Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-04-02
The Emigrant Doctor.


lent Thomson, Of Ohio Wesleyan Univer- tn
nv, we copy from the Deleware Gazette; TO
We met with an English physician, who' p
without friends or means, had come 10 'ne
lew world to seek his fortune. As heiack- -
Il the enterprise necessary to struggle sue y
ossfnJlv with his new competitors, ne peg ~
,od to attach himself to our family. Ac- 70
ord;nclv he came with Us to the west. "
rbe arranqement was mutually advanta- "
roo,s He was at once humble and gliteo,
.oiable and Industrious, useful IN counsei =
and in action, happy in himself ana 'ne :, :,
source of happiness in others; SO that he
,ame 10 be regarded by the parents as
child. and by the children as an elder
brother. In the drug store which we opened
he was indispensable, and made every tnihs
around him wear the air of neatness' aceur-
COW and science. He was introducing MIN
SELF gradually into practice when uniortu
nateiv. he formed acquaintance with some
gen, n,Iemen of the village, whose soclai en-
;ovments were enlivened with the giass.
Kind and yielding to fault, ne was easiiy
uersuaded to partake, and on one or Two
occasions he returned home without sum
cient command of himself. Alarm was
taken, and the doctor was directeo' " ''e
grief of allssparties, to seek ne" none.
With view to escape the eHchahtlheh. Vi
his associates, he went to heiShooiinS
village. dere the fairest prospects oPen'u
before him. He entered at once upon
lucrative and successful practice; was es'
,aemed as man, admired as PHYSICIAN anu
beloved as a friend. | have never Known
musician SO highly estimated or SO near
adorned. He married beautitu'sah ahi-
.hle wife-conducted her to tastelui oo'
,.ne were the pnks bordered the walk anu
tbe rose perfumed the window. This chafIh
in, home was erelong lightened up win 'he
sm;les of beautiful daughter. lie paue
far Tor long, useful, and happy lie anu
crown of imperIshabie honor. But 'ie S.'
pent was lurking in his paradise. AS nc
; n,ssed around among his patients ne was
nreseuted. here and there withthe bottle
5 aware of his danger, he at first resisted, ou'
: tearing that he would be thought proud ne
: nressed the cup to his Hps; SIP here ana
,bere began to be felt At LENGTH on
d occasions of severe fatigue or night WATCH
: inn. he thought he would indulge n'ihse''
u with little extra stimulus. When 'ne
.hano ,rose, What il the appetite should
It haonm.. uncomfortable % he would reply
a ,v;,bin himself, sPshow! am l not man
l. can not govern myself! Do not all tness s.
ID farmers do so! Are they stronger than l.:
= Tbo barrier broken down, destruction Soor
i came like flood. Histharacter was chans
~ ed. -, ~,
W The annette for drink once formed cal
is 40, ha tannered with MIR. Addison speak,
l. IF an English nobleman who, receiving
present OF young tiger, undertook TO .i ooIn
ie ;c;la,e IL He treated it with kindness, o. q
ar ,ogad ii fuiiAiiberty in his house, bnt wa
Mt o,-eful to feed it nothing but mix. In
he o~,orimsnt was successful, and the youn
he ,iger took his rug in the parior WIN III
en- l,n docs On one occasioned' aiter III
er Ior1sbin had been bled, he rechnea uPo
IL ,ha so,a and fell asleep. On awaking
in found that the bandage had become ioos'
of . I'D that the tiger was eagerly tapping II
pt- LIood that trickeled down ais arm. Alarm
a ID be bade the animal retire, but II was
he longer The harmless playing, but puiti'
nts itself in an attitude for attack II sPrai
'ke rnon him with all the fury of its savage II
30 So with tne dormant love OF liquor
ear ,here is no safety to the breast IN winch
teo lurks but in total abstinence
l T.a victim is seldom aware OF his oane
'ep- IN long alter his neighbors have Percel'
ght :. IA is unconscious of some OF the In
The .,;ans Of intoxication which he gives,
HID toroetful of others; in his less ihsehs.
lave n,rorvsms, the fear of shame leads 10 eno
Iood af conceaIment, which he valnly suPPo
ure. s,ccassful. The dread of feProach p
ago vents an ingene:ous acknowledgement
me h;s fault and thus dscourageS his irlehu7
the .hoirr efforts to save him; while s'hc
my .asal,,ion to reform, which grows Wea
Tor as appetite wakes stronger, deiuaes
and WITH the hope of escape. lhus II was was
IS. his case. Gradually the doctors Prac
then loft him. The patrons who haa he'
;s.r.od him were constrained to pass =,
, not u;s loss of friends and character
.oked away the remaining restraints 10 ms q
.;,o ona he soon became incapable OF
5eriy' sonal duty. Sober Intervals Orousut ;o- =.
she'd we're s,rugsles-poverty, shame, dlssf
SYM disease death, and hell forbade his adVa
re he friends. fame. prosperity, domestic p
round ,ar ne. and heaven bade him Tetre
hnt annette ragged within, and W y
feel bIo consciousness that ali was lost: he
vas al mod the vision OF the future BY plur
'ne aoa.n into insenslbliIty' A' ,enstn
monng his remaining strength ne Ma
is wife desnera,e efforts to rescue hinsei''
f MIR. ,noved back to the village Nhich ne ha'
ppy a Here things hat changed: his old con
ad just ions were gone, salutary moral ini'
: than nrev,iied the community, and every
y near Consumed to encourage his reform
in teei- -d erec,. but as his character nae
than .Iod him. he was eyed askance, al
won confidence but slowly. o'i'' vi =,
hone. On one occasion, alter an 81
! physi- u.hich resulted as he DESIRED ne Joihe'
flowing rejoicing AS usual in such c'rcums
,ha vine fcwed freely; it was otforde'
ho refnsed: it was pressed upon him
90 sucb declarations as these: I'll Is
- W.. IS casior: men will expect you make III
'a0H VI shonld not refuse single glass" lie
he was bewildeFed, overcome.
= -; His wife was at my iatAer's await'
'tH' ,ha av. m He came late at night, and came
',, '"u and W 7 can not forget the countenance j.,
SOW ,os M ,hs wife as he entered. Shame' gr'e'
the door polntmeh'' W;,b a despe
-, - fort to subdue her emotion, she put
WI, :. ' Ua-v bonnet and shawl and bade re
So S W. farewell: attended her with her
!; none in to the oUo.' III him from her as s
Ter an me drawn '.'1 '.o o.a, ,f ,,rono and ru
in, SO we pea''' 'nS ,,,o,oa ber affection;
ire him. TUNE ..'P.,I hanoiness had
,ubt, they nope oi .e ~, li,,Ie heuer than a
!. ,.,;eye He staggered after her bawilns hk
Il = -, Oe and making a strange ciatter upon
meh'' "ie 49, n no, soop furp