The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-03-28
ANECDOTES.

Doctor Rush once Informed me (says
an eminent divine) that when no was a
young man, he had been invited, on some
occasion, to dine in company with Robert
Morris, a man celebrated for the part he
took i'll the American Revolution. 1t SO
happened that the company had waited
some time for Morris, who on his appear
ance, apologized for OBTAINING them by
saying that he had been engaged in
reading sermon of clergyman who
had just gone to England to receive
orders. Well, MIR. Morris, said the doc
tor, how did you like the sermon? |
have heard it highly extolled.
"Why, Doctor" said he, Il did not
like il at all. 1t is to smooth and tame
for me-" ''Mr. Norris" replied the
doctor, "what sort Of sermon do you
like?" 81 like, SIR" replied Mr.. Morris
that preaching which drives a man up
into IA corner OF his pew, and makes him
think the devil is after him."
| heard DR.. Rush reprove his medical
class once for restlessness, during one of
his lectures, by saying: Gentlemen,
fear | do not make you happy. The
| happy are always contented." This
gentle rebuke pleased me SO well that,
after lecture, thanked him for it, OBJ
serving that when occasion should offer
| wonld try the effect of it on my con-
| gregation." No" said the doctor; Il
| hope you will not. 1t is no compliment
to minister of the Gospel TO reprove
his congregation for inattention. He
should be able to keep their attention"
Adding that Doctor Ms congregations
| were always attentive.
DR.. Rush was, perhaps, one of the
most untiring students that ever lived.
| Two young physicians were cOnversing
in his presence once, and one of them
said: when finished my studies"
when you finished your studies"' said
the doctor, abruptly: why you must be
happy man to have finished SO young;
do not expect to finish mine while | live.
| The writer once asked him how he had
been able to collect such an immense
amount of information and facts as his
| publications and lectures contained. 81
have been enabled to do it," he replied
"by economizing my time as the Rev.
John Wesley did. have not spent one
hour in amusement for thirty years. y
| And taking small note book from his
pocket and showing it to me, said: "
| fill such a book as this once "A week with
observations and thoughts which occur
to me, and facts collected in the rooms
of my patients, and these are all preser-
we'd and used
| | ouce heard the doctor relate the fol-
lowing dream, to show that the memory
sometimes exerts itself more powerfully
in our sleeping than i'll our waking hours
in calling up things that have been for
gotten: A gentleman in Jersey, of large
property, had provided in his will that
his wife, in connection with a neighbor,
should settle his estate. After his death
in fulfilling the intentions of his will, a
certain important paper, which could not
DE dispensed with, was missing. Repeat
ed and diligent search was made for it,
but in vain. The widow at length
dreamed that the said paper was in the
bottom of a barrel in the garnet, covered
with number of books. The dream
made SO strong an impression on her
mind that she was induced to make an
examination, and there, to her actonish-
ment, she found the paper. The doctor S
| explanation was that no supernatural
agency had been employed, but that dur
ing the abstraction of all external objects
and impressions from the senses in the
sleeping state, the memory exerted itself
with an intenseness that it could not do
in the waking state. He supposed that
her husband had informed her at some
time of the situation of this, and that
the fact had become dormant in the
memory until the dream called itup.