer took the episae ffor
/ NE nocket. and read it aloud to the pupils
commenting upon it as be proceeded, j
terms Of severe aud cutting irony
He had scarcely reached homo when
Young, man waited upon him as Mr. BLACK
: friend, with a demand either Of q public
pologY, or Of what was then as nessF terme
! the satisfaction Of a gentleman The phys
+ elan treated both alternatives with scor
) adding that whatever were Mr.. Black pro
b meets. the difference between their presel
!. respective ranks in life sufficiently ehtitle
i Mn, u refuse any meeting IF hostile y
d the The Young man then requested f.
lines. stating the latter view Of the matt
y far tie satisfaction Of his principal, viii
e the physician readily gave him aud be 7
d turned to Black. expecting renewed see
s. &c nassion aud violence Butthe result y
Il yerv different For sometime after readi
D D the physian's note, he appeared 50 stunn
re and overwhelmed, that his friend began
il fear for his reason; but he gradually rec'
4red himself. aad seemed to be forming sol
Internal resolution He at last took
% nbysieian's note, wrote sopething on
II baek ef ii. and closed it, and inclosed i
e envelope, which he sealed and deliver
tohis friend. keep this, my friend, 8
= he lstfis affair shall 60 no further at pr
- emf. I nremise yon. and beg you will
ge- deayer 10 forget all the circumstances
his nected with ii, until again ask this pae
PIE from YOU. The other stared with snrpr
but undertook the charge requested OF
- mentioning at the same sime another p
1 ss of depositing it, in case of his own death
his leaving the country.