The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-04-03
Doctors.

side, and Robert TOombs, then Senator
of the United States, was for DR.. Roys-
ton. The doctor proved his number of
visits, their value according to local GUS
tom, and his own authority to do medi-
cal practice. Mr.. Stephens told his
client that the physician had made out
his case, and as there was nothing where
with to rebut or offset the claim, the
only thing left to do was to pay it.
"No," said Peter, I hired you to speak
for my case, and now speak"
Mr.. Stephens told him there was
nothing to say; he had looked on to see
that the case was made, and it was.
Peter was obstinate, and at last Mr..
Stephens told him to make a speech
himself if he thought that one could be
made.
81 will" said Peter, if Bobby Toombs
won't be too hard on me-"
Senator Toombs promised, and Peter
began:
Gentlemen of the Jury-You and 1
is plain farmers, and if we don't stick
together these ere lawyers and doctors
will get the advantage over us. I amt
no lawyer nor doctor, and 1 amt no
objections to them in their proper place;
but they amt farmers, gentlemen of the
jury. Now this man Royston was n
new doctor, and l went for him to come
and doctor my wife's sore leg. And he
come an put some salve truck onto it
and some rags, but it never done it one
bit of good, gentlemen of the jury. |
don't believe he's 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 Atkins did, for negro boy
as was worth $1,000, he Just kills him
and wants pay for it."
81 DON'T" Numbered the doctor.
"Did you cure himl' asked Peter,
with the accents of Judge with the
black cap on.
The doctor was SILENT and Peter pro
ceeded.
GAS l was saying, gentlemen of the
jury, we farmers when we sell our cot
ton has got to give vallv for the money
we ask, and doctors amt none too 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 roar,
with, "Look at my diploma if you think
l am no doctor!"
"His diploma" exclaimed the newly
tledged orator, with contempt. ellis
diploma Gentlemen, that's big word
for printed sheepskin, and it don't make
no doctor Of the sheep as first wore it,
nor does it of the man as now carries it.
A newspaper has more in it, and now
I'll point out to We that he amt no doc
tor at all.
The man of medicine was now in Il
fury and screamed out, "Ask my
patients if am no Doctor
81 asked my wife," retorted Peter,
''and she said as how she thought you
wasn't"
"Ask my other patients" said Dr.
Royston.
This seemed to be the last straw that
broke the camel's back, for Peter re-
piled with look and tone of unutter-
able sadness;
''That is a hard sayin gentleman of
the jury, and one that requires me to die
or to have powers as I've heard ceased
to be exercised since the apostles. Does
he expect me to bring the angel Gabriel
down to toot his horn before his time
and cry aloud awake, We dead, and
tell this court and jury your opinion of
Royston's practiceg Am to go to the
lonely graveyard and rap on the silent
tomb, and cry to 'em as is at rest from
physic and doctors bills, Get up here,
you, and state if you died natural
dea.h, or was hurried up by some doc
tors q He says ask his patients, and,
gentlemen of the jury, they all dead
Where is Mrs. Beasleys man Saml Go
ask the worms in the graveyard where
he lies. Mrs. Peake's woman Sarah
was attended by him, and her funeral
was appointed and he had the corpse
ready. Where is that likely Bill as be-
longed to Mr.. MITCHELL Now in glory
a expressin' his opinion of Roystons
dOctorin'. Where is that baby doll of
Harry Stephens? She are where doc
tors cease from troublin' and infants are