Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-10-27
NY FIRST FEE.
! Funny siorN OF u Physician, u Pretty
Girl nnd a Ginger LOzenge.

From the Argosyl
lear | am not saying anything very
original when | mention that my father
was poor clergyman. There are hun
dreds of poor clergy naturally their
sons can he rcckoned by thousands. |
know there were l., of us, and how we
all managed to find standing room in our
small North Country vicarage seems a
marvel TO me when look back upon that
time OF growing up. And then the strug-
gle to settle the professions of eight SONS.
Mine was, however, soon fixed upon. Ny
aunt's husband, Scotchman, and an NJ
d., in n country town, said he would
bring me up to his profession, provided /
eventually became his partner, and in
this manner repaid him thecost of my
education.
The proposal sounded well anyhow
II WAS accepted. But, all the rcaliza-
ton was different. He never praised me
when ] worked myself almost to death in
order TO pass brlllian! examinations, and
only grunted when ut last | came to settle
down with him in II desperately dull town,
after having come ont first on the list at
Edinburgh
My uncle cared naught for my being
Arthur Mcrriiield, NJ ID. l was to be his
white slave, and repay, with hard labor,
what he had spent on me. | honestly
tried my best to please him the practice
increased considerably, but time went on,
and still my uncle never spoke word
about money affairs. l was more than
partner as to work, but nc partner at all
as pay
And yet felt that | could make name,
also fortune, if only could get fair
chance. And the five girls at home were
expecting grand things of me, which
looked as though they might never be
realized, for even if perseyered till my
uncle died and left me his practice 1
might by that time have become gray
with age and unable to begin to make my
way.
Al last ! could bear it no longer, and
one day determined to come to an under.
standing with him. am sorry to say
this ended in regular quarrel, and de-
clarel ! would seek my fortune in Lon
don. My uncle called me all sorts of
names, which, as they were the reverse
OF complimentary, | will not repeat, and
respectfully disagreed with him. His
last words We're:
81 shonld like to know, sir, how you
are going to find Il patient in London :" l
did not answer him, for | was perfectly
unable to do so but had courage and
perseverance. Where there's will
there's way, thought, and thus left
my uncle's house, knowing well enough
that | should never see II penny of his
money
will pass over the many difficulties
next encountered the applause of the
other twelve as to my conduct, and the re-
grets OF my father, who had fancied /, at
least, was of his mind, and lastly, the
difficulty OF finding any one to lend me
some money whercwith to make start.
meant to begin ut once in good style
nothing venture, nothing have, and l was
determined to have one of the best prac.
tees in town.
AT last part OF IL dream was realized.
But yeti was all very well to be the &C.
cnpant OF espectable-looking house in
quiet London square to have gone to
the expense of brass plate on which
was neatly engraved "Dr. Arthur Merri- |
field ! further TO have engaged a worthy,
lniddle-aged female to answer the door. if |
the d0or-bell had ever been rung and the |
master enqnired for Alas / was be-
ginning to feel depressed in mind because
no patient appeared, and no fees filled my
pockets,
l had told the five girls Mt home that
my house would soon besieged at all |
hours Of the day and night. / had even
had II night-bell attached, which rung in |
deafening manner, close to my ears us |
lay in bed and, best of all, / had con-
trived peep-hole through my window
shutter, in order to distinguish the rank !
OF the visitor who disturbed my slum-
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