The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-10-09
ESSONS BY MIDAS
TO HIS MASTER.
How the Old Doctors Hosse Showed
the New Doctor the Road
to Success.
From ihs French.


Among the household belongings which
fine new doctor took over was horse, 10
years old, Arm on his feet, said the servant.
"a chestnut bay. who will carry you easily
Eighteen or twenty miles day. And 1t
would please tho whole town. she added,
.to sac you on the horse OF the good NJ.
Denis. who loved everybody. And he Is
not at all dear at S2O." So he bought him.
They camc one morning to get the doctor
to visit siok woman, Her house was far
away on by-road
NJ Jouail, mounted ON his horse Of ten
wears and twenty dollars. took his way
through a little street behind his house
and went forth to visit his first patient.
About 100 feet away Midas stopped In
front of a peasant,
Good day. doctor. would you have the
kindness In passing to give mo little In
formation about my Sioknessf said the
man.
AT nv house, my friend, at my Office.
Come there tomorrow afternoon between
5 and 5. have not time now. Go on.
Midas" replied DR.. Jouail.
But Midas would not stir.
"A good horse" said the man, patting
him 1T is the good old horse Of M. Denis.
He knows me-
oh IL he knows you,' said n. Jouail.
y would like to do something for tho
memory OF my predecessor. What did
YOU say was the matter with your
The man told his ailment.
"A little auinine,' said tho doctor. sYou
will find that at the apothecery's. Now,
Midas
Midas did not seem to hear.
Your horse has not yet seen your paper
mid the peasant
what Do you wish a written pre-
scriptioni'
IF might ask It,
" Jouan wrote tho prescription. tore
II out OF his book. and gave It TO tho sick
man. At onoe, when he caught sight OF the
offered paper, Midas started to 60 on.
Il am learning something to-day said
N. JouaM TO himself.
Midas trotted ON. now quito briskly.
whan, all at once. half mile or more away.
hs stopped again. The doctor saw at The
roadside a peasant woman evidently anx-
ious % speak to him.
May the Holy Virgin be good 70 you.
doctor, may she give you q fortune for
your Kindness to poor old woman she
ssid. sec, have bad cold In my head
Go on, Midas said the doctor.
Midas was immovable.
go on, you boast
sFor my GOLD, doctor, q little presorip-
tisni' pleaded the woman.
Mot motto, I am In . hurry. Tskesone
aoonite.' said the doctor.
Il shall never remember ~
well, this horse will stand here until
I give you . prescription. There. But
VIM hsvs an explanation Of this"
N. Jouan wrote, with rage another pre-
s0iption and threw It a Tho spsAksr.
Prom tho corner Of his sys Mldaa saw tho
pApsr TRANQUILITY, he started on again.
Il am learning . little too fast said
II. Jousf.
The doctor began to lose conddsnoe.
He found . little further On . young GID
whose hsaddress arrested Midas suddenly,
'WeIll' groaned NJ. Jouau. with despair.
you want . prescription. too. supposed
You want to ruin me. Wen, well, this
viii do for to-day, but to-morrow-- What
h 10 you demand. Mademoisellei'
mo very great thing. Monsieur. "A
little pieoe Of writing to get me well.
have fever and a DOUGH-
"A poultioe Of turpentine. Go On. cay.
Midas
How! whati' DRIED tho girl.
oh, this horsei this horsei Oh, you
don't see anythingi Well, then, where's
the prescription bookf"
NJ. Jouail wrote again, grinding his tseeh,
and tossed the paper to the girl.
Midas saw the paper, made q movement,
then stopped again.
ITS all right!' said tho doctor, paetine
the neck Of his horse. and very glad to
find him In error. 80 you did not go the
paper. Keep sharper eye next time.
Now, go on"
1T is because you do not know. Mon
sieur. explained the girl. He thinks
you are the good M. Denis. He heard me
cough! Perhaps you might have In your
medicine bag some cough drops. NJ. Denis
always had sonne.'
Never had M. Jouail known such intelli-
gsnoe in a horse. and he thought long and
hard over the unpleasant ability Of the
beast. With much labor he found box of
lozenges, which the girl took In her hand.
and again Midas went on.
When he arrived at tho home Of the lady
who had sent for him, N. Jouail had writ
ten FIVE prescriptions gratuitously. and
BY the time he arrived home he had written
nine.
At the cafe that evening be made many
inquiries concerning that good N. Dsnis'
"A thing which no found he should have
done before he bought Midas.
He found out that M. Denis. while living,
was simple soul, who had divided his
patrons into two Glasses, the rich and the
poor, those who paid and those who did
not And as those who did not pay wers
the more numerous. 1t was agreed between
them and the doctor that they should
speak to him as he went forth to see the
clients who paid their bills.
Now you understand Midas. Aoos,s-
toned to meet only the poor. the horse
had learned to distinguish them better
than the doctor himself. He would stop and
bend down one ear while the preecrip-
ton was being written. then, whom the sick
person had taken the paper, would start on
willingly enough.
NJ. Jouail entered his ONCE and made
some grave reflections.
Shall sell that horsef What will the
town say7 That the new doctor Is selfish.
That he does not care for the lower olasses,
ana only works for moneyl'