The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-09-14
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HUNTING up 4 TEsTI MONIAI.

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HUNTING UP 4 TEsTI MONIAL,
"Docior," said o man with . THO, al'ow
countruanrr pale lip- aud lctdcn ewes, ,cnm.
ing up a. tl,, counter ~ dru, store in Bal
imprr -rtrc tru years co-"Duetor I've
ltT'u Tcadiug your advertisements ahnut the
4 uivrr'Tyl RrrUrrr, UHf tiyium ~ Lite, aud
10 tlIt Mr. Iuhu Iuhuslu's hsfmnuV i4 tp hp
r.licd on, 70 ought i0,suii m, ease. tor iu de-
-A-riAHu Ai. "ws -sti.ft,-- l,. tn- ~ rrtl,r rre
,erIh,'l mine. liu I've -prut 80 much money
"a medicine, % ug purp1su. tina, I'm iir,,'l ffl
N'fnd huplWHgl Pee " NoWll Just toll mo
Nhsr,- can hud tbs Mr. .lal,usuu lll give
him call. "a iiko 20 know Il he. = real
p -gl---l, ll-l,--l- -,,iri,
"luu don't mean tn in.ipuatr that rd
ior"" testimonial 2" replied the man of
medicine with some slight show of indiena-
"Ohno ! don't m.inmte ANYTHING At nll,
Duetur," answered the Ialc lokiug ulau,-
iiut III like 90 srr ths Mr. .lohu johnson aud
have e little Lilk with him"
You can do thatif worm take the trouble
to1aall ON him, gld the dootor IN an uil hand
way,
Where amI fad him 2" a.kcd the .alIow
unu..
.:.lir li,r.- n little -wu,. ont of town; .about
three m,lr. on the Frederick turnpike.
"NNy So ihrf"
'N,. ro out until Won come to the three
lui'r Stone; then keep on to tho 6r-t ro1d
turning "l o." rhr right, nloug which ,"u viii
ro n''uiif quarter uf % mile when ,uu will
sco brick hou,c Mr. .lohu,nu lives there"
Tho thin, sllluw.hrrd man bowed and
retired a. be- lro tho Store tho dortor
ga,e low churklr, and then said halt o.
l...l- L. .-l4l..
IIl!Lnsuu." .
hiu hcyas mistaken. 'rlrcc hours ailor-
Ol,ul. the sick man yutcrrl the shop and
linking upon n chair with an expression of
] We'll noytor. ! have been out WHORE
tvuu saWi, hut mo- MIR John johnson iivrs
! nh arg,.' -
MIR .lrEO.on live. ~ the place to whirh
4 ! directed YOU" said the Doctor, most posi-
uNcly.
But the man shook hs heal
"Nou went ont the Frederick road to tho
thrvc mile stone 70
..lrS"
And turucl on at the first rnad on ihc
I l.tt kapd .,a. rn ....s.
You told me the right hand side said the
man.
"Oh' thcrcs thr mistake" replied the
/ Doctor, with the air Of u man who had di..
/ royUrcd very material error. hy which AN
important result was effected | told you to
turn ul' 10 the lcn,"
"I'm very sure YOU said the right" persist
cl the man.
"lmpussihlc" /" returned the doctor, in a
MOST confident tone uf voirr. How could
7 have said the rirht hand side whcp knew il
was the len 2 know AIR John .I-hhsnu n,
been m his house hundreds Of tiutcs."
II am almost sure you said the right "'pcr
l. oh MOI Nou misunderstood mc,"--mos
, positively ansYr,rcd the Doctor.
, "Wcll mtFS6nlv try it again" said N,
man. lauguidly$ 4Alut shall have 90 defer tn,
walk until tomorrow Tor I'm completely worl
l. down"
''Nnu'd better try q hnttlco of the RFsroRN \
| rIvf," said the doctor with n hcncvolcn
, smile. Il know that il will Just suit Won
case. Mr. johnson looked worse than YOU do
t when he commenced taking it,and three bot
r ties made a well man of him"
,,,l tl,t ,l..,t,..- ttf l-r,t+r'srf tir-- ii~
storcr, with its handsome label temptingI
before the eyes of the sick mai adding as a.
= did 50. %
$ Its only fifty cents"
- ave been humhuggcd ton often :" rcpic,
. the suspicious patron, of patent medirin
vendors. mo; I'll >cc Mr. John Johnso
first"
"Well;did you see Mr. johnson p"asketl th
doctor with pleasant smile and confident al
as the testimonial hunter cntered"tt- shop o
= the next daN about noon
~. did not" was replied, little inps
ticntly.
'Ah How comes that ? Did YOU folio
y the directions gave 2,
l. Yes, to the very letter.
! "-Then you must have found Mr. Juhr
=. SON"
"But tell Won ! didn't"
a .."lts very strange can't understand !
e Nou mrucd of AZ the first road to the lena
j. ter passing the third milestone "a
II did
---lif'sa- tall poplarS stool NJ the gate whic
" opened from the turnpike ~
e What gate Y' f-'
4 "J'he gate opcuiur into the lane leading I
Mr. .TohnSon's house"
= II didn't turn off at any gate. said the MAJ
> II kept on, as you directed IN the FIRST roa
q that led or from the turnpike. You didu
+ mcTrinn HUvthtrr. -.I--.'4s- a patr.
/. Il didn't suppose IL necessary" ycpicd th
Doctor with a show Of impaticnrc. - ROT
It, q Rad, whether you enter It T., = gate ri
q man, other muiner Road leading to prf