Plymouth banner. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1852-1855, 1854-11-23
F.-un the X iickcrbocle r h.
THE COUNTRY DOCTOR.
BY GLAuBER sACLTZ, NJ u.

have stump ped about the city Tor a
dozen years or so, in the same equlpage
having wonderful success in curing Ca
ses;' but half the time cheated out OF the
credit of /: by catnip .ea. / took no.
tion to cast up my books to see how rich
/ was. and what could be made Of out
standing accounts. 1t cost great mauy
evenings of hard work TO arrive at the
knowledge that. all debts being paid. /
was not worth brass farthing NOT a
red cemt. notwithstanding all the lucra
tive cases of iyphus had managed. l
semained poor. believe that people
in the city pay their fees with aiacsity
because the charges are exhorbitant.
When bill for hundred dollars, for
looking two three times at sick child
is presented to one wko lives in we'll
furnished house, in the upper part of the
town, the very lsrgcness Of the demand
is a delicate compliment on his ability
to pay. The man of the house sits down
at handsome SECRETARY. aud draws out
clean check for the full amount. say
ing Doctor you are very moderate: Now
that Jackey is out of the woods. come ill
In sociable way
As soon the messenger is gone in. the
pater famitias exclain,s, What an out
sageous bili 1t is an expensive luxury to
be sick. However. it has its advanta
ges to be attended by fashionable doc
tor. as it has TO worshi In a fashionable
church On one occasion was called
in midsummer To attend sick man on
the sea shore. Af.er several days his
family physician. the renowned Doctor
Jallaps. arrived from the city, and the
patient was DON after on his legs, no
thanks to me, aud ready for the surf.
"How much are you going to charge
him?" said DR.. Jallaps.
Twenty five dollars" said I.
"POh!" said he, 'make i: hundred
lie expects it"
IF he expects it" said |. 'it would give
me great pain 20 disappoint his expecta
tiOns;" whereupon acted advisedly. and
received an honored check for round
On the Pheuix Bank
On another occasion when attending
one Of my own patients in the same vi
cinity. while crossing the big bsidge'
when the tide was up. | came near
drowning. My sulky was soon afioa..
but the horse being good swimmer.
reached the opposite bank. Now. beside
risking my own life. fairly dragged the
patient from the very gates of death
1 got him out of bilious remittent.
drove the jaundice out Of his skin, and
when | came to ask Kim for ten dollars
he blackguarded me like chicken steal
er, and would never employ me again.
The fact is. that people in the country
abhor taxes, and doctor is the worst Of
pubicans. To be sick they think is o
dead loss. which they unchristianly grum-
BILE at; but TO have TO pay for being cured.
irritates them beyond measure. Oh!
how meek they are, when they lie pros
tratc in burning fever-when their
teeth chatter. and the whole house jars
with their shaking ague. Oh! how gen.
tie the latch is lifted np to admit you
when life seems TO hang upon hair!-
But get them upon their legs. and the
first thing which they forget is that they
were eve. on their backs. II many Of
them do pay you, il is under protest.
procrastinating the settlement to Sine
WHICH Tue dCCouht might De OutldWeu,
clipping down the fair proportions of
just bill, and giving you the most ragged
representative of money.
| say that when came to overhaul nv
accounts. | was not worth any thing and
therefore arrived q. the conclusion that
it was high time to marry wife who
would take care Of my money. did so
and found my condition better. but for
some years had hard time of it. My
children were extremely pettish and pee
wish, and what with noe turnal calls.
had not nights rest for five years. If
anything allied them. they were sure to
cry the night long; but il they were we'll.
they woke up long before the Growing of
the cock. climbing over me at the very
moment when | had composed my head
for short morning nap. But paternal
philosophy can we'll be recouciled to the
sweet music of crying babies.' some
thousands Of which have been imported