Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-09-21

80 OVerWOrkeu, 30 carried away by.
his enthusiasm, that he will be.
obliged to resign. 81 can't stand il"
he said in piteous tones, 81 can't
stand it. Let us go up to your room
and I'll tell you all about it."
Well, he did have a hard time.
All the men who had porous plas-
ters and liver pills and stomach in
Vigorators and anti-maIarial bitters,
electric pads and galvanic belts got.
after him as soon as he made his
appearance.
"There isn't a fair in the coun-
try" shouted one, ''that hasn't
given the medal TO Bagg's Bitter
Wine of Bayberry-try It'll" Aud
he forced a cordial full down Mr..
Hendricks throat when he went to
taste it.
"No tonic equal to Tarboy's Aro-
matte Infusion of Ginseng" bowled
another; 'just tone up your stom-
ach with that" and down went a
dose of the Infusion of Ginseng.
"Take a tablespoonful of Hen
bsne's Elixir Of Life for an antidote
to those poisonS you've been syal-
lowing" called another, and down
went the Elixir.
81 won't taste any more" said
Mr.. Hendricks, feebly, when the
conAagration in his throat, melted
by the Elixir, had subsidized q little.
"Don't say that without giving Bo-
las Double Extract of Rhus a
chance with the rest" protested an
agent, and the Rhus went down,
and, arraying itself in direct antag-
onism to all the other elements
there, Immediately went to work to
Mexicanize Mr.. Hendricks system.
"Take a double dose of 'Cofin's
Hemlock,'" suggested a kind look
ing agent, and you'll feel all right
He pried open Mr., Hendricks
jaws, and thirty seconds later Mr..
Hendricks nerves displayed IN
mistakable symptoms of jim-jaml
in the secondary stage.
Mr.. Hendricks would have fled,
but another agent poured down
his resisting throat a wine glass
full Of "Scroggs' Gastric Essence
of Mountain Ash" and he forgot
his own home. Then a man drag.
ged him up to his stand and slap.
ped a patent blister on the back Of
his neck, explaining its virtues III
the meanwhile, recounting the frs
premiums it had taken, and beg.
ging Mr.. Hendricks to keep it on {
couple Of hours to see how i
. worked.
"The only thing for a veal
back" said the agent for "Blean
blister's Porous Plaster" and be
fore Mr.. Hendricks could protes
his coat was off and the plaste.
! slapped on the small Of his back
"Put this on alongside Of it" criec
: the agent Of Badgers Strengthen
ing Plaster, "and you'll never fee
the first one;" SO on it went, Th
! other agents crowded around, anC
they held Mr.. Hendricks Will,
. they paved his back with plasteri
e and frescoed his legs with hIisterl
: and swathed his body in electri
: belts and liver pads, and when tn
= police finally rescued him and too
" him away, just as they were puI
ting him into the carriage, one {
the agents came chasing after hin
yanked off one Of his boots, and b.
. fore he could be dubbed away h
covered the unhappy mans foe
with adhesive corn plasters an
. buniOn pads. The wreck was cal
ried to the place which had ono
been its home, and all night lon
surgeons and physicians stood &
: Mr.. Hendricks bedside aud pumpe
= him and scraped him off. 81 al
: better now" he said feebly, as h
I finished his mournful recital, obi
/ want to resign. | can't stan
7" this kind Of work any longer.
they want a man to pass on Ii
d plasters and bitters, they must hi
10 u cast iron man."