The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1876-05-17


Old Old Chin BIZ gave It up. His skill
was fairly ,bafflod. i ara e.fo "a,
~ feel it my duty to warn YOU
he; said, addressing the sinking pa
tient, 'that your case is beyond med
iical aid. If you have any worldly
matters to attend to, there is no time
to be lost -. -, - ,..l, 80.
"Is-there-no other physician
in It'll the ,place?"' feebly gasped the pa.
tient.zJi III 4a ~ fiFa n2 i.Hh uF
Old Chin, shook his head. ....a
-"Beg pardon,'' the landlord ven.
tured to hint -" there's Dr.. Win
Slow a4rd I'D .H,t aa[ M ~ "a
'"0h, I didn't think of him." said
Old Chin with sniff: ..-.,.,,..
"send for him." said the stranger
eyes, send for him." said Old Chin
3
with evident disgust. a.f.t,.t.
A messenger was. despatched, and
Bob los lost ne no time IL in, in obeying the
summons. er ,f ..
|. Old Chin, with a supercilious air
gave Bob brief summary Of the cast
and outline. Of the treatment hitherto
pursued. .
81 trust, it meets your approba
tion," he added, With a curl Of the
! lip. q,
q only. wonder the man ism,
deadw CALCULATED Bob. , -.o.l,
"What do you mean, Mr.. Whit
less?" - ,..,.. -,
"Whitlow," corrected Bob. H.. u,
"Whitlow or Felon,", beloved Oh
Chin. in. a fury; !. II demand an expla
nation of your insolence." .,t. ~.
q only. mean," said Bob quietly
chat the remedies, you, have admin
istered are enough to bill q horse
,"Perhaps you can, prescribe, bet
ter" sneered Old Chin, -
eff I couldn't I would not try
said Bob.
Suppose you d. try,' retortesd 1. O DC
Chin contcmptuously.
"There's my prescription an
swered Bob, (hav;ng written it of
hastily.)
what" replied the other Will
deep surprise, .''stimulants for mar
in his conditions
81 should think So" said Bob, "af
ter the Frustrating treatment he has
gone through a.. =.
ri will try the new prescription
whispered the sick man with quite
an effort.
! Bob prepared it, and the patien
swallowed it. The effect was instan
taneous.' Tie stranger declared him
self relieved, and but for being eau
toned BY Bob against any rashness
would have gotten up at once. Oh
Bhin was astounded, but not con
yinced.
at is the temporary effect Of til,
stimulant; when that passes of Their
will be a relapse =; go.
But there was no relapse; ant
much, to Old sChin'se chagrin,h TIA
stranger was up and able to straye
the;next days m E,ak, .1si'sT Fl
] Bob's reputation was established
from that time on, and Old Chin
began to- wane.;q Indeed, the latte
founditconvenient, within year, t.
retire on the fortune he had alread,
made, leaving the field clear to Bob
II was not till many years after
wards that it leakedi'out that Bob
first patient was an old college chun
of his own, with plenty of time ant
| money on his hands, whose journe,
througlr Bob's town, and sudden Ill
! ness there, and wonderful cure, wer
all parts Of a concerted scheme be
tween the two to give Bob a lift, an,
that the prescription, leaviu,
out few unimportant ingredients
was nothing more than stiff "bran
! dy cocktail. sal spl't q
at must have been a severe tris
of your friends DEVOTION. 1 remark
ed to Bob, when be told me the ste
Try, Ito swallow Old Chin's doses.
''The worst of them he didn't swa
low" said Bob; 'sbut only let on to
after holding them in his mout
awhile he would squirt them out, PR
tending that, like Mickey Free
emetics, they wouldn't lie on hi
stomach" x
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No Use FOR POODLE DoGs.-A |.
dy who kept one of these curly abon
nations lately losther pet, and Gale
upon a detective to find it. I'll
next day the officer came with ii
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