Telegram-herald., 1890-06-15
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~as startled oas moralng cy "a rh-s
Il bsea E4ng oat 2-rlas t2s rig1-
TIE sixu 1as ia frQzs ~ small lsy
oG1ce al bore the acr.s -LE Bgg-e-'
TAere lad oeen a physician a. the town,
b-L fee aeeAs before tLs hanging ols
O. the new sign, 10 lad ceea t4trec %
deata ~ . sheep t14r E-e- Llu one
nignr IN the street
Bigg-e vas . young ar1 powerful
nan 4al aside from being medical
graduate. had gone wIlh honors through
a well-kaoNn gymnasium no one
eould divine ahy be had selected TIE
little town; In fact tho doctor ala not
himself kno~, except that he chanced
% come that Nay and took liking %
the Place. The excitement soon passed
away. and b. the silent consent Of the
men that sat about the courthouse,
Bicycle VAS recognized "a a citizen OF
the town. Il Nas 4elig htul place 70
live IN. trees, Ia the soft splendOr Of
new leaves cast cool shadows on the
green saard. and every garden VAS
aglow with the peony ard the tulip r
thrilling perfume came from The bloom
ing forest, and the air w4s - soft ss a
young doves breath; but the doctor
wanted moro than al this-he wanted
patients lie waited and waited; read
his books during the night, and wrote
treaases on different diseases during
the day. but no call came. lie knew
that some o; the people must be III.
for the one drugstore IN the town
seemed TO be doing fairly we'll. and he
wondered why his services were not
engaged. one day he stopped an old
man in the street, and said:
"Lool, here. IL IS rather strange 20 me-
that your people do not send for doctor
when they are sick
They did before our old dock got
killed"
We'll. but ar Z doctor Why don't
they send for me?'
~ reckon it's because they haven't got
tho hang of you yet, the old man an
swered.
"But they never will get tho hang OF
me unless they let me treat them"
"Yes, / reckon you arc right, but our
folks never have nothin' much 10 do with
a man till they sorter git the hang Of
him
do you moan TO say that they lie
sick. needing physician. and refuso 20
send for mo simply because they are not
better acquainted with me?'
"Yes, | reckon that's about tho size
an shape of it But they don't do with
out a doctor altogether. TLar's sort
OF q boss doctor that lives about mile
an quarter from here. an when they
git powerful bad of they send for him.
They prefer horse-doctor to = reg
ular physician. l suppose.
"No, it amt that in particular, but
they would ruthe- have hOSs doctor
that they know than folks doctor that
they don't know
How long do you suppose I shall
have 20 live here before thay have con-
fdence enough in me to let me treat
them?"
Il don't know about that. Mout be a
long time. an then agin IL mout not be
but few weeks; all sOrter depends"
What does il depend on?'
Wall, ef the leader Of society here
the very top Of the pot-was TO send fol
you once, wy you wouldn't have nc
trouble after that"
who is the recognized leader?"
MAJOR uimlett-keeps store right
over yander."
"Ail right; I hope he will send for me
souae time"
one night a few days later Major
Himlctt was alone in his store when the
doctor entered. At glance the doctor
saw that be vas a character.
walk back" said tho Major, looking
up from his ledger. The doctor wallIeC