Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-03-31
n-M FAYETTEVILLE TENN: THURSDAY, MARCH 81, 1855

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! in the hospital, his sister receive
| three hundred dollars additional.
t So it turned out that Doctc
t Grimes, so far from being made .
5 April fool, was benefited by the wol
derfaliy "smart" trick of Mr.. Bun
} Ing. But of the particular result {
his extra work, the village jester n
mained ignorant. Being ON th
+ look k-out, be was 'tickled to deatl
when be saw the doctor start off pos
haste for New York; and he looke
out for bis return, anticipating rar
pleasure at seeing his face as Ions
as bis arm.' But this particula
pleasure was not obtained, for b'
didn't see the doctor afterwards.
| Whats become of DR.. Grimes?
he asked OF one and another, after d
few days bad passed, and be did not
see that individual On the streets as
before.
Bot rome, Of whom he made the
inquiry, happened to know anything
Of the doctors movements. 1t was
plain to Bunting that be had Griyen
the said doctor out Of the village;
and this circumstance quite flattered
his vanity, and made him feel of
more consequence than before. In a
little while, be told his secret TO one
and another, and it was pretty gen
orally believed that DR.. Grimes bad
gone away under sense cf morti.
-fication at the slorekeeper's prseti-
cal joke.
Look out for next year. said one
and another. IF DR.. Grimes isn't
even with you then, it'll be o won-
der
1T will lake brighter genius
than he is to fool me. Bunting would
usually reply to these words of eau
ton.
The first of April came round
again. Thomas Bunting was vide
awake. He expected TO hear from
the doctor, who, he was certain, would
never forgive sim. Sure enough,
with the day, came a letter from
New York.
You don't fool me- said Bunting,
as he glanced at the post mark. He
had heard that tie doctor was 10, or
somewhere near the city.
'Ha! har be laughed as he read:
If Mr.. Thomas Bunting will call
on Messrs. Wilde & Lyon. Pearl
street. New York, he may hear of
to bis advantage. Il
'Ha! ha! That's capital, The doc
tor is a wag. Hal bal
Of course Bunting was too wide
awake for this trap. Catch binl
trudging of TO New York on FOOLS
errand ,uF
Does he think | havn't cut my
eye teeth yet ? he said to himself,
exul,ingly. as be read over the let
ler. Dr.. Grimes don't know this
chili-he don't.
And yet the idea that something
might be lost by not needing tho
letter, came stealing in npon him,
and checking, in a small degree, the
delight he felt az being too smart
for the doctor. But this thought
was instantly pushed aside. OF
course, Bunting was not so green
to use one of bis favorite words, as
TO 90 on FOOLS errand to New
York. gr &a t
Five or six months af ferwards,
Bunting, while in the city on busi-
ness, happened to meet DR.. Grimes.
'How are you, doctor?' said he,
grasping the hand Of the physician,
and smiling with one Of the smiles
peculiar 20 his face when he felt that
he bad played off a capital joke on
somebody. lei4Ng s,s
I'm well, Mr.. Bunting,. and how
are you?' replied the doctor.
.First.rate-frst-rate!' and Bunt-
ing rubbed his hands. Then he
added, With almost irrepressible
glee- 81
You wasn't sharp enough last
April. doctor
why so?' inquired the doctor.
You didn't succeed in getting me
to the city on a fools errand'
4 don't understand you, Mr. Bunt.
ing.' said the doctor seriously. >
wilde & Lyon, Pearl street.
something to my advantage. Ha!
The doctor looked puzzled.
| You needn't play the innocent
doctor. It's no use. ] sent you OIL
a FOOLS errand to New York; and ]
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