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


What vast difference between SIN,
,lo conntry village and the crowded
city "a difference not only III VIC
structure of buildings and the wlutn VI
streets. but in the manners ana customs
and even in the thoughts and feelings
of it's inhabitants. +ho
We do not pretend toiudge where 'he
oreatest degree of happiness may, De
found Perhaps not in one more thah
in another, for happiness is not con.
fined to place, and IS less aePenuen' a"an
upon external than upon lntefnai asso'
% Rnh il would sometimes seem as II
tbare we're more of sympathy with the
Sallow beings around him, i'll the unp!res-
landing yiliager, than in the busy citi'
zsn True, this benevolent interest IN
tba ~ concerns of others may at times pc
come anuoying by its prylng lnqu,sl
tiyepess, but the heart Graves sympathy
and even this is preferable to the iasn, 'no
;onable indifference and total ignorance
of seighbor and neighbor. ,;.tn
What a sensation is caused ny Difeli
~ a death. n wedding or a tnperal ID
tba Ettle world of country village. AN
seem TO participate in the Joy or 'ht
sorrow. TO find q person 1ShorailS oJ u
tho event, would be source OF eAceeo 'ee u
inr surprise and wonder. News splo"uS
ike wildtire. The very BIRDS OF INC al
seem to carry tidines.. u.,. oot;v,
: '' Gam Brown, an intelligent, actiV'
little fellow, we'll known IN inc s.i'sE' s,.,
= nfF 'l;T has been seen to run at inl
g Sneed from the machine shop 10 tii'
h doctors office apparently not nnuins np
o that worthy at his post, ont.s a,,Un nor,
h fhn vay to q house where some nc"
n forc,ed practitioner had lately hung on m
l. his SIGN. and, in a moment, WIN VI
p last mentioned parsonage at ms slut sl,
n toLaa I his way to the shop again. I'M
h ;"A, We nnongh, Every one in that part Z
the village knows that some sad acc
4 dent has happened, and curiosity y, an Il
- sympathizing interest are eNpfeSS'' y
J., every countenance. .,o oo,
III GHod Mrs. Walton, as she peel
cd from her door, is "thankful to prov
nr denco % that none of her folks work at II
in 'Ir,n ahnn" and "hopes to goodness" tn
nd Il ia not the engineer, "poor Mr.. Wh
as man. be cause he has snch " lafao '"l
of ily dependent upon him. u,o q
w. Anxious wives and mothers, VINO II
es 10 q fortunate than Mrs. Walton, al N
ed have husbands and sons exposed 10 u
re danger, whatever itmay be, are seen ma,
ed % ilv %onnroacbing i'll different direction
nv Wishing to put an end to suspense al
are know the worst at once. NJ,
10 All is soon told. In spite OF MI
m Walton's hopes it is indeed poor N ~
~ ~ Whitman who has met wlth tne ac
'n- dent and a serious one it is likely
ou move, for his right arm has been ~ u
uc- pled IN tho machinery and IS shocking
ato no mangled. ,ou % fo,t
on Il, ,yhan the unfortunate man IL C
rjed nearly insensible from the sh9P
his own home, which fortunately
lis. near by. There is no lack OF assislal' m
Men. women aud children stand fea
ne' Every one is desirous to do someth'
ga RIt there il one source OF almost
us versal regret. Good old DIR. Pembrc
ir1' no. the experienced physician VINO IL
w. w. long series OF years has been .ho I
ipTS one to look to in an emergency Vi
,oun w. kind. being, in fact, the only meo
eans man in the village and OF course
oa'- corded as an oracle, has, as u "
4I- 4I been defrauded of his proper rI9n1s
~ ~ this Young DIR. Lansing, a new COZ
'uiu whom nobody knows, and VINO tor b
nu' nnbeard of reason Qor surely ne
Or NOT wanted in place where DR.; 1
ter hroke lad ruled supreme for nearly
uI,a tha n century, has lately estapl'sheG ~ mn
'no at in the pleasant little village ol ;,
az Tbe Young man certainly had II
nds' n contend with, for, with the exce,p
I'M I'M Of n few enlightened minds VINO n
this olimmering perception that the SCI
non Of medicine might in tie lapse OF }
tne have left the old doctor in the real
Az was universally regarded as very
.;ou ou necessary interloper.
Iion. @ And now to think OF his having
are charge of Door Mr.. Whitman. >.
-, If he was airy gentleman he would
the lake advantage of the family physic,
very having been absent at the time OF
d. accident. but would politely resign
M, me case into his hands.
Mis- This was the opinion of the
set wives of the village, and publicly
con' nriyately was it expressed,
ear DIR, Lansing might have heard
apy rate he must have felt it, but i
iness neared to make little difference IL
MIA proceedings. He was unremlttll
'ouls- his attentions to the injured man
nd D. e. m established himself in the
ntion graces of him and his wife, that
were quite deaf to the remonstran'
their benevolent neighbors who eal
says: Iy desired that they should dismis
81, at once. , ,
night. than we could have expected
these then should we dismiss the doc
lin an asked % the sufferer, as a deputati
ed on the village worthless appeared Q
were re bedside, and again began their II
in the ''ia =. W. vou see. neighbor. the c
this" commenced Philip Benton
Il, was to be chief Spokesman on the
,oab 1iI siop. (Philip Benton had received
hh1sh ! .Ia early advantages of education an
,,oat sna regarded as having "power oil
inos' o ;nS'0 "You are poor man,
~ tom On having met with a severe acciaei
y from ,,;,,, ,;fa and limb, or may