The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1882-06-16
PETER BENEFITS spEEUls.
a Good story Told by hon.
Alexander stephens at ~
Georgia Farmer IA
Court.
The Danger of Doctors.
LCorrespontence b do rost

Correspondence uf the Post
WAsHINGToS, b. c., May 30Ih.-Hon.
Alexander Stephens departure froa
Washington, and his acceptance Of the
Democratic nomination for Governor of
Georgia, will be seriously regretted here,
MS he was quite social attraction. He
told many amusing stories, the best of
which is he following:
doctor named Roys had sued Peter
Bennett for his bill, long overdue, for at
tending the wife of the latter. Alexan-
der Fl. Stephens was on the Bennett side,
aud Robert Tooms, the Senator of the
! United States, was for Dir. Royston The
/ doctor proved his number of visits, their
value according to LEGAL custom and his
authority TO do medical practice. Mr.
Stephens told hi client that the ply stefan
had made cut his case, and there was
nothiag Mherewith to rebut or Offset the
claim, the only thing left to do was TO
pay it. No. said Peter; II hired you
to speak TO my case, and now speak"
Mr.. Stephens told htrh there WAS moth
ing 10 say; he had looked on to see that
il WAS made out, and IL was.
Peter was obstinate, and at last Ste
phens told him to make a speech himself.
If he thought one could be made.
al will, said Peter Bennett, "if Bobby
looms won be too hard on me-
Senator looms promised, and Peter be-
gan.
"GentlemOn Of the jury-You and are
/ plain farmers, and if we don't stick to-
gether thesesre lawyers and doctors will
, get the advantage OF us. amt no law
yer nor doctor, and ain's no objections
} to them in their. proper place; but they
ain farmers, gentlemen of the jury.
"NOw this man Royston was q new doc
T tor, and sent for him to come an doctor
, my wife's sore leg. And be come an put
some salve truck onto il and some rags,
e. but never done it one bit of good, gentle
I men of the jury. l don't believe he is no
doctor, no way. Thare is doctors sure
enough, but this man don't earn his )mons
ey, and ii you send for him, as Mrs. Sa-
rah Atkinson did, for negro boy as was
n worth one thousand dollars, he just kills
, him and wants pay foI il
Il don't, Numbered the doctor.
4 Ibid you cure him?" asked Peter with
n the black cap on.
The doctor was silent and Peter pro-
ceeded.
o las I was sayin,' gentlemen of the
= jury, we farmers when We sell our cotton
5 has got TO give value for the money we
y ask and doctors Amt none 10 good to be
put 10 the same rule. And don't believe
3 this sam Royston is no doctor no how
: The physician again put in his oar,
: with, look at my diploma if you don 1
think I am doctor"
His diploma" said the new fedged
orator, with great contempt. His diplo-
nal Gentlemen, that is a big word for
printed shee9skiu, aui it didn't make no
doctor Of toe sheep as first wore IT, nor
d does II OF the man now carries it good
0 newspaper has more in it, and pint out
d, 90 you that he Amt no doctor at ALL
The man of medicine was now in n
% fury, and screamed out: ASK my patient
ID if am not a doclor!'
, she said rs how she thought you WASH {. =
/ ASK my oiher patients, said Dr.
i Roy ton.
" This seemed to be a straw that brok
q the oameis back for Peter replied, with
look and toLe- Of unutterable sadness
That is a hard sayin gentlemen of the
jury, aud one as requires me to die or Il
lie have power as I've learn tell ceased 10 be-
nj exercised siuce the A postles. Does he ex-
. pect me to bring the angel Gabriel down
TO foot his horn before his time, aud cry
/ aloud, Awake, ye dead. and tell this
= court aud jury your opinion of Royston
r. pracfice2' Am | to 20 to the lonely
churchyard aud rap on he silent tomb
80 and say to um Ms is at last at rest from
IT physie aud doctor bills, Git up here, you
= and state if you died natural death, OF
was hurried up by some doctors H'
sAys ask Us patients, and, gentlemen oil
tue Jury, IHFJ are 90 Nt'N". -
Is Mrs. Boasler's man Sam. Go ask the
e worms in the graveyard are ne lies
Mr.. Peakes woman Sarah was attended
oy him, and her funeral was sppointe'
= and he had the corpse ready hhers /:
10 that iittIe Bill as he belonged 10 Mrs
,e Mitchell Now in glory expressiR' hI'
opinion Of Roystons doctorin.' Where
l. that baby gal of Harry Stephen's2 She
are where doctors cease from troublin
: and the infants are at rest.
4 '-Genflemen of the jury, he has ct chick
:, en- enough at my house 10 pay for hi
sGlve, and furnished the rags, and don
&c suppose he charges for maxim OF be
IA worse, and even he don't pretend L
nj charge for curin' of her, | am humbl,
h thank ful that he never give her nothin
Tor her inwarqs, as he did his other pa
OF tients, for somt hih' made u n all die u & h
pi ~ sudden"
n Here the applause made The speaker 81
k down in great confusion, aud in spit
Of logical restatement Of the case b,
IL senator Toombs the doctor lost and Pete
IL Bennett won. AR. Stephens has man
II. stories to tell Of negroes, aud onelis of
i,s famous cotton and chicken deprsdator
who since the war met the ex-vice presi
dent in the road, "Well, Thomas was I'd
salutation, II VAS sorry TO hear that yo
had been in trouble about Mrs. Tripp'
D. chickens"
at Eyes, mars Alex but done quit all ia
now, SAID ihe negro, very penitehily
be How many did you take before 70
nj sioPped2' asked Mr.. SIep hens.
rd II tuck all she had" was the perfeci
he ly innocent reply.