Send for the Doctor by Oliver Optic — Read

My excellent old uncle Jesse -- peace to his ashes! -- used to tell me that every thing depended on the "bringing up; " and a little experience in this world of strange men and things -- but a very good world, for all that -- has convinced me that he was considerably more than half right.

Some people have learned to depend upon themselves in the hour of peril. The energy, firmness, and decision of their own characters are their sword, shield, and steed when