Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-01-06
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: oYEGINNIw TO PRACTICE.
BY MAJOR JONES,

first course in College, and he was monstrous
anxious to make every body believe he was
q great Doctor. Unkle Josh put him with
old Doctor Cater to learn the practice of
medicin, for though he had been to College
four months, and had ever SO many lecters
from the Professors, and knowd all about
the theory as he called it, he hadn't got his
hand in yet, and didn't know much about
mixin medicines and such like. DR.. Cater
tuck him into his Office, and used to take
him round to see his patients and examln
ther simptems, and sum times be. used to
send him by himself to give the prescriptions
what, be made for 'em, and see how his med
icins operated.
Pete soon begun to put on professional
aiss, and any body to see him ridin Unkle
;Tosh's horses to death, or to hear him talk
ing and swellin bout the despert cases he had
On hand, would tuck him to be one of the
greatest doctors in Georgy. If he only had
TO GO FIVE hundred yards to give niger
baby dose of parygorrick, he always went
an horseback, as hard she could gallop, and
when he had nobody to see, he would git on
t6 6his horse with his saddlebags, and 60 tarin
out into the country, as if somebody's life
depended on his motions. He, was all the
time talkin about surgical operations and
topical examinations Of ded bodys, so more'n
haff of Uncle Josh's niggers was fraid to 60
to sleep at nights, for fear he'd cut 'em up
and bile the meat off ther bones before morn
in The fact is, Pete was as perfect speci-
men ofa journeyman man-killer, in the fust
stage of his profession, as was to be seen
alywhar.
One day; while DR.. Cater was gone to
sfilledgevill, and Unkle Josh was way from
home, the overseer sent in word that some of
the niggers was sick. That was jest into
Pete's hand. His saddle.bags was on his
horse in no time, and away be went, dashln
oot, 10 the plantation to see what was the
matter. In about over here he cum back
did, at full gallop, jumped of at the ofice
door, run in and got sum medicine, and
sRay he dashed agin as hard as he coold
fare. Several persons ax'd him what was
the matter, but Pete only looked wise and
ssd nothin. He hadn't time to say word,
but away he went like there vasn'ta mint
10 spare. All night he staid at the planta-
tion, and evry body was wonderin what upon
vearth was the matter out thar to keep him
50 long, when little niger cum into Mr..
Perkiuses Drug Store to get sum more med
len.
Whats. broke loose among you all out to
the plaptatiou2' ses Mr.. Perkins to Ned.
oh p ses he, Daddy and Unkle Abram,
and sukey, and Bill, and two or three more
of the people, is dredful sick
whats the matter with 'emF
Done no, Sar! Massa Pete ses 'um got
de easyattick Collery, and tole me to glib
you dis letter.
Mr.. Perkins tuck the letter, and after put
tin on his specks he made itout.
PLANTATION, July 18th.
10 MR.. fEhhlAS'
Sir:-The dredful scurge is ragin here,
the Asyatich Gollery. Six of the niggers is
got.;t in the most maligent tipe. BE sure to
send the follerin prescription as quick as
possible:
R. Callumy ozJ
Morfeene = =. gr.xxiv. N.
f. powders. :;
r Make powders for six patients, and send
'em immegitly, as thar amt no time to be
bst, IL. T.;
7 I. Tn haste, PETER JONES, M, D.
The old man few round like a house afre,
til he got the powders all made up then he
GIN 'em to little Samson, and told him to
take 'em to the doctor as quick as he could.
No news was heard from the plantation
all day. Evry body was in state Of dred-
fnl excitement about the Collery, and they
was afraid to 60 within mile Of the place
for fear of ketchin the eppydemmick.
The next day was Sunday, and everybody
in Piueyille was gwine to church they was
skared 50 dredful. Bout ten. o'clock here
comes Cousin Pete, ridin on Unkle Josh's
old ball.faced hoss, in slow walk, with his
he'd down and sort of a wild look out of his
eyes. Insted of chargin up the middle of the
street, and racin round the court house three
or four times, like he always did, be tuck
the privatest way he could find, as if he
didu't.w want nobody to see him.
Sumthin was the matter, evry body was
certain, and nothin was talked about but the
Collery on Unkle Josh's plantation, and
they was all anxious to know how it had
turned out.
As soon as they could 6ud Pete at the
Doctors Office, they all begun akin him
how the niggers was cumin on what hadthe
Collery. a ;, ,
Pete breathed monstrous hard, and rolled
his eyes about like he was half out of his
senses.
.They's ded,' ses he; 'all the medicin in
Georgy couldn't save 'em.'
WHAT ses all of 'em, 'ded! How
many is ded?'
Give of 'em, ses Pete.
Then the alarm was worse than ever. The
news went through town like wild fire
More'n half the people was for packin up
and movin rite off to escape sich dredful
fatal disease. No doubt Pete had done his
best Pore Teller he was so overdone with
exertin himself that he couldn't hardly stand,