The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1855-06-08
ANECDOTES OF A PHYSICIAN.

He idte III. lila pUldN, Ol INHdQe1Dhid.
mournrd by many who will laugh at bis wit no
rore, has left brhind him memory that will be
Transmitted through successive generations
His Wit was equal to bis skill. Ii was hard 10
say which did his patients The most good. and
as be always gave his best OF both at the same
time, they Wohably heIprd each other. Just
as 1t happened when one Of his patients revolted
at n'onstrous dose ofphysic, and said
'Why, Doctor, YOU don't mean such dose
as this for gentleman %
.Ch, no, said the Doctor, sits Tor uoH g
men -
And good laugh is often as good as uedi-
cine With him the pleasantly was as CERTAIN
as The opportunity. Even IN f1fremes It would
Gene out of him. He was walking in the street.
and bakey'S cart, driven furionsly, was about
To run him down. The baker rrigned up sud
denly, andsius in time 10 spare The doctor, who
took oil his bat, and bowing politely, exclaimed,
: Y on are the best bret man in town.
Al the great gathering in Philadelphia oi the
I Medical Society Of the United States, the liter
! ary and distinguished DR.. Francis and d. Chap
! man met. as they had done thousand TINES be-
/ fore. having been friends for half century. Al
I1r. rrancfS, rpt De sslapppt slap Il
/ Dr. Chapman, the head Of our profession ir
Philadelphia" Ii was too much Tor DR.. Chan
i man, who retortrd cdr Francis, let me in.
roducr you 10 Dr.. Mann, the tail OF our profes,
sion in Philadelphia" Little Mann let The
hons alone after that
Very much against his will, the doctor was
made veStryman in the parish church, and
one OF his duties was TO pass The plate Tor the
contribution at the morning service. He pre-
Senied IT with great poIltentSS and becoming
gravity to The gentleman at the head Of the
pew nearest the ctancel, who was not disposed
to contribute. The faithful collector. nothing
daunted, held the plate before him, and bowed,
as il he would urge bun to think the matter over
and give something, ntle something. and rrfn-
Sed TO 90 on Till he had seen his silver on the
plate. In this way he proceeded down the
AISLE vlCtI;uiZino every mant till he came to the
pew nrarest the door, where sal an aged color
I'd woman OF the old school. To his surprise
She laid down piece of gold. Dear lnp %
SAID the aStonlShrd doctor, ''you must be
Guinea niger" They never troubled the doc
tor to 90 around with the plate after that
DR.. Chapman was delegate to the conven-
ton OF the church, which was TO hold its annual
session at piuSburg. Party spirit ran high,
and the members, both clerical and lay, being
men OF like passions with other men, BECAME
more excited and violent in word and :onp than
was becoming so reverend aud grave body.
When things bad gone on at this rate for two
days, and We're nothing bettered, but rather
grew worse, one ofthe most venerable members
arose and said, that she thought these scenes
were highly lndtcorouS, especially as they were
enacted in the presence of God, whose servants
we profess 10 be-" Dr.. Chapman for the first
time now stood up, and with peculiar twisting
Of his words, and the profound attention of the
whole convention, remarked "Nir President
think so too. 1t is too bad. The members !
ought not TO go on so. But do not feel the
force of that last remark. The gentleman SAYS
'we ought not TO conduct in this manner in the
presence of God Now, sir, to my certain
He has not been in this place since
ne came together"
The rebuke was so Just, so pertinent. that
priests and people felt it alike, and the business
II the convention was conducted with decorum
o lis close