The Morning herald., 1876-07-15
DIR. De HANNIO.

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This was the cognomen under which he
did business at 2l9 West Eighth street. He
was medical doctor, and the proprietor of
of fourishing drug store, with . Xatsris
Medica as complete as any in our city; and
pharmaceutical appurtenances sufficient to
carry on large trade in that department.
But the Dr's specially was worms-of the
| tape variety. In this branch of the profess.
sion, the DR.. excelled all his competitors.
His store, to be sure, was ornamented with
sundry bottles and jars bearing certain Es-
culapian inscriptions from the Latin tongue,
and filled with medicines of every hue and
shade.
In the window two large globular jars, ILL
ed,with solored water, used to attract the at
tention of the passer by. At night, the win
dow would be illuminated by the bright rays
of coal oil lamp, which were made all the
brighter from tin reflector. But among
the many attractions and curious things to
be seer, there were none that attracted
more attention than certain small phials,
filed with little white pellets, and labelled
"lozenges." Then, too, there were other
bottles, to which mammas would point at
as they went by with terrified children, and
warn them not to eat fruits. Over the
doorway significant sign, also was the
subject of much comment. On the canvass
was delineated in bold characters of red and
black, the following:
"DoCToR DE HAN1o,
"Sweet Worm Wafers."
This was the emblem that told the Doc
tors business. 1t was easy to conclude
that he was philanthropist. He had de-
voted lifetime almost to the task of dis
covering panacea for the worst of all in
fantile ailments, namely worms. The tape,
however, was the Doctors particular IA
vorite. Often in the evening would be gather
up stock of waters, a three legged stool,
and weDd his way to Fourth and Market,
where for hours, 10 the astonished country
men would he expatiate on the virtues of
his peculiar arts, and exhibit to them spe-
cimens of huge dimensions, as the victims
of his skill. His success was v onderful and
he already had learned to think that he had
indeed launched into that "tide in the affairs
of men, which taken at its food, leads on 10
tortune." And thus passed the winter. Then
came the spring time, and finally the sum-
mer with it's green vegetables and fruits.
The Doctors hopes were elated; he gave up
the calling of street vendor, and confined
himself chiefly to office duties. But he had
miscalculated; business did not increase -
rapidly as the season seemed to warrant. 1t
began to fall off, slowly at first, but then
quite rapidly at last, the man of medicine
was almost compel ed to say:
'Full many gem of purest ray serene,
The dark unfathomed caves Of ocean
BEAR
Full many a flower Is born to blush un-
And waste its sweetness on the desert
air"
Whether he said it or not, doubtless he
thought it; and so after waiting sufficient
while for the bushes OF prosperity again to
TO be showered upon him, and also long
enough TO ascertain that he owed his land
lord a large sum for house rent, which he
could never hope to pay, he like the "Arab
at the close of day, folded his tent and
silently stole away"
He left on Thursday evening, and yester-
day morning, when the neighbors arose and
expected to encounter the Doctor at the
doorway, they met him not. Like the young
man in the EDeserted Village" he was
missed from the accustomed place, and an
examination revealed the fact that he had
packed up the pretty colored bottles, the
fancy placards, and the "sweet worm
wafers," and left number of creditors, who
still sigh over his hasty exit.