The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-01-27

once commence quarrel with him be-
case the walls are not plumb, and the
windows made of stained glass, like
those of our church" The light will
be 10 strong for our weak eyes, and we
have so religiously (?) hated each other
in this world, that the love and super
abounding goodness of the Great In
finite cannot soften and enter the little
and hard heart But, hold we had
intended these "reminiscences for nearer
locality some of them are really thrill
ing, and others not little laughable,
now they are in the distant past, and the
actors in them do not have to live over
again those days of inconvenience and
poverty.
In the first years of DR.. Bartholo-
news practice, which think COM
merced in 1874, he lived in very un-
pretending dwelling, which was built of
logs, near the present beautiful residence
of George |. Sherman, in Keeler. His
medical education was only completed
in New York State, short time pre-.
vious to his emigration to the Michigan
opening Having neither reputation,
friends, or funds, in the new home, his
start was decidedly under difficulties
His career commenced by taking job
of harvesting wheat at seventy-6ve cents
per day. On the afternoon of the third
day he was accosted in the field by a
stranger, on horseback, with his new
title Doc.;' and this was before he
had made known his profession to the
new settlers, his intention of practicing
medicine here having preceded, by let
ter, his arrival This was messenger
giving him his first call, which was in
the town of Benton, few miles from
St. Joseph, fourteen miles from his stop
ping place. The first ten miles was by
Il road he knew, as he came into the set
Element that way There a boy was tC
meet him and escort him through thC
woods to the home of his patient y,
it was suudown before he started, it took
till late hour of the night to reach th'
sick room The news Of the expected
visit of doctor to this place had beer
spread from house to house where ther,
were sick ones, TOR feyers were quit
prevalent then. Our doctors journe,
and visit, extended through the frs
nigh,. and late the following night. be
fore he reached the house on his return
where he found lis first patient Unit
then the whole distance had been PEI
formed on foot, as he had no horse 70
several Of the arst years Of his practice
For that whole round of service an
medicine, his receipts were, all told
half dollar in Spanish silver. He pai
that for ride part way home in tn
stage, which was then making regula
trips between st. Joseph and Kalama
zoo. When he arrived at his home a
night, the third day out, he found enoug
to d. until his next call to nurse tn
blisters on his feet, caused by walkin
over the rough roads He had one o
each heel larger than the Spanish do.
lar Il, lad received for h's services
The following year, during the mont
Of March which was a ,ickly season
Dr. Bartholomew averaged a walk G
thirty.three miles per day. Tor the whol
thirty.one day, Of tie month.
Here we cannot tsrbcar relqting
pretty coed sell ON sue honest doctor
though we did no, get our .utormatio
, from him o1 ,ac ground ot old aS
. auaintauce We ar. sure O his forgiv,
ness. should this rarag-afh meet his cyt
0a one vi his pedestrian trips to Kcc
{ e.'- Hotel, in company with his brother
then au visit from New York. passn
! through a tamaraek swamp. on the boz
2 der of Keeler Lake lie saw a blac
bear IL 5he top of tree john Prie.
Z wa, il company wi,a them and whiI
E the doctor watched tie game he ran IL
: a gun u be.ug ,hy twilight hour II
3 Idis,inct outline Of the monster could b
: traced. Almost brcathless with hast
| the messenger returned with Mr. Kee
er's .on.iu-law, Barker. The bear, Nc
so confident as Dave Crocketts coo,
did not come down until the sur
aim Of the ride brought him to tn