Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-06-04

ford declined to stir. Consideration
for his wife's rest, however, at length
induced hirl to turn out Ouca more and
again go through the process OF refrig-
Grafton.
Sir Timothy's messenger again, l
suppose !" lie cried.
NO" replied well-knoNn voice; II
am here myself.
For villa, purpose, Sir Timothy
Graham, do you come and disturb me,
when YOU know very we'll that never
intend to enter your doors again?"
LAY, ay," replied the voice from be-
low; "bnt this IS not a time to bear
malice. Itell you that my wife is dam
gerously ill-dyipg l believe; and if
she dies for want of medical assistance,
you will lie responsible"
mot So; the responsibility will all
lie on your own shoulders. l am a
poor man, We rking h9d for my living,
but no ono ever knew me to neglect u
patient because he could not pay me-
! Two-thirds of my work is done for
nothing, or next 20 nothing, and those
who can ford 1t ought to take some
share of the burden, more especially
YOU, the lord Of the manor, under VIII ose
protection the whole poor are placed
by providence. Instead Of which you
refuse to pay Inc for actual attendance
upon yourself and your family for up
wards Of a year y
Stay, stay r. cried Sir Timothy;
"lou mistake; never refused to pay
you; only omitted to do so. You are
r, ally wrong to look upon it asa person
al matter, because l never pay anyone
unless / am actually obliged. Why
did you not bring an action? Bat
come, let us SEQ if we cannot do bust
ness together. Save my wife and l will
pay you hundred pounds. There"
Ell? p said Mr.. Radford, rather
staggered. But you know there is no
taking your word for anything
Come down and let me in, and
will put the promise down in black and
white said Sir Timothy.
That sounds like business" not al
together sorry Tor an excuse for going
to the aid of dying woman. SO he
shut the window, put on some clothes,
and admitted Sir Timothy Grabham,
taking him into his consulting room
and lighting the gas.
| "Now, how am to word it?' in-
quired the baronot, taking up q pen and
arranging o sheet of foolscap before
him. 1 promise to pay the sum of
E100 to Mr.. John Raaford, surgeon, if
he cures"
"No, TO-" interrupted the doctor,
sit is only quacks who make such bar
gains as that 1 must have my fee,
whether am successful or not"
Every good surgeon for attend
ance upon my wife, kill or cure Will
that do?"
"Yes, that will do; but sign it,"
"Oh, oh! l forgot. How stupid"
And Sir Timothy appended his name to
the document, and then putting on his
great coat and hat, he left the house
with his successful visitor.
He found Lady Grabham very i'll in
deed, quite past human aid, in fact !;
and though he was indefatigab!e in his
attendance, and performed that feat
which is popularity called exhausting
the resources of his art" she sank on
the third day. The widewer was not
inconsolable. The undertaken took
somo timber which had lately been
felled, in part payment of expense );
and on the very day of the funeral, Sir
Timothy let farm, the lease of which
had expired, for an increased rent,
without having to do as much in the
way Of repairs as he had anticipated
SO that 10 was enabled to bear tie do
nestle misfortune like Spartan.
After decent lapse of time, Mr.. Rad
ford sent in note referring to the
promise which Sir Timothy Grabham
had made him, and requesting check
for hundred pounds; and no answer
being vouchsafed to this communion
ton, he presently wrote again in more
urgent language but the second letter
was ignored as quietly as the first;
Then the good doctor got angry, and
meeting his debtor in the course of his
rounds, he upbraided hlm with his
conduct, and threatened to take legal
proceedings.
"Quite right. doctor-quite right"
said Sir Timothy. "Force me to pay
you, and will do it /; butI never part
with a farthing except under compul-
| sioa it is against my principles and
am sorry Icannot make an exception
in your favor"
So Mr.. Radford put the matter in the
hands of lawyer; and in due time the
case came. It was gay day in the lit
tie country town, for the case excited a
great deal of curiosity and amusement;
the poor doctor, who was general ia.
vorite, had been pitilessly chafed,
though everybody hoped for and antic-
ipated his success i; and the court was
crowded with county magnates. 1t ad-
ded to the attraction of the affair that
Sir Timothy Graham, with all his
faults, had the merit of being consist
ent he could not employ lawyer,
but conducted his own case. OF course
the doctors solicitor was jubilant, and
quoted the proverb which AYERS that
the man who so acts has fool for his
client. mot but what the case is clear
enough" he added call the lawyers
in London could not get him off pay
ing up"
And indeed it did seem simple. The
doctor was put into tho witness-box,
and told his story /; and Sir Timothy
did not question the correctness of it
on the contrary, he openly said, that, to
the best of his remembrance, every.