The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-10-08

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hand, for which purpose subscription
was set on foot, and quite sum raised
for your relief. Now this money we OF
course wish to be expended for the
henefit of Yourself and your family, but
wa do not feel willing that large por
ton of it should be paid to this smart
young doctor ,n. po,,huolo
the case would be different" chimed IN
Isaac Dobbs, the miller We should
not mind paying him q moderate Dill,
and indeed he would have charged you
little or nothing, and everything would
have b.en properly attended to. 1 nave
It from his own lips. de feels greatly
Ior YOU, neighbor Whitman, and regrets
hat Won we're thrown into ignorant
hands. In his opinion the limb should
have been amputated at once -,
"Thauk God that DR.. Lansing dli-
fered from him." exclaimed the SICK
man, with an energy which star'leu
them. Then speaking more calmly he
added: ,;,,5
IT am very grateful for your KIND,
ress n,iphbors, and with my large
family, there is indeed need Oh assis.-
ance. As to turning off the young
doctor, l cannot see my way clear 10 40
il because he has done and ID dong
we'll with me. In all probability he VIII
gave nv arm and restore its use, when,
os Won yourself admit, DR.. Pembroke
would have taken it oil at once. Surrey,
II is better to have two arms than one.
There was force in this argument
which none could gainsay, but after Il
short pause, Philip Benton replied
8 "This may be all very well, neigh
= bor. | do not wish to say anythihg
AGAINST the Young mans skill, but 1t
dons not look well to see him trying TO
= run you up such great bill. W.hy, l
hayc counted three and four times a
; dav that he has entered your door.
understand he charges high-a dollar
> visit or something like that. Sucn I'M
= nositionl lust for looking at man. NO"
e van can easily see that it would betryi!ng;
h to the feelings of your friends 10 1nlnf nf
- - that they were raising money, 10 Pa, M
II this stranger. l am empowered by Dr
n n prmbrokr to say that If DR.. LANSING
It, le viii give up the case, he will atten,
u vo,, GRATIS, and if you desire, l VIII cal
=, nnon @ the Young doctor and state tins II
~ tnnl;te way No doubt he will consen
~ tn the arrangement at once.
., Very reluctantly, Mr.. Whitman agreed
so 'o to this proposal It was really strang
% Vow Ia clmq to tho young doctor, an'
~ ~ how much he felt that ne snouiu a inIi H.;
40 40 his kindly words ana s snal y ,nn S;,,a, m
70 gentle touch and light tread--so ul'le' t,
as ant from the bustling sway OF pof'l
nt DR.. Pembroke. r;. TT
Ut Rnt there was no help for 1t. IL
' ho mipbt be dependent for a long time, an IN
TO- Il Il yas not for him to dictate how II
ii1 na;ohbors should befriend HIM.
oi E g. With his best coat and his mos
ci, a;gni6ed manner, Philip Benton,
nn m Squire Benton, as ne was conn coninion, ar
vi STYLED. waited upon DIR. Lansing a. T.
,.o politely stated his errand; puv, W Il
'I!s unutterable surprise, the request WIS
w. uolitelv declined. .,o,,
,ne Wv, DIR. Lansing "regretted thao ne co.'
haI not oblire MIR. Benton and the irieil
mt wbom mI he represented, but the case III
I'M "nD ,'rnnresscd 80 successfully under |
pphorae that he could not consclentlot
ar9 ar9 " relinquish it to another ~
ma y prenosterous And to speak OF &C
the ,o;once in the matter, when 1t was p'
.ss- s fectly evident that it vas mere sp, n''t
'ns, cious desire to get all he coulo HUN
p'Di IT, wna , the talk of tn whole vlll"'
lrs' The minister from the pulpit denonne
Mr' IN very strong terms hose who delfa'
col al the poor. The old doctor gaVHt
to more expressive shrug than usual WI
tan h;o hioi nouno rival was mentioned. DOB
Ugly tbe e miller gave the bags OF gram
on ortra shake. and the worthy blacksm
by 'r;o,doI his hammer with unusual
car orov "a they thought of DR.. Lansi
~ while the old wives raised 'nIi, I Nt q
Is and eyes with indignation whei =, "
nee saw him pass their door, and the So.
ady' yoa;dens avoided returning his c,
l'ng' teous salutation, although they ihul'
uni N a elv peep at his handsome form
:oke, fashionably cut coat, and sighed as
Tor a thought Of the popular DIR. fempi
oniy cen evarvthiuq went on swimml
,5;oa, ;n'I at neighbor Whitman me E "
u 'o'ral ra doctor continued his visits, and the
.oro 10 tient was making rapid progress to'
Me,u, ", ,,,, health. 1t would be long, move
1s ny hefore his arm would regain its streI
'hioi, and rea,s for the future would 81
some t;mos % arise. In spiteof the subscril
was r,h;cb had been raised for him
rem 1r ,vnre still many wants unsupplled,
haii ,oth;no VIZ more could be expected
mseii ths nciebbors, for they "had no nc
-. tio n. money 10 nav that sp
mach uorno doctor" In fact they.
SoneWhat indignant that neig
,;ence @ Whitman did not insist uP'u ''''
years At length, however, when the
ar' ne dren were actually seen barefoote
"n ihe cold weather came on, ana IL
H. ahaerved that the wood-shed was
3 .Ie untitled. and a rumor was abroad
,ureiy tha oou vos to be sold, charitable
a no1 mos @ we're again called forth, and
70 . cial meeting was appointed at the
u tho .ho try to see what could be dohG;
n the ~ }The room was filed. Facts
stoted and expressions Of opinion
- eoud oud desired. The great question was a.,
y anu to assist their neighbor without Pl
:. a. It in his power t. pay tho doctor
it ap- This all a8reeu "~ 'on oa ever,
in his OF. The yomne n ana hv no !
ing in knew, was wen ON ;a nrofessiop
n, and dependent upon !. n,o mo. bnt inst tn
good oven II ne were, i: "aI lis case TO,
t they shoul be iosel ~ nos;nn tho case
noes of he not declined 10 5es ogared I his 90
arnest- Pembroke, WHO % .i",, ,roh consnltati
ss him gratis' 90 hi1ei m onnmittee sbo,
better appointed 70 reoo,ro IN anv way
; why expend tne money ho for the +
ctor ?" they might 1udgS ;st, so SoiIors M were
at at his on the spot, and the worthy, tiny, vi, VII