Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-28
Speech orDr. Albsn 8, Payne.

4. To- barcues to the Medicsl Socisty. given
a! Dal7::c !a5s week, Dr.. Albaa S. Payne, ic
Il : Gun; CT, whether I DO or not manner,
r.a3oolcti to the toast Of THE Southern Mcdi
csi College," He stood up and said:
Mr.. Pfe:id ct e d Fellows of the Virginia
Medical Society: Your kind and considerate
c1up!lm OF to ths institution with which / am
concord brings back forcibly to my mind q
Renaissance of the past. Who that ever visit
ed tho Cspon Springs 10 years gone that does
Doc remember the polite and urbane David
Wscd.'l. lie was the B.aux Brummel Of
his age. whose falItless neckis and elegant bow
~as passport to the best circles of society. 10
Clarke county, few miles west of the bold and
dashlug Shtnsndoal river, slumbefs the quiet
little village OF Wildwood, renarkaolo in those
days ct which speak for the wealth and ele-
eatcs Of the 81 ETY. around its neigh borho5d
Hero YES kept g foe country ion By DR.. Little
end large. fac store By Mr.. Clarke. Mr..
Clarke had often heard Of David Waddell. bu,
reyer had Eeen him. At the time Of which
| speak David had spent several days ADD
Dights 10 Winchester, amusing himself ct dtaw
poker, and had taken Wtaey' stage for AK
and.ia, thirkirg ho would take bis breaktss
ard biz ''hitters" with his old friend Df. Little
10 siwood, Great was bis arrDign-
mcn. AID greater his indignation when
to lcsr3ed tEas the Maino Eqeor law
lad come along between lis visits end
wts actually 10 fall iOroo 10 tho village.
However, no wao very Cry, and assumog all
tho ".triitsr il 70" which the old time Virgin
ian was celebrated for, he commerc.d boWlng
AID scraping through the village. engineering
for 40 invitation 20 take drlEk. 10 this Gu
bioui lriml CT mitd he Glanced to eater the
s:cro Ct Mr.. Clarke, jos! OF the sametime with
Mr.. Bro, genllemao from lower Virginia,
who was known to Mr.. Clarke as on Invalid.
Dir. Clarke. seeing Mr. Bird. said, walk
hack in my counting room, Mr.. Byrd; you will
fad some ic3 water ard some good old rye
wbi.key; help yourself. think it will do you
good" DlVy. with an elegant bow and mag
piiceut wave Of the hand, promptly r. lined,
"A7 angels voice if am Included lc that inV!.
ia.ion." And, Mr.. President. this little taken
to tight of your KIDD feeling toward the South
ern Medical Colleges IAN angels voice to M. -
| I'm slto when | return to Atlanta sud tell my
colleagues Of lie many attentions. many kidd
ncssts | have received 10 Firniiia es their rep
rtsoriatigc il will toll SIS s1coilg On their ears
az an "ausci's 7cioo" would d., bat being
| SOMEWHAT ike tho cd Gcnrsia lady little
;ky" for lear nny 70 off OF that line and
lofsst it, desire to sig right here that tha1k
you for YOU. splendid hcspitaiila5, so gene
r0usly bestowed uron US. The rccollecllous Ct
DauviIlo ard to tight will ever be an oasis
within this dry. Wthered. scared old heart OF
rinc. Aud as an about to leave tie dear old
State, rent from ctcum 'erence to centre BY the
political differences OF har soEs. msy b. par
doood Tor saying
Oh moo NAV ohilo her as they will.
dearly love Vireiaia STILL
Vita all her ioibics.
Not for her nana cor far hor charms.
Her gloomy heart, her opeD arms,
Al! that epnoblcs.