Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-13
TFoR THE STAR.
FOR THE STAR.
Chuck Mullins Taken Bad with TrishiROss
BY RosBG E. MOVES.

| market days, dispensing hIs little asSo-tn-u.
| OF " truck'-his sassafras- bark. cora. etrs
chickens, poke berries, &c, from the tail end OF
| his weather beaten OLD wagon.
| Sometimes CAuck brings 10 market a barrel
or two of charcoal, the product OF hIs p!.iay
woods patch in Prince Georges: and that',
how he happened into Dubant's yesterday.
| lie sold lis charcoal, and having pockated The
| pay, and given a snort or tvs OF admiration a.
| the snow OF good things, potable and eafabl,.
| 10 De seen at Dubant's, was making his way
| 'o"ards Inc door, when the spirit OF mlschie-
| brought TO hls nose the appetIsIug perfume
| from nice piece Of roast pork. lust thea under
| colored Harry's experienced CARVING kniE.
| thuSh euGeo up TO The eating bar and eyed
| the work OF dissection Tor a tiIae v!th water
| Ing mouth and with brows KNIT az if ifrevoiyiu-
| a question OF finance, and then with the AIR
| of "A Prince Georgian who has made lu his
| mind, pulled OF his overcoat mounted one n,
the tall stools that line the counter. and Called
| for plate OF that roast pork Hls evil panips
| here played him the scuryy trick O: pIarip.
| him ncNta City Father, whose love OF good sar-
| ing takes him often 10 Dubants and v hos, pr,
| rensi;y for practical joking made him about 3s
| dangerous a neighbOr for poor Chuck As need
| be. Chuck, having dispatched his pork with
| speed that left him flushed and oliY. but vyitn
| the 'sacIed rage OF hunger stIlI uHaIpe.srd.
| called for another plate. remarkiur conf.
| dentally to his neigh5or that he s.could eat
| roast pork tll the cows kun home" Cirv
| Fa:her turned 10 make q sympathetic response.
but as his eyes lat on Chuck be recognized In
| that worthy the miserable scaIlayag VINO had
| stuck him with a tough turkey at Christmas
| time 80 with smiling face, bur with blue ven
| Scance burning underneath. he remarked,
urhanely, that roast-pork well cooked was
| certainly fine eatIng. But CHANGING at Chuck's
plate the smile fled from his face as if a horrid
| doubt had come over HIM in view of what ne
| saw there
Good Heavens!'' said he "Did you eat
that pork without mustard 20
M m mustard - faltered Chuck: "whst
fer 20
What for why 10 kiU ne 10oras ~
"Wwur-rums -
'les. Is 1t possible that you haven't heard
OF the terrible trichini disease lately invented
in pork -
"N-nary word,'' suffered Chuck. sweating
with fright and dreading he hardly knew
what.
MY unhappy friend, you're a goner! 1t
has been demonstrated by microscopic and
various other kinds OF analysis - with the
details OF which it would be cruel to occupy
your few brief moments On earth'-
"Oh, lordy.' gasped Chuck
- that every female trichina contains 20l
young trichini and that every mouthful OF
fresh pork, OF the size you have been swallow
ing
ooh, Lordy -
-"lnay contain 10000 female ;richina breed
ing al the rate of forty millions per minute
"Oh, Moses roared Chuck
"The gas tric juice" continued his persecu-
tor, "develops the young irichini win fright
iul rapidity-
"Oh Lordy-'
"Iou look like man overlooking with gas
tric juice. BY this time The worms are doabtiess
swarm:Eg in yoar lymphatic glands and peri
tUEeal cavity
"Ow, ow! owr' beloved Chnck. rub.
birg his hands doIefulIy over his abdominal
regicn.
LIN fifteen minutes they'll De al the lining OF
your dUedeUum''-
'Oh Lordy, L feel EN- now - said Chuck.
"ln an hOur yOu'n ne walking mass Of
worms and in three hours-if your life Is pro-
longed 20 that eXtent-persaItie action viii
commence, and soon after that the worms viii
begin TO eat you up bodily''-and Chuck's tor
menter here took out his watch aad laid i;
upon the counter, as if 10 time Chuck's diving
agonies as a matter OF scientific inquiry
"Oh, for grashus sake - roared Chuck.
don't let the cussed maggits eat me up rite
aiore yer eyes On dear! Nanny allus said
my belly ud be the death of me. Owi owl
ow ~ and he rocked and groaned fearfuIIy
Are you an only son 20 inquired the joKer.
"Detc ann responded Chuck earnestly
I'm an orphin."
"You have 4 wife, perhaps :"
"Deed / hey-Oh, Marier Jane, Ow!Ow,
Owr'
"Chiidren -
"Tc.0! Ow! Ow! Ow-'
1.-TWO innocent babes-a wife, and a mother
Gentlemen" 40 The convulsed bysraudersl
''this mans life IS worth saving Hes posr.
miserable shoe, and sells the toughest turlsies
raiseo since Noah; but he's OF some use to his
family, and he's not it 10 dje - -
'Deed 1 aint1' plead Chuck, with both hands
pressed convUlsiVely on his stomach
al don't think said the Joker doubtfuIIy,
81 DON think the worms have reached his peri
cardlum yet-let's Try and save him. Here
boys-Qulck! bring rae the CASTOR" and pour
ing out mustard, vinegar salt, Worcestershire
sauce, horse -radish and cayenne pepper on q
plate, he TeInarked-"l'H give him a dose of
tLis 10 occupy the worms until we get some
dctirc remedy-now open your mouth"-and
he Iadied away into the gap in Chusk's face
who swallowed with such good will that he
was speedily splitting. gasping, and choking al
y
his eyes and great beads OF sweat on his face
Don't that stir em upl'' inquired his bane.
factor; ''you feel biting burning, prickipg
sensation internally, eh %
Chuck admitted tearfully that he did.
"All right, that's hopeful. Now Harry with
a wink 10 the grinning waIter) s'you iumu mn 70
the drug store and get double Y dose of Gro
on-oil-T Trichini-k Killer Meantime" ITO Chuck
"it might prevent the worms from getting hold
if you were TO hop about a little"
No sooner said than done, and Chuck was
speedily executing set of jumps and shufties
that any champion jig dancer might have en- |
We'd and when little out OF breath with that |
exercise he threw himself upon the sanded |
floor, rolling over and over with an incredible /
velocity, well calculated 10 bother the worms. 1
and " aich obliged the b, ISLANDERS TO hop around |
hvely 10 keep out of the way.
"Now here's your medicine" said the City |
Father, Take it right DOWN. Chuck swsl-
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