The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-25

| come up 10 EQlQDuTgl; the excuse was snOp-
| ping; but they really came to share my
| anticipated triumph, and they witnessed only
| my fall. Mary was what unteehng souls
| call a sensible giil;D she had q little money
of her own, and knew how to take care OF 1t.
| On the evening of my examiners failure,
as sat beside her-we were alOne-she pressed
my hand, and asked nae, "What / really had TO
! live uponP question so difficult to answer
| was never put, even TO me. ] fenced with II,
played with it, tried to laugh it off; but Mary's
! blue eyes grey at that moment-were fixed
! upon me. Minerva had grey eyes, believe but
| DO not like the character of Minerva So, at
last, pretended to be angry, and got up pas
sion, but 1t was useless. Mary was very quiet
| and very still. Gently dsengaging her hand
from mlne, she said, at would be madness to
marry, unless ] had some profession. She
would wait any length of time for me; but II
was bettcrfor both that we should n OF meet again
until had made some advance towards obtain
ing LIVELIHOOD
began to think that ignorance was conta.
gious; for when l asked myself what was | to
do now, I could give myself no answer MARY
is now hemmlng near me, unconscious that I
am writing about that weary time, and she has
torgotten the angry outbreak OF passion which
accused her of selfish and mercenary motives
when mad only reason to be angry with
myselt)
A means of escape was opened to me by one
who had been as unfortunate in his examiners
as l had been. l had noticed at the door of a
fine house IN fashionable street crowd of
POOR sickly WretChcs, who sWarmed upon the
steps every morning from 10 until IL O'clock
AT trst supposed the owner of the house to be
philanthroptst, who gave out soup or bread
tickets. But mauy OF the men had ugly band.
ages about their heads, or their arms were in
| Sings and some supported themselves on
c1utChes. The women were pale and worm
faced, many Of them lad children in their arms
whose low means on piercing cries occasionally
betrayed sickness or pain. One day. as the
door opened to admit one of the number and
let out another, the crowd parted for a moment
and read, upon bright brass plate of por-
tentOus size, the name of Theophllus Herbert
Nj. EnrupOn and DppnnphpT TaV,
this be my Smith? thought. Smith, OF my old
class, who was as unhappy as myself? Yes, it
was my Smith. He had obtained his degree.
Smith was licensed 10 kill. | found out that
Smith had bought practiCe-that Smith pre-
scrbed for beggars as the best way of advertis-
ing. resolved TO see Smith, and ascertain how
this thing was TO be done.
We had a jolly evening together-Smith and
land a hearty laugh at those solemn eXa-
miners who had tried to puzzle us rather than
to ascertain what we knew. 1t was a paying
concern this of Smiths, and | can youch for
the excellence OF his caret. He laughed me
out of my despair told me how to proceed, and
inquired after Mary: l do, not precisely re-
offered to prescribe gratutously for ali nv
landady's family during the course of their
natural lives, before l went to bed.
am 4eneyolent person, tor the world is pros
perlng with me. | can afford to put all aspi-
rants for License to Kill, up to a wrinkle. BE
IT, then, known, to all who meet with undis-
eliminating examiners, that there is a medical
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member OF the College of physicians can
furnish candidate for a dspensary or hospital
with medical diploma, for a consideration.
The University of Giessen considerably grants
degrees in absentia to all who can afford to
pay for the accommodation. Money makes
not only the man, but the doctor. The Glas.
gov practitioner will equip any body with a
diploma for the snail sum of thirtyseven
pounds fifteen shillings-a fleabite when we think
OF the advantages to be gained. You pay twenty
two pounds by post office order or bank.nofe
(IlesSpO. ton CHI
10 the Glasgow practitioner. / suspect the
first sum to be all that the liberal University of
Gieseen obtains, and that the fifteen pounds ten
shllllngs is the honorarium or fee OF the Glasgow
practitioner. | think so, because he emphati-
cally directs that the sum should be paid TO
him ''here.n In his letter, stating terms, the
Glasgow practitioner informed me that as che
was about to take out four medical diplomas at
Giessen, and four from Pennsylvania, that
week." had better forward the money at once.
There was an air Of business about the trans
action which delighted me. There were no
eXaminations-no unscientifC questiOnings-no
writing out or translation of abOminable pre-
scriptions. You paid your money, and you got
your degree. You could order a huge brass
plate, with the magic letters, NJ. D., engraven
on it, the moment you got your receipt for the
money. The arrangement was most agreeable |
to me. l closed the matter at once Mary |
discreetly torbOre to ask any useless questions. |
She helped me to purchase my present business. !
keep beVy OF wounded and ailing paupers as |
as Smiths.
| found shortly afterwards that the Penn
sylvania degree possessed great adyan-
tage, 1t could be obtained antedated ten |
or fifteen years. Once / was bitten with a |
mania for collecting ancient coins and, want.
ing "a brass" OF Calgula to complete my set
O. Roman emper0rs, | visited a dealer in
antiquities who traticked in such commodities |
The old man was ill., but his assistant having |
searched in vain Tor Ia Drassd of Calgur@,
gravely told me that he would have one made |
Tor me in two days If gave the order. He |
stunned me for the moment; but / gave the |
order, thinking that this coin would pass muster |
amongst the rest; perhaps half my collection |
was formed OF similar lorgeries. So with medi- |
cal DEGREES, IL is an enterprising American |
agent who supplies this article in London. do |
not know whether ne deals also in wooden nut |
megs dummy clocks, or corn fXings but he has |
variety OF diplomas, suited to the taste of all |
purchasers. There IS evidently competition III |
the market, for his charge is but thiIty-tWo |
dated Ave years back, ten years back, fifteen /
years back ii old standing as an NJ. d. be de- |
81 rabe, "without additional charger
All this is most desirable to gentlemen in my |
position. The public seldom look beyond the |
brass plate upon the door, and if your diploma |
with its haring seal be enclosed in massive |
gilt frame ana hung up in your consulting
room, your Iespectability is established.
Poor law guardians have a proper respect for
the pockets of ratepayers, and are by no means
too inquisitiVe as to the source of your de- |
gree. The position Of physician to a work |
house or dispensary gains a man other and
of a wealthy patient may make your fortune.
Consult the idiosy ncrasies OF your patient, and
lean as much as possible towards nature. If, as
in my own case, you buy your degree from an