Hillsdale Whig standard. (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1846-1851, 1851-04-29
Indifferent, that he had swallowed two
Us il possibIel, | observed.

snakes!' -
rs it possible! observed.
'Yes, sir, says the storekeeper, it's fact
land do you know that critter stuck TO il,
through thick and thin, that he had swallow
ed two snakes and they were 10 him! Well,
his folks all talked ard reasoned with him,
but il wern'r no use--Johnson stuck TO the
snakes aud the snakes TO him, until some OF
the folks really began TO believe the story,
others concluded that poor Johnson was go
in Grassy. or gone, and recommended his
/ folks TO put him in the asylum But John
son kept kind OF noffensive and harmless;
went about gruntin' and moanin', and finally
dried up thin as a smoked shad. He kept
on this sort o. way for nigh on to two years,
gettin' no better nor no worse.
'One day there was an old root doctor came
heavin' along down this way, and somebody
got TO tellin the old feler OF Johnson's case,
and asked fhe couldn't start out them snakes.
Johnson had took loads Of stuff, but il didn't
seem to do any good. Well, says the old
root doctor, I'll bet | can cure the feller in
two hours-i! don't, | won't charge the lust
cent?
'Well,' says |, the root doctor went at
him, ehi'
y es he went down TO Johnsons fathers
place, aud told Johnson he heerd he'd swal-
lowed snakes. Johnson stuck to it that he
had. Well, says the old doctor, I'm death
and univarsal destruction on such varminis,
and il you have bushel of snakes in you,
! says he, III fix 'em. Tomorrow mornin'
III come down and cure you. There was
good deal of talk about the matter around
here-some believed Johnson was full of the
I Eaa p1 hn. a. ~. T,.n -
conceit or the hypo, and so some of 'em
went down next morning 10 see the yafb doc
tor fix out Johnson.
The doctor came Unlocked mighty
KNOWN, aud asked Johnson how he was git
tin along. Johnson sed, poorly, | thank ye,
doctor. Still feel the snakes ehi says the
doctor. Yes, says Johnson, still feel 'em
crawin' about. How mauyl Two, saws
Johnson. Sure there's only two? Yes, I'm
sure of that. Well, says the doctor, bring
IN large pan of new milk, you know says
the storekeeper.
Il was not aware of that fact responded.
Yes they are. Well the yarb doctor got
a pan OF milk. Now, says he, pulling big
black bottle out OF his saddle bags. Johnson,
you must swallow good draught of this
snake mixture, and then smell this--haulln'
out another black botIle aud putin il to
Johnson's nose, at The same time telling
Johnson TO jam his face close down the milk :,
and open his mouth. Johnson took swal-
Tow, smelt the bottle, and held his face over
! the pan; the doctor ,numbled some words
and iumbled over aud about Johnson's head
with the boule. Johnson got sick as death,
and by gracious---fEp! out come something
and wen; whiriog round in the pan of mlk!'
There's snake" shouted the folks.
'Fh-a at amt al gasped johnson.
No, SIR says the doctor. Flip! and out
came another iuto The pan of milk.
'Gloty, glory says Johnson, trying TO
jump 1p, but the doctor kept hold of him.
'~e, silI!' saysthe doctor; there's another
leuIr one a'comin''
johnson gagged-the Doctor fused around
and-..fGpi out came another!
Now you're cured says the Doctor
there's the three snakes whIriDg around The
pan.
Johnson jumped up, shouted aud yelled
his folks got around the doctor and were
nigh on 10 killni him with their kindness.
Some Of 'em wanted TO examine the snakes,
bet the yarb doctor objected. saving it was
best to make fire 10 the yard aud burn the
pesky things right up, for tear somebody else
mig ht get 'em into their stomachs!
The doctor burn, the snakes, got $40 fur
the job, and drove off. But il leaked out
that the old fellow had got three eeks, put
'em in bottle, and while fussins around
Johnson, contrived TO let one at time drop
into the milk pan, and poor Johnson thought
they were rally his snakes! But Johnson
ain' had the hPo sence.