Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1854-08-10
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HISS TODD, IT, D,
OR, DISEASE OFTHE HEART

A-ASO -S>O5 A@' 10y
OR, DIS EASE OF THE II E 4 f T.
THE days of my clerhship were ended; my
examination was over | was admitted; wrote
myself Nehemiah Hnbbs, Attorney" rut
up my new bright little sign, and in my
native village began my professional career.
No, did not, either; | am mistaken; ! In
tended to pursue the honorable practice Of
the noble profession to which had dedicat-
ed my talents and learning, in the pace Of
my birth, but never was truer word penned
than the time.honored proverb, Z" A prophet
has no honor in his own country" | believe
if had remained in the village of Green
B,iar till my head was white, they would
have thought Of me as nothing bat boy,
and would have feared to trust me. Even
after my sign was put up, nobody called me
iIr. Hubs; was still Ne" with old and
young, and" Ne" would have been to this
day, had remained in Green Briar q
Only one case claimed my attention d0
ring the three months of ny patient coutin
uauce in Green briar, after being admitted
to the h"r and that was the case of an uu
justly in pounded pig ftlonious!y distracted,
you, :ou", srom the small but secure spot
which my client had lrustinsly deposited him
in, and maiiciously driven to the public
enclosure called pound, for the vile purpose,
biless, Of compelling my client, in his
poverty aud destitution, to pay tie enormous
fee which has been demanded of him, in
order to extricate the animal from his un.
pleasant position, and restore him to the bo.
som Of his family"
By this meant the clients family, the pig
having none Of his own; it was figure Of
speech undoubtedly y, the family not inhabiting
IN Irish cabin, but still it rounded off the
period and sounded well 10 me, as repeat
ed over and again my maiden speech, pacing
up aud down tie floor Of my litie office.
In this my first case, was successful SO
far as to rescue the impounded animal and
save my client from the payment Of an un-
just dem&nd.; but it brought no silver to my
pocket, neither, to my surprise, did it seem
to bring h"nor t" my name. The e!oquence
Of my speech did not form the theme, as
fondly hoped it would, OF paragraphs in the
village papers, or Of discussion at the corners
Of the streets, neither Gil it bring to my
office the rush of clients, for which each day
vainly made ready. 1t WAS plain that
l should never rise to distinction in Green
Briar, and so came to the sudden dcternliua.
ton to remove from that pleasant spot, and
settle in some great city where nobody knew
or had ever heard OF me; where, above all,
there was not 4 soul to call me" Ne"
There was more successful, and soon
had tie opportunity Of forming a very ad-
vantageous partnership; business increased /;
money began to come in, slow at first, but
after Il time more plentiluly and all things
seemed prosperous in my outward circum
stances. But alas as we arc so often told
POLITICALLY, there is no sweet without its
bitter, no rose without its thorn; and trouble
came to me in the shape Of disease, insidious
and slow in its approaches at first, long
feared aud suspected, but at length betray.
ing itself so plainly, that could blind my
self no longer to the truth.
Yes | WAS without doubt a victim of
disease of the heart, not metaphorically,
dear reader, for never had that organ beat
with a quicker pulsaton at the approach OF
mortal women; so far as the gentler sex was
concerned, was perfect stole; but that
there was an organic disease about my heart,
could not doubt, and if ever the symptoms
disclosed themselves Enthusiastically, they
did so in my case. There was auttering,
ral ptation, irregular action, and at length
pain; could not work; life had lost its zest
the fear Of sudden death was ever with me
could enjoy nothing. If | had anything
to leave, or anybody to leave it to, would
have made my will, for | was quite sure
now that should either drop, some day
lfeess in the street, or that the morning
would soon come, when the power to rise
from my bed would have left me.
remained at my boarding house, and
found no comfort in anything but my cigar
and my dread disease grew worse and worse
As yet had consulted no physician, partly
think, from the apprehension of having my
fears confirmed; but as | sat by my window
one day, smoking as vigorously as ever
gazing abstrrtedly across the street, my
attention was arrested by a modest little sign
upon an opposite blind =" G. l.. Todd, NJ
D." While thinking whether or not it would
be best to make trial of physicians skill
:, sudden twinge and futter decided me yes
| would send for DR. Todd, and know the
worst at once!
Summoniug the only male servant belong,
ing 10 the establishment, told him to step
and ask DR. Todd to come and s:e Inc as socn
as possible.
The boy grinned.
aWhat are you laughing at" | asked,
% is not Dr.. Todd good physician" :"
-" Oh, yes, sir" he answered, F." l believe