The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-03-30
DIR. ChaDailan.

The late DR.. Chapman, OF Philadelphia. mourn.
ed oil many who will laugh at his wit more, has
ieit behind him memory that WILDE transmitted
Through successive genrratloas. His wit was
equal 10 his skill. Ii was hard 10 say which did
his patients the most good and as hr always gave
bis bes, ol both at the time, they probably
helped zach other Just it happened when one
of hls patients revoIted a monStrous dose of ply.
Sic, and said
Why, Doctor, YOU don't mean such dose as
this for gentlemen 2
oh, no, said the Doctor, It's for qcofking
men /!
And gond laugh is of'en rs good as naad-
cine. Wnh him the pleasantly was certain as
the opportunity. Even IA e1tsea it would come
out OF him. He was walking in the streets, and
60ker'S Cart, driven furiousIy, was about TO run
him down. The baker reined up suddenly. and
just IN time to spare the Doctor, who instantly
took off his hat and bowIng politely, exclaimed,
ou are The best 6fed man in town.
Al the great gathering in Philadelphia Of the
Medical Society the United States our literary
and Distinguished DR.. Francis and Dr.. Chapman
mrt, as they had done Thousand times before,
having been friends for hall century. At large
dinner party, pompnus little DR.. Mann, presum-
ing that these gentlemen were strangers, said to
Dr. Francis, Let me introduce you 10 DR.. Chap
man. the head of our profession in Philadelphia
1t was too much for Dr.. Chapman, who resorted,
DIR. Francis, let me introduce you to DR.. Mann,
the t0sI Of our profession in Philadelphia Little
Mann let the lions alone aGter that.
Very much against his will, the Doctor was
made a vestryman in his parish church, and one
Of his duties to pass the plate for the contrl
button at the morning service. He presented 1t
with great politeness and becoming gravity 10 the
gentleman at the head of the pew nearest the chan
Gel. who was not disposed 10 contribute. The
Fc Gll cd held thn MIA
before him, and bowed, as If he would urge him
TO think the matter and give something lit
tie something, and refused to go on until he had
seen his silver on the plate. In this way he pro-
ceeded down the aisle, vicrinizing every man till
he cume to the pew nearest the door, where sat
aged colored woman. TO his surprise she laid
down piece OF gold. Dear me said the as,r
tonished Doctor, you must be Guinea niger =
They never troubled the Doctor to 20 round with
the plate after that.
But telling too many of the good things
ofths good physician. A volume might be made
and a racy one it would be, by any one who would
take the trouble to gather up The rirs the Doctor
let fall in bis public and private walks One more.
and will leave him.
DR.. Chapman was delegate to the convention
OF the church, which TO hold its annual Session
at Pitts sburgh. Party.spirit high, and the
members, both clerical and lay, being men OF like
passions Wild OlEeF mel, became more eXcUeO
and violent in word and tone than becoming
reverend and grave body. When things had
gone ;his rate for two days, and were nothing
betterPd, but rather grew worse, one Of the most
venerable members and said that he thought
these scenes were highly indecorous, especially
as they we're enacted in the presence Of God,
whose servants all profess to be. Dr.. Chap
for the first time now stood up, and with a
peculiar twisting of his words, and The profound
attention of the convention, remarked: MIR. Pre-
sident, thinE too. Ii is too bad. The naem-
bers ought not 60 Oh Dut DO no, feel The
force OF that last remark. The gentleman says we
ought not to conduct in this manner IN the pres.
ence OF God now, Sir, 10 my certain knowledge,
He has not been in this place since we came to.
geher.'
The Rebuke so just. so pertinent, that
priest and people felt it alike, and the business Of
the convention conducted with decorum 10 it's
close.
The better hall of DR.. Chapman's happy hits
made in the social circles of which he was
the lite and soul, and they cannot be retaied
without renching on rhe confines of good fellow
ship, which ought to be sacred against Intrusion.
Perhaps have erred the wrong side in re-
lating some OF these. But they are good never
theess.-Harper'S Magazine.