The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1912-05-03
Doing Good

OUCtOT, WHICH, yOu u0v0 oSSSASU SA0s
old account of yours. which has been
running for three years. At the last
meeting Of our county medical 8
citation we passed drastic resolutions
%forbidding members to have dealings
with certain people, who are notort
ously bad pay, and your name was the
first mentioned in this connection"
"Well, great guns!" cried the major.
''That I should have to be insulted by q
lanternjawed sawbones right here In
this town, which owes its very exist
ence to my heroism and ~self-sacrifice
in the times that tried mems souls!
This surely must be an evil dream
from which I shall presently wake!
It doesa't stand to reason that any
man, much less q one horse doctor.
would dare to hand such m insult to
tie pioneer who made the wilderness
blossom as the rose! y
why, sir, I have been the best
friend you ever had since you hung
out your single. I have boosted you
in season and out Of season. I took
an sinterest in you from the first, and
whenever a friend Of mine fell sick
would say to him: Call on Doctor
Condiment! He is the most divinely
gifted physician in these parts
when old John Bonehead fell sick
he was going to send tur n Of the
old established doctors, but l .labored
with him and exhausted all my clio.
quence to get him to send for you.
Now, I ask you, as man to man, did
he send for you on my recommends.
ton or did he not?"
'tHe certainly did, and I've alwaye
felt that It was q low trick on your
part. Here I was q stranger in q
strange land. q young physician try:
ing to establish a practice, and you
unloaded that old deadbeat on me and
nearly broke me up in business! treat,
ed, him for six months and as soon as
he was able to move he Jumped the
town and I haven't had q cent from
hin to this day"
That's your idea Of gratitude, sir.
IL It? When I 60 forth to the hedges
and highways to find patients for you.
you think I should be responsible for
the hflls they run up! I suppose you
have forgotten who called you up
VIXEN old Mrs. Toplofty fell sick.
Just % soon as I heard Of her illness
I nearly foundered myself rushing to
q telephone to notify yOn. knowing
that yon needed patients. I suppose
you have forgotten that kfndness?"
mo. I have not forgotten, major.
and Il It hadn't been for your gray
hairs I'd have shown my appreciation
with q wet elm club. I vas just get.
ting q footing in some Of the wealthy
homes Of the town then. There was
q mild epsaemic Of measles. md I was
quite busy and the outlook was en-,
couraging. Then you sent ne your
COMPOUNDED telephone message, and !
rushed down to 9 Mrs. Topl0fty, and
found that she had the snallpox!
When my wealthy patrons learned
that I was treating q smallpox patient
they closed their doors to me. That
experience ret mo back two years.
and now you have the nerve to com
here reminding me Of IT,"
well. Of all the shameless ingrati.
tude that over defaced the annals Of
our glorious country this 10 the WORT!
This II the reward q man gets fos
helping the poor and needy. for strain
ing his hind legs fustling around try.
ing to do good! A man may shed
blood and sever his heart-strings try
Ing to aid struggling young men. and
aftsr years they turn and rend him!
We'll. You can 60 TO thunder With
y0uf 3nsdical association. I don't
3suppose yon could tell an attack Of
CHAMBERS from . lunar eclipse. any.
how. .anA % your diagnosis wouldn't
be worth . cent. II I had q sick COW
I wouldn't let you prescribe for her.
The undertaker was telling me only
yesterday that he'll have to buy m
extra hsafse if you stay here. 30 ]
bid you# eood morning"
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yearssAgp gaxs to fishermen, and ash
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fishing tor b~ulinsss. Have for bait
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