The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-27
DOCTORS.
Good Story Told About Alexander
Stephens and Bob 10Ombs.
New York World

StcpneDs anu BOD I0OmDs.
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a Al doctor named Hoyston had sue,
tpeter Bennett for his bill, long over
tdue, for attending the wife Of the latter
iAlex. H. Stephens was on the Bennett
eide, and Robert Toombs. then Senator
n1f the United States, was for DR.. Roys
con. The doctor proved his number o.
visits, their value according to loea
custom, and bis own authority to Dc
Hrledical practice. Mr.. Stephens told
ahis client that the physician had made
Tout his case, and as there was nothin
,wherewith to rebut or Offset the claim,
THE only thing left to do was TO pay IL.
mo" said Peter: II hired you &c
speak to my case, and now speak"
Mr.. Stephens told him there was
nothing TO say; he had looked on TO
!eee that It was made out, and 1t was.
Peter was obstinate, and at last Mr..
.Htephens told him to make speech
himself. IL he thought ono could be
made.
= will, said Peter Bennett, elf Bob
by Toombs won't be too hard on me-"
Senator Toombs promised. and Peter
began ,
plain farmers. and Ii we don't stick
together these ERE lawyers and doctors
will git the advantage Of us. / amt no
lawyer nor doctor, and amt no objec-
ttons TO them In their proper place; but
they amt farmers, gentlemen Of the
Now, this man Royston was q new
doctor, and went for him for TO come
an to doctor my wife's sore leg. And
no come an put some salve truck onto
it and some rags, but never done 1t ono
bit OF good, gentlemen OF the Jury, i
don't believe he's no doctor, no way.
There 10 doctors as Is doctors sure
enough, but this man don't earn his
money; and II you send for him, as Mrs.
Sarah Atkinson did. for a negro boy as
WIS worth $1,000, he just kills him and
III don't" thundered the doctor.
ibid you cure him p asked Peter,
with the slow accents Of judge with
the black oap on.
The doctor was silent, and Peter pro-
Ceeded:
sAs 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
10 be put TO the same rule. And don't
believe this Sara Royston Is no doctor,
4nohow."
The physician again put in his oar,
u
am no doctor"
ssHis diplomat exclaimed the new
Neged orator with great contempt.
Ills diploma Gentlemen, that Ia
big word for printed sheepskin, and 1t
didn't make no doctor Of the sheep as
drst wore 1t, nor does Il OF the man as
now carries 1t. A good newspaper has
more In It. and / pint out to We that he
ain,t no doctor at all"
The man OF medicine was now In a
fury, and screamed out, ASK my pa
ttents II / am not q doctor!'
asked my wife," retorted Peter,
. AN q, s n said as how she thought you
7 Ask my other patients" said DR..
This seemed to DO the straw that
broke the oamel's back, for Peter 70.
piled with look and tone or unutterable
sadness:
'sThat Is a hard sayin', gentlemen OF
tho jury, and one that requires me to
die or TO have powers as I've hearn tell
/ ceased to be exercised since the Apos-
Ties. Does he expect me to bring the
fore his time and cry aloud. Awake, We
dead, and tell this court and jury your
opinion OF Royston's praotice2' Am
to go to the lonely churohyard and rap
on the silent tomb, and say to um as Is
&C last at rest from physic and doctor
bills, Get up here, you, and state II
you died natural death, or was hur-
sIied up some by doctorsp He says ask
his patients, and, gentlemen OF the jury,
they are all dead Where Is Mrs. Beaz
ley's man Sam? Go ask the worms In
tho graveyard where he lies. Mr..
peake's woman Sarah was attended by
him, and her funeral was appinted and
he had the corpse ready. Where is that
likely Bill as belonged to Mr.. Mitchell i?
Now In glory o. expressin' his opinion
son Royston's doctorin'. Where 10 that
baby gal Of Harry Stephens She are
where doctors cease from troublin' and
tho infants are at rest.
Gentlemen of the jury, he has ct
chicken enough at my house to pay for
hts Balve, and / furnished the rags, and
X don't suppose he charges for maxim
of her worse, and even he don't pretend
20 charge for curin' of her. and 1 am
humbly thankful that he never give her
nothin' for her inwards. as he did his
other patients, for somethin' made UNI
all die mighty sudden
Here the applause made the speaker
sit down In great confusion, and In spite
Of o logical restatement of the case by
Senator lToombs, the doctor lost and
Peter Bennett won.
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