The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1855-03-29
DR.. Chapman.


mourned Of many WHO viii laugh at his wit
no more, has left behind him memory
that will be transmitted through successive
generations. His wit was equal to his skill.
1t was hard to say whicI. did his patients
the most good, and as he always gave his
best of both at the same time, thcv proba-
bly, helped each other. Just as it happen
ed when one of his patients revolted at a
monstrous dos' Of physies and said:
why, doctor, YOU dom: mean such a
dose as this for gentlemen
-" Oh, no" said The Doctor, sits for ,oork-
ing men!'
And COOL laugh is often as good as
medicine. With him the pleasantly was as
certain as the opportunity. Even in cr-
fTemss it would come out Of him. He.was
walking in the streets, and.a bakers cart,
driven furiously, and about Ito run him
down. The baker reined up suddenly, and
just in time to spare the Doctor, who in
s,antly took off his hat, and bowins polite
ly, exclaimed, You arc tile best bred man
in town"
AT ''e great gathering in Philadelphia
of the Z. edical Society of the United States.
our literary and distinguished DR.. Francis
and DR.. Chapman met, as they had done a
thousand times before, having been f,iends
for half century. At large dinner psf.
ty, p"mpous little DR.. Mann, prcsurnhe
that these gentlemen were s;ra" y.;sa, c.i to,
- D= Fl, G.n''"i---A-st me Introduce ySfr Is
Dr:f Chapman, the henu-~e,.... nr,;f,..;,s 80,
in Philadelphia. @ssss.was too much iSf Gr.
Chapman, who fat6r7ed, I" DR.. Francis, let
|ne Introduce you 10. Dr.. Mann, the tail of
our profession in Philadelphia" Little
Mann let the lious alone after that.
Very much against his will, the Doctor
E;ss I:sss made vestryman in his parish, church,
Eand ese Of his duties was to pass the plate
EtoIahe contribution at the morning service.
lfapresented It with great politeness and
becoming gravity to the gentleman at the
Head Of tile pew ncarcst the ehancel, wlo
was not disposed to contribute. The faith
tful .ful collector, nothing tauntel, held In
plate before linn. and bowed. rs if he dBd
urge him to think the matter over and give
something, a little something, and refused to
so on till he had seen his silver on the plate.
In This way lie proceeded down the aisle.
vlctlmlzing every man till lie came to the
pew nearest the door, where Sill. an aged
colored woman. Tc lis surprise she laid
/ e.own pe"e of golL :: Dear: mn! STU
the astonslied Doctor, "you mdst lie a
Guinea niger They;never troubled the :
Doctor to go around with the plato after
that.
| Bat we arc telling too many of the good
things Of this good physician. A volume
might be made and racy one it would he.
by any one who would take the trouble to
gather up the trifies the Doctor let fall in
his public and private walks. One moro,
and VIC will leave him.
DIR. Chapman WAS delegate to the con.
vent.on of the church, which was to hold
its annual session at Pittsburgh Party1
spirit ran high, and the members, both
clerical and Ihy, Icing men Of like passions
with other men, became more excited and
violent in word anu tone than was becom-
ing so reverend. and grave body. When
things had gone on this rate for two days,
and were.pothing bettered, ,sbut rather grew
worse, one Of the most venerable members
rose and said. tint he thought these scenes
were l'ighlysndecorass, especially as they
were enacted in the presence Of God. whose
servants we MI profess to be. Dr.. Chap
man for the first lime nov stood UP, and
with a peculiar twisting of lis words, and
the profound attention of the convention,
sseparked: Mr. pSmlent, I think so too.
1tis too bad. The fRses ought not 10.
60 10 SO. But 1 do not feel the force OF
that last remark. The gentleman says ws
ought not to contla,csfiip fip .Ljs manner in fhe;
r senee Of Col; now, Sir, 10 my cettain
snowledge, He has not been in this place
since we came together" -
The rebuke was SO just, 80 pertinent. that
priest and people felt it alike, and tho .busi-
ness Of the convention Wis condsctcd with
deeorum 70 its close. s'@ -.t,.s
The letter halfe b. chapmap;s, happy
hits were matle in The social circles Of which
he was tle lifs:a and soul, land they, eannss
be retailed without trenching On tile cotfihss.
OF good fellowship, which ought to be Us
cred against intrusion. Perhaps we have
erred on tie wrong side in relating SONG
Of thoee. Bat they arc good 1syenhe.
less. Harpers Aagasine. se.
~ He who indulges his senss, s,ia 60
excesses, renders himself obnoxiots s0
own, reasQn 90 to crafty tho btutA =, 8
aispleases the. man add sets bis twS ai