Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1885-09-10
A "PERSONAL."
OY William r. Adams .

by William r. Adams.
Two young doctors were discussing
affairs Ia the downtown Office Of a
Chicago physician.
''Now, Karl, candidly, don't you
believe circumstances have much 10 do
IN determining a mans success?"
"Undoubtedly my dear boy. In our
business, for instance, If an epidemic
n
mo, [ don't mean that. Here's the
point. We both graduated with honors
at the Rush. You delight in the
racket of the city-fnd practitioner
of reputation who wants a young
medic to help him out on his higher
work-and in spite of the difficulty in
the way OF working up professionally
IN a big city, here you are to day with
no small practice OF your own, though
still the junior doctor of the Office. [
prefer a village, and feel sure the op-
portunity is better there for rising to
be somebody. open my own office,
get acquainted, secure a good practice
which ought to grow, but seems to
halt at just this point, because with
the rest of my expenses l can't afford
a horse and buggy to visit with. Some
way people do gauge fellow by his
prestige. There's no doubt about it.
If | could drive instead of walking up
to front gate 1t would not only be
great convenience but business would
comparatively boom, and I know it.
That's what / mean by 'circumstan-
ces'
''Wcn, Jack, it is rather rough,
that's a fact, that so material thug
as horse and buggy should obstruct
your way. Nobody ever was more
certain to succeed IN the profession
especially as surgeon-and you are
In the way to succeed fast enough,
too. l tell you the scheme, Doctor, F"
leaning back complacently IN his
chair, try something original. Put
an 'ad' IN one of the city papers tell
use the outfit but part Of the day, and
can offer TO pay for it in services"
''That would be original" was the
dry ejoinder.
"Well, now, the scheme grows or
me- Somebody might jump at the
chance to have their doctors bills re-
ceipted for SO easily"
Mr.. Bowling had been back from
Europe about month, He had gone
there to dispel, if possible, the shadow
of a geeat sorrow. Ia quick success
ion death had taken from him his
wife and little boy His daughter of
fifteen, begged him to send her to
some college for the completion of her
studies She could not control her
grief In the great house rendered now
so desolate. The Bowling home had
been an exceedingly happy one. Its
location as in one of Chicago's love-
Hest suberbs. It's hallowed associa-
tons, while they rendered continuous
residence in il painful, were ye. TO
precious to permit Mr.. DowIing's dis
posal of it by sale. Accordingly Julia
was sent to the college Of her choice,
the horses were sent to farmer for
keeping, the house was closed, and
Mr.. Downing went abroad,
The house was now reopened, an
housekeeper was engaged who already
had put thugs quite TO rights" as
she said. One of the horses again oc-
cupled the stable, the ''span" being
left upos the farm, and Mr. Bowling
had resumed business in the city.
As be was closing his Inter Ocean
one morning preparatory TO leaving
the train then just drawing into the
depot his eye fell upon the column of
personals" Curiosity led him on
TIL he reached this: GA young doctor
of good practice desires the use Of a
horse and buggy IN the suburb of H
from 1890 a. M TO $3.50 o. NJ Com
pensation to be made ii professional
services Address A 81.
After reading it he read If again
Then he cut it cat and placed 1t in
his pocket book. In his library that
evening Mr.. Bowling once more read
the clipping. ''Well. "he soliloquised
81 surprise myself, 1t isn't usual for
me to cut cut personals This is the
oldest thing [ ever saw, though,
OF its kind. / wonder which Of our
doctors it can be- I must confess to
its attracting me peculiarly some way.
It cant be blind 1t must mean
what it says. But Why don't he buy
horse if he has good practice?'
Perhaps his money has to go else.
where. | hasn't forgotten the hard
work I had with my expenses to pay