Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-09-10
A ''PERSONAL."
DIV William r. Adams.

Dy William r. Adams.
Two young doctors were discussing
affairs in the downtown Office of a
Chicago physician.
"Now, Karl, ~candidly, don't you
believe circumstances have much ID do
in determining a mans success2'
"UAdoHbtedly my dear boy. In our
business, for instance, If an epidemic
mo, l don't mean that. Here's the
point. We both graduated with honors
al the Rush. You delight in the
racket of the city-find a practitioner
of reputation who wants a young
medic to help him out on his higher
work-ahd 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
stlll the junior doctor of the office. |
prefer a village, and feel sure the OPP
|portunity is better there for rising to
be somebody. Iopen my W 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 | 4 cant afford
q horse and buggy to visit with. Some
way people do gauge a fellow by his
prestige. There's no doubt about it.
If | could drive instead of walking up
to 3 front gate it would not only be a
great convenience but business would
comparatively boom, and | know it.
That's what I meal by 'circumstan-
ces.'"
"Wcll, Jack, it is rather rough,
that's a fact, that so material a thing
as a horse and buggy should obstruct
your way. Nobody ever was o
certain to succeed IN the profession
especially as a surgeon-and you are
in the way to succeed fast enough,
too. 1 tell you the scheme, Doctor, ="
leaning back ~cemplacently in his
chair, try something original. Put
an al in one of the city papers tell
ing just what you want. You needn't
use the outfit but part of the day, and
can offer to pay for it in services"
That would be original, was the
dry rsjoinder.
well, now, the scheme grows or
me. Somebody might jump at tho
chance TO have their doctors bills re-
ceipted for SO easily"
y y X
Mr.. Bowling had been back from
Europe about a 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 tosend 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 was IN one of Chicago's love
lest suberbs. It's hallowed associa-
tons, while they rendered continuous
residence in it painful, were veto
precious to permit Mr.. Dowling's dis
poSal of it by sale. Accordingly Julia
was sent TO the college of her choice,
the horses were sent to a farmer for
keeping, the house was closed, and
Mr.. Downing went abroad.
The house was now %reOpened, an
ho~usekeeper was engaged who already
had put things quite to rights, " as
she said. One Of the horses again oc-
cupled the stable, the span" being
left upo. the farm, and Mr. Bowling
had resumed business in the city.
AS be was closing his Inter Ocean
one morning preparatory 10 leaving
the train then just drawing into the
depot his eve fell upon the column of
personals" Curiosity led him On
tll he reached this: "a young doctor
OF good practice desires the use Of q
morse and buggyin the suburb Of H
irom 1890 a. III. TO 2:30 D. N. Com
pensat.on to be made ia professional
services. Address a 81.
Alter reading it he read il again.
Then he cut 1t out and placed 1t in
ms pocket book. In his library that
evening Mr.. Bowling once more read
t1e clipping. "Well y he s~oliloquised
1 surprise myself, II isn't usual for
me 70 cut out personals This is the
oCaest thing / ever saw, though,
q ats kind. / wonder which Of our
doctors It can be | must confess to
rs attracting me peculiarly some way.
A. can't be a blind ltmust mean
what 1t says. But WY don't he buy
morse # he has a good practice2'
Iefh2ps his money has 10 60 else.
HAere. haunt forgotten the hard
"oFk Had with my expenses to pay