, 1864-02-06
Miss TODD, M. D.


my examination was over; twas admitted !;
wrote myself Nehemiah Hobbs, Attor-
ney," put up my little bright sign, and in
my native village began my professional
career. NoIdid not eitherj lam mistaken;
l intended to pursue the honorable practice
Of the noble profession 10 which I had ded-
icated my talents and learning, in the
place Of my birth, but neypr was tfuer word
penned than the time-honored prOverb /:
7" A prophet has no honor in his own coun-
try" believe If I had remained in the
village Of Green Brier till my head was
white, they would have thought Of me as
nothing but boy, and would have feared
to trust me. Even after my sign was up,
nobody called me Mr.. Hubbs; / was still
Ne" with old and young, and "Ne" I
would have been to this day, had | remained
in Green Brier.
Only one case claimed my attention dur
ing the three months of my patient contin-
uance in Green Brier, after being admitted
to the bar, and that was the case Of an un-
justly impounded pig "feloniously ab-
stracted, your honor, from the small, but Sc
cure spot which my client had trustingly
disposed him in, and maliciously driven to
the public enclosure called pound, for the
vile purpose, doubtless, of compelling my
client, in his poverty and destitution, to pay
the enormous fee which has been demanded
Of him, in order to cxtricate the animal
from his unpleasant position and restore
him to the bosom Of his familyp
By this meant the clients family, the
pig having none of his own; it was figure
Of speech undoubtedly, the family not in
habiting an Irish cabin, but still It rounded
off the period, and sounded well to me, as
repeated Overland again my maiden speech,
pacing up and down the floor Of my little
Office. In this my first case, was success
full so far as to rescue the impounded ami
NAL and save my client from the payment
of an unjust demand but it brought no
silver to my pockets, neither, to my sur
prise, did It seem to bring honor to my
name. The eloquence Of my speech did
not form the theme, as I fondly hoped Il
would, Of paragraphs in the village papers,
or Of discussion at the corners Of the
streets, neither did il bring TO my Office the
rush Of clients, for which each day vainly
made ready. It was plain that should
never rise to distinction in Green Brier, and
so came to the sudden determination "a
remove from that pleasant SPOT, ana set.le
IN some great CITY wnere NOBODY knew o. q
mad ever heard OF me where, ABOVE all
there Is not soul to call me Ne
There was more successful, and soon
had the opportunity Of forming q very ad-
vantageous partnership. Business in
creased; money began to come in, slow at
first, but after time more plentifully, and
all things seemed prosperous in my outward
circumstances. But alas o. We are 90
often told POLITICALLY, there Is no sweet with,
out It's bitter, no rose without lts morn anc
trouDie came 70 me IN tne shaPe u u,ssaSe'
lnsidious ana SLOW IN us app,oacnes =. nrs.l
iong iearea ana susPec'eo, Du! ~ ,sng.n
Detrsying i;seii 80 plainly tnas cc@'o my
blind myself any Longer 70 the truth.
:. Yes was without doubt Vlctlm o.
disease OF the neart, no. metaPnoricaiiy,
dear reader, for never haa tnat organ pea.
with quicker pulsation At the approach q
mortal woman; 50 iar Us tne gent.er sex
was concerned, was perfect stolc Du'
tnat there was an organic disease ABOUT my
heart, coaid not 9oupt, ana II eVer ,he
symptoms disciosed themselves y, nnmls'aka-
6ly, they DID 50 IN my case. Tnere was
nuttering, paipitation, irregular acticn, ano
az iengtn pam l couia no. Iork nie nao
losI iIs Lest; tne IeaL q sIooen s: Iea'n w y
ever with me ! could ENJOY notning. !,
! had had anything 70 leave II TO- I woulo
have made my wlii, ior ! was qui.e sure '.e nov
that should either drop some day n1eless
In the street, or that the morning WOULD
soon come, when the power 70 rise from my
bed would have ieit me- 90
/ remained at my boarding house, and
found no comfort in anything but my cigar,
and my dread disease grew worse and worse
As yet had consulted no physician, partly,
/ think, from the apprehension Of having
my fears confirmed but as sat by my
window, one day, smoking as vigorously as
ever, gazing abstractedly across the street,
my attention was arrested by q modest little
sign upon an opposite blind @. l.. Todd,
NJ. D. While thinking whether or not i
would be best TO make trial Of aPhysician g
skill, sudden twinge and Autter decided
me; yes, would send for Dr.. Todd, and
know the worst at once
Summoning the only male servant be-
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