New-York tribune., 1909-12-12

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ster from drowning while
his fellow urchinS hOwled
upon the bank He slapped
big Casey, the wOOdCutter.
for speaking III of the do
mimic, told him he the
scum of the earth. and
within the week nurSed the
same Casey like
when falling tree malevO-
lently crushed his leg.
That he should champion
the dominic was not most
of us in the hills believed
a confession of religious
tendency; but rather declaration of faith in the
preacher a Indeed no one knew whether
DIR. Harvey possessed any other religion than that
OF his own broad humanity, until that Christmas
Eve Of-wen, never mind the wear: it wasn't So
long ago.
THAT was the year too when We began more fully
10 appreciate his reputation as a professional
man, although could have convinced us who
had known him for twenty wears that he was not
the hnest physician and surgeon that bestrode
a horse. The city had encrOached upon our noun
tains although we were than hundred rugged
miles away. Its millionaires had bought great
tracts OF land and lake and hedged them round with
restrictions and warded them with gamekeepers
mostly fellows who wore corduroy breecheS and
couldn't shoot.
In the hearts of these reservations a few palaces
had sprung up like feudal castles OF which we read
when boys. The telephone had stretched its webs
here and there through the forests and a railway
had come so close that on still nights the ShriekS of
ltS locomotives could be heard. The roads had been
improved until the mountain children no Ionqer ran
attrlghted at sight of putting motor car and the old
stone mill at the forks where once aCCOrdinp IN tra
dltlon, General George Washington had paused 10
chuck the millers pretty daughter meath her chin
had now become garage
None of ever quite knew what II was about.
but Dr- Harvey, We learned afterward bv chance
mad written series of articles concerning some speCaI
study he had made, and these printed in the me,Ii
cal journals, caused his name to be mentioned bv
members OF his profession over all the world FCr
the first time since we had known him he would be
absent Tor day or SO at a time. He had been seen
AT the railway station with his old SLOUGH hat wear
ing less careless crease and his coat carefully
brushed. That alone sufficient To cause com
ment. Everyone thought, perhaps he was going 10
marry some one. despite the fact that for ar IaSt
htteen years We had done best To interest him -,
some of our daughters
You can imagine the shock of surprise therefore
When we learned that the big medical societies of
New York had called DIR. Harvev-our doctor'-
down there To lecture to them; To show them CITY.
feilerS how To do things Uncle less Slack asserted
ana possibly he wasn't so far from the truth.
THEN came another startling piece of gossip. One
OF the mlllonares who had a gray stone castle
on DowS Peak, DR.. Butcher. had been told bv the
eminent city surgeon. DIR. Bull that there was mo-
need ot ms coming 10 New York To be treated be
cause cause "ithm can was great man-Dr Harvey
ihnlA OF that! y great mani" Moreover this
millionaire should have known that beinq a d.
hlInSen We used 70 wonder why he didn't take his
own meClcine. because he made his money out of
Doctor Butchers Perfect Panacea" N WIS prrttv,
good stun We tired a bottle when Billy had the
cholera, but II didn't work well for cholera aS n
did Tor strains and bruises. ANYWAY this man
butcher began 10 employ our doctor and pot So well
that he became liberal. lie gave DR. Harvey an auto
mobile, SO ne could come faster when he was called
lhere are several men still living in the noun