The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1879-06-05
A Friendly "Sensl-Off."
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From the San Francisco Pot.
Young Guffey was quite i'll the other day
and as the doctor had prescribed perfect
rest and careful nursing, his particular
friend, Jack Rodgers, said that he would
bring around some Of the fellows to sit up
with the invalid and ''brace him up" as
Jack kindly expressed it. So that night
Guffey was awakened from feverlsh sleep
by a Tremendous clatter on the staircase
and Rodgers appeared at the head Of five
genial young men, carrying demiJohn.
various musical instruments, and other APP
pliances of modern inqisitions. These
kind hearted fellows had all been impress
ed with the fact that nothing does sick
persons SO much good as to approach them
with smiling faces and cheerful words, so
they nearly shook Guffey's arm out of joint
(he had inAamatory rheumatisml, and at
ter assuring him at the top OF their lungs
that he never looked better in his life,
and they d have him right side up with
care in a day or two, they piled their hats
up over his feet, and settled down to their
benevolent task. First, Tom Pliff told an
eXcruciatingly funny story Of how he threw
a darkey waiter out of the thlrd-story win
dow of the st. Charles Hotel, in New Or
leans with an admir- able imitation Of the
way the waiter yelled as he struck the
pavement. This anecdote caused the COM
pany to laugh itself almost black IN
the face. Then Mr.. Badgers performed
q little thing of his own in Z
fat on the cornet, which caused the land
lady to make some caustic remarks
out in the hall, and induced an unan-
preciative old party overhead to hammer
on the floor and swear. The young tear
er, who belonged to an amateur dramatic
association, said that he would, as they
insisted on it, do some limitations, just
few, and forthwith libeled twenty-eight
well-known stars In the mos: mastery
manner, and was the recipient Of the
Then Monagan, the baritone, sang The
Old Sexton" in style that made the coal
rattle in the cellar. and after that got
halfway through There's Grape on the
Door" before he was apprised by sundry
vigorous punches in the ribs. OF its de-
cided appropriateness, upon which ne
pulled up in the greatest dismay. JIM
mic Diffenderfer, however, put an end to
the general embarrassment by volunteer
ing to dance a hornpipe on table. which
he did to the entire satisfaction Of every
body. The table he first thoughtfully
pulled to the foot of the bed. 60 that Guffey
could have the best possible view Of the
performance. After that the Shole party
vocifersously played cards. smoked, and
made hot whiskies for two or three hours
with an occasional song or good story
to relieve the patients tedidm. About
4 o'clock a. m, however, they observed
that the sufferer seemed more at ease.
So, discontinuing a vigorous chorus upon
which they were engaged. and with many
whispered injunctions for silence, they
turned down the gas and deliberately filed
down stairs on tip-toe. and when the
good-hearted fellows got safely into the
street, they shook hands genially, with the
air Of persons who had done good action,
and SAID one to another as they parted:
"Deuced glad the dear old boy is sleeping,
amt you?" But they were mistaken-he
was dead!