The Dillon herald. [volume] (Dillon, S.C.) 1894-????, 1918-04-18

2otn OF June and on the o6th started
for Il town In the West, intending be
fore settling down to practice to put
in couple of months recreation. I
fell in with n party of tourists, one of
them being Miss Julia McGregor.
When she discovered that was Il saw
bones. there arose a bond Of sympa-
thy between US. for she was a daugh-
ter of one OF the most eminent sur
geonS in America, and Il lecturer in a
medical college.
PrcferrinS the company OF these
people. especially Miss McGregor, to
travelling alone, clung to them. Where
they went I went. We visited the Ycl-
lowstone park and other regions Of in
tercst and when my outing was ended
I pronounced it the most delightful I
had ever experienced.
And we'll 1 might, for I had been
falling in love with Miss McGregor,
and she had reciprocated.
1t was the middle Of September
when, having been referred by her to
her father, I went to ask him for the
hand Of his daughter. She rounded
up her outing by visit to friends in
Chicago, but had written her father
that I would call upon him Mt the fam
lily home. which was in suburban
town near the city of Philadelphia.
Having boarded the train that was
to take me to my destination the car
being nearly filed. took seat by an
elderly gentleman who was reading
his evening newspaper. But he laid IT
on his lap soon after the train started
and CIZCd out Of the window. I adj
dressed him, asking him how far my
station was from the city He in
'wr"d mo very coUrtcously. AMI told
n" D." lived Hero. Then tClI him
was ."in@ To call upon Doctor &c
E". -"r. and asked him how I could
iinG The Goct"r'S residence. He told
~" lr knew Doctor N"cGrcgor very
W"'l and gave ne the necessary direc-
t"ns.
While convcrSing with the gentle
man I told him that ] was Il newly
made NJ. d. said I thought that
had IN advantage over older doctors
in that had learned the latest discov-
cries in medicine.
My auditor listened to me attentive
ly, occasionally asking me my opinion
as to the merits OF antitoxins for va
rious diseases that were we'll known
TO the layity and I answered him In
such language as would be understood
by layman. carefully avoiding mcdi-
cal terms. Whenever I was obliged to
use scientific nomenclature he did not
ask me to define the word used. nor
did he ut any time show want of
comprehension.
Before our journey was half ended
he. had asked me n number Of these
questions that I could not answer, and
nnally said that he did not see from
my replies that the doctors just grad
uated knew any more than those who
had been long In practice, and he did
not think that doctors knew much,
anyway, whether young or old. was
angered at this. and retorted that
whether or no doctors were ignorant
of their profession, they knew more
than the laity. 'Do you look upon
your fellow citizen, Doctor MacGregor.
as an ignoramus?" added.
what he Knows was the reply,
us as grain Of sand to whole sea-
coast TO what he doesn't know
AT this point the tratnman called our
STATION ana we left the car together.
me gentleman cooled my wrath by in
vitlng me to ride with him in his mo-
torcar I" the nome OF my father-in-law
In prospect, and 1 accepted his invl-
tatlon. we entered beautiful car
"i'lch was IN waiting, and were driven
away by uniformed chauffeur. My
coniPahioh telling MIN to stop at
certain mouse by the way. On reach
Ing this house. the former pointed to