The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1877-05-17
A CASE OF, SURGERY.

NOW tnlS Is 1uSt WnaC salu 10 my
Young friend Fred Page who has set
lied down to practice as doctor in
Il country town when he came over
to me complaining and talking en-
viously about my snug practice and
the nice income it produced:
"Why, look here, Fred" | said, 81
was once worse off than you by far,
for when ! started professional man
on my own hook, | was what you
milk .and-water fellows call sin love"
and one way and another calculated
and persuaded myself that | could
| live cheaper if were married and
set up housekeeping, which Of course
proved fallacy. Well, Ihal to fight
through it all for years, while scarce
ly any one would come to the new
doctor; for no one will employ us till
we've made a name, and we cant
make 4 name till people employ us,
50 we have to get over the paradox
ss We can. tIt'so of nonseS for. .fod tt
say while the grass, is growing the
steed is starving. You must not let
him starvc; but he must nibble un.
der the hedges, and. chew leaves, and
gnaw his crib, and pickup an oat
here and an oat there. =.
The grass will grow. sooner or
later, and, like all young doctors,
you must wait for it, and live BY
your wits, studying hard the while,
Yes, I've got on, l know" l said;
but, as said before, l had my pro-
baton to 60 through, and have gone
to bed many a night with an aching
heart, to lay my hand on face at
my side and find it wet with tears.
For it's dreary work, Fred, being
genteel on next to nothing, and we
two foolish young folks made q mis-
take in marrying so soon, though /
really don't think that we ever re-
pented.
"You see we used to laugh at our
troubles, rs we fought them down,
and l was too busy to think amongst
my patients who used to give me
lift, as they called it, by coming to
me for advice, and then never think
of paying their bills, But Il young
doctor-pay or no pay-must slight
no one.
"And that puts me in mind of a
case that | had to do with. ! dare
say you've often seen on the differ
ent railways porters in the compan-
les employ, minus a limb; and sup
pose you are aware that the poor fel-
lows lose them while engaged in some
duty about the trains, and then if
not too much disabled, are kept on
afterward to perform some lightofiice.
Well, had been given to understand
by our station-master that the gener-
al manager of the Grand junction
was much disgusted with the charges
of our old practitioner here-dead
years ago, poor old chap-many a
squabblV }too, we had; and that if any
accident happened should be called
in.
"Well, l was reading hard one
evening in my office, to keep from
thinking Of the unpaid bakers bill,
when my wife rushed in with spark
ling eyes, and an open letter in her
hand. ."0h, Charley, Charley" she
cried; "where's your hat there's a
man with his leg crushed at the sta
toni
"Nice thing to look pleased about,
my dear" ! said, taking the missive
and reading; Come directly; acci-
dent at Harley; man fallen, and down
mail crushed'his leg
"Why, it's two miles away"
ooh, how tiresomol and so late
and dark" said my wife,
"Not it," said, busily huntingout
some instruments "Don't sit up,
| shall get Phipps, the druggist, to
60 with me, for dare say it will be
an alhputation case"
"Im glad, and yet sorry, dear she
said; but shall sit up, and there
shall be some hot coffee ready,
and--"
"All right, goodbye" Toxclaimed,
cutting short the speech; and the
next minute / was out in the road
looking for the messenger, but no
had disappeared However, | soon
buntnd nnt phinna ond With. nv