Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1865-01-25
EBENSBURG PA. WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 25 1856!

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only upon their particular calamity, but
| upon various other matters scarcely with O..
in my province. In const quence OF which,
| take care to have Il clock on my mantle
piece that strikes not only the hours, but
the halt-hours and quarters pretty loudly.
This gives me the opportunity of referring
politely 10 tie flight OF time, and thereby
abtrey iating the narration of certain un-
necessary details which seem to verge
upon the confines of eternity
The ante-room where nv patients as
seml'e is similarly furnished, SO that each
may know exactly how long he has had
TO wait before he is admitted; ar interval
which otherwise is apt to he exaggerated,
for not even the most engaging periodicals.
or books, or newspapers, can make that
period elapse quickly at the end of which
may be delivered II sentence of many
years imprisonment, without hard labor,
alss. Or anything TO do At alias III
some cases of eve disease /; or some full
I decree which involves the loss of limb or
even the dread doom o. death itslt. Peu-
! pie WHO are in sad straits as these, how
ever, are generally less impatient than
those more lightly afflicted; some of
whom (as | learn from my servant) do not
! always behave themselves quite politely.
but strugg. .e with one another for prcce-
dence of interview with their unconscious
humble servant, myself Suffering gen
tienrn and afflicted ladies (especiaIly) will
even go the length OF asserting that they
came 10y special appointment. and upon
fhnf f-.IS nd,
over the rest Of the company while
nothing Is more common than for them 10
he cunturrd AS to tie exact date of their
arrival, and TO give themselves the benefit
OF the doubt, 10 the detrlmrnt of Others.
In cases of this kind. the clock is in
valuable; my servant acts down 10 IL
second the time At which each arrives, !
4 reference 10 the calleEdar thus kept is of
course without appeal. Under these cir |
cuIn,tanccs, il il no wonder that ne takes |
some personal interest in my morning visi-
tors, and forms some opinion in his own |
mind respecting them. even If he is not !
called upon To express lt-ilkc IN. master. |
Upon II recent occasion, he admitted into !
his ante-Ioom Of Inine q very polite pa
tient indeed Whose behavior was alto !
gether so exceptional, that l think it |
worthy of record, not 50 much az an ex-
ample To others-;ilthough he was The !
very pink and pattern of patients (up 10 |
a certain point)-as for the instruction of
all Consulting Physicians. This gentle !
man had never honored ME by seeking nv |
advice before, nor il it probable that the !
nature of our interview will lead him to |!
resort To me agaiIl--aithough he may per- /
haIs favor other members of the faculty /
with his society Yet | -haii never for |
get him, willie memory holds her seat at |
all, and my right hand retains the faculty !
Of recognizing Il sovereign and shilling at
first touch through any amount of silver |
paper.
The cases brought under my notice had |
been unusually serious upon The morning |
in question. ard about 1910 inquired of |
nv servant somewhat anxiuusly how |
many patients remained still to be seen,
as had to be at a consultation in the |
neighborhood precisely at noon.
There. only one gentleman left" !
said he "hc arrived an honr AGO: but !
he is 40 very polite, that he ha. hitherto
declined to take his turn"
was sorry to hear this. for according
to- my experience, such an individual was
likely to be in a critical state of health, or |
perhaps ONLY postponed his interview till |
last, 80 that he might prolong it without
interruption.
~ hope everybody does come in in pro-
per order, James," said |. You know
what an objection have to any favorit-
ism"
20 dear, sir, / am sure l never took a .
shilling from any gentleman or lady in my !
life. in order that they might be admitted
earlier"
..Reallv, James never said vou did,"
rep,ied | severely. "Show the gentle
man in.
The patient whose acquaintance had
now the pleasure of making for the first
time. had the appearance of "A country |
gentleman he was well dressed. but there |
was an absence of that ,Indrfnable smart !
moss and completeness about his attire
which is only made in town-made gar
ments; moreover, his eye wandered all /
over the room with an expression very nn-
Ike the injurious gaze of a well-bred |
Iondouer. His very politeness had pro-
babIv arisen from an erroneous idea, that
/, was the fashion in good society to make
little self.sacri6ces in giving way to other
people