Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-04-18
n GOOD STORY
ALEXANDER & STEPHENS AND BOB rooMDs.

Robert Toombs, the Senator Of the United
States, was for DR.. Royston. The doctor
proved the number Of his visits, their valuo
according to local custom, and his own
authority to do medical practice. Mr..
Stephens told his client that the physician
had mado out his case, and, as there was
nothing wherewith to robut or offset the
claim, the only thing left to do was to pay
it.
"No," said Potter, "I bircd you to speak
In my case, and now speak,"
Mr.. Stephens told him there was nothing
to say; he had looked on to SEQ that it was
made out, and it was.
Peter was obstinate, aud at last Mr..
Stephens told him to make speech himself
if he thought one could be made.
81 will" said Peter Bonnet, eff Bobby
Toonbs won't be too hard on mo-"
Senator Toombs promised, and Petcr
began.
Gentlemen Of the Jury: You and I is
plain farmers, and if we don't stiok together
these 'Qrc lawyers and doctors will git tho
advantage Of US. I amt no lawyer nor
doctor, and 1 amt no objections N them in
their proper places! but thcy amt farmers,
gentlemen of the jury.
"Now this man Royston was now doc
tor, and went for him to como and doctor
my wifc's soro leg. And he como and put
some salyo truck into it and some rags, but
never done one bit of good, gcntlcmon 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 negro boy as was
worth 81 900, ho just kills him and wants
pay for it,"
81 DON'T" thupdcrcd tho doctor.
"Did you euro him?" asked Peter, with
slow acoonts of judge with tho black cap
on.
The doctor was ailont, and Peter pro-.
cecdod:
GAS was sayin', gentlemen of the jury,
wo farmers when we sell our cotton has got
to give valley for the money wo ask, and
doctors amt none too good to be put on 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 if you think am no
| DOCTOR"
ellis diplomat" exclaimed tho now
fledgcd orator, with great contempt. ellis
| diploma! Gentlemen, that is big word for
printed shoepskin, and it didn't mako no
doctor of :ho sheep as first wore it, nor
does it of tho man who now carries it. A
good newspaper has moro in it and pint
out to ye that no amt no doctor at al!.''
Tho man of medicine was now u fury,
and screamed out: "Ask my patients if I
am not dootOr!"
~ asked my wife," retortod Peter,
Gan she said as how sho thought you
wasn't"
"Ask my other pationts," said Doctor
Royston.
This seemed to be tho straw that broke
the camel's back, for Potcr rcplied with
look and tone of unuttcrablo sadness:
"That is hard saying, gentlemen of tho
jury, and.ono that requires mo to die or to
have powers as I've hcarn tell ooased to be
exercised sinco the Apostles Does ho
expect me to bring the Angel Gabriel down
to toot his horn before his time and cry
aloud, Awake 20 dcad and tell this court
and jury your opinion of Royston's practice!'
Am to go to this lonely church yard and
rap on the silent tomb and say to um as is
at last at rest from pbysic and doctor bills:
Cit up. here, you, and state if you died
natural death, or was buried up by somo
doctors!' He says ask his patients, and,
gentlemen of the jury, they nrc all deadI
Where is Mrs. Beasclys man Sam7 CO ask
tho worms in the graveyard whore he lies!
Mr. Poake's woman Sarah was attended by
him, and her funeral was app'inted, and no
had tho corpse ready. Whore is that
likoly Bill as belonged to Mr.. Mitchell?
Now in glory, "a cxprcssin' his opinion
on Royston's doctorin.' Where is the baby
gal of Harry Stophons'? Sho arc whcro
doctors cease from troublin' and tho infants
arc at rest.
"Gentcmcn of tho jury no has eat
chicken enough at my house to pay for his
salvo, and | furnished tho rags, and don't
suppose he charges for maxim Of her worse,
and oven he don't pretend to charge for
ourin' of her, and am humbly thankful
that ho gave her nothin' for her inwards,
as he did his othor patients for somethin'
mado u,n all dio mighty sudden"
Hero tho applause made tho speaker sit
down in great confusion, and in spite of
logical rcstatcmont Of tho case BY Senator
Toombs, the doctor lost and Peter Bennett
won.
a BEAUTrF0L THoUdHr.--Among somo
of the South Sea Islanders the compound
word for hope is beautifully expressive. 1t
is man n-aolana, or tho swimming thought
faith floating and keeping its head aiofs
above water, when ell tho waves aud bill
lows arc going over--a strikiugly beautiful
definition of hope, worthy to bo set down,
along with tho answer which deaf and
4 dumb person wrote with his pencil, Id ro--
ply to the question: fWbat was his idea Of,
4 forgivenessY sIt lie tho odor which