New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-04-03
Anglo-A1neriCan Memories
rEEEe FAaaoUs POLITICS 5oT IN
PROFESSIONS
,o5-,-sa, 1870. by George Y sraales.a

Am | 10 understand t.,af II v'ish
YOU to perform the operation or
Wednesday YOU vii net do it"
Il am obliged t. tell your Ta jesty
that. in nv Judgment if the operation
is 10 he successful it must he done on
Tuesday. II not on Tuesday it must be
bv another hand than mine
The I1i1g finally yielded: the opera
ton took place on Tuesday: the Success
vas complete. But here again gossip
steps in. alleging that the first incision
revealed such results as to startle some
e the few professionals present At
least one os them protested against
-cinc on. ard finally left the room. say
ing holly he would not stay to sec the
King cut 10 pieces But nothing shook
Sir Frederick's confidence or nerve He
vent on boldly. TRANQUILITY. to the sue
cessfu! end.
WIN. then. all this difference between
T;,eedav and Wednesday, Because. the
surgeons viii tell You. the Kings Talady
--as already so far advanced that
DAYS DELAY meant the danger. Or the
certainty. Of blood poisoning With this
knowledge he was bound 10 face the
Kings anger. IT was the way in which
h. faced it that made the act SO impress
eive. and carried the DAY. TIE King,
with al his suavitv and unfsilnG tact
and kindness. Is q King He has in him
? thousand years Of kingly traditions
and inheritances. When he was Prince
of Wales. and only the first Of his
p 11cy-
have grown stronger with use since he
came to the Throne. He viii listen 10
reason. hut decides for himself, as
King should or any other man should
Il Sir Frederick had begun by explain
ing his reasons. the King might easily
enough have brushed them aside and
ended the discussion with regal:
wednesday. then" Nothing would
have Impressed the King like the re-
srectful Sir, I shall not he here on
Wednesday. respectful. aut also eS-
tremely rebellious- The essence # de-
voted loyalty was there. al the same.
one thing. II seems 70 me. the great
surgeons and physicians I have known
had in common. They were great men.
first Of all They had great qualities
outside Of their profession. Two years
ago last September. time when the big
men are mostly away. I wanted
~--~seon and knew not where to find one
\ chemist finally gave me name-M7.
Henry Iorris-and an address. name
vhoIIv unknown 70 me. though the ad-
dress-Cavendish Square $500 implied Al
least professional prosperity. had had
fall at the Playhouse as Mr. Maude-calls
his little theatre. the night before, leaV-
ing = box by what I supposed 70 be
ereps. and in the absence Of steps COM
ing down on the floor, bruised, and /
knew not what else. Ny surgeon made his
examination. What struck me was that
he wasted never a word. nor a gesture
The touch Of his hands. Of his fingers,
had : mathematical or instrumental pre-
cision. So had his questions In five
minutes or less he had covered the
ground and delivered his opinion Any
thing might have happened. but nothing
had-bar the bruised muscles Wen
attend TO those for you" He asked if
was leaving town, and when / said
was sailing for New York on Saturday
he remarked:
If YOU were q workingnlan / should
send YOU 70 the hospital and you would
be. left in bed till you we're We'll But
If YOU choose TO sail on the Lusit2nia
vou must bear the pain Now. as YOU
are here. YOU might as well let ne over
haul YOU
Then. as before the same precision, the
same delicacv Of touch. the same rapid
irx. nothing hurried. nothing missed: his
examination a work Of art as we'll as CT
science. Then he began to talk of other
things. and again. and even stronger.
was the impression Of being in contact
with q master mind. Seldom have
sDent & more stimulating hour He was.
7 found later. Mr.. Henry Morris Con
s-I1rinz Surgeon 70 the MiddleseX Hos
uital and President OF the Royal College
,r Surgeons In other words. Mr. Henry
Morris. about whom ! ought TO have
known. but did not, was, and is. in the
very front rank Of his profession His
ar7inence has since been recognized and
-ewa rcied by the King. and he is now Sir
Henry Morris. Bart. I suppose even
republican may admit that, if titles are
e. he conferred. they are well conferred
~. men eminent in science. Q. W :.