, 1883-03-08
A CLEVER DOCTOR.

Ahout twenty years ago the Hon. and
Rv. f lwnrd Lambert, clergyman of
the Church Of England found that his
health was growing intirm, n mental and
physical lunguor seeming TO take posses
sion of him that English melancholy
which comes, 10 one knows why Or
wherefore, and he could not shake it off.
Young, rich, handsome. eloquent, sure
It prei.rmcut i'll the chtuch-what was
,he matter with the Hon. and Rev. Ed.
AArl Lambert?
He did what MI Englishmen do when
other remedies lul-he crossed the chan.
tel.
He Thought he could seek the rays of
ihe SIN, that luninary SO scarce in En-,
gland, Perhaps it was that he needed
SO one fine day he sailed for France,
aud found himself Mt Rouen, where he
,tayed for some days, taking every
morning II walk around the cathedral,
ctrrying Il volume cf Dante under his
um.
One afternoon he walked up the Mont
st. Catherine. and seating himself on
The grass, gravely devoted himself to the
,lrilie comedy. He had scarcely lost
himself in Dante's stately measure,
when a stranger approached and with
The most perfect courtesy addressed
Linn, asking il he were au Englishman,
I'D, if so, il he would permit few min.
ptes' conversation.
" | wish to perfect myself in your Ian
gulge, said the stranger, smiling, "and
! always seize every opportunity to
Talk to an Englishman."
lluently," said Mr.. Lambert, politely
sit down, Monsieur.
Resting on the turf, with n glorious
view before them, the two young men
soon found themselves talking glibly of
lbe news of the day, of Dnute, of re.
ligon, politics and the weather The
Frenchman was very agreeable, well
.lucated, up to the times on all points
he Immediately told Mr.. Lambert that
he was doctor and practicing his pro-
lession ut Rouen.
1t was natural that the young clergy.
mau should speak to him of his own
case, which he did freely, asking the
doctors advice.
The doctor became extremely inter
asted, and, rpon examining Mr.. Lam.
bert's tongue and pulse, gave him pre-
scription.
They walked together to Rouen, and
Mr.. Lambert theu noticed that the doc
tor had beautiful white dog, pointer,
VIII cl ganlboled around his masters
Heels.
They Geporated MS they reached the
city, tue doctor to go and see his pa
helltS, the clergyman to seek an apoth-
ecary, where he got his prescription pre-.
pared.
The next morning the Honorable and
Reverend Mr.. Lambert was better. The
doctors prescription had made him
sleep. Ii bad given him strength, he
felt M appetite for breakfast. Months
OF treatnIeyt in london at the hands OF
the best physicians had not done this
for him.
He wished to thank and remunerate
the doctor, when he remembered thathe
did not know his lame. Instinct told
him, however, that he might meet him
sgaln on she Mont st. Catherine. SO
with repewed hope, health, energy he
walked again to the top OF the hill. In
five minutes he wrs joined by the French
doctor aud hiS dog, who came bound
ing along With his pointer nose in the
grass.
The two men greeted each other Will
smiles. and shook hands cordially.
"You have saved my life, doctor"
'aid MIR. Lambert, with unusual enthu-
,iasm. "Not at all, my dear FRIEND"
,aid the doctor; 81 only gave you q
good tonic, which also made you sleep.
| fonnd out (what none of my English
brothers in medicine seem to have found
outA that you have nothing the matter
with you Your system needs o little
Jogging, that is all Railroad travel, my
dear friend, will soon set you up. Now,
dare say, you have been leading very
easy and sedentary life now, haven't
you e."
''Lt ia true, have"
"HRkemy advice, travel ride day and
night: take no medicine, excepting
these siEups, which l will give you (;
seek adventure. lent n more varied ex-
istence. aud. my friond--you are all
right +"
Now came tho delicate question Of
money. aud the Epglshman felt for tho
"rov'rbinl guinea.