The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11
The
Doctors
Boy
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UNUEUZSUZSUZS ~ UESoZSUZSUTS
There was just one single reason
why the boy came to DR.. Clyde Far
rington, when the latter established
himself in the village of Glendale.
He wanted to study medicine. His
name was Sammis, and he was
freclaled-faced and IA years old. He
put the Office to rights, took down
Jeffry's Anatomy" and began to read
UP. In the course of Is minutes he
had started on his career. By noon
he was making frequent use Of the
terms "We,'' Our Office" sour pa
TENTS ETC., and at shutdown he was
prescribing for boy with the ear
ache.
Sammis also began at an early
stage Of his career to speak of the
doctor as DOC" This was to the
doctnr's face as well as behind his
hack. The graduate had been told as
he was handed his diploma to grow
whiskers as soon as possible, and to
assume and maintain certain dig.
nifty on all occasions He, therefore
resented Sammis' familiarity, but with
poor success.
A month had passed and he had
had no patients as yet, when one
day, as he was returning from one Of
those deceptive drives in the coun-
try, he found Sammis in state OF
great excitement. Mrs. Denton had
called at the Office to say that her
niece feared she might be going to
have a felon on one of her fingers,
and that If the doctor happened that
way he might stop and give his opin-
ION on the matter. She was followed
10y Mrs. Carson, who stated that her
daughter had taken to seeing queer
things and bearing strange voices
and it was her belief that the g,rl
was going out of her head. Would
the doctor call and talk with the
danghter and then give the mother
his opinion.
Sammis had received both callers
with proper dignity, assuring them
that I'VE would look into both cases
without loss of time" He had taken
copdous notes for the benefit of his
employer. and was left deep in the
pages Of Smith ON Stomach Trou.
Dies" while the physician fastened
on to Mrs. Carson's. Now iuat
where the belt ran off with Samrnis
was In mixing the two women nm.
That, of course, mixed the doctor
he called at the rich Mrs. Denton's
manor house to talk with and care
fully observe the daughter who was
seeing strange things and hearing
strang voices. He found her sitting
on the veranda as he drove up. AMI,
ne at once recognized her as a vounq
lady ne had met several times in bis
drives about the country to see I'm.
aelnary patients. She was ALWAYS
driving an auto, sometimes alone and
Sometime in company, and on each
occasion she had ruffled his dignity
me doctors old house would stand
2 brass band, locomotive or
Fourth Of July hurrah, and never winl
an eye, but he drew the line at autos.
whenever he had met the one driven
Dy the young lady, he had stood ON
MS Feet, twisted himself and buggy /,
INTO the ditch, and now then varied
the program by knocking down rail
fences and running away. The Young
lady had always smiled appreciativeIv
and had now and then wrencbed a
honk! honk!" from the machine NV
way of added ginger to the occasion.
Almost any one in the village coul5
have told the doctor that the name
OF the young lady was Miss Eunice
Seaforth, of New York, who was paw
ing her aunt a visit. He had never
inquired, however, and SO was ignor-
ant OF her identity. AS he left his
buggy and walked up the path to make
this professional call he was on his
dignity He was secretly glad that
she was of her head. He would
probably have to make such reporr
as would send her to an insane asy.
lum and that honking auto to gar
age.
Word was left for one to call" oh
served the doctor as he raised his hat
and felt bit awkward.
Then this Is DR.. Farrington?' half