Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1878-03-14
A DISEASE or THE HEART.

The days of my clerkship were
ended my examination was over
was admitted /; wrote myself "Ne-
hemiah Hubhs, attorney T. put up
nv new, bright little sign, and in
my native village began my profes
sional career. No, l did not, either.
|. am mistaken. | intended TO pur
sue the hohorable profession to
which l had dedicated my, talents
and learning in the place of my
birth out never was a truer word |
penned than the time honored |
proverb. "a prophet has no honor
IN his own country" believe if
had remained in the village Of
Green Briar till my head was white
they would have thought of me as
nothing but hoy, and would have
| feared to trtist me. Even after my
sign was put mp nobody called me
Mr.. Hubbs it was still "Ne," with
old and young, aud Me- l would
have remained to this day had /
remained In Green Briar.
Only one case claimed my atten
tior during the three months OF
my patient continuance in Green
Briar, after being admitted to the
bar, aud that was the case of an
upjustIy imponn2ed pig, "felone-
ously extracted, your honor, from
the small but secure spot in which
my client had trustingly deposited
him and maliciously driven to a
public enclosure called pound,
for the vile purpose, doubtless, OF
compelling my client, in his power
) ty and destitutlon, to pay the enor
nous fee that has been demanded
to extricate the animal from his
! unpleasant position and restore
him to The bosom of his family =
BY this ] meant the clients fam
; lily, the pig having more Of it's
+ own. It was figure of speech
, undoubtedly, the family not inhab
| iting an Irish cabin, bus still it
rounded off the period and sound
ed well to me as l repeated over
aud over again my maiden speech
pacing up and down the floor oi
nv little Office. In this, my first
|. case, I was successful, so far as tc
rescue the impounded animal apo
Ii save my client from the paymen
d of an unjust demand bat j
: brought no silver to my pocket
l. neither, to my snrprisej did it bring
d honor to my name. The eloquenc'
e of my speech did not form th'
&c theme. as l fondly hoped 1t would
of paragraphs in the village papers
e or of discussion at the corner o
% the streets neither did it bring t.
:. my office the rush of clients fo
ia Which daily 1 vainly made ready
4, 4, 1t was plain that | should neve
y rise to distinction in Green Brial
- :, and so / came to the sudden deter
- mihation to remove from tha
n pleasant spot and settle in som
te city where nobody knew or hear
lv of me +; and where, above all, ther
Of was not q soul to call me "Ne.
n. There | was more successful
s- aud soon had the opportunity {
re forming very advantageous part
IS nership. Business increased
On money began to come In, slow
first, but after time more plent
ed fully, aud all things seemed pros
OF porous in my outward circumstar
M ces. But, alas! as we are ofte
M ne told, POLITICALLY, there is no swe
oe without its bitter, no rose wl'ho
re r.e it's thorn and trouble came to n
NJ ~ in the shape of disease, inside
na 10 and slow in its approaches at tir'
"a Ia long feared aud suspected, but
,ns w length betrayed itself SO plain
,as til at l could blind myself no lohg
tor to the truth.
I'll Yes / was, without doubt,
lis victim Of that terrible disease
.ly. the heart not metaphorically, de
ion reader, for never had the org
tu- beat with a quicker pulsation
al the approach of mortal woman.
So far as the gentle se1 was co
Of cerned | was a perfect stole |
ave that there Was organic dlses
ave about my heart l could not dou
ave and if ever the symptoms disclos
themselves Enthusiastically they
so in nv case. There was I'll
It's tering, palpitatiug. irregular acti'
ao- and at length, pain. could
ing work. Life had lost its zest. 1
g } fear of sudden death was q
with me !; / could enjoy nothing
. If I'd had anything TO leave,
anybody to leave it TO, sho
5 have made my will, for was gu
sure now that l should drop SO
day lifeless in the street, or t
- the. morning would soon co
R when the power to rise from
- bed would have left me.
- remained in my boarding mo
~ and toupd no comfort in anyth
- but my cigar, and my dread disc
8 grew worse and worse. AS y
had consulted no physician, par
s~ I think from the apprehension
having my fears confirmed; bn
i ( ( sat3by my window one day, SIN