South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-05-25
Philip Wh.rsoa:s cnoice-


- The gas hared brisieIy in the drug
room in the great city hospisafof w.
Dr. Warton, one OF the Young p.Iysi-
clan. IN charge, stuod by tue marble
slab putting ups, prescription. Near
lnni io1nged, idly. Dr. Frazier, MS
colleague, dark, musfachioed young
FELLOW. with lard. ntoierant cast Of
countenance, rendered. moro repe!l-
ant Just now By an angry scowi.
bout talk to me-. Phil he said.
There's = niserabiy paor outlook for
either OF Us here The poorest hods
carrier that WALKS the street has bet
Ter chance for success than goa er I,
sgen though We haze 81. ID. tackled TO
oar names. You can brag OF your
profession II yoa Ike, but I'm SICK OF
itt ~ uy someihins else before the
years 3 out ,s - -..~,,....
Il harea', .srayge,, OF IT, said Dr..
War;on, good hunloredly. Thayen't
said anl ling. You never give me. a
chance ,..r 60.
To think, OF how I've. wasted my
lifer continued Frazier, without heed
ing him. .Rolr years at college, two
in n doctors Office. two in the Phila-
delphia medical schools. And here I
am, and here son are. men ut twenty
tour glad TO have a years practice in
q hospital for our board, when nv
brother, two years younger and with
out an education. Is making hand
some living specializing in the Stock
Exchange, ,, 80
Philip Wharton made no reply, but
ground Away steadily az the mortar.
DO stopth2t scFe.lk y said Frazier,
lFri'abiy. Como o1t and have a
smoke
Il haven't finished putting up this
prescription
-. ,Yai hasen,t hal your y. 4arpsr,
No; Rq; shall ini.a. tl.s presctip-
.Yoa aiways .iak At a thing until ii
i dnsqel Yoniil sick Z; yorT pro.
lesion uniili isishes y0u,'
! hope not SAIL Wbarton, laugh
u ~ ~ -a.A.H
'wtt. ere y9u g5ing to 10 when
sen lsare iae a6spRaly oar time miil
De MP III September. Where are jon
gong 10 settler. =
Iiont know yet. SAID Philip, Lis
cheerful face1 81 tlieul, cloading. Il
mo y. lay, place wbere there Is much
chancc OF Success. Afy con,in John
advises ne, 10 60 West. But there
are hasta -tiszsa doctors Az every VII
iage out there already
There. sail George Frazer, tn.
u-slphap;iy. What did sa.: There
i absolutely no chance Tor a yoang
DOCTOR, unless be has :, fortune o.
friends 10 push him on. You aud |
have neither. We had better 20 OCT
an3 preach this new cure Of fas.ing.
w c haze every prospect OF becoming
COOL examples Of ia effects, whatever
those may BE-
DR.. Wharton iaggliel, but male NJ
rei'iy. lis lace showed, however.
That he !ell tie ruth o! what Fraz:er
sail.
'Y61 llsI better come 10 supper.
PM, Frazier alJ6i, ia = more rllser-
iei tone Having succeeded in max.
lug as companion miserable, bic own
spirits began 70 revive.
80 mGs; pat ~ this powder
Very well. I'm going 10 Gu, ny
ward aud take stroll. tonight
lie saunie9cd out into tue clear
moonlight aud fresh air. Dr.. Whar
tor slaucel after him, feeling Is it he.
too, m1:t escape from the na1seating
snlel. Of the Ql1gs and toe heavy, fe
TIA ar " the sick wards. B1; lie
ground on steadily al his powder.
lie vas a borneIy little man, whose
only attractive trAi. was happy, hear
IS buoyaacy OF heart. but tia, gas
gone nov. When the prescription
was malie up IN little papers, labelled
and directed, be washed bis hands,
pat Oh his hat, and looking At lis
watch, walked quickly out into the
street. Half IN hour was tie time be
gave hiinseit fDr meals bg. tonight
be would Use tie bali 80ur for some,
thing else than supYer.
He turned intoa quiet crOss.stree;.
and N feS minutes reached a little
0ook-shop which wore q melancholy.
wa.clil. air. as If tired oflOosiuz oat
Tor customers inside a yo1ng girl
was fserchea on a iiga sjoOl, wfitInr
~ ledger Sire had a round merry
face. Nbich grew suddenly red as
Sue looked Up.
% Phiiipr she cried. iamping
down and catching bis hand with a
nervous SOB and I9Dgh. 'Sucb a good
day a. tbis sas been Mr. Nixon has
no; scoided since morning. and I have
made tyO sales. aal n1R yoa are
come
50 Nixon vas scol5ing yo1. was
be-: said Philip. lis face darSeniur
The soOahdrsii To THINK that Won