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Show PLANNED TO LEAVE BUSINESS But Fixed Habits of Long Standlnf Couldn't Be Cast Aside. An Intimate friend of old Dr. Moggs-ley Moggs-ley called on him ono morning, and found, to his surprise, that the doctoi was packing his household goods for removal. "What does this mean?" he asked. "It means," said tho doctor "that after practicing medicine in this village of Summorvllla for forty years. I have grown tired of It, and I'm going go-ing to move away. "1 can't retlro and stay hero at the samo time. My old patients won't let me. I've tried to turn my practlco over to one of tho other doctors, but It didn't work. I don't need to follow the business any longer, and I want to spend tho rest of my days in comfort I am going to sell or rent my place here and go and live In some town whero I shall not bo at everybody's beck and call, and whero I can enjoy a peaceful old ago." Three or four months later the samo friend, In passing the house, was astonished to see Dr. Moggsley standing stand-ing In the front door, and the familiar professional sign In Its old place. "Why, hello, doctor!" he said, greeting greet-ing him cordially. "What does this mean?" "Well," explained tho doctor, rather sheepishly, "it means that I was an old fool to think that after living here all my life I could end my days anywhere any-where else. I have put In three of tho most miserable months I ever spent anywhere, and I've come back to stay. Let the patients come If thoy want to. So long as I am ablo to look after them I'll do It If I have to keep at It for another forty years." Youth's Companion. |