The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-05-12
low comes IN that I don't know skaetiy
what's. the matter with I'll Give him

. few doses OF II.
Again behind, my screen I may say
that was an extremely sklllful young
doctor and the people in and around
Brutusville were quick to find 1t out.
When pulled the four children OF old
king" Anders, the richest farmer IN
the county, through the typhoid fever
my reputation was made. That tall
remember 1 was driving little hea-
bitten gray Indian pony. and almost
wore out the brute, tough as 1t was,
driving around the country.
Then father died and was LETT
alone to take care OF mother. BY that
| time 4 had a good paying practice
| and it was not hard work to provide
everything she needed. Several months
! before the old folks had moved In
from the country and we were living
| in a little house in Main street, which
had paid for from my earnings
Shortly after fathers death my eldest
sister, who had married and moved
to the far west, lost her husband. He
had been a school teacher. and he left
her with less than $4,000 and four
children to support.
Naturally enough they came to Bru-
tusville and went to live with US. IL
was pleasant to have the children
about the house, and even If 1t had
been unpleasant 1t was "up to me-
to see that they lacked for nothing.
Not long after they arrived came the
great temptation of my life.
One Of my young friends in Brustus-
Vile. a graduate of a school of tech
nology, had invented a new kind OF
health corset. He had started little
factory In our town and had made
such q success that it seemed wise to
move to the neighborhood OF some big
: city in the east where he could do
larger business more easily
He came to me and said he wanted
to have reputable physician connect
ed with his business and that If
, would put 1000 into his business he
. would make me full partner. l could
see easily the possibilities OF growth
t in the business, and l told him was
l sure it would make him an extremely
3 rich man, but that l could not, under
/ the circumstances, think of leaving
I Brutusville. Besides, l had two fami
l lies dependent on me for support ant
e l had no right to risk the little money
| had laid up. He urged that l coult
= continue my scientific and professional
t studies while l was doing my shar'
e that he was almost certain to succeed
e financially, so that l need have n
e doubts about that part Of it.
II a partnership in a corset factor
y may not sound alluring, but the fac
Y is that my old friend is now a multi
n millionaire in Massachusetts,. He ha
II endowed a school of original researc
a. in medicine, of which l might as we
IT as not have been the head.
1t At any rate, ! Staid benlnd. "
,e been here long enough now to have tn
r biggest practice in this end OF tn
c. state. / don't go down to my ofht
ee without meeting several people WI
~ say. Good morning, DOCTOR in We
~ that shows they are really glad to 81
it me and are grateful to me for som
a thing have done. That helps GOO
al deal. 1t keeps me from feeling at a
sorry because l didn't stay in Ne
nt York when l had a chance to L
,e. got four families on my hands now
I'd but none of my really own-and L
I'D contended old fellow. I've had
lie happy life.
ne The doctor died the other day. 4
a most everybody in Brutusville and
"a the country round about went to
nd funeral. They crowded round the cof
nix and looked at his wrinkled, kindly o
or face with it's grizzled beard.
IN Among the mourners was an O
to Irish washerwoman. She had her !
me tie barefooted, red-headed boy wi
en- her. He was frightened and want
IT to go home. But she dragged hi
rs. sternly up to the side of the coffin
all Look at him, lyn' there" she CO
all manded, and don't forget him.
lat was the DIST mon LhAl ever h'eu.
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