The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1877-05-12
CASE OF sURGERY.

Now, this is just what said to my
young friend Fred Page, who has settled
down to practice as doctor in country
town. when he came over to me, COM
planning and talking enviously about my
snug practice and the nice income itpro-
duced:
"Why, look here, Fred" l 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 in love- and one way
and another calculated and persuaded
myself that could live cheaperif were
married aud set up housekeeping, which
of course proved a fallacy. Well, / had
to fight through it all for years, while
scarcely any one would come to the new
doctor; for no one will employ us till
we've made name, and we can't make
name till people employ us, SO we have
to get over the paradox as we can. It's
of no use for you to say while the grass
is growing the steed is starving. You
must not let him starve; but he must
nibble under the hedges, and chew
leaves, and gnaw his crib, and pick up
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, / know" l
said; "but, as said before, l had my
probation to go through, and have gone
bed many 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 mistake in marrying
SO soon, though really don't think that
we ever repented.
"You see we used to laugh at our
troubles, as 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 adj
vice, and then never think of paying
their bills. But young doctor-pay
or no pay-must slight no one.
"And that puts me in mind of case
that / had to do with. dare say you've
often seen on the different railways por-
tiers in the companies employ, minus a
limb; and suppose you are aware that
the poor fellows lose them while engaged
in some duty about the trains, and then,
if not too much disabled, are kept on
afterward to perform some light office.
Well, l had been given to understand
by our station-master that the general
manager of the Grand Junction was
much disguised with the charges of oul
old practitioner here--dead years ago
poor old chap-many squabble, too
we had; and that if any accident hap
Z pened l should be called in.
"Well, was reading hard one even
ing in my Office, to keep from thinkin,
of the unpaid bakers bill, when my wifi
rushed in with sparkling eyes, and al
open letter in her hand. ooh, Charley
Charleyl' she cried where'syour ha
there's man with his leg crushed a
the station'
20 "'Nico thing to look pleased about, m,
DEAR 1 said, taking the missive AM
reading: Come directly; accident a
Harley: man fallen. and dowtl-mai
crushed his leg
orr" Why, it's two miles away
"Oh, how tiresome! and SO late ant
dark said my wife.
81 Not it, / said, busiiy hunting on
q some instruments. Don't sit up.
shall get Phipps, the druggist, to 20 witt
me, for dare say it will be an amputa
f ton case'
"a "Pm glad, and yet sorry, DEAR sh
p said; but shall sit up, and there shall
be some hot coffee ready, and
"All right. goodbye l exclaimed
cutting short the speech; and the mex
minute was out in the road looking 70
the messenger, but he had disappeared
However, l soon hunted Oh. Phipps, sn,
with my case under my arm, Wake,
with him through the bitter, dark night
as quickly as possible, to the station.