The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1880-03-16
Proposing to the Wrong Girl.

WAS young surBeOni JusO Tree from
Il college and walking the hospitals,
when got my first practice in the little
town of Dunheld. DIR. Thompson, of
the place, was an old friend of my
father's, and 1t was arranged that l
should assist him, with an ultimate
view to the whole practice. 1t was a
good lookout for a young man just be-
ginning life. Above all as my friends
vehemently prophesied, "Thompson
can't possibly live another ten years
you know" So with many pleasant
dreams about dead mems shoes ana
other cheerful subjects, moved myself
and dry goods and chattels to W-shire.
Most naturally i had good deal of
curiosity as to my new friends patients.
Mine was sociable temperament; and
as l had about two hundred and fifty
pounds year of my own, in addition to
what DIR. Thompson was to give me, l
fancied / was already in n position to
have little home and wife of my
own, provided of course that l could
find some really nice girl who suited
my taste and liked me. l had sort of
grand feeling that the medical profess
sion ought to be obliged to me for enter
ing it,
:" 1t isn't as if were fellow who had
quite to earn his daily bread" was a
remark made to my bosom friend,
Charlie Somers.
arrived at Dunfield in the early part
of May 1t was settled that at the first
4 was to live at DIR. Thompson's, whom
] found to be CHEEKY old fellow, and
his wife q most kind, motherly soul.
They had no children, and the house
hold was quite well ordered. The prac
tice, too, was very good.
The town had its squire, Sir William
'Crowhurst. His wife, Lady Crowhurst,
was the grandee of the place; and by
good fortune, their two little girls were
my first patients being conveniently
seized with mild touch of measles soon
after my arrival, and when the doctor
Happened to be laid up with lumbago.
This of course gave me good stert, and
was the best introduction L could wish
for to the other swells of the town, such
as the clergyman and his wife, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perkins who had seven children,
of whom one or the other was always
ailing; Mr.. Gordon, the lawyer, who
had also wife and two grown.up
daughters; and many others.
1t is true there was rival doctor in
the place-there always are rival med
ical men in small town-but then he
hadn't even stray dog to experiment
talize upon," as old Thompson chuck
ingly told me. Mr.. Snares was his
unlucky name. AS, however, L can
only mention one or two of these people
again in my story, will not weary you
with lot of dramatis persona, who
will never be accounted for; else the
postmaster, chemist, dissenting minis
ter, school l-master, and others, are all
well worth being described, each in his
or her own peculiar way.
About three weeks after my arrival
Thompson showed me note from Mrs
Gordon, saying that her daughter had g
bad cough-would one of us come tc
see her!
"Now, Mr.. Gwynne," said the doctor
{" here's chance to distinguish yourself
Lawyer Gordon is a smart man anC
making no end of money. Mrs. Cor
don is great one for being on the sicE
list. Unfortunately, she doesn't like me
because she suspected me once of send
ing her bread pills and water mixture
when her imaginary illness drove MI
beyond bounds, so that lean and hungry
Snares was called in; but he injured hi,
cause by persisting to remain for lunch
which Mrs. Gordon thought very i'm
pertinent on first acquaintance and 8,
it was. Now my firm belief is that thi
cough is more than half to decide if you
will do, or if she must send to Colcheste
for DIR. Sims, which will of course cos
her great deal more. They are goo,
patients-too good to loose; so go and d.
your best for us. On no account b
sparing of grave shakes Of the head ant
plenty of fmedicine, though it may be a
innocent as you like, provided it be judi
ciously nasty"
"All right, sir,n was my reply "I1
goat once" and as spoke rose from
my seat and proceeded up stairs to pu
on clean collar and better tie, trying
to think wasn't bit nervous. But
was; for when was a young man
was very nervous and never could, t.
save my life, give repartee answer O
trat ol1t of a mess 1naatlu / ,anshad M.