The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-07-29

NO. lepueu WeliknOWn voice: II
am here MYSELF @
"For what purpose, Sir Timothy Grab
ham, do you come and disturb me, when
you. know very we'll that I will never
tend you agaln2"
GAY, ay,' replied the voice from below
"but this is not time to bear malice.
tell Ysu that my wife is dangerously i'll
dying, believe, and if she dies for want
OF medical assistance, you will be respon-
sible.''
"Not so, the responsibility will all lie
on your own shoulders. am a roor
man, working hard for my living, but no
one ever knew me to neglect a patient be-
cause he could not pay me. Two. thirds
OF my work is done for nothing, or next
to nothing, and those who can afford it
out to take some share of the burden.
more especially you, the lord of the
manor, under whose protection the whole
poor are placed BY providence. Instead
OF which. you refuse to pay me for actu-
al attendance upon yourself and your
family tor upwards of a Year!' 81
"Stay, stayP' cried Sir Timothy: "vou
mistake; I never refused to paw YOU: {
only omitted to do so. You are rea,1v
wrong to look upon it as q personal mat
yer, because l never pay any one unless
am actually obliged. Why did not YOU
BRING an acton2 But come, let us see if
we cannot dc business together Save
my wife. and will pay you hundred
pounds. Thereof 5-@rr,
"Eh?" said Mr.. Radford, rather stag
gered. "But you know there is no taking
your word for anything
"Come down and let me in, and Twill
put the promise down in black and
White,' said Sir Timothy.
"That sounds like business reuIied
the doctor, not altogether sorry for an ex-
cuse tor going to the aid of dying wo-
man. So he shut down the window.
put on some clothes, and admitted s1r
Timothy Gradham, taking him into
his consulting-room, and lighting the
gas. @f .n H. -, -
CHOW how am to word it2' INQUIRED
the baronet taking up pen and arrane-
ing sheet Of foolscap before him. T
promise to pay the sum of e1OO TO Mr..
John Radford, surgeon, if he cures
mo, no" interrupted the doctor, it is
only puacks who make such bargains as
that;I must have my fee, whether OF
not am successful. 49, SIS
every good-surgeon for attendance
upon my wife, kill or cure. Will that
do9" 70 = '
=. Yes that will do; but sign it.
:, ooh, 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. - =, - ~ :,.c.5
He found Lady Grabham very i'll in
deed, quite past human aid, in fact: and
though he was indefatigable in his attend
ance, and performed that feat which is
propularly called s'exhausting the resour-
ces of his arr, - she sank on the third day.
The Wldower was not unconsolable' TIE
undertaken took some timber which was
lately telled, in part payment of expense;
and on the worry day of the funeral, Sir
Timothy leta 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 a note referring to the prom
ise which Sir Timothy Graham had
made him, and requesting check for
hundred pounds, and no answer being
vouchsated to this communication, he
presently wrote again in more UT gent
language; but the second letter was ig-
nored as quietly as the first. 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 to take legal proceedings.
"Quite right, doctor quite right said
Sir Timothy. "Force me to pay you,
and I will do it; but never part with
farth1ng except under compuls1on; it is
against my principles: and I am sorry I
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. It was gay day in the lit
tie country town, for the case excited 6
great deal Of curiosity and amusement:
the poor doctor, who was general fav-
orite, had been pitilessly chaffed, though
everybody anticipated his success; and
the court was crowded with county mag
mates. It added to the attraction of the
affair that Sir Timothy Grabham, with
all his faults, had the merit of being con-
sistent; he would not employ lawyer,
but conducted his own case. Of course
the doctors solicitor was jub1lant, and
quoted the proverb which AYERS that the
man who so acts has fool for his client.
"'Not but what the case is clear enough,
he added; call the lawyers in London
could not get him off paying up
And indeed it did seem simple. The
doctor was put into the 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, everything had oc-
CURED exactly as described. But he
added, should like to look at the doc
umen. which has been alluded to, and
ask the plaintiff question or two
about it.''
The memorandum was handed to him,
and he read it aloud: ~ promise to pay
the sum OF e100 to Mr.. John RadforG,
surgeon, for attendance upon my wife,
kill or cure. Exactly. Well, Mr. Rad
ford did you cure her2' si
"No; that was impossible"
"Dlu you kill hertz Ea GJ:#