Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-12-27

PLANNING A SURPEIS:. FOR THE HOCTOE.
had the most likely lookiII.. graveyard.
considering tn" population. as you
would find IN all the Sicrr;iS. But the
gents as populated the graveyard was
mostly Il lively and healthy lot up to
and inclusive of thr moment of their
demise
That's what the Logs was speaking
of when the doctor came into camp.
'Long Bill remarked to me that the
boys who was hurt ought to make an
effort to last until the doctor could ar
rive. which would give him Il legal
claim on any dust they might leave.
He waS just :he kind of Il chap for the
camp if 81 it had been that there was
any trade fnr him. for he waS quiet,
uervy. had more book learning than
the editor aud WAS cheerful and Oblig-
ing. especially o.li@ing. for he preached
4 beautiful Sermon over the hate dealer
at the faro bank. though the al dealer
bad died of his wounds before Doc ar
rivcd.
"Some said :is how we ought to send
down in the valley where they were all
shaking ctcrnally with malaria and i'm
port Il hunch of the shakers for Doc to
practice on and pay him SO much for
the cleanup. lie laughed when we
proposed this and said il would be un-
professional. because h knew the party
as had the practice in the valley.
'Thrn we proposed that thereafter.
any party dying Of his wounds before
the Doc could arrive. the said party's
effects should he levied upon for a fec
to be paid 10 Doe.
"..ll the boys agreed to that. and we
got 80 worked up over the prospect that
,.is:,Src, ,irnt resulted tnat very
night. in which Wells Fargo sho; gun
messenger blew all the Latin parts out
of Il friend with ten gauge duck gun,
which the same. for purposes of stage
robbers. WAS of Il sawed off character.
The party aS waS shot WAS mostly
missing between his hips and his chest,
the remains Icing only twO-thirds. but
we jOyfully sent for Doc just the same.
Well he came. and when he SAW the
state of the ease he said rs he wasn't
an undertaken he couldn't he of any
service
Then we told him of the new rule
and offered h.:n the pile of the de-
ceased. which WAS in II canvas sack
behind the bar lie wouldn't take it,
not even II sample for ASSAY. and the
disappointment of hc boys was sad to
see. especially the shotgun messenger
whose intent .ons had done honor to his
heart and am
1t was Il few days before New
Years that the editor showed us a
piece In Il san Francisco paper. which
Wa; II Kind of lncnl notice. stating that
our Don. w:S going To he married TO a
laGy in that city That sets us think
ing. and we thought harder than ever
when Iii" Doe tells ~ that he was go
ing to leave us Oh Few Years day to
take up his practice in San Francisco.
We held II meeting and discussed the
state of affairs. having pretty good
idea of how the land lay financially
with Doc. because his money was Oh
deposit with the express agent and he
was chairman of Os:r meeting.
well. ut that meeting we laid out n
plan that worked as slick as dia-
mond drill ON the day before New
Years Doc was sent Tor 10y Long Bill
who told him his old rheumatic was
worl:ln" n"ain like II forty stamp
quartz L. Doc prescribed. and
when h.. asked what was the ante
Doc said i, would lie 81. Bill said he'd