Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-01

on some clothes, and admitted Sir Tim
othy Grabham, taking him into his con-
sultlng-room and lighting the gas.
Now, how am / to word it 2" in
| qulred the baronet, taking up pen,
and arranging q sheet Of foolscap before
him. promise to pay the sum of
| e100 to U'. John Rudford, surgeon. If
| he cures"
/" No, no." interrupted the doctor ::
1T is only quacks who make such bar
gains as that; I must have nv fee
whether [ am successful or not, y
Very good surgeon. for otten-
dance upon my aoJe, Kill or cure. ;
Will that do?"
" Yes that will do; but sign it.
:" o, forgot. How stupid ~ And
Sir Timothy Grabham expended his
name to the document, which Mr.. John
Radford locked up in his desk; and
then putting on his greatcoat and hat
he left the house with his successful
visitor.
He found Lady Grabham very i'll in
deed, quite past human aid, in fact :;
and though he was indefatigable in his
attendance, and performed that feat
which lis popularly called exhausting
the resources of his art, she sank on
the third day. The widower was not
inconsolable The undertaken took
some timber which had lately been fell
ed, in part payment of expenses; and
on the very day of the funeral, Sir Tim
othy let a farm, the lease of which had
expired, at an increased rent, without
having to do as much in the way of re-
pairs as he had anticipated so that he
was enabled to bear his domestic mis-
fortune Ike Spartan.
After decent lapse of time, Mr..
Radford sent in note referring to the
promise which Sir Timothy Grabham
had made him, and requesting check
for hundred pounds and no answer
being vouchsafed to this communica
ton, he presently wrote again in more
urgent language; but the second letter
was ignored as quietly as the first
Then the good doctor got angry, and
meeting his debtor one day in the
course of his rounds, he upbraided him
with his conduct, and threatened to
take legal proceedings.
"Quite right, doctor-quite right, "
said Sir Timothy. C Force me to pay
you, and will do it but never part
with farthing except under compul-
sion; it is against my principles; and
[ am sorry I cannot make an exception
in your favor
So Mr.. Radford put the matter in the
hands of lawyer; and in due time the
case came on. It was gay day in the
little country town, for the case excit- |
ed a great deal of curiosity and amuse-
ment; the poor doctor, who was gen.
eral favorite, had been pitilessly chat /
fed, though everybody hoped for and
anticipated his success; and the court /
was crowded with county magnatesr |
It added to the attraction of the affair
that Sir Timothy Grabham, with all his
faults, had the merit of being consis-
tent he would not employ lawyer,
but conducted his own case. OF course
the doctors solicitor was jubilant, and
quoted the proverb which AYERS that
the man who SO acts has fool for his
client NNot but what the case is clear
enough, he add; all the lawyers in
London could not get him off paying
up
And indeed it did seem simple The
doctor was put into the witness-box,
and told his story; and Sir Timothy
did not question the correctness of it !;
on the contrary, he openly said, that,
to the best of his remembrance, every
thing had occurred exactly as describ-
ed. " But" he added, "I should like
to look at the document which has been
alluded to, and ask the plaintiff ques-
tion or two about it. "
Tho ,,oap,oropd,,p, n7oo IoDJo1 fo
him, and he read it aloud "I prom
Use to pay the sum Of e100 to lI'. John
Radford, surgeon, for attendance upon
1ny aOife, Kill or cure" Exactly. Well,
Mr. Radford, did you cure her?''
g No; that was impossible"
Did you kill her r.