Southern shield., 1853-03-19
Autobiography of a Country Doctor.


 Autobiography of Country Doctor The following sketch of country doctor, from the February number of the Knicker- booker, is decidedly rich:
 When men are sick they want 10 be cured, cost what it may, but when they are on their feet, and at their business again, they do not want to pay, especially if the bill be little one. The poor doctor is C. aIl- ed from his bed on stormy night with the stirring summons
 "Doctor - want you 10 come right straight away off to Blanks. His child is dead.'
 "Then why do you come"
 "He's p'isoned. They gin him laudnum for paragoriky."
 "How much have they given him!" "Do' no. A great deal. Think he won't git over it."
 The doctor pushes off through the storm, meets with divers mshaps by the way, and atlength arrives at the house of his poison ed patient. He finds all closed-not light to be seen.
 q knocked at the door, but no answer knocked furiousIy, and at last night cap appeared from the chamber window, and woman's voice squeaked out -" Who's there?"
 "The doctor, to be sure; you sent for him. What the dogs is ,he matter!' "Oh it's no matter, doctor. Ephram is better, we got a little skeered kind o.. Gin him laudnum, and he slept kind Q sound, but he's woke up now"
 "How much laudnum did he swallow" "Only two drops. Faint hurt him none wonderful hard storm to night"
 The doctor turns away buttoning up his overcoat under his throat 10 seek his home again, and tries 10 whistle away his morti- fcation and anger, when the voice calls 'Doctor, Doctor7"
 What do you want?"
 "You won't charge nothin' for this visit will you?'
 
 A Coop ToAsT.-At the Banquet in Alexandria on the 22d ult., the health of c. W. P. CUsTIs, grandson of WASHINGTON being drunk, the veteran orator rose, and. in returning thanks, begged leave to offer the following sentiment:
 "Honor to whom honor is due"
 Let others hail the rising sun,
 We bow to him whose race is run.
 FILLMORE, FILLMORE, aye, fill to the brim, health to the man of the Nation:
 FILL MORE, FILL MORE, we fill unto him,
 Who nobly has filled his high station.
 This sentiment was received with loud cheering, and it will receive a hartfelt re. sponse throughout the length and breadth of the land, from the conservative, the honest and the patriot
 BTSome ,lor says, that the destuv of the worlc ollea hangs on a trihe. A little milf between Charles Bonaparte and his love, Lettia. might have broken off a marriage which gave birth to Napoleon and the battle of Waterloo. To which the Chica- go Advertiser says: "Yes, that is fact Suppose little milf had taken place be. tween Adam and Eve? What then?'
 >~~-~~-~~~~ Coop FOR BERKs.-It appears that the farmers in Berks county, Pa., are opposed to the erection of the new county of Madi son, proposed at the late general assembly of that State, because they had already far enough to go to Philadelphia market, uith- ouf going through another county
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 UPThe Bible on which Gen. Washing son was sworn into office, is now in posses sion of St. Johns Lodge of Masons, in New York, and. it is said is to be taken to washington, to be used at the Inauguration of General Pierce.
 UT The buttons on the coat of John Hancock were of silver, of American man. oiacture.-Ihe device, a shepherd sharing ms sheep; the motto. "You gain more by our lives than by our deaths"
 Rsa' ")h, my triend," said doctor to m Irish natient ha oo.aaAl w " oIl