Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-15
BY HAPSBURG LIEBE


let him in the house 81 reckon" he says, a
secnin' mighty sorry, "she thought | ntrudin'
by gon without bein' axed to come So | guess
I'd better send out word that I'm here, and let EN-
send for me-.
He had gon' the rounds the next mornn'
About dinnerme the child he'd tried to visit died
It tore the doctor up SO much that he set out aqTn
without bein' axed. Agin door-several doors
slammed in his face; also he halted at gate by
a tall with long rifle, and ordered go back.
Three days passed, and still nobody'd come for the
doctor. After supper Thayer he axed me if I'd mind
gon down to his cabin and settn with him for awhile
as he wanted to talk to course went. 1t
jest good dark when got thar. When he'd
stirred up re-for the nights cool-he perduced
cigars We lit up, crossed legs, and begun smoke
like couple o burnin bresh heaps.
Say" says the DOCTOR why is it that the people
won't let treat their Children? Can b. it's accuse
they've got faith in oldtme yarb remedies2"
He was powerful worked up; he mighty nigh in
tears. And if he hadn't been, what with the pore
Children needn him so bad and him not able to git
to EN-, he wouldnt been wo tn kiln
Now, I'd been out myself and my wife a talkin
for the doctor. We knowed Copperhead wouldn't dar
to harm us, bein old; for ito killed his bluff
with the people And me and my wife had that
day found out some things, which preceded tell
1hayer.
Why, Doc says, eanin' towards him, "the peo-
pie haint got no faith in you. They think you re too
young Eb Fullen he even pulled his wifes tooth last
night with pa O blacksmith nippers says "ruther'n
to trust the job to you And the they haint got
Sewers has went and caused to be nosed about that
YOU haint doctored none afore and up here
sort O practise up More that" | says, 81
understand that Copperhead has threatened to shoot
ANYBODY that comes after you. You are young Doc
and the people has swaered the lie deep-so deep"
says that all the talkn' and my wife could do for
YOU didn't convince nobody at all"
an the name O. Heaven" exclai1ns Dr. Thayer
panied all over. why Grandpap," he says, Il was
regarded o the best young doctors in Nashville
Shorely, shorey, Sewers wouldn't have the pore chill
dern dyin by dom what YOU said he done!"
But he woodland has, replied, pulin' at my
cigar SO hard that it come burned nigh settin my
1of1r, C1oarrl hrro- JlCp
continues. "He knows that you're o the Gov nors
advance agents better times; and he knows that the
law and order O better times will wind up his little bad
man ball O. yarn: Sewers, / SAYS, is the one you've
feel like ought advise you to be mighty kecrful how
you fight him
"The Sheriff, axes the doctor, as he afeard O Cop
"The Sheriff, l answers, "hain't afeard o nothin'
Copperhead has got his bluff we'll that the people
don't dar to tell whar he's hdin' when he's hid One
DAREDEVIL of tried to git rid o Copperhead by
slootin' him. That man suddenly disappeared and
ever sence Copperhead has had his way.
T TITLE Dr. Thayer he Strengthened up determined
- like and started to say somethin, when thar come
dead thud the door which closed. Doc reached
for funny ookin. quick-shootn pistol, draps it into
his pocket, and calls out:
"Who is it,"
That wasn't no answer at all. The wind sghin
through the pines and laurels was the only sound
heerd. But felt that that thar thud had been the
work O mortal man | gifts up, crosses the screakin
cabin floor, and opens the door.
At first didn't nothin but the blackness O the
night outside. Then | seen that piece o paper had
been stuck to the door with rusty nail; and the
ground, plain in the dark, a white flint rock
that had been used to drive the nail, which had been
the one thud we heerd give glance towards
the blacness took down the paper set the door, and
walked the little lie lamp that set end O the
medicine shelf. | couldn't make out to read what
wrote the paper, though count O my eyesigft
bein fain; so passed the message to the doc
He read out slow: