The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1870-07-29
4 Stock Dealers Adventures
NOW YOU SEE IT--NOw YOU DoN'T.


NOW YOU SEE IT--NOW YOU DON'T.
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There arc more pleasant things TO have
in a family than the delirium tremens.
When a man gets SO far wrapped up mi
the pursuit of bugs that he can not tell
Il BON hon from an Indian wigwain, hcl
should limit the circle of his acquain-
tances and change his diet. There was
u case of deliriuin tremens at popnlarI
hotel in East Liberty, Il few days ago,
the sufferer being stock dealer from
Illinois. The individual was carefully
nurscd during the stay of the malady,
and eventually he fully recovered.
Among those of his friends who care
fully nurscd him during his illness was
well, we will say John Jones, that's as
good name as any. John was a real
good clever fellow, and enjoyed prac-
tical Joke as well rs the next one. Some
time after the restoration to health Of
the rum victim, number Of the stock
dealers determined TO play practical
Joke OH Jones, and the other day they
fulfilled their design to the letter.
John had been accustomed to his reg
ular drinks, and, perhaps, little more.
A few evenings ago he was sitting i'm his
hotel, in East Liberty, quietly putting
his cigar, when brother stock-dcaler
entered and graspcd him by the hand
" Good evening, Jones = mercy, how
strange. you look you're not sick!'
"Me.| replied Jones, as he gazed on
lthe new conner "me sick: never bet
ter in my life!" !.
] Soon another of the boys entered the
apartment. and, on shaking hands with
,lJones, exclaimed. "Go0dness! Jones
what's the matter? Your hand Is awful
,Ihot."
j "Mattcr! what the ID do you SEE
1.-THE matter? There's nothing the mat
rlter with me-"
n One by one Jones frinds entered th'
, room, and. AS he welcomed each of then
: he was similarly greeted, and either tn,
, l..strangc look in his eyes" "or you lool
livery bad" or some similar startling re
mark was always made to him. TIL
4. seventh and last OF Jones' friends tina
entered the room carried with him
a cigar box containing rat of the livelics
: breed. The box was slid under the be-
| land the lid opened. Jones and hi
! friends entered earnestly into converse
: ton, the main topic being general
n Jones' bad appearance. They had nc
rItalked long until the rat jumped ont
. the cigar box and proceeded around til
4 room i'm the liveliest possible manner. A
h previously arranged, none of the DO.
= were to notice the rat, so Jones was I'll
,,lfirst to start from his chair as the rat ia
4 past his feet. lo!-look here : a +:
r. kill him." said Jones, but all his fricnt
r. denied having seen any rat at all. Silent
n nIreigned until his ratship made anoth'
n dash across the apartment in hopes I
Ia lfinding a place of exit. Again did Jon'
! rise from his chair as he frantically el
70 deavorcd to direct the eyes of his frient
q to the rat which stood grinning in
70 corner, but they positively denied Il
l. presence Of any rat, and loud enouc
10 for Jones to hear, whispered to ea'
4 other. "TIc's got EN-" ""Send for do
Is tor" 'IHow he stares," etc. BY this tin
10 poor Jones was worked up 10 few
~ heat as he endcavorcd to point ont Il
intrudere to the boys. but their only 7
ply was "Let's 20 for doctor" Wi
this the crowd. save two, started for u
door, as Joncs.in perfect frenzy of &c
;, ror, at the supposition that he, too, III
-, the delirlm tremens, and desiring to $
=. ~ himself right on the record, cxclaimc
." BOYS come back; knew there was
!, ~ rat here. all the time To this da
~ Jones don't know whether he saw a
90 on tho occasion or not.