Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-16


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One Of the very best jokes Of
this thermometrlcai blazing epoch
OF 1870 is debited to the doctors
those dear fellows take such an
interest IN ones health, who feel
ones pulse with the little finger on
the artery, and the big finger on
the purse, and with their hearts
beating in unison with all Of ones
worldly possessions. And to think
that the doctors should ever be
deblted at all, except, perhaps By
those casual entries, deceased pa
tients! Still, the dear medical
fraternity Of New York has been
badly sold. The records cannot
lie any more than did the truthful
Ratchet of George Washington
The inquiry is, therefore, what are
the recordsH
On Tuesday last q strange man,
entirely surrounded by q tOlerable
suit Of spring wear, and making
up the most agonlzlng faces ct the
resignation which some mysteri-
GUS fate had evidently submitted
to him, called at the residence Of
the distinguished DR.. Sayre and
said that his 1.-THE doctor's) pres
ence was Immediately demanded aI
the residence Of Col. VIM. Mitch.
ell, in Twenty.sixth street, near
Seventh ave. Though this cal
broke In upon the doctors Office
hours, he Immediately clad hii
countenanCe in professional garh
and started for the mournful re-
treat Of the sad Col. Mitchell.
Simultaneous invitations were
in q like manner and with the
same sorrowful formality, tender.
ed to such eminent physicians a
.lDr. Steele, Mr.. Pink, DR.. ]. W
w. G, Smith, DR.. Davis and DR.
Warner.
When the lacerated tongue o
the wandering messenger wa
stepped in q mixture Of gore o
melancholy ct the residence Of Dr.
X. Gardner, in East ThirteentI
street, the list of EsculApian advi
sers was complete, and twenty-Si
had been summoned beside th
horizontal retreat of Col Mitchell
In TWenty-six street.
lbIOf course this was an extraol
, binary consultation-very, indee(
/ Two bakers dozen Of TRAINED mo-
tails, the adversaries Of iniquitou
Q disease, to make q combined q
a sault upon some insidious foe
this was what hung upon Il
d standards Of the fraternity as the
Q made for the residence Of CT
Mitchell.
e. One by one, unknown to eat
h other, yet nearly in concert, u
r doctors rung the bell Of the deSi
d mated number, but no Col. Mite
d ell was there-no patient--not
ing but 3 very pretty, attract
ct chambermaid, in q pure viii
er apron and q neat gown and wi
10 peachY cheeks and lovely eyes.
Doctor-I I'm Col. Mitchell
ct physician. VIII you show me i
ve Pauline with q laugh exteI
% ing for . depth Of several inchG
10 -COlonel Mitchell does not u
Q. here.
is Doctor (Confused)-Wha is t
Il number?
.g Pauline-It is over the do
q (again disturbing the equipoise
her features).
re Doctor-Surely the number
d right. Are you sure9
Dr. Pauline-0f course. Why n,
4. D~octor-(looking sweetly
10 her countenance-(Wel I 80
D. pose 1t is q mistake!
AL door closes and so does Ps
e. lines mouth).
L.. Next DoCtOr-(A vigoro
g. ring.)
,u Pauline opens the door.
nv Doctor 81 came to attend
he Colonel.
nv Pauline-WhO2
lis Doctor 2-The Colonel.
Del door slams and Pauline 81
Il. ultaneously applies her forefnI
'er underneath her right eye to
press you can't fool meg')
H.. Thus Doctor 2 was followed
le. Doctor 3, while Doctors ! an
waited at the corner Of Sevel
avenue to see what Doctor
ne would do. And thus the dra
", went on until Doctors l, 2 and
". were reinforced by Doctors 4,
g, Z, 8, Q, 10, II, IL, Is, IA, 10,
II, Is, 10, 20, 81, %, %, a.