American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1856-08-23
WHOLE No. 81
nYIlDADBS 9lNlpS.
HOW TO GET TIE CHOLERA,

in your attack of tho cholera, that vou
hadn't eaten anything ut dinner but D
few beans, said Sam Jones, as he and
q his friend Jim Johnson lay over q bo-.
! in the cool breeze Of late afternoon.
down on the Delaware.
| 'No-nothing but tho TRUTH, suid
jim, the only vegetables had for din
ner that day was a few boans. ana
ale but a few; for hadn't mucN apno-
titc. had something to eat during tho
morning..
oh, you hud, had you! why didn't
you tell the doctor SO I
He didn't ask me; and alwayp
make it point 10 give the doctor very
particular answers To his questions; be-
cause its important TO him in making up
; his mind what to DO in the case. And
he seemed to be a good deal puzzled
about my case, so didn't want to con.
fuse him by any extra talk
'Puzzled SO was !; and that's why
| though, you were lying; and have
M doubt that the doctor thought 50
too
lnnocent as lamb. upon my honor.
II
cumstanccs Oh any account whatever
Says he's
What vegetables have YOU eaten for
dinnerT
Those were tho very wJr5s. Says
to him.
4 only eat few beans sir! true as
am living sinncr.'
We'll what had you cate. in tho
morningr
Its good while ago, aud | can
undertake to specify exactly all NAV
have taken. But | thiuk about niny
O'Clock felt littIe hungry, aud srep-
ped over to Nanny Maggs and pot &
couple of pieces of cheese cake ..,
That was pretty good suack, con.
sideting what big bite she sells; and hov,
she can afford SO much for SO little mon.
ey, | can't tell. Well, what, elscl
soon after that had resting SPOIL
and so 10 fill up time I bought halfa
pint Of ground NUS, just To keep nv.
self busy. Ground nuts, you know.
make work for ones hands as well az
his teeth; end erea remedy against idle
ness; and l hate loaGng.'
Very good and now, what did you
buy uexti'
'Well you see it was the latter part
OF July, and apples were coming in,
aud hadn't had any, so got thtoo or
four.
Three or four apples Wore ,hcy
ripel
Not exactly but proty neor---ncar
enough recken. At all ovonrs hat
often cat apples exactly like them ba-
FORE
WAS this all p
Not entirely. For as it drew to-
wards eleven, tho cuIorcd lady that
sells crabs, came along with bor tray.
and | thought Id Try couple, and so I
did
a couple that was moderate, so;9
sam as he counted on his fingers NUT
terrins one, two, throc, four! 'And
then | suppose you had enough for one
forenoonP
Not altogether, for there was lit.
tic schooner lying on the dock near us,
pine apples aboard, somo ofwhich were
getting sPecked, and they wcro ceiling
them off cheap TO get rid Of lhem.---
So | chose one that was but little
bruised. And that was all ! had hat
morning.'
'All!' exclaimed Sam. Enough to
give any man the choloial And vet
whom tho doctor inquired what you had
had for dinner, you@aid, only u few
beans !
why said jim, with look of min.
glcd scorn aud aurprise, you don't moau
to insinuate that these few things give
mo tho choletap
Few things!' repeated Sam with T.
look Of budicrous wonder, few thiups,.
Yes, few ,hingsl There wero ONLY
a couple Of cheese cakes, do.blo
handful Of ground nuts three or four
apples, couple Of crabs end q pino
apple ! Those give man tho cholera
why, you must think I'm fool!'
and he started up and strobe away
with burst ofindignalion tha,,equired
the whole length Of Oyster Whaif fox
its stately expression.