, 1873-11-28
Holland, !, you should lsvo anpornuous ntook Of

! Aealll TOR him to work upor.'
u" Oh tho announcement Of his fnilnro to kit
Smith asked why he did not prescribe for tbcm
| ID refuso this story, Which WAS certainly told By
Sidney Smith liimHolt he, In Ills " Roco,loctions
9hays; hyy \ onn , even affirm, though without
pistol IN my iifo, either Az sportsman or In my
other capaclty.' Once, on bis mixing tho gnmG
statomont a st . dinncr-tablo, 1t was s,1ggoeted
thas 10 Gt would , have bcen placed at disatlyan-
hAd boon Obliged to light duel. Ono Of Ito
party remarked: Not at all; il Sir Horny
md tho olotoc Of arms, he might ol,ooro
me samo "a tho AZ tho two Trench doctors who
aeseoa 70 eve two pills silvered Oversee aa to look
o1aotlY allko, one OF broad and ono Of doadly
poison. which, after toaBIng up for frat choice,
thoy wore to swallow at signal. This mode OF
o4el has ALSO tho marked recommendation that
wnasevef tho result, shoro is suro to bo doctor
"Mo was engaged in hot argument with Dobus
Smith, an ox-Advocato-G General, touching Tho
ln9rits Of their renpoctiyo professions. sYou
,,a wall admit. nad Holland that your profession
l'obusi 'thoro you have tho bcst Of il. Yours
coFt,talniy gives thcns the bolt ohance.'
sai'cho Panzas short tonuro Of his Govcru-
mont Taa ombittorod BY tho attendance at sur-
Per OF u nis ssaso physician. who waved his wand
tabted oyary eayory dish in succession for fcar
Ills E1ccllency's Invaluable houlth should SUI
1er from exceas: This ID u duty which Sir
Henry Holland would have discharged re-
aiotay laiosaantly and tnoioiently;. Toward tic con-
eating and drinking moro than was good for
him-Lord Melbourne was in the daily habit Of.
as lie expressed 1t, topping up with toastod
Gno9'o . 9aa orange brandy Tho year before he
~ Holland came down md stayed to dinner
called big attention to this habit as fair caso
Tor medical intcrforonce. Il shall certainly
Keep ita. !. in mind woa bis reply; 'but il mads
any any airect M M loforonce to what SAW at dinner,
non! none 9. of my patients would over nsk mo to dino
with them aagain, and most Of thon would leave
81 81 consulting mo- Lot 1t ba remembered that
tnfs Wae said by man OF excolcnt sense and
known l,nerallty, who might have materially
Increased m hla professional income had ho thought
little oxaggorating Sir Hcnry'a light eouip-
moht aa traveller, Sydney Smith used to nav
taat he startcd for Lis two.montha' tours with
shipe Se1 % o. piIls IN ., one poeket and clean
getting g;.'I The shirt. Certain 1t is, as all
who have fallen in with him by sen or land viii
attest, TINT lo might DO eeon in all climates in
inc a. arctic rcgonh or the Tropics tho prsiriea
~ ~ .hG pyramids, IN precisely tho aamo attire
;, me blaok dress coat in which ho hurried from
hoaso to houso in Mayfair. Yet ho noyor had
serious illneBs till his last. There WAS not dav
probably not IN hour, when lo could not boast
~ tae mems s0n0 IN corpore sano -; and without
heaaaohe or hoartacho, ho attained tho extraor-
dinary age Of SO.
According tothe Crook adagc. sue whom tho
gods love, dies soon. Tho Bamo thought is OK
lressot III ono Of tho most beautiful epitaphs
ever wrltton.,that on tho grave OF q neY-born
infant, by Bishop Louth: ' ''''-4
Ere ain could blight, OF sorrow fade,
Death cainc with timely care.
The op'ning bud to heaven conveyed,
And bade 1t blossom thcre,'
"But II IT boa bleaaing or sign Of Divine favor
% ule young, sarely 1t is still greater blessing
. !lye long, happy, uscfui irreproachablo life,
'nd sink calmly, full Of ycars, into the grave.
'egrettod and esteomed by ALL"