Washington telegraph., 1849-02-07

band, tiid related to our children her
miraedlonf Escape from the bold attack
Of a miazlgltaz sin.
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PfUA DIE DOCTOR OR
TIN le i Students JOKE.
1hdsfsa IA eines voael,es ior tbs
ruth Of the 10 aWii z laughshle Joke:
Come PalaHA aid medical student
N one oi our CIV institutions, to the hon.
est porter therein employed. "as I'm 90.
ing 10 treat, stel in TO the corner and take
4 drop with Us.
SURE are yni ia arnesl, Doctor, dear!'
qucried Pat wili grin.
A" Certainly. dlme along"
Pat didn't wint eoaxing. and he there.
fore accepted tie invitation aud followed
the Doctor Arrived at the public house.
the doctor poured out halt tumbler of
the ruby liquil. and under pretence OF
adding liglli sugar he slyy slipped
in the contents ol box ni cayenne pep.
per, winch stool behind the bar. "Ddnk
quick. Pat, for sec Professor b com.
ing across the square, said the Doctor.
sliulug the ieG mixture aud handing il
lo Pat, who qu5ilad it OF without taking
breath scarce Ind he laken his lips from
Ihc Iumbler, ere hls conuisaance began
10 undefgo the msl ludiufous contortions.
Ifdtaef, ,lor the sake o mercy walhef.a
gasped lie. his menlh raw with the barn.
my dranght. Jus nj tins moment one
Of the poeIors i.iends happening aori.
dfntdkkg 10 walk lear the Two. aud see.
ing the bottle i5oa Which the liquor had
been poured staaaug on the counter IN
iIonl OF Pat he exclaimed with All aux.
ious Iook. Why DOCTOR You dlla'l let
he maa drink fInm thai bottle p
les | did, wa, the reply. "Then
you're a dead man - said The other turn.
Ing 10 Pat, "lor | prepared that bottle OF
Poison 10 klIl cockgoaehes. for the bar.
keeper here.
Pat turned ghaslly pale. he gasped for
breath, 40 murlher. I'm dead run for a
Doctor. O III be dead aiore yon come
back Holy mother OF Moses, why did
tas't tilef.dy brandy. Ohe pol.on burn.
the inside OF me For the love o heaven,
fetch Doctor. I'm dyin' Lord have mer.
cy on my soul - and Ike exclamation.
did Pat pour forth with astonishing rapid.
iIy
" WHAT'S to be done for the poor man"
said the Doctor "lil run aud get him u
dose OF Inciurc llokeepokee, said hi.
friend "l j, the only thing that'l saye
his life aud away he went aud shortly
returned with the 'rncturc hokeepokee,
n he call,d II, which was nothing more
or less ihm a rochelle powder Almost
every one knows, or ought to know, that
rochelle powder ]. put up in two papers,
one blue AID one white, and IN taking II,
the conlclis OF the blue paper afe di.solv.
ed IN abou a gill OF pure water IN one
iumblcr and that Of the white paper Ia
another; d. two are then poured logcih.
er When lively cilcfyesence takes place,
making oamiug aud sparkling drink.
Wen, tyo lumhler. were arranged, the
rochelle powder dissolved IA them, and
Jack was oId to drink iir-l one, aud then
the other immediately nitcrit; he follow.
ed these direction, implicitly aud the re-.
suit was that the two doses met midway
ln his throat, the oheyc-ocnee took
place, and fora moment or two he wa, "a
perfect living fountain he literally joam.
e,i az he m0i,th.
The byslandars could keep silent no
longer, bui gave vent To their feelings IN
a laugh long, loud aud hearty. Patrick
started cd from his prosecutor, without
bi- hat, be hands cla,ped over his alb.
dominal regions and his hair streaming
in the wind
The next day one Of the students sec.
ing him, inquifed respecting the occur.
renee, % bad luck to that scamp OF Il
Doctor" said Jack. me gave me such q
red hot brandy It set my inside ahrc, aud
when | drank cowld wather it billed oyer"'