San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1877-12-08
He Wanted q Doctor.

| One night last week a'jolly old Ger.
man farmer rode to Chestnut Hill from
Whitemarsh after physician for his
wife, who was very sick. He dismount.
ed from his horse in front of a saloon
lust as the boys inside had begun to
make merry over the first key of beer
He approached and looked cautiously
around the screen. The foaming glass.
es were held high above the heads of the
jewellers, as one of the number pro.
nounced toast appropriate to the oc.
casion. ......,i. .sg, ,,i ,,,,.. No..
The silent watcher licked his lip and
wished his errand had been one not re.
quiring so much dispatch. He was turn.
ing reluctantly away, when the crowd
saw him. .,,ou.,,a
"Hallo!" they shouted, "there's
Fritz. Bring him in!''
He was laid hold upon and hauled
up to the bar, all the while protesting.
"Poys,l 1 was in q quick hurry. Ole
woman sick like der tuyvel. I vos
come init der toctor, sooner as light.
mini"
c1"Well, you can take some beer while
you're here, and kill two birds with one
stone," was the reply, .., 7gy
"Yaas, I kill Won chicken init coople
of stones, und der ole woman die nit
out der toctor, don't forget myself Of
it, ehP'' ps4 Jr.f,} HA' -o go ,rl'
sob, she won't die. You don't get
beer often, and you've got the ole wo-
man all the time. Fill 'em up again."
"Yaas, Igot her all der time, but ex-
posen' she go dade, / don't get her any
more sometimes. It's better to go init
der'toctor, seldom right away"
But he didn't 60. As one glass after
another was forced upon him by the
reckless crew, the object of his errand
was floated further and further from his
vision, until it was carried out of his
mind altogether, and his voice, untinged
with anxiety, Joined in the drinking
songs, and arose above all others.
Thus he was found by his son, late
that night. The boy grasped him by
the sleeve, and said: ., ..mrfus o..
g Fader, COON home" .,...,..
Fritz turned, and at the sight of his
boy a great fear. arose in his mind,
swept away the fumes OF the beer
and brought him to a sense of the stu
alton. In an awe-stricken tone he
asked:
"Yawcub, how you was come here;
vas Something's der matterP" l''
"Yaw," replied the boy.
"Vell, spoke up 'aboud it. Vas der
ole vooman-was. your mudder-is she
dadep 1 can shtand dem best. Don't
keep your fader in expense, poy. Shpid
it out. Vas We couple of .orphanses,
Yawcubp" ....4.t .,f,F .rr ..,.
"Nein," answered the boy, "you
vas anuder. A leedle baby COON NIT
ter house, ,,!in.a.q.4 .astu .aa.
Fritz was overcome fol. a moment, but
finally stammered out: .,,...ris
"Vos dot SOP L expose it was not so
soon already. Vell-vell, in der middle
of life, we don't know watts to turn next
up. Man exposes and Colt supposes.
Fill up der glasses"
The boy ventured to ask the old man
why he had not sent the doctor.
"Vy did she want tocterP Peter
she told me so. 1 got him poorly quick.
Navarro mind, safe more as ten dollar
toctor-bill on dat baby. Dot vos a good
child. Fill up der glasses. Whoo ray
for dat little buck baby! We Won't go
home till yesterday" .. T.. 'f..
Fritz got home at last, and was in
Chestnut Hill again after a couple of
days after some medicine. The boys
couldn't get him again, though he said
to them:
"You bate I tens to my peesness now"
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