Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1879-11-21

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20, A doctor named R1vston had \
- Peter Bennett for bill lone -, 80. a.
ior attending the wife of ibe Iatt.
- Alexander H. Stephens was ON tba ~
nett side snd Robert ToombsO A.,
Senator Of the United Sfates - ~ !
.. Dr. RGyston. The doctor MI :,
Ie Inner q visits, the value ace )rdir
20 cu custom, and his own autborii
m 20 90 medicll practice. Mr.. Stenbe,
.olu MS client that the physician he
inaue ont his use, and rs there was notJ
4 .hIg Wherewith to rebut OF Offset the claim
. we only thing left TO do was to nav Il
no said Peter, Il hired You to spest
, Ia my use, and now speak y"
! MI stephens told him there wa
notuiog TO say; he had looked ont IN 90,
tnlt II was made out, and it was. Pete,
"1S obstinate, and at last Nh. Stepben,
,0lu hlm to make speech himself n ~
'nought one could be made.
N l VIII, said Peter Bennett. IF Bohbv
AooInhs will not be too hard on me
began: '''0" anu Ietef
Gentlemen of the jury. Won and I i,
PLAIN farmers, and If we don't st;aL -
gether these ere LAWYERS and 6oc,os.I
M; T1il get the advantage of us. | aip't M.
~ Integ'lons t 70 them in their proper placs.l
;,'. us 'ney am ia mers, gentlemen of the1
VOW TINS man Royston was s.,
nc" uec0or, and L went for him to doa I
~, = my wife's sore leg. And he came
apS 'c;s,, Slts9nla 1il salvA trnck onto it. and
worth 81, 600, he just kills him and wante =
pay for it.. r
Il don't, thundered the doctor. z
Did you cure him2 asked Peter WITH I
the slow accent of judge with blae'
cap on. :
The doctor was silent, aud Peter pre-
ceeded. he
AS was saying, gentlemen OF .drs "a !
jury, we farmers, when we sell our 1--WE r re /.
bas got to give vally for the money TO
ask, and a doctor amt none too go99on
be put to the same rule. Aud ! 1ntor. oG
believe this Sam Royston Is no W. =
no how ~. oar :
The physician again put in his sbink M, y
with, Look at my diploma II yo' w. = =
l am no doctor. r.o nav. "
His diploma + exclaimed tne
hedged orator, with great conIe.npI h;o u
His diplomat Gentlemen, thai ls a f 8,
word for printed sheep-skInS' 49,, - as
didn't make no doctor of the sHeef -
first wore it, nor does it of the MAJ .bat "t
1ow carries it, and pint out to So '"'''
ne amt no doctor at all. u
The man of medicine was no" III " D
ury, and screamed out: ASK my P"- !pl
tents if / am no doctor?' ia
Il asked my wife, retorted Peter, an .I
he said as how she thought you wasn't.
ASK my other PATIENTS said DrtAl,
he camel's back, for 1 t,Vo- ~, .od,,oss. !. =
Iooll and tone of unutteraole sauu'"o l-D~'s,; d
oThat III is a hard sayin', gentlemen ~
4,,a ;urv- and one that requires me 70
5ie 10 have powers rs I've heard ceaseu
to he exercised since the apostles. D9eS
he expect mo to bring the angel OF ~
briel down before the time and cry r.,5 aiou~
Awake We dead, and tell this courv nac. ,.a
Jury your opinion Of Roys'on ~ ITO "a
ticeP' Am 1 to go to the tomb anu saJ J0nd
him as is at last at rest from pDSsi0 nd
doctors bills: Git up, here, you ~ 1as
state il YOU died natural DEAN, vi VIC IIe
YOU hurried up some by doctorst .la IN an
saws, ASK his patients, ana gol.Ty1T9tlno .yTtn-o
of the Jury, they are all deao! VIZ
is Mrs. Beazly's man Sam. 20 ASK !ne
worms in the graveyard "uoto 10 at.9a5 -:
Mr.. Peaks woman Sarah was atlehaou t"a
by him, and her funeral was SPRplmYoi;s PyThnre e
a5d he had the corpse ready. Where IL
that likely Bill as belonged to m!. ni.
M;tcheIlP Now in glory expIessm1 nls ~
oninion on Royston's doctorin. " nss. sa.
IL tho baby gal of Harry Stephensf Gn' l;,'
is Tbere doctors cease from trouoin
o,,5 ;nfaDts are at rest.
';t Gentiemen of the Jury, he e mas rav fo fo
chickens enough at my house Use 70 pa: pss an N
y his salye, and turnlshea VIZ Gov ~, ,aahir
/ humbiy thankful that he never gave ave 1' e
- nothiny for her iunards, as he did n
other patients, for something made .
L all DIG mighty sudden.
Here the applause oonfnsion ma%1 am and in spi,
of logical restatement OF the case Q
= Senator Toombs, the doctor lost and P'
- ter Bennett won.