The Hazel Green herald. [volume] (Hazel Green, Wolfe County, Ky.) 1885-19??, 1892-05-27
A PROFESSIONAL COUP.
A Doctors Happy Device to Secure q
Patient.

A Doctors Happy Device to Secure n
Patient.
That virtue will, in time, get all its
arrears of pay Is fact too generally
admitted To need confirmation: hut il
has always given me great pleasure to
chronicle such specific instances as have
come to my notice
There lived not long since in YER
dant village in Pennsylvania young
doctor; he was not IMMERSED in that i'm
teresting art of guessing, known as the
science of medicine; but certain cccen-
tricitics had retarded the rapid increase
Of his practice. Foremost among these
cccentricitics was a whimsical way he
had of repairing, ever and anon, with
boon comradc or two, to some adjacent
town for the purpose Of securing what
is technically known rs IAN edge"
In pursuance of this action, he Sc
cured, one bitter February day. two
congcninl spirits and u suitable convey
ance. and the three visited Il ncighbor-
ing town where they did themselves
unusual justice.
Having brought the community to u
bright glow, they started late at night
on their homeward journey. In the
vicinity of two n. IN. they were passing
a lone farmhouse. The place was sur
rounded 10y large batch of silence, and
the thermometer sat twenty-scvcn de-
grecS below zero. At this iuncture u
merry thought struck the joyous young
physician.
Stopping the horses and taking the
ct l,i h.,
two plunged checrfully through the
drifts, and were soon knocking at the
farmers door. In due time the click of
withdrawing bolts was heard, and the
worthy hushandman. opening the door
on chink. modcstly asked what in u
materially warmer place WAS up
There is where he made his mistake:
for Selling his unsuspecting arm, they
dragged him forth; and putting him on
their strong shoulders, as did Kncas
old Anchiscs bear, they bore him to the
waiting vehicle. The farmer was ar
rayed only in nocturnal tunic of cx-
ceptional hrevity, and the keen night
wind premeatcd his pores with great
! freedom.
Throwing him in the bottom OF the
sleigh. they wrapped him snugly in the
| robes and started the willing stecds
| After brisk spin of three-Quartcrs of Il
mile, during which they RECALLED their
guest with appropriate melodies, they
removed the robes and put him gently
by the roadside. Then the three drove
home, where in due time each, with the
assistance of the other two was put to
bed. The farmer, with desperation born
of despair. got home the best he could
The next day the young doctor re-
| ceivcd an urgent summons To the bed
side of rural patient who was sorely
| stricken with rheumatism.
Il fear this is IL very bad case" said
| the wise practitioner; chow did You get
! it?"
Doctor" replied the agonizcd in
valid. II would not have this get out
| for a thousand dollars; but last night
| at midnight three drunken and murder
Gus wrctchcS dragged me out of my bed
and carried me unclad mile away
| from home
The young physician, who had not
received eighteen dollars for profession
nj services in thirteen months. visited the
| farmer every day for seventeen weeks
at six dollars visit: and 50 great be-
| came his fame that he was soon obliged
| Ia turn away many wealthy patients
who. while still in excellent health,
wished to pay him large rctainers in
| order To secure his services in case of
ed.-,Iohn l.. Lyons, in Puck.