Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1851-04-26

back into one of the counting rooms attached 10
the store.
"Will you take chair, sir % said the mer-
chant.
Both gentlemen sat down. About L, there
was an air of expectancy, which the doctor did not
fail to remark.
.sMy name is Dr. Crimes, said he repeating
his first introduction.
81 am happy to see you doctor, returned =
-, bowling again.
81 received a letter from your house, this NOR
ning," said the victim, for such he really was
desiring me to call, as you had some commuh, !,
cation to make that would be to my adVah'a90
There's some mistake" replied the merciah''
"No letter of the kind has emanated from US.
Are YOU certain % asked the disappointed
man in a voice greatly changed and he drew ior'n
the letter he had received
l. looked at the communication, and SHOOK
his head. -. - COW
that Won have. most probably, been made the VIC
tim Of an idle, reprehensible jest TO day you
are aware is the 1st of April"
ssCan it be possible p exclaimed the doctor
clasnino his hands together while his face became
pale and overcast with DISAPPOINTMENT. VINO
could have been so unkind-so cruel !! :,
&c And is the disappointment very great 2, sad
the merchant, touched with the manner OF his
visitor; which showed more pain and mortlhca-
ton at the cheat practiced upon him.
| With an effort of self command, DR. Grmes
reclaimed to some extent, his lost composure, ana
rising, remarked as he partly turned himself away:
"Fornive this intrusion, since l ought to have
been more on my guard"
But an interest having been awakened IN the
mind of Mr.. L he would not suffer his visitor
to retire until he had some farther conversation
with him. In this conversation he learned thro'
IJoI;oo Cl-nd
condition in life than the letter meant to cOmmu-
nicate and he still further learned that the moth
er of DIR. Grimes had been one of his early friends
Would you be willing to take the place of Resi-
dent Physician at the - Hospital?'' finally ask
ed Mr.. L.
"To one like me- replied DR.. Grimes, ''that
place would be exceedingly desirable. But l do
not suppose l could get it."
"Why not?"
81 am a stranger here"
''Can you bring testimonials to professional
ability ?" asked l..
Il can-Testimonials of the very highest char
acter."
% Bring them to me- DOCTOR at the earliest posi-
bic moment. l do not, in the least doubt that my
influence will secure you the place, believe you
have no family"
None"
THAT may be an objection. A furnished dwell
ing is provided for the physician and | believe
one with a family is preferred
81 have widowed sister, who would be glat
to join me and whom | would be glad to plac
in so comfortable position
THAT will do just as WELL doctor. Bring owe
your testimonials soon as possible. Not S
much of an April fool, after all, | begin to think
Unless I'm very much mistaken, you have hear
something to your advantage"
| All came ont to the satisfaction of the dOctC
and the kind hearted Mr.. L. In less than
month, the reformer was in comfortable quarter
at - Hospital and in the receipt of twelve hur
dred dollars per annum. This exclusive
rent for his sisters famly-now his own-and t.
BILE expenses Moreover, for certain duties requ
red of her in the Hospital his sister received thre
hundred dollars additional
So it turned out that DIR. Grimes, so far frol
being an April fool, was benefited by the wonde
2 fully ''smart'' trick of Mr.. Bunting. But of tt
particular result of this extra work, the villae
D Jester remained ignorant. Being on the look ou
\ he was clicked to death" when he saw the do
tor start off post haste for New York and
: looked out for his return, anticipating rare plea
r ure at seeing his 'face as long as his arm" B
0 this particular pleasure not obtained for
Y didn't see the doctor afterwards.
= "What's become of DR.. Grimes ?" he asked
+ one and another, after few days had passed, al
= he did not see the Individual on the street as b
), fore.
), But none, of whom he made inquiry happen,
to know anything of the doctors movements.
r. was plain to Bunting that he had driven the So
doctor out of the village and this circustance fla
W tered his vanity, and made him feel Of more co
Of sequence than before. In a little while he to
Is his secret to another, and it was pretty gena
e ally believed that DR.. Grimes had gone away u
= der a of modification at the store keeper
g practical joke.
''Look out for the next year, said one and
ID other. eff DR.. Grimes isn't even with you the
it'll be wonder
E. 1t will take brighter genius than he is to ft
Sc me- Bunting would usually reply to these wor
of caution.
pit The first of April came around again !-Th
ne Bunting was wide awake. He expected to he
III from the doctor, who he was certain, would ne
er forgive him. Sure enough with the dav cal
a letter from New York
= :" You don't fool me- said Bunting as he to
re glance at the Post-mark. He had heard IL
the doctor was In, or somewhere near the city
n, ''Ha, ha p he laughed, as he read
elf Mr.. Thomas Bunting will call on Mess
h. Wilde d Lyon, Pearl street, New York, he m
= hear of something to his advantage
n cha Ha That's capital The doctor i
it wag. Ha ha p
or OF course Bunting too wide awade for t
n, trap. Catch him trudging off to New York O,
ew FOOLS errand
nd 8" Does he think havn't cut my eve-teetb eb
he said to himself exultingly, as he read over +
his letter, DIR. Grimes don't know this ob;ld
- don't" 'O
in And yet the idea that sometime MIGHT bo l.
ur by not needing the letter, came steang nnon i;
to and checking in a small degree the deiobt ba
he at being too smart for the doc+or Or ~