The Logan County banner. [volume] (Logan, W. Va.) 1889-1903, 1890-01-30
HIS LORDSHIP'S LEG.
The Substantial Results Of Prac-
tical Joke.


1t froze, and it continued to freeze!
There was lacework on the panes of the
most exquisite beauty, and icicles of
crystal dependent from the caves of my
house. The trees were so covered with
fairy frostwork that when the sun shone
the eyes were dazzled, while the mind
was---no, ought to have been, filled with
wonder. ! say ought to have been, for
mine was not. In fact, / was too ill
tempered at that time, and-the- more it
froze the worse my temper grew
walked up and down my little surgery
to keep myself warm, and abused every
thing and every body, myself worst of
all.
l abused Long Pogis for being the
prettiest and healthiest place that
was ever situated twenty miles from
town and railway station, and
called myself an idiot for buying a
practice in so out-of-the-way spot, and
thinking that !, a young doctor, would
be sure to get on.
But I had not got on" for had
been there year, and SO far had
found that my practice really was
to practice patience, for no one
would give me a chance in medi-
cine. Not but that there were plenty of
people about; the trouble was that either
wore IN rhav would 30 - ala n.
Rohson a. Funston twentv miles awar
,b., a ,,,i,,,, hauo go - -. ~
boon cured for half tho monav
w,s not what e oon,o.I,, aa,,oa
.bard I'm. " for T had enonob money lott
To last me-. with economv for another
year.~bnt + was sicl, and fired of Tho tor.
laughed at or treated with contemnt. as
the new doctor n
Ins,oh = fr. 80 ;na Y-- or..,,. z =
bava so,,sit1 :, go :, ~ - IN $50
~, ,rosor;h;n,. ovauo;sa - go ~.
and forcad =, 1solf 70 30 o,it ;nsta.d -
SITTING indoors stndy;na and fa.r;na -
leave home in case that lono.exnectea
n,tient should come az come be would
was s,,re directly 7 went ont
Iw.lLad - A. A. ana na,.ad-;4 ~.
trostn dan 81 than - - az. AZ"
window rnhhad awan 1;ttIa 20 Az
fernv ice nattern and looled ont
i've r,adu-facoa vonnr fo,Iou,, .aa
throe merry-looLinr rir,s anidonti a
thain sistans ,.ans,re IT, sh..,ss ~
with tho fro,en snow ora,i,;pa ~
crunching nnder their feet az each
swnno q nair of-.olfstenin mo- slyatas a.
nendent from the wrist
cor sratinc,p said alona .nd :
tbr;1I % ,laas,,ra sho, thro~sh 80 CIV :"
W., III, ~. IA a.a1a.,sa
- - -, ,,.s a,.aton .a;sp Inv. POI.
- ~ III - -" - nau oeen
a t,s " sa o 800 sA15 M M ~; pa.
aarfao,,,, % - 81 tha ahaaa
,as hl,a n :; - ~
Glow and .feai tho Mood throhhina 80 a. :,
haa,a ~, 10y
- ~ H. ~. - a... :.
nh;ta 49, A. nan s $50 .no paH' -
staa. I'D ~ 800 - ~
...sr -, - -
ICY l e guns " " Sne p'g sheee ~
"".ol oi eno way W 'he mai. 1oro oohh
~ ,o"i' "iu guy o",rin nas given
'ne.i ieave, nurrans - 9e poy
As".n ~, . uay' anu 9AaSo 40 useu W
eAa@ :. = uo uio soou' anu
a second thought struc me, and
threw myself In my char with my fore
mead al In INES 1or caught glimpse
OF II IN the glass.
s'Self-deniak John Russell!" ! said,
master yourself, for so sure as you go
skating somebody will come and want
you. Stop at home and study up, ready
Tor the patient who will come. Your
surgery's weak yet.
'.Of course it is!' roared, angrily, as
II in answer to somebody who had
poken. $50 would yours be if you had
no practice"
jumped up and went to the window
again, for a party of young men were
going by, talking and laughing, and all
carrvino slxatas hnt one who had a rup