Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1859-04-22
Interesting Gale.
From the Baltimore Family Journal
A BLADENSBURG TRAGEDY.
BY MEETHYR TYDyIL.

About Two years ago, business called
me to Washington, d. c. 1t was mid
winter. and the wind blew sharp and
keenly, in fact, so much so that had not
my business been imperative, | should
undoubtedly have deferred my visit to
more reasonable opportunity. However,
after sundry injunctions from my wife to
keep myself warm, and to be careful not
to sit in draught, found myself at the
Camden station.
There were a large number of passon-
gers already assembled, and | had great
difficulty in finding seat. | walked
through the cars two or three times, and
commenced to anathematize the railroad
company for not providing proper &C.
commodation for the public, when an
elderly gentleman, seeing my dilemma,
politely invited me to take seat beside
him.
I accepted his invitation with as polite
bow as | could muster, and after few
minutes venturcd to examine the old
gentleman little more closely.
! found him to be about sixty years Of
age, but apparently perfectly hale and
hearty. His face was a fine open one,
and his clear grey eye stood boldly out
from underneath his rather heavy eye
brow. His forehead was high and lofty,
and bespoke considerable intellect. His
mouth revealed great firmness of charac-
ter, and in short, his whole appearance
was such as to Immediately inspire re-
spect. lie entered into conversation
with me, and | soon found that he was a
man who had seen great deal of the
world, His mind was stored with vast
amount of knowledge, and there was
scarcely a subject could be preached but
he was quite at home on it. Our con-
versation was very desultory until We
reached Annapolis Junction.
/ should think this is rather mala-
rious situation he exclaimed, taking a
survey of the surrounding country.
81 presume you arc physician ?" ]
replied
" Yes, sir; I have beenin practice for
forty years in the city of New York"
have the honor of belonging to
the same profession"
Indeed | was not aware | vas adj
dressing brother practitioner. You arc
right, sir, in the expression you used
just now-it is an honor to belong to so
noble a profession-and although Of late
years it is fashionable to decry the science
Of medicine, there is no class of mon
who work harder, or are more badly
paid, than physicians In order to sue
coed in the profession it is necessary to
be as courageous as a lion, and as mild
as dove. In no walk in life is il so
difficult to obtain footng-and the carly
years of every practitioner, if made pub
lie, would be sufficient to deter the stout
est heart; but ultimate success eventual
ly weakens the remembrance of the first
struggles Of young practitioner to OBJ
tain name. No men," continued the
old man. his eyes glistening, "see so
much Of human life as physicians. Ev-
cry Jay has its incident, and every week
its dcnouemeat."
" IT the records Of your life were made
public, Doctor" said I, "they would, 7
should think, make a very interesting
publication"
8" You are right there, sir" returned
the old man ''and ] intend some day
they shall be given to the world. Ever
since have been in practice have kept
record Of every remarkable case aud
interesting adventure / have met with in
the course Of my experience. / shall
leave directions to have them published
when ! am dead"
Have you visited Washington often {"
| inquired, after a pause.
II have been there three times in the
course Of my life, D." returned the old man.
and the last time I met with an advcn.
turo on this road, which l shall rcmem-
Der 70 the last day Of my life