The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-06-26
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Some years agos 'ere our metropolis had
yet attained to manhood, aad WAS only |.
haif- grown vilngc, in round jacket aud
cap, there dwelt, in one Of It's suburbs, q
Quaker aposhecary. Noas II il probable,
that since the eays Of Babylon and Ninesch
no city has ever been hoDorcd BY such an
apothecary as this Ills features we're such
as might have been formed by tightly draw
ing piece Of parchment oEer Q skuil.ss Nor.
was the spectral appearance Of his 6guyo
heat all diminished BY huge pair Of Cog
giles which he wore astride his nose. Lis
coat Of gray, cut straight, after the Quaker,
fashion, reached almost to his heels; and as
he shuflcd along the streets, his hands eross-
ed deyoutly over the region Of the stomach.
his hend slightly bent forward, and turning
to look neither to the right nor the left, the.
boys and idle mon called him tho Axiilhge.
ghost" ..sr,..,.s ..,..,,asg ID, IA
He was not ghost, however, but fIesh
and blood Qnaker, with q mildncss of tiispo-
sition which is a second nature to those Who
wear the grey coat, as will be seen BY the
following examples .,,., ,..s9,s.l. e.. -s'a,,g.
The old gentleman practiced dentistry in
his shop, extracting tho molars and Discus
pids Of those who we're 60 uafsrtsaaAe -
70 come to him Oas dAy, stost ssa Of
the sea camein, his face dsssrtel BY adols-
full toothache, to hare the offending member
separated from his substanes. Tie s4Doc-
tor" placed him in chair, sod proceeded to
apply the turpkey. He had mot exerted
his feeble strength many minutes before tho
nntiquated instrument OF tosture slipped
from the tooth with . crash, ssusisg the po-
tient to see more stars than are cataloxuef
in any well regulated astronomy. l. vas
too much for Jacks philosophy. He drew
offand let the doctor have stone " with such
will, that the unioEtusase sesipient of the
/" one" rolled over in the dust. But here
shines out Quaker character in all its radi-
ance. He arose, and after having brushed
the dirt from his clothes, and vented his
malice in the expression, ssFriend, thee il
very bad man p proceeded to finish tho op-
GRAFTON. Poor Jack was so bewildered by
such unexpected meekncss that be submit-
ted to the turnkey very quietly, and utter
ly forgot to give tho accustomed howl upon
the exit Of the tooth. ,srsla : sisfta .ts5 'les8
There were two or three gyaselcss appren-
tices in the shop, who used to worry the
poor man almost to death. On one occasion
he had made an appointments with IN used-
ucated person to meet him at his ofscc On \
certain day ut certain hour. L slipned
the Doctors mind, but not the apprentices,
who resolved to play practical Joke on the
man who was to cail. The offce was up.
stairs, over tho shop, and in an adjoining
closet were several fine skeletons, surround.
ed by other medical horrors. The bows
took one Of these skeletons, plsced it in the
Doctors chair by the table, with one Of its
aeshless hands upon the page Of an omen
book, and tied q pair of goggles over its siaht-
less eyes. Presently the man came in haste
fearing to be too late, md was about to
rush upstairs, when one of the conspirators
stopped him: You had better not 70 I'M
now" said he, as gavely MS q chief mourner
at funeral, s'the Doctor is cngaeeed.o =
~ must SEQ him though, I came on bu.i-
ness by express appointment" - -
"Do you think the Doctor would ike. TO
be interrupted now, Tim 90 said apprentice
number one. rsass o. szssassa "a 7s5.S b. ls4B
81 don't know said Tim. ". ,e .. a.sSsss' ,.s
But the man cut the matter abort by
rushing up the stairs. In q moment be came
tumbling down, and bolted out Of the door.
The boys laughed at the joke, and took tho
skeleton away. 2 -@@9 4ssa-s ( &.tSi 80
The next bay, tho Doctor Was standing in
front Of his shop, in speculative mood,
when he the same person approaching
with whom he bad made the engagen,cnt
the day previous. Anxious to finish his
business, the npothecary bcckoned With bis
finger for the man to approach. Marks Of
CONSERVATION were depicted on the mans
face. He surveyed the vender of drugs a.
it he had been q demon hot from the world
below. Suddenly he broke forth with, "No
no; know You, if you haye got your clothes
on; you don't get me into your old shop
again ~ and he fairly turned and ran avay.
lie thought that the skeleton he had seen
the day before, was the Doctor, sitting N
his study, denuded Of his clothins.-De