New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-01
DIR BENEDICT CARAWAY.
AN EPISODE OF TIE FAR WEST.

,bts Ioprtb of time the able journalist hau pee'
rolling about the floor of his once IN ''o,e"' p"
imploring the general public to can menu ', naan
TO his relief that he had for three hioi,' ., -
us,ng the valuable space of The War-"hoop '"
direct attention to the fact that there was ~
doctor in Wagon Tire and that there was al
urgent demand for one At last his ait'u'S''c ei
forts were rewarded ~
One day in August n tall. nmsy young man,
wearing a white tic and carrying a battered anu
old oebioned patent leather bag somebody sus-
oested that the patent had EXPIRED aightea ii'"
the train and looked about with an air as II II,
might stay or might walk back into the car anu
90 on Before he could do the latter the i-ui'0,
OF 1.-The War-Whoop' stepped up to hn,' sraSpe"
his hand and asked him what his name might De-
where he might be from, and what he might DC
yoinv IN do I'm Wagon Tire. a great wave OF the
ountessence Of refined Joy welled up IN the eui'o
rial bosom when the fimsy young man repieu 'i'''
he was the long-prayed-for physician. "i'"ou'
word the journalist seized the decaying Dag anu
holding It in both hands before him as II IL were
not of boiling water, led the way to the froh'ie'
Hotel. -,
When 1.-THE War-Whoop" appeared the next day
IL announced that thanks to our superhuHa"
efforts for the good of the city, physician ,,"'
located in our midst at last. He Is Ut. pene.'
Caraway. NJ d.. lately graduated from tne RUM
mour Medical College, of Chicago Dr. Caraw"y
informs US that he will make a speciality OF DAN
qerous diseases" The young man secured an
Office in the back part of the One Price PHARMACY
and awaited practice.
DR.. Caraway was not a man 10 INSPIRE eo",,'e"N
He was a callow youth, without UNDERSTANDING Vi
medicine or acquaintance with the human SYSTEM
He never laughed but much given 10 smiiihs
and looking away at the horizon, an astrohoi"'oai
appurtenance which at Wagon Tire was si'ua'e'
about twenty miles distant to any point OF the
compass Though apparently weak ana lrresoiute'
when consulted professionally he TOOK hoiu Vi TIC
case with 4 firm hand. His prescriptions were IN
varlably long and caused the owner OF the oi'e
Price Pharmacy whistle softly to himsen DIS
he compounded them and cast up the charge WIN
the aid of a lead pencil When asked privately by
n somewhat waverng patient as TO his OPINION vi
Or Caraway's ability, this amiabe chemist re-
piled: "Oh, Doc amt none of your biS' git-euscu
physicians. of course, but when you wan, pia'''
honest treatment for straightforward a'sea'c'
which is on the vital it pretends to be on he can
give IL to you as we'll as the next one win as
ease that IS willing to fight fair Doc Is all y. H.
rhe man got the prescription reiilled ana went
away bordering deeply.
The Young man soon had large practice Tor
there was no other doctor within thirty miles, pe-
sides the burning local patriotism OF Wagon Tire
fostered by "The WarWhoop." caused the people
,o follow the maxim to 'patronize home industry
q, any cost The town at the time was engaged
in n life-and-death struggle with Red Bra C"y
for supremacy in county capital matters IL Deins
highly probable that the larger place would carry
on the prize ut election bat /. was soon seen that
the liberal employment OF young Or. Caraway was
doing more hurt than good In this race with the
rival town Another old settler and prominent
citizen has gone to that bourne from when nooouy
ever returns" was the constantly recurring an
nouncemen, of The War-Whoop' our late
fellow -cizen" the account would patheucaiiy con-
cude was attended in his last sickness by wagon
Tires skilful physician DIR. Benedict Caraway'
iace
seen that the price being paid for the ability 10
eaunt n doctor in the face Of the physiclahiess
Red Bird was too high. public meeting was
called to consider the dilemma.
Nothing was ever done in Wagon Tire without
nublic meeting in which respect it resembed Ked
BIRD city ard all other Territorial towns. Inc
neople assembled in Callope HAL. above the
Souare Dealing Hardware Store. Everybody IN
town was present except DIT. Caraway' VINO did no.
come out Of a sense OF delicacy. A chairman ana
secretary were elected. and after the expenditure
OF a considerable amount or eioquehce' u'e io'
lowing resolutions adopted:
Whereas DR. Benedict Caraway: NJ ~, a iaoe
graduate of the Flunkmour Medical College OF
Fee W have Extended GD to him ali
| mort in our power. calling upon him for treatment
many of m gma waGm d that Of
diseases of long standing, when were h"o"" '"
whereas We could formerly point with pride
70 an almost total absence in Wagon ire OF ueatns
from natu npv when summoned by the unfortunate
bark the sixshooter or the Denelt'! nvUit
we are now the contrary. dally reninue t u th
in the midst Of life we are III deaI, p pursuns his
depopulating rounds in our city lhetelore, we" w
ing with alarm the present deporaoie s'"'e u
Resolved. That the said Or. Benedict Caraway ,
# d he hereby prohibited from practising ms
S M upon human beings and compelled It, to
hts @,.sn S1 Rt TO b h2a'e City mules 'D
! Peanlved That the chair appoint a. ~
Ave 10 be selected from the Metropoltan M %
grossed COPY OF these resolutions. ana that u,e
Said committee also p procure .ne'r puo"e"'0" III
INT two men voted in opposition to these reso-
mtions-the druggist and the undertaken. Seii-ih-
terest was freely charged against them.
The committee was Only appointed ana soon
waited on the young physician lie was
found in the open square !" nonl
Tho no,toflce writing prescription for
rorcbman on a shlngle. lie read the resolutions
calmly, then looked at the horizon and smiled Zee
h,, "a he observed: "Well. there are :rore horses
| ana mules I'm this country than men Ana guess
| on the whole they have got more brains IMAM the
| men"
Dr Caraway made not the least resistance to the
| order lie removed the NJ. ID. after his name OH
| the aien substituted V. s, and was ready Tor
| nroct,ce ON the animal kingdom. 1.-THE ease with
| which orr efficient physician" observed The war
| Whoop" turns from man to animals IL remark
able Persons having sick horses, mules cattle OF
| hogs would do well to consult him early. cans
from Red Bird city to attend the distinguisheu
| citizens OF that place will be answered promptly.
The Doctors first call In his new he"i was u
| trent n horse belonging to Jim Crabstock presi
d.rt of the Board of Trade The young man hur
rled away to the Crabstock barn with his paten
leather bag in his hand. lie soon returned an'
J wrote a long prescription. which brought back I'M
druggists old serenity. only the undertaken SUI
cid
Injustice of the change. lie returned to the BARI
carrying n large bottle. the contents Of which h
gave to the horse Then he came out ana close'
and fastened the door carefully and sat down OF
an empty cracker box. He sat there long time
occasionally peeping through "A crack In the 400
at his patient. In reply to the inquiries OF 'rap
stock when that citizen came nome 10 oin'e'' II
| said:
yes your horse is going TO come out al rlsh