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O. IILNIRY BIOGRAPHY
men, his over-flowing generosity, his utter indifference
to caste, in a word a large share of his characteristic
and ineradicable democracy. To the same source
may also be ascribed, through association at least,
some of O. Henry's constructive ingenuity.
Doctor Porter was for several years the best-known
and the best-loved physician in Guilford County. An
old friend* of his, to whom the memory of Doctor Porter
brought tears, said recently: "HIe was the best-hearted
man I ever knew; honest, high-toned, and generous.
Rain or shine, sick or well, he would visit the poorest
family iln the county. He would have been a rich
man if he had collected a half of what was due him.
His iron-gray hair and the shape of his head reminded
you of Zeb Vance." His office, like his father's before
him, became a sort of general repair shop, though in a
different way. "I shall never forget," said the late
Joe Reece, editor of the Daily Record of Greensboro,
"something that happened in my boyhood. A giant
of a negro had been cut down the back in a street fight.
Ie passed inme making straight for Doctor Porter's
office, and yelling like a steam piano. Everybody in
those days when they got hurt made for Doctor Por-
ter's office as straight as a June shad in fly-tiume. When
I got to the little office, I'll be john-squizzled if Alg.
Porter didn't have that darky down on the floor.
*David Scott.
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Smith, C. Alphonso (Charles Alphonso), 1864-1924. O. Henry Biography, book, 1916; Garden City, New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139384/m1/58/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.