Morris tribune., 1880-07-29

wrong 10 look upon IL as personal InHt-
ter, because never pay any one unless
am actually obliged. Why did not you !
bring an actionq But come, let us see if |
We cannot do business together. Save |
my wife, and I viii pay you hundred
pounds Therei"
"Eh9' said Mr.. Radford, rather stag
gered. "But you know there is no taking
your word for anything"
"Come down aud let me in, and Twill
put the promise down in black and
white" said Sir Timothy.
"That sounds like business" replied
the doctor, not altogether sorry for an ex-
cuse for going to the aid OF dying wo-
man. So he shut down the window,
put on some clothes, and admitted SIR
Timothy Gradham, taking him into
his consulting-room, and lighting the
gas.
"Now how am I to word itg" inquired
the baronet, taking up pen and arrang-
ing sheet of foolscap before him. i
promise to pay the sum of el00 to Mr..
John Radford, surgeon, if he cures"
mo, no." interrupted the doctor, 1t is
only puacks who make such bargains as
that must have my fee, whether or
not am successful.
| ''Very good-surgeon for attendance
upon my wife, kill or cure. Will thar
doS"
Yes that will DO; but sign it.
''Oh, oh! 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 ill in
deed, quite past human aid, in fact; and
though he was interchangeable in his attend
ance, and performed that feat which is
propularly called ''exhausting the resour-
ces of his art" she sank on the third day.
The widower was not unconsolable' The
undertaken took some timber which was
lately felled, in part payment of expense
and on the very day of the funeral, Sir
Timothy let q farm, the lease of which
had expired, for an increased rent, with
out having to do as much IN the way of
repairs as he had anticipated; so that he
was enabled to bear the domestic mis-
fortune like Spartan.
After decent lapse of time Mr.. Rad
ford sent IN note referring to the prom
Use which Sir Timothy Grabhan had
made him, and requesting q check for a
hundred pounds, and no answer being
vouchsafed to this communication, he
presently wrote again in more urgent
language; but the second letter was ig.
nored as quietly as the ti'se. Then the
good doctor got angry, and meeting his
debtor in the course of his rounds, he up
braided him with his conduct, and threat
ened 10 take legal proceedings.
Quite right, doctor-quite right. 'said
Sir Timothy. "Force me to pay YOU
,, and l will do it; but never part with s
farthIng except under compulslon; it il
against my principles: and l am sorry
cannot make an exception in your favor.
! So Mr.. Radford put the matter in the
!, hands Of lawyer; and in due time the
case came. 1t was gay day in the lit
tie country town, for the case excited {
great deal Of curiosity and amusement
! the poor doctor, who was general tav
orite, had been pitilessly chafed, though
everybody anticipated his success; anC
. the court was Gro wded with county mag
= mates. It added to the attraction of thu
affair that Sir Timothy Graham, with
all his faults, had the merit of being con
. sistent; he would not employ lawyer
but conducted his own case. Of cOurst
the doctors solicitor was jubllant, anC
quoted the proverb which AYERS that tn
= man who SO acts has tool for his client
mot but what the Case is clear enough
> he added; call the lawyers in Londol
could not get him off paying up"
- And indeed it did seem simple. TIL,
{ doctor was put into the witness-Dox, ant
= told his story; and Sir Timothy did no
!. question the correctness of it; on tn
!, contrary, he openly said, that to the hes
:. of his remembrance, everything had &C
Cured exactly as described. '.But," b
" added, I should like to look at the doc
umen. which has been alluded TO, ant
y ask the plaintiff question or tw
- about it."
e The memorandum was handed to him
! and he read it aloud: 81 promise to pa
- the sum of e100 to Mr.. John Radforc
surgeon, for attendance upon my wifi
! kill or cure Exactly. Well, MIR Rae
;. ford did you cure herr"
''No; that was impossible"
"Dia you kill her?'