The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1860-07-20
4 TRUE HISTORIC

~ g. create day,!icttie Of Dr. La Cost,e. a..
'o""GAt'c c'f'e IF -. .!ohh.sj,yie. IN ia. K
i'.''o bos.caie etgh.cen h.l,drtd and s.-.
The people of old St Johasbury Plain
Are much astcnishei to see no rain:
And they daily proteS, they can't see why
The clouds and the rain have left the sky.
Leaving the fields as much in despair
rs Dr. La Coste's patients are
"ho have suddenly changed their natural hue
FROM magnificent green, 10 horrible blue.
/ his DR. La Co>te. a. You must know.
Came into the place two weeks ago,
rs great Christian any You'll find.
/ OF MS very peculiar STYLE and kind
For he cheerfally took poor strangers in.
y" iih has splendid roots and capital GIN
And squeezed them until he got their ..,;u
And twas III This curious style and wise.
tie cured their deaf:.e>s and healed their e,->
! 10 the famous ST John,bury House he came.
a man of exceeding skill and fame.
From the Hospitals of England and Franc.
lie would offer the people a splendid chance.
+ HIS business il was TO heal the deaf
! In space Of time exceedingly brief;
HE most incredulous he could surprise
. In his rapid manner of curing ewes
len DAYS would render the cure soln,ltte
W the toughest cases he could meet.
All the people whose sight was dim,
And the deaf should come al once TO him.
Or they might fail Of a cure at all,
If they failed 10 make him an early call
Well, III, people tiocked from far and Mar
This wonderful Doctors logic to hear;
And they very soon became impressed
mat this Doctor with wonderful skill wa> H..
And they ielt so very exceeding sure
The Doctors skill the patien, would cure.
That. rather than lose so good chance
Of enllsting this wonderful man If Franc,
hey paid tie Doctor his fee in advance
FOR the Doctor would nertr di,j,n>c }..l
M the 0nr'o~s i,attcA0 hcd ,aid tie III.
40" the sequel Is this, and il plainly appears
mat the Doctor did sharpen their eyes AID cay,
rof twas found one morning Al break 81 d4,.
That the Doctor at night had r,. awav.
And OF bills contrac,ed-a goodlv array
lie ie!t for his father, the Devil. 10 pay;
And neIsh"or Watson found i'll lis ,a,.,c
A peek Of the -idrocat,s Of Pace.
hoiied UP. doubled up, and into il pressed
Twas all the baggage the Doctor possessed.
Now Mr. Watson could well afford
10 get nd Of the scoundrel, by losing hi, c1a--:
never will tell, not even neat winter.
hat kind of 4 trick he served the prilte..
Ii must have been something exceedingly f.L.v.
For II was trick without anv money.
lie also went into Cages saloon
And ordered some pictures delivered Al noon.
But long before noon he had taken his iea,c,
And Gage and TIE pictures were left 10 gree.
II may be he fed because afearcd
VI inns long flowing bard, with hi lou- !. n...5
beard
fancy the tailor could give YOU his lnee..-e.-
Dut t'e tailor Is dtaf when YOU ash ofhi> Treasure
1'u he also so b.nd that he can sec the ';~sA>
ne expected to get and invest IN the s,ock>.
Dut these are The very diseases, I'm sure,
great DIR. Coste pretended to cure
70" 'heSe parties should feel exceedingly oaear
. oe caught At their regular business a>e,v,
|, anu whenever travelling doctor is seen.
~ 'ies loon In the glass they IL see sOIno;,.-
green -
Out 'hat nothing compared with these nov -.
Of green's,
l. mai shell out their fveS their tens and fifteen
l pay the sham Doctor for sham medical sill.
ha' VIII catch the purse. and the patients la
u y ieave them, until some other kna,e CONES.
whistle Yankee Doodle and suck then ihLi!.t'
MORAL
" no pays for sham pictures or pays for sham Is'
rays for pictures that fade, and for ph.sc ma
kills.
Nils either the patient. or kills his pas.
GU can scarcely tell which is better or t7ts
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