A Life in the Balance
Farmer Brown's little daughter has a high fever. Brown calls in old Dr. Smiley who diagnoses the illness as a severe case of appendicitis, and orders an immediate operation. The farmer, noti... Read allFarmer Brown's little daughter has a high fever. Brown calls in old Dr. Smiley who diagnoses the illness as a severe case of appendicitis, and orders an immediate operation. The farmer, noting the doctor's failing eyesight and enfeebled condition, refuses to allow him to perform ... Read allFarmer Brown's little daughter has a high fever. Brown calls in old Dr. Smiley who diagnoses the illness as a severe case of appendicitis, and orders an immediate operation. The farmer, noting the doctor's failing eyesight and enfeebled condition, refuses to allow him to perform it, and calls in a young doctor from the next village. The latter performs the operation s... Read all