Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-05-17
Gllmurous.
Pat and the Doctor; or, the Med
ical Students Joke,

Come, Patrick" said medical student
of our city " institutions" to the honest por-
ter therein employed, " as Pm going to treat,
step into the corner and take drop with u.s."
Sure, are you in earnest, Doctor, dear r.
inquired Pat, with grin.
Certainly-come along"
Pat didn't want coaxing, and he therefore
accepted the invitation, and followed the
Doctor. Arrived at the public house the
Doctor poured out half tumbler full of the
ruby liquid, and under pretence of adding
a" little sugar." he slyly slipped in the con-
tents ola box of cayenne pepper which stood
behind the bar. Drink quick, Pat, for
see Professor B coming across the
square," said the Doctor, stirring the ferv
mixture, handing it to Pat, who quaffed it
off without taking breath. Scarce had he
taken his lips from the tumber ere his coun-
tenance began to undergo the most ludicrous
contortions. water, for the sake O. mar
cy water!" gasped he, his mouth raw with
the burning draught. Just at this moment
one of the Doctors friends happening acct.
dentally to walk near the two, and seeing the
bottle from which the liquor had been poured.
standing on the counter in front of Pat, he
exclaimed with an anxious look, "Why Doc
tor you didn't let the man drink from the bot
tie p
Eyes, did," was the reply "Then you
are dead man !" said the other, turning to
Pat, " for prepared the bottle of poison to
kill cockroaches for the barkeeper here"
Pat turned ghastly pale; he gasped for
breath. go murther, Pm dead run for
doctor, o I'll be dead before you come
back. Holy mother of Moses, why did
taste the dirty brandy For the love of
heaven fetch doctor; Pm dying Lord
have mercy on my soul p and like exca.
nations did Pat pour forth with astonishing
rapidly.
whats to be done for the poor man Z"
said the Doctor. Z" I'll get him dose
of Tincture of Hokeepokee," said his friend,
and away he went and shortly returned with
the Tincture of Hokeepokee, as he called
| it, which was nothing more or less than
Rochelle powder Almost every one
| knows, or ought to know, that Rochelle
powder is put up in two papers, one blue aud
the other white, and in taking it, the contents
of the blue paper are Dissolved in about gill
of pure water in one tumbler and that of the
white paper in another the two are then
poured together, and lively effervesence
takes place, making a foamiug and sparkling
drink.
Well, two tumblers were arranged, the
Rochelle powder dissolved in them, and Pat
was told to drink first one and then the 9TH
er immediately after it he followed these
directions implicitly, and the result was that
the two doses met midway in his throat the
efiervescence took place; for moment or
two he was a living fountain; he literally
foamed at the mouth.
The bystanders could keep no longer silent
but gave vent to their feelings in a laugh.
long, loud, and hearty Patrick started off
from his prosecutors without his hat, his
hands clasped over his abdominal regions and
his hair streaming in the wind,
The next day one of the students seeing
him, enquired respecting the occurrence,
80 bad luck to that scamp of Doctor"
said Pat, he gave me such red hot brandy
it set my inside afire, and when drank cold
water it billed oyer"--iSpirit the Times.