The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-11-18

VINO ialnt ny tne way ana ldH-
Fly fast from the darkness dreary
To the Rock that was cleft for all.
DR.. CkRAWAY.
For three mortal mcnths the editor
OF The Wag0n Tire Wara0A0Ob hsc
been calling for physician. 1t is
not meant to be implied that for thi:
length Of time the able journalist hac
been rolling about the floor of his
office in violent pain imploring the
general public to call medical man
to his relief, but that he had for three
months been using the valuable space
of Tie WaTWh0Qb 10 direct attention
to the fact that there was no doctor
in Wagon Tire, and that there was
an urgent demand for one. At last
altruistic efforts were rewarded.
One day in August tall, fimsy
young man wearing a white tie and
carving a battered a8d old fashioned
patent leather bag (s0mebody
suggested that the patent had eXplr-
ed) alighted from the train and
looked about with an air as II he
might stay or might walk back into
the car and 60 on. Before he could
do the latter the editor of Tie Uay
7ghogb stepped up to him, grasped
his band and asked him what his
came might be, where he might be
from and what he might going to do
in Wagon Tire. A great wave OF
the quintessence OF refined JOY
welIed up in the editorial bosom
when the flimsy young man replied
that he was the long prayed for
physician. Without a word the
journalist seized the decaying bag,
and holding it in both hands before
him as if it were a pot Of boiling
water led the way 10 the Frontier
hotel.
When Tile Uar aohoQb appeared
the next day, it announced that,
thanks to our superhuman efforts
for the good of the city, physician
has located in our midst at last. He
is DR.. Beredict Caraway, NJ. d.,
lately graduated from The Fiunkmour
Medical College Of Chicago. DIR.
Csraway inf)rms lis that he will
make a specially of dangerous
diseases. The young man secured
an office in the back part Of the One
Price pharmacy and awaited pract-
ice.
| DR.. Ca1awaY was not man to
inspire confidence. Hewas a caliow
youth without The understanding of
medicine or acquaintance with the
human system. He never laughed,
but was much given to smiling and
looking away at the horizon, an
astronomical appurtenance which at
Wagon Tire was situated about 20
miles distant to any point OF the
compass. Though apparently weak
and i,resolute when consulted pro
tessionaIly he took hold OF the case
with a firm hand. His Prescriptions
were invariably long and caused the
owner of the One Price pharmacy
to whistle softly to himself as he
compounded them and cast up the
charge with The aid OF lead pencil.
When asked privately by some
what wavering patient as 10 his
opinion OF Dr.. Caraways ability,
this amiable chemist replied: Oh,
Doc amt none OF your big gilt edged
physicians, OF course, but when you
want plain, honest treatment for a
straight forward disease which is on
the vital it pretends 10 be on, he can
give it 10 you as well as the next one
With disease that is willing to hght
fair Doc is all O. K. The man got
the prescription retiiled and went
away pondering deeply.
The young man soon had large
practice, tor there was no other
doctor within 80 miles. Besides,
the burning local patriotism of
Wagon Tire, tostered by Tie Way
70h00b" caused the people to follow
the maxim to pa,ronize home industry
at any cost. Ghe town at the time
was engaged in lie and death strug
gle with Red Bird City Tor supremacy
in county capital matters, it being
highly probably that the larger
place would carry oil the prize at
election. But it was soon seen that
the liberal employment OF young DR..
Caraway was doing more hurt than
good in this race with the rival
town.
Another old seuler and prominent
citizen has gone to that bourne from
which nobody eyer returns, was the
constantly recurring announcement
of Tile WO70h0Qb. Our late fellow
citizen, the account would pathetlcally
conclude, was attended in his last sick
ness by Wagon Tires skillful physi
clan, DR.. Benedict Caraway, NJ. D.,
Hick jacet. Requiescat in pace.
1t was seen that the price being paid
for the ability to haunt a doctor in
the lace Of the physiclanless Red
Bird was too high. A public meet
ing was called to consider the
dilemma.
Nothing was ever done in Wagon
Tire without a public meeting, in
which respect it resembled Red Bird
City and all other territorial towns.