The Red Cloud chief., 1878-06-06

Us0esVoa EleQoeoee.
A doctor named Royston bad sued
Peter Besnetf for his bill. long overdue,
for attending the ~ife Of the latter. Al
asander II. Stephens was on the Ben
| nett side. and Robert Toombs. then SEN
ator to the United States. wa for Dr.
Royston.
fhe doctor proved the number Of his
| visits. according to local custom. and
| HE own authority to do medical prac-
tice. Mr.. stephens told his client that
! the physician had made his case. and a.
there was nothing whatever to rebuff or
Offset the claim. the only thing left to
! do was to pay II.
NO" said Peter. IL hired you 10
speak in my ease; and now. speak"
Mr.. Stephens told him there was not
anything 10 say; he had looked on To
see that II VA made out. and il was
Peter VA obdurate. and ut last Mr..
| stephens told him To make q speech
himself. IL he thought n could be
made.
II will." said Peter Bennett. Iii
Bobby Toombs will not be too hard on
me-"
senator Toombs promised. and Peter
began;
"Gentleman Of the jury. you and I Is
| plain farmers, and IL We don't stick to-
getber these ERE lawyers and doctors
| will git the advantage Of US. I ain't no
objection to them in their proper place;
but they aiu't farmers. gentlemen Of
the Jury. Now. this man, Royston, was
a new doctor. and ! went for him to
come an TO doctor my wife's sore leg.
| And he come and put some salve truck
| onto IL, and some rags, but never done
II one bit Of good. gentlemen Of the ju-
nv. don't believe he Is no doctor, no
way. Now. there IL doctors that
il doctors. sure enough; but this mar
don't earn his money; and II you send
for him. "a Mrs. Susan Atkinson did.
for n Niger ~ was worth 81 900. he
Just kills him and wants pay for it,"
IL don't" thnndered the doctor.
Ibid you cure himg" asked Peter.
with the slow accent Of q Judge with
the black cap on.
The doctor Was silent, and Peter pro-
ceede:
AS I was . sayin', gentlemen of the
jury. we farmers. when We sell our cot
ton, has got 10 give valley for the money
we ask. and n doctor amt none to good
to be put to the same rule. And | don't
believe this Sam Royston is no doctor,
no how"
The physician again put in his oar.
with. Look at my diploma, ii you
think I am no physician"
.'His diplomar' exclaimed the new
fiedged orator, with great contempt.
His diploma. gentleman of the jury.
this IL a new word for printed Sheep
skins; and il didn't make no doctor Of
the sheep as first wore 1t, nor does 1t Of
the man who now carries il. and l pint
out To YOU that he amt no doctor At
all"
The man Of medicine was now in q
fury, and screamed out: ''Ask my pa
tients IL | am no doctorv'
IL asked my wife," retorted Peter,
''and she said as how She thought you
wasn't"
ASK my other patients" said DIR.
ROyston.
This seemed TO be the straw that
broke the camel back. for Peter replied
with . LOOK and one Of unutterable
sadness:
This Is a hard saying. gentlemen Of
tuC Jury, ulu ouG ttUt IcuulTtS Iut I'd
die or to have powers as I've heard tell
ceased to be exercised since the apos-
ties. Does he expect me to bring the
angel Gabriel down to toot his horn be-
fore the time. and cry aloud, Awake,
We dead, and tell this court and Jury
your opinion Of Royston's practiceH
Am l Ia go down to the tomb and say
to him rs is at last at rest from physic
and doctors bills. Git up here, You, and
state If you died a natural death, or was
you hurried up some by doctorsr He
says ask his patients. and. gentlemen of
the jury, they are all dead! Where is
Mrs. Beazly's man, Sam? Go ask the
worms in the graveyard where he lies.
Mrs. Peaks woman, Sarah, was attend
ed by him. and her funeral was appoint
ed aud he had the corpse ready. Where
is that likely Bill. as belonged to Mr..
Mitchell? Now in glory. a expressin'
his opinion on Royston's docterin'. And
where is the baby gal Of Harry Steph.
ensp She are where the Doctors cease
from troublin', and the infants are at
rest. Gentlemen Of the jury. he has eat
chickens enough ut my house to pay
for the salve, and ! furnished the rags,
and don't suppose he charges for max.
in Of her worse, and even he don't pre-
tend to charge for curin' her, and l am
humbly thankful that he never gave her
anything for her inwards. as he did his
other patients, for somethin' made 'em
all die mighty sudden"
Here the applause made the speaker
sit down in great confusion, and, in
spite OF the logical restatement of the
case by Senator Toombs, the doctor lost
and Peter Bennett won.-Rochcster En-
press.