Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-04-13
THE DOCTORS.

ter Bennett TOR his bill, long overdue, for
attending the wife OF the latter. Alex
ii. Stephens wss on the Bennett side. and
Robert ToonIbs, the Senator Of the Unit
ed States, was for Doctor Roy,ton. The
doctor proved his number of visits, their
value according to local custom, and his
own authority TO do medical practice.
Mr.. Stephens told his client that the
physician had made out his case. and AZ
there was nothing wherewith to rebut or
Offset the claim, the only thing left to do
was to pay it.
NO" said Peter, 81 hired YOU to
speak to my case, and now speak"
Nr. Stephens told him that there was
nothing to say; he had looked on to see
that it was made out and it was.
Peter was obstinate, and at last Mr..
Stephens told him TO makea speech him
self, If he thought one could be made.
II will" said Peter Bennett. "If Bobby
Toombs won't be too hard on me-"
Senator Toombs promised, and Peter
began: Gentlemen of the jury, you and
is plain farmers, and if wa don't stick
together these ere lawyers and doctors
will gil the advantage of us. | amt no
objections to them IN their proper place
but they amt farmers, gentlemen Of the
jury. Now, this man Royston WAS a new
doctor, and | went for him TO come and
to"doctor my wife's sore leg. And he
come and put salve truck onto it and
some rags. but it never done it one bit
ol good, gentlemen Of the jury. / don't
believe he's no doctor, no way.-There
Is doctors as is doctors. sure enough. bat
thst man don't earn his money, and il
you send for him, as Mrs. Sarah Atkin-
son did. for negro boy as is worth 81,
600, he just kills him and wants pay for
him,
II didn't" thundered the doctor.
did you cure him?" asked Peter,
with the slow accents Of judge with
black cap on.
The doctor was silent, and Peter pro
ceeded:
"As was saying gentlemen Of the
jury, we farmers. when wa sell our cotton,
has to give valley for the money we ask,
and the doctors amt none too good 20 be
put to the same rule. And l don't be
lievo this Sam Royston is no doctor, now,
how"
The physician again put in his roar, with
"Look at my diploma if you think am
no DOCTOR"
"His diplomat" exclaimed the new
hedged orator with contempt. "fIis di.
ploma? Gentlemen, that is big word
for printed sheep,kin, and it didn't make
no doctor Of the sheep as first wore it, nor
does it Of the man as now carries it. A
good newspaper has more in it, and I'll
pint out to ye thatrie amt no doctor a.
ALL"
The man Of medicine was now in fury
and screamed out, ASK my patients If
| am not doctor2"
IL asked my wife, "retor;e cd Peter. "an.
she said Ms how she thought you wasn't
ASK my other patients, +" said DR.. Roy
ston.
This seems to be the straw that broke the
camePs back, for Peter replied with
look and tone Of unutterable sadness.
"Th"t Is bard sayin', gentlemen of
the jury, and oEe that requires me to die
or to have powers as Nv heard tell Gems
ed to bo exerched since the apostles.
Does he expect nls TO bring the angel Ga
brel down to toot his horn before his
time, and cry aloud: Awake, ye dead,
and tell this court and jury your opinion
OF RoysIon's practce2 Am | to go to
the lonely graveyard and rapon the silent
tomb, and say to 'sm as is Mt rest from
physic and doctors bills, Got up here,
you, and state if you died natural death.
or was hurried up by some doctors? He
says ask his patients, and. gentlem en- of
the jury, they re all dead!" Where 10.
Mrs. Beazley's man SsmS Go ask :hs
worms in the graveyard where he lies.
Mrs. PeSke's woman Sarah was attended
by him, and her funeral was appinted
and he had the corpse ready. Where ia
that likely Bill as belonged to Mr.. Mitch
e!S Now in glory a. sxpros.in' his opin
ION OF k0yston's doctorin'. Where is
that baby gai of Harry Stephen'sP She
are where doctors cease from troublin
and infants are at rest.
"Genilemen OF the jury, he has ct chick |
en- enough at my house to DAY for his
salve, and ! furnished the rage, and |
don't suppose he charges me for maxim
her worse, and he even don't pretend TO
charge for curin OF her, ana am bumb-
ly thankful that he never givo her nothin'
for her inwards, as he did his other pa
tlenls, for somethin' made 'em die mighty
sudden"
Here the applause made the speaker
sit down in great confusion, and in spite of
a logical restatemsnt of The case by Sen
ator Toonbs, the doctor lost and Peter
Bennett won.-NeO York World.
The WAGER OF BATTLE.--Mr. Ira
Brown, Capt. James Ewart, Mr.. S. G. |
Loring, and S. S. Brown returned re-
Gently from Stewartvile. where they had
been taking deposi.ons to be used in tho
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