Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-02-18

ture career, and when he had concluded
with vivid picture of Billiam's ulti-
mate fate (Which was obviously not to
be drowned) he paused, partly in order
to recover his breath and partly to in
vite suggestions from the culprit. Not
that he expected Billiam to answer. In
deed, he held it almost an insult for one
of his children to attempt to answer one
of his questions at such a moment.
"What have you to say to that sir?
What excuse have you to make? Answer
me that, sir. Silence, sir, l will not
listen to single word. You may well
stand abashed and silent. Have |
brought son into the world for this
kept you, given you an expensive edu
cation only for this?"
So Billiam kept silence and thought
hard of the setter down at the kennels
Those bandages ought to be wet again.
1t was an hour past the time, He kept
changing from one foot to the other
upon the gravel walk.
Don't insult me by jumping about
like hen ON a hot griddle, " cried his
father. "Tell me what you think of do
ing with yourself, for l will no longer
support you in idleness and debauch-
cry"
81 should like to be a veterinary sur
geon, sir, " said Billiam, scraping with
his toe.
"Let that gravel alone, will you-a
veterinary devil - an Ormithwaite a
id COW doctor! Get out Of my
sight, sir, before strike you with my
cane.
And accordingly Billiam went-down
to the kennels to visit the setter, Won
dering all the way whether, as the skin
was not broken, he ought to use an en-
brocation or stick to the cold water
bandages.
And this is briefly why Billiam found
himself in Edinburgh and established i'll
a nest of unfinished garnet rooms which
he had discovered by chance ut the end
of Montgomery street in the Latin quar-
ter of the city. Billiam had G130-E100
of which had been given him by his
father with the information that it must
see him through year and $50 which
his elder brother Herbert, captain i'll the
One Hundred and Tenth hussars, had
sent him.
"Young fool, Billiam-always was, -
said Captain Herbert. Guess he's pref
ty tightly off. " And with that he stuffed
into the envelope the $50 which he had
set apart as a sedative for his tailor.
"Thc young blackguard will need the
money more than old Moses said the
hussar.
Billiam had, to save appearances,
compromised ON the question of the vet
Urinary surgeon. He was to study hard
in order to become an ordinary surgeon
and physician of humans. He was only
to be allowed to come home once year.
He had agreed not to poster his father
with requests for more money. In every
way Billiam was made to feel that hC
was the prodigal son and disgrace tc
the stock of the Ormithwaites of Ormi.
thwaite Zone of the families, sir, y
said his father, (which have constituted
for 800 years the governing classes OF
these islands.
So it was in this manner that Billian
took the very modest portion of goods
which pertained to him and departed
to the far country of Montgomery street
south side, Just where that notable thor
oughfare gives upon the greasy gloon
of the Pleasance. How Billiam spen
his living and upon whom this histor!
is intended to tell.
Day by day the student of medicin,
, scorned delights. Day and night wer,
, to him alike laborious, for Billiam
| all unknown to his father, was also TAX
5 ing classes at the veterinary colleg
5 upon a most ingenious syHtem of alter
: native truantry. He attended his med
ical professors upon such days as 1t wa
. likely that cards would be called for
And in addition to this he procured
t certain interim continuity i'll his studio
D by "getting look at another fellow
notes.
1 Billiam's "piggery" in Montgomer
r street, as it was called by the few c
his comrades who had ever seen its sc
= crets, was something to wonder at. In
l stead of taking a comfortable sittin
g room and bedroom in a well frequente
q and sanitary neighborhood Billiam ell
9 tered into the tenancy of an entire sui
of rooms upon the garnet floor of one {
4 the high Glands" which are distinC
d tive feature of the old quarter of 81
o Leonards.
d Within this tumble down dwellin
: Billiam found himself in possession c
: five large rooms, with wide window
e and in some instances with skylight
S also. He was to pay at the modest rat
: of e8 in the half year for the lot. Bi
: liam counted down his first quarter
|, rent and went out to order brass plate
o This cost him 80 shillings, and he ha
O to pay separately for the lettering
It which said somewhat vaguely;
l. Consultation free. Every mornin
|, before and every evening after g."
IS This Billiam FURNISHED up daily wit
e the tail of his dress coat, which he ha
|, torn off for the purpose. 81 don't thin
g 1 shall need it any MORE" he said, II
y 1 may as well use it.
i So he used it. 1t did very well, beir
lined with silk.
i Then Billiam double bolted the pla
D. to the door, for he understood the wa.
d of Montgomery street, and sat down
1t study the monograph of Herr DIR. Pun
ye penstock of Vienna upon headache
* Billiam had three chairs to start vii
e. two stiff backed chairs for clients al
to an easy chair, which in time OF net
r could be leaned up against the wall.
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