The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-04-08
WRITING FOR LIFE.

MY ueal ION, L speak to YOU not
onl ly as an old friend, but as a medical
man; and / see that it is quite necessary
for You to have complete and perfect
rest for some weeks. You have been
overdoing it in nursing that old uncle in
the country for the last three months,
and, to my own knowledge, have taken
the last train down there at night and
the first train to town in the morning,
and have consequently not had good
nights rest for all that time. How can
man stand it, added to your hospital
work all day, without suffering from it d?
Don't you feel to require rest?
mot the least in the world" returned
Raven. "Oddly enough, the nursing
seems to have done me good | confess
to having felt thoroughly knocked up
some weeks since; but battled bravely
against the feeling, won the victory, and
now I'm as fresh as paint and up to work
better than ever"
You don't look it. repeat Won
look thoroughly worn out. But YOU
know your own business and state of
health; and, now your uncle is gone and
has left you potful of money, you can
take things more easy"
Yes, old boy, Tn game for anything
- mind and body tirst-class; and intend
to stick to my hospital work It's very
good of you, Jack, to take an interest in
my health and all that, but say no more
about it, beg"
II promise to say nothing to nobody"
Raven and were at the same hospital
st. Lazarus-where he held a medical
and | a surgical appointment. We were
both hard worked, often day and night
and my time and attention, for about
three months after the above conversa-
tion, were so fully occupied and en-
crossed that l thought no more of the
occurrence. Raven looked in good
health, and was very ccessful-indeed
he bade fair to rise in a short time to
great eminence in the profession. He
was immensely popular with everyone.
His gray hair and bright blue eyes, and
healthy, foiid, complexion, combined
with frank, open and hearty manner
in speaking, made him friend with
everybody, and inspired confidence in all
his patients as well as in all his friends.
As nearly rs / can recollect, it must
have been about three months after his
uncle died that Raven came mp to me
one day in the hospital
'Tve Just received a summons to Ex-
eter," said he "The family is wealthy
and influential; and, from what / know
OF the case I've been called there to at
tend, I'm sure its more of surgical
than medical one. 1t will be an excel
lent chance for you, Lawson; and can
promise you a good fee to begin with
Therefore, ifyou can possibly manage it,
meet me at Paddington this evening at
half-past nine, and we will go down to-
gether by the express, Send me word
during the afternoon whether you can
come or not"
/ hesitated. 1t was the depth of win
ter, and | hardly liked leaving my wife
and a most important baby; but fees
were scarce-this was a golden oportun-
ity not to be rashly neglected, | de-
cided to risk my wife's disappointment.
at is most kind of you, Tom. l will
certainly 60 down with you. SO far as
] can see, there will be nothing to pre-
vent my doing So"
A CLEAN of satisfaction shone in his
bright blue eyes.
"You promise?"
"Unless anything unforeseen should
happen to prevent me, ! will be down at
the station by half-past nine"
Remember"
Raven was dramatically impressive, /
thought, as we parted; and I arranged
my work so as TO be able to keep my
The hardest task was
breaking the news to Amy, who would
be low-spirited and conIuro up all kinds