The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-10-10
A BRAVE DOCTOR,

hiaue MN tHV Dutt VI lItuucHt JOKES.
He seemed to know his lessons, but in
endeavoring to recite them he tioundered
about and clutched at his words desper-
ately and awkwardly, and made but =
poor appearance. One could not help
smiling at the tall, clumsy, blushing fel-
low. But he worked al some of the prob
lens that discouraged the rest of us
with a stubborn courage that enabled him
more than once to surprise us and put us
to shame. Thorough seemed to be his
motto.
He took his degree of NJ. d. with
honors, and soon afterward we heard that
he had been appointed United States
Medical Inspector on the Maine frontier.
He entered upon his official duties in
1885, the year of the memorable small
pox epidemic which in Montreal and the
surrounding villages ragged destructively
among the French Canadians. With al
most incredible fanaticism, thousands of
these people refused to be vaccinated.
They declared that to vaccinate was to
oppose the Divine will. God had sent la
picotte, and to try to prevent its spread
was wicked. The Canadian health of
fcials, in attempting to compel them to
be vaccinated, were tiercely assaulted
their flags and placards torn down, and
the people rioted in the streets. Under
these circumstances, it was almost i'm
possible to check the epidemic.
The American health officials cstab-
lished rigid system of inspection along
the Canadian border, and required that
all passengers on railroad trains coming
from Canada should be fumigated.
Surgeons with the necessary appliances
were stationed at the railroad stations,
and on the wood roads and forest trails
leading across the boundary, to vaccinate
all people arriving from Canada who had
not already been vaccinated.
Young Doctor Dean was directed to
make tour of the logging camps in the
Moosehead Lake region, and to vaccinate
every man in their crews whose arm did
not show fresh scar. Among these
loggers were many ignorant, lawless fell
lows, some of whom had the stupid pre-
JUDGE against vaccination which had lee
the French people across the border to
resist the efforts of the Canadian doctors.
Their employers and the foremen, how
ever, were heartily in sympathy with the
work of the surgeon, and did their best
to compel their men to submit to hi
lancet. In one of these camps Doctor
Dean encountered a French Canadian
called Pierre Couteau, who was UNUSUAL,
obstinate, and showed vicious temper
in his opposition to the doctors pur,
pose to vaccinate him. He was hugs
fellow with black beard, and Il great
red scar on his forehead
Its of no use for you to hang of
you've got to have the job done, said
Dixon, the boss of the camp.
mo" answered Pierre, crisply and
doggedly.
Don't make any fuss about it, Roll
up the sleeve of your frock" ordered
Dixon
Dr. Dean took step toward the Can.
adian.
''No!" growled the fellow, with an omin
Gus emphasis, at the same time grasping
his axe as if to strike, His eyes flashed
the scar on his forhead grew redder, and
he fairly bristled with determination.
Dixon was furiously angry and burst
into torrent of profane EXPLANATIONS
Leave this camp and don't you eyei
come back, you brute he cried. "Wt
don't want any murderers here
Pierre muttered few words in his ma.
tive patios, flashed defiant look at the
foreman, dropped his axe with a scorn.
full gesture, and turned to go away.
In second DR.. Dean sprang upon him
tripped him, threw him to the ground
face downward, and jumped on his back
Dixon came quickly to his assistance and
helped to hold the man down.
Throttle the scoundrel." exclaimed
the excited foreman.
No. said the doctor coolly 'In
going to vaccinate him"
A friendly wood chopper happened tc
come along. He helped Dixon to hole
down the struggling, curslng, frothine
man, while Doctor Dean cut away hi
frock and shirt, criscrosSed his skin will
his lancet, and rubbed in the vaccine
In less than minute the operation wa
over
Trembling with rage, but cowed. tn
Canadian jumped up, flung back NJ
angry threat at the doctor, took hi
small pack of clothing, and, still
breathing vengeance. strobe AWAY from
the camp.
II dunno; | guess you made a mis-
take, :" said Dixon.
why" asked the doctor.
THAT critter Is liable to kill YOU. He
bad one. | rather think twould hav
been better to let him go without irwin.
TO vaccinate him"
IF I'd let him 20 he'd be liable t.
kill hundred men instead OF one, re
piled the doctor - He might be tn
very one to spread the smallpox al
through this RECON One unvacinate,
man is a constant menace. The onl
safe way is for me to obey orders snc
see that everyone is vaccinated."
\ few weeks later Doctor Dean wa
ordered to take his station at a poin
where a much-trayeled road through tn,
woods crossed the boundry between
Maine and Canada. The Canadian
Pacific Railroad had gangs at work il
Maine, and many men were going bacl
and forth across the border. A 10.
cabin was build for the doctors habita
ton, a turnpike gate was put up, an,
no man was allowed to pass without frs
having barred his arm
The cabin was furnished with stove
hunks and a few necessary pieces of fur
niture. and was well stocked with pro
visions. A Young man known as Dal
was engaged to stay with the doctor a
his cook and companion, and he also has
the company of a large mastiff and tw,
less sociable friends, pair of rifles.
The cabin stood in the midst of dens
forest, in which were MANY wild animals
the nearest human neighbors we're tn
men in a railroad camp, twenty mile