Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-11-15
THE WRONG PIG.

Old DR.. Johns lived in small village
Of Honeyhurst, and for forty years he
had been the sole physician in the dis
trict where he res ided. No one cared to
enter the lists against him in that locality
for the simple inhab itants fully believed
that there was not such another master OF
the healing art in the known world, and
SO he drove his red wi heeled gig over the
lanes and byways of the country side
without rival and dared and bulied the
inhabitants in his rough and kindly fash
ion to his hearts content.
The Doctor lived in great rambling
house, half way down the village street,
with n wide expanse Of lawn in front,
and his little brick office in one corner
next to the sidewalk. His wife had died
many years ago, 50 his household was
conducted by a housekeeper. Blu: as the
Doctors family was small and he loved
society, he was hardly ever without q
student, to whom he taught the hea ing
lie Horton came to Hopsyhurst to study
medicine with the Doctor, and as his pre-
deeessor had done before him, occupied
the back Office and the northwest cham
Der. He came from town somewhat
distant, and was unknown to the town
folks, and, like every stranger that came
among them, was made the subject Of
much critical examination, rs he walked
up he broad aisle OF the village church
the Sunday evening alter his arrival.
"WelI, Doctor, how arc your" said
farmer Smith, as he leaned over the gate
of his corn6eId, next morning, as the
Doctor, came driving by.
"Ah, Smith, how do you dor" replied
he, as he drew rein on the gray mare and
stopped. "How's your folks2'
"Toier BILE, thank ZEE; wiles a little
ailin this mornin'. See you've got a
new young man; seed him at church
Coin to make doctor out o. him. eb?"
Yes, | think 20, +" replied tho Doctor.
Think ye amt got the wrong pig by
the ear, Ell, Doctor2" said the farmer,
laughing.
"Well, don't know" replied the village
Esculapius; "can't tell YET"
Now getting the wrong pig by the
ear" was one of the Doctors great ex-
pressions, in fact his iavorite one. Like
Sbakespear's justice, "hs was full of wise
saws aud modern instances" and had n
proverb or apt quotation upon every oc-
casion. With him, ii man made a
mistake, ii was getting the wrong pig
by the ear" Ofcourse this peculiarty
was we'll known throughout all the coun
try where he praeticed, and hence the
quotation of farmer Smith.
Time passed on and Charlie Horton
became fully dome slicated in the Doc
tors household. lie was a fine Joung
/ fellow, somewhat Uver-c0nodent, perhaps
I and needed the rain little. This the
Doctor was not slow to put on, and be
/ mingled his instructions in the hea ling
art with admonitions about getting the
wrong pig by the ear, until Charlie was
heartily tired Of the homely proverb
But be was good fellow nevertheless,
/ and great favOrlts.
Ten years passed away, and Charles
studies with the old Doctor were draw
! lug to a close, wnen suddenly the idea
popped into his head that he would 60 To
Paris and finished his medical education
with course through the Continental
hospitals. DR.. Johns pooh -poohed the
idea and thought it was utterly useless.
"Why, boy" said he, what do you
want to be gaIlivantlng off TO France for'
/ What bee have you got in your bonnet
now? Can't you be satisfied with home
learning, but must g. TO work and tack
on some new tangled foreign tomfoolery
! that will knock all your sensible knowl-