The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-12-11
INSTRUMENTATION 4

Tvo gertieusn. both pest middle Ass
ssre seated besidss glowing grsss Ore
ebsttips - old iriends vii vho have me
after long separA,ioo. The hour "a
late. nearly midnight. but no sisos o
sesrinsss 80 on either face The rocu
vss library. with veil Allied bookcases
on all aides, = large. business like table II
the orD,sr. and deeply cushioned chairs
scattered sboui one bookcase eontsin
Cd only medical works in subs,sutis
bindings and with marks of service plsin
ly visible
Dr. Thornton. host. and owner oi the
handsome house 10 which the room YES
situsted. vas nsn past forty. With iron
gray hair. strongly marked features. . tall
erect figure. aud su expression At oocs
kindly aud resolu,s You read promp,
decision in bis dark blue eyes and . sym
pstby 10 the pleasant smile that often
crv~esd his lips.
His compsnicn. heavily bssrd~a aud
brocssd By travel. ~ : iss hsndsomsr
man. but With weaker isoe
Az last. he said, strstohibg himssif lsx
'Iy in bic deep armchair, i and you alone
and dissnssesd: Give me permission 10
stuh towel into that obtrusive Office bell
OF yours. 90 that no whining woman or
squslling brat can summon you away and
make me unhappy.
Can't be done. Tom. Make the most Of
me now. for the claims OF the whining
women and squslling brAts can not be Dc
MED.
You know what want TO hesrl lett
you twelve years ago poor mAu with
struggling, almost wholly sraiui,ou, prsc
tice. q sworn bachelor and almost her
NIT outside Jour professional duties. l
hnd you wealthy, with . charming wife.
sud popular member Of society. and yet
yoor practice is - before. almost entire
ly among those who could not fee you II
they would. From what relative, un
known to ns. you own cousin. did you 10
herit your fortune2
Did IT ever occur to you that there 10 |
romance 10 real life all about US, Tom,
quite As improbable Is that found upon
the shelves OF the circulating library ?
My experience will convince you that ! |
spssk with authority. Twelve years ago
we are getting old, Tom Il was, as you
say. poor man studying hard, living in
stuffy house 10 poor neighborhood.
hoping for better times. more profitable
practice. and fuller purse. l vas bscb,
elor because ! could only offer poverty to
. wife; hermit because ny studies we're
sngrossing. 10 my small house / kept
one old women servant who cooked for
me, and kept things tidy. Having no
carriage | needed no boy. for Msrths
could write. and l had . muob larger Of
dee practice than that outside.
II vas late. one bitter night 10 January,
when vas reused by the ofIioe bell and
the sound Of excited voices under the win
dow. Hasteningedown. found several
men carryingl upon the shutter the uD-
patient l was TO aid, II posi-
BILE.
An old man, sir. Knocked down by run.
away horses and run over, said one Of the
party. - they gently deposited their bur.
den upon sofa. Badly hurted. I'm think
ing, doctor. but not deadl |,
Badly hurt. indeed. l found him. and
ny examination convinced me thst any
|urther motion would result fatally. Keep ,
,im must. or risk bis life by removal to ,
! hospital. With the assistance OF two Of ,
he men ! undressed him and put him
nto my own bed, noticing that be wore
10 coat. IA
Somebody took II of. they told me. and {
'ppareu,ly somebody kept it. - II never
'ppesred sgain. In the trousers pockets |
vers only some triHing articles. . bunch
i keys and handkerchief. but nothing
o give any cisw TO the identity OF my ps
lent and uninvised guest.
will not enter into the details OF the
pjuries that excited my interest as ply
icisn and surgeon. o. muoh ~ they cali ;
d for my sympathy asa man. There
vere complications In the case that called
Ipon all my skill and knowledge. and the
,atients endurance Of great suffering made
ne respect my unfortunate guest from the
|rsi.
II was nearly . fortnight before be re
overed from the brain injury sufficiently
o speak distinctly. When the sufferer
ould speak be told me that bis name vas
'snshave, bat said nothing moro Of him
eli and supposed him nowilliug to con !,
ess 10 poverty sud the inability to pay
ae Tor my services.
| do not take much credit 10 myself for
ny hospitality or devotion, becsuss I wss
I, deeply interested in the case profes
ionslly considered. that l would shsve
we'd on bread and water rather that hsve
taken out Of my band
AZ be bfcatns, stronger, my patient be
imc my friend. and interested me deeply
y the variety snd depth Of his informs /,
ion. bis experience OF travel. and charm n
I conversation
Not until be vas ico1valesceot and bad O
een On inmste of my house Tor four o
,onths did | know ttst be vas . msn u y
,eaIth. living 10 the house nov occupy. Il
To cure him .ss beyond human skilI.
ul through tso yssv l attended him, n
ilevis,ing gres. sudsfinea aod often 90 u