TRINIDAD : THEN AND NOW. 



u What is a dresser ? " he asked, " I don't know of 

 any," he must remain as he is till the doctor comes, 

 he cannot be admitted without the doctor first seeing 

 him." Then get someone to sit with him till the 

 doctor comes. ' ' " No, ' ' he replied, c 6 you must remain 

 with him and look after him, we cannot have any- 

 thing to do with him till the doctor comes. ' ' I did 

 not remain with him, but instead went in search of 

 the boy whose name and residence I had obtained on 

 my way to the hospital. I returned in about an hour 

 and entered the gate the same time as the assistant 

 surgeon and told him of the case. 



When he arrived at the door of the dispensary, 

 the old man was nowhere to be seen and the doctor 

 was very indignant with the dispenser, who pretended 

 to know nothing whatever of the case — his assis- 

 tant having disappeared ; search was made for 

 the old man and he was found lying senseless dn 

 his employer's yard, and on examination it was 

 found that not only had he received a serious wound 

 but also that his skull was fractured. 



I need not relate all that followed on this case, 

 suffice it to say that one of the results was the build- 

 ing of the quarters now occupied by the assistant 

 surgeons and an additional assistant immediately ap- 

 pointed. I need not say that similar indifferent 

 treatment to any patient, much less a wounded one, 

 brought to this institution could not Now occur. 



I could tell an amusing story in connection with 

 the arrest of the boy who inflicted the wound, but 

 perhaps a wealthy merchant now having more pounds 



