Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-07-21
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISS TODD, NJ. d,
orapisoase OF tho Heart.
~ A YOUNG LAWEEs.


practice Of the noble profession to which bad
dedicated my talents and learning in the place
cfmy birth. but nsyerSas truer w"rd penned
than the umc-honorcd Prcyerb, ~ prophet
has M honor in his own county BE-
lis,e i'll had remained ia the village OF
Green Briar, al my head was white they
would think me nothing bu, boy and would
E.,, IN trust me Even after NV sign was
No. nobody called me VI. Hsi1s TWAS 'nlI
"Ne'' With old anil Young ard "Ne'lt would
have been To this day,haJ remained 10 Green
Buar.
OIL, enc case claimed nv attention dnrin:
the ,Aree months Of my ratcn, continuance 900
Green Briar. AFTER being admitted To the bar
. and hat va, the cas-, ofan unius,ly impound
sI pic. "felouiously abslfa' your honor
from the small bet secure 'Fut IN which he
had uu.tingly deposited him, and mahsiou'ly
driven to the public enclosure called a pound
70, the vile rurrC,e, doubtless, Of compelling
INV eliert, in his poverty and ic'ii,u'on to
nav the enormous Zee which has al times bscn
demanded q him, IN order To eN,rica'e The
animal from b., unpleasan, position and rc'
store him 10 the Sosom Of his family
By thi, | meant the elects family. the PIG
having none Of It's own. Twas figure ct
.ps,eh. doubtless. the family iuhaS'ue an
Irish cabin. bu, sill i, rounded OF the pcricd'
and sounded well to me As repeated over aud
over nv maiden speech, Paciu: up and down
the room Of INV liule oGicc. IN this my first
case I was successful 80 iar s. to rescue 'hs
inpoundcL animal aud save my client the pay
meat Of an unjust demand. But II brought
ne silver 10 NV pocket, neither TO INV surprise
dli seem to bring honor to nv name. The
,losuence oi INV speech iid not f1rm'h theme,
M iondly hoped Il would, ~ paragraphs To-
ths village newspapers and discussions on The
corner Of streets. neither DID :, bring To my
oaiee the rush Il clients which ! daily looked
for TWAS plain that should sever rise TO
distinction a, Green Brar, 50 ! came to the
rod5en determination to leave the pleasant
spot. add 10 sci,lc in some large city where
nobody had ever known OF heard Of me, aud
~hsre. above an, there was nobody to call nc
ne"
There va, more successful, ani SION h'd
the opportunity Of forming q ycr, advan'a-
geous partnership; business increased mon
Nv began ~ come in-,cry slow At first, but
after time more plenuf'ly-aud all things
seemed prosperous In outward Circumstances.
Bu, alas a, wc are oi,sn told rociical'y,
there IS no sweet wi,hou, is bitter, no rusc
ri,hou, ip thorn and trouble came 20 me TO-
the form u disease-insiduous and slow va
Il, approaches At first. long feared and susPce,
TED, bu, 4, length displaying i''elf 50 plainly.
th., ] could blind myself no longer To the
truth
Yea / was without iouh, 4 victim % a
disease Of,he hear,-uo, metaPhors1lly,rca.
der, ior never hsJ that organ beat with a
quicker pul,aiion at The approach Of mortal
woman So Car A. The crn,ler ser are concern
Cd. I was perfect stole bot that there was
an orscu,c disease about ms hearth could no,
doubt, and Il ever the symptoms disclose
themsclyr, unms,akably they d.d 50 10 my
cas-. There Mas a fut,e'ius pa'p,tat.on, be-
regular action, and a, length pain ] could
mol, work hfe had lost 10, zcsi abe fear q
sudden death vas before inc could ENJOY
nothing. III had anything to leave, or any.
body to leave 1t too, ! should have made NV
will, for was quite sure now that should
drop some dly in the street, or iha, thc morn
ing would soon come when The roNcr 90 rise
should have len me.
remained a, ms clearinghouse, and found
no ccmior, in anything bat my cigar, and my
dread disease grew worse aud worse. A.
We, had consulted 70 physician, partly, !
think, from the dread Of having my fears con.
6rmcd. bu, as "a, at my winJo~ one day
Imokius as vigorously as ever, gazing abb
s,rac,edly acruss the street, nv attention was
arrested by a modest little sign on the oppo-
site blind. L. ToDD, VI. D." While
thinking whether or not il would be be-, 10
make a trial ola physicians skill, sudden
unce and dulier decided mc yes, would
send for Dr. Todd, and know the worst at
once.
Summoning the only male seNan, IN the
whole establishment, ! told him to go aud
ask DR.. Todd to step over and see the as soon
as possible.
The boy grinnej.
VIVA, are you laughing att asked, is
no, DR.. Todd good physician"
%, yes, sir, he answered I believe she's
a very good physician, only she ham, tended
nobody here
'Si." said to myself, tho boy las sure
" welch blood in his yeius-,hcy are always
,heing everything
The boy soon returned, saving, the doctor
wasn't at home, sir, bq, left your name on
the slate
10 the course of,hc afternoon, rs ! lay upon
,he sofa, with my hand pressed upon any
heart, to still is irregular pulsa,iou,, Their,
Vas so0 tap At nv door Come in,' I
called oI,, and TO NV surprise, IN came one OF
she brightest neates,, most cheerful iule NO
men It had ever been my 10, 70 eome ssros,.
'Yoa SEQ, ior me, believe, sir, said she
n quick, brisk, pleasant way.
i ? no, INDIAN, YOU are laborinr under a