The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-03-05
THE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY.
Taesday, March s, 1878.
4 Good story About Alexander
stephens and Bob TOOmbs.
New York World |

~ GOOO Story ABOUT AleAanQer
stephens and Bob TOOmbs.
New York World
A doctor named Royston had sued
Peter Bennett for his bill. long overdue,
for attending the wife Of the latter -
Alexander H. Stephens was on the Ben.
nett side, and Rober. Toombs, then Sen
ator OF the United States, was for DR..
Royston The doctor proved the num-
Der Of his 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 as there was
nothing wherewith to rebut or Offset the
claim, the only thing left to do was to
pay it. No" said Peter;"l hired you
10 speak in my case. aud now speak"
Mr.. Stephens told him there was moth.
Ing to say ; he had 10, ked on to see that
IL. was made out, and il was
Peter was obstinate, and at last Mr..
Stephens told him to make speech
himself, if he thought one could be
made.
81 will" said Peter Bennett, "if Bob
ty Toombs won't be two hard on me"
Senator Toombs promised and Peter
b.gan:
"Gentlemen Of the Jury-You and I
10 plain farmers, and If we don't stick
together these ere lawyers and doctors
vii git the advantage Of Us. ] amt no
lawyer nor doctor, and amt no objec.
tons to them in their proper place; but
they amt farmers, gentlemen Of the
jury.
s.Now. this man Royston was a new
doctor, and | went for him to come an
TO doctor nv wife's sore leg. And he
come an put some salve truck onto 1t
and some rags, but never done it one
bit Of good, gentlemen Of the jury.
don't believe he Is no doctor, no way
There is doctors as is doctors sure
enough, but this man don't earn his
money; and if you send for him, as
Mrs. Sarah Atkinson did, for q negro
. hoy as was worth $1,000, he just kills
him and wants pay for it,"
IL DON'T" thundered the doctor.
"Did you cure him p asked Peter,
with the slow accents of judge with
the black cap on
The doctor was silent, and Peter pro.
ceeded:
"As ] was sayin', gentlemen Of the
jury, we farmers when. we sell our cot
ton has got to give vally for the money
/, we ask. and doctors amt none too good
TO be put to the came rule And don I
believe this Sam Rpyston is no doctor,
no how"
The physician again put in this oar,
With, "Look at my diploma if you think
] am no doctor"
"His diplomat exclaimed the new
fedged orator With great contempt "His
diploma! Gentlemen, that is big word
for printed sheepskin, and 1t didn't make
no doctor of the sheep as first wore it,
nor does II OF the man as now carries
1t. A good newspaper has more in it,
and pint ont to ye that he amt no
doctor at all"
The man Of medicine was now in q
] fury, and screamed out Ask my patients
II am not doctoyp
II asked my wife," retorted Peter,
san' she said as how she thought you
wasn't"
"Ask my other patients" said Doctor
Rnys;on.
This seemed to be the straw that
broke the camel's back, for Peter replied
with look aud tone of unutterable sad
ness:
.That ie hard sayin', gentlemen OF
the jury, and one that requires me to die
or TO have the powers as I've hearn tell
ceased to be exercised since the Apes
ties. Does be expect me to bring the
Angel Gabriel down to toot his horn
before his time and cry aloud, Awake,
ye dead, and tell this court and Jury
your opinion of Royston's practice p
Am | to go to the lonely churchya
and rap on the silent tomb and say to
um as is at last at rest from physic and
doctor bills, 'Git up here, you, and state
II you died natural death, or was hur
ried upsome BY doctors1' He says ask
his patients. and. gentlemen of the jury,
they are all deodl Where is Mrs Beazly 8
man, Sam2 Go ask the worms In the
graveyard where he lies. Mr.. Peake's
woman Sarah was attended by him, and
her funeral was app'inted, and be had
the corpse ready. Where is that likely
Bill as belonged to Mr.. Mitchellp Now
in glory a expressin' his opinion on
Royston's doctorin'. Where is that
hsby gal OF Harry Stephens'2 She is
where doctors cease from troublin' and
the infants are at rest.
"Gentlemen of the jury, he has ct
chicken enough at my house to pay for
his salye, and i furnished the rags. and
don't suppose he charged for maxim
OF her worse, and even be don't pretend
to charge for curln' of her, and I am
humblp thankful that he never gave her
nothin' for her inwards. as he did his
other patients, for somethin' made um
all die mighty sudden"
Here the applause made the speaker
cit down in great confusion, and In spite
OF logical restatement of the case by
Senator Toombs, the doctor lost anc