The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-30
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Remarkable Bill Which a Young Phys
ciRn rendered - Fair Patient,s Fa,h.,r

Remarkable Bill Nhish "a Young Phv.i.
clan Iendered . Fair Patients Father.
A romantic little story reached the
ears OF 4 reporter for the Inter Ocean
yesterday 1t touches on sickness, bills.
and love. A certain charming voupg
lady living in ono of the southern sui
urbs was taken seriously a few weeks
ago. Her parents, who are quite
wealthy, employed the best medical
talent obtaina lie, but the worthy dici-
pies or medicine who examined her uru-
nOunced her case to be incurabld. mud
SAID that she WAS beyond human mid.
The parents were in despair. Ry some
accident the father heard of "A vo1n,r
doctor who had but very recently located
III tho village, and whose list OF patients
was not at all large, but who had ever
given satisfaction when called upon,
lie was asked to 500 the sick girl. lie
called, looked at the patient steoQily,
Ihen turned 10 the anxious parents and
said, firmly and decisively:
81 can save your ddughterw
"Do you think sO?n was the excited
query.
~ know sol" was the positive answer.
"Savo my daughter and name your
prico for your services" exclaimed The
loving father.
"fhen | must have entire charge of
tho case" said the young doctor,
AS the other doctors had given no on
couragement whatever for her recoy-
cry the case was readily placed la the
young physicians hands. lie went TO
work, patiently, earnestly; took entire
charge vi his fair patient; watched over
her day and night. In week she be-
gan To improve; two weeks found her
out OF danger; i'll three weeks she could
SIT up, and at the end of four weeks she
was we'll and could take long drives
with her devoted doctor. Ho had indeed
redeemed his pledge-had save his
cIarge.
One day, after the complete recovery
oil INC young lady was positively assur-
gu, lhe laiher called the young doctor
lnlO ms library, Taking him by IN,
hand, he said: "Young man, Won have
saved my daughter. told YOU that If
you did so you would be compensated
at Whatever price you chose to 'iiN your
serNlces' am now ready to carry out
my part OF the agreement, as YOU have
so nODly done your work"
- DO you really wish to pay me my
own priceg" asked the young doctor,
unNiOusly.
"lndced do, sir"
"lhen ask you to give your dnugh-
Ter TO me III marriage" Was the une1-
pected request.
The old gentleman was naturally a
little aStoni5hed vt the nature of the an
swer. He hesitHtod "A moment. then
touched bell. A servant answered
"rell Hattie to step hore," was the com
maud.
In minute the daughter entered tn.
room, the father aud tho young doctor
ood ia ing Que another.
"llattie," said tho old gentleman. Do
you feel that you have iuliy reeovercdPu
81 AIN ~ well rs over, father"
"DO you imagine what your doctor
wishes in COMPENSATION for nis services
IN saving your LfGSn WAS the sternly
put question.
"No," said the girl anXiously, "but |
am sure he deserves anything roasoug-
But consider his charge extortlou-
ate," was the emphatic rciuiudsr,
"Whal Is II, father; / feel suro that
doctor--would not no unreasonable.
Not unreasonablol Why Hattie, he
asks that | consent to his making Won
his wife, what have you to say To thStYn
Hattie blushed violently Tor minute,
her little foot played with the rug on
the Ronr, thon looking up arohly, first
at her father aud next to the young
doctor who had meantime uttered no
word, she said;
"Iou say, father; whsn / was sick
all the other doctors gave me up and
assured me nothing cut deathY"
yes, my daughter"
"And Doc or ---- took my ca o I'M
der those circumstances, told YOU he
would save me, and nursed mo back TO
health aud life"
"Yps.n
"rhon, father; IL strikes mo that II
was an auditing committee and had To
pass upon this bill, I'd argue that the
one who brought mo back To my health
from apparent death would 6e pretty
safe for me- to he intrusted to when
heath WAS fully regansd. | would
check his bill o. X, anu say nothing
about eXtOrtionate vharges.n