The Grant County herald. (Big Stone City, Grant County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1883, 1879-09-27
A Double Surprise.

~ bVuDlt SURPRISE
Dr. D., Of Salina, who, by the way,
was very tall and thin, was most earn
es, anatomical student, and to facilitate
his researches upon this subject he had
obtained and molntcd complete skele
ton, which was so put together that the
| oints would work similarly to those in
the living body.
| This specimen, as he termed 1t. was
kept hanging in a small closet which
opened from hls Office, and in order to
examine it when necessary, the doctor
had contrived plan by which when he
pulled a certain cord near his study table
the closet door would open and the skele
ton be drawn into the room along the
wire upon which it was suspended
Further than this, he had also made Ger
tain attachments of small cords so that
when his bony visitor entered he would
move his feet, bow, and wave his hand in
most codrtly and friendly manner.
Altogether, the specimen" and its ar
! rangement were excellent for the doc.
tors purposes, and he was justly proud
of them.
Now 1t happened that our physician
had great dislike OF peanuts. He de
tested them in the shell or out, baked or
raw. and vet. az il often the case he
was continually importuned to buy
them
Especially was he troubled nv one
small and persistent bov wlo. with his
basket upon his arm. called daily At the
office and offered tie obnoxious mt for
sale. It seemed to make no difference To
him that the gaunt surgeon regularly re.
fused 10 buy. with equal regularity the
small merchant presented himself and
nressed his wares
one mornino Dr. D. was very busv
his mind hein0 fulI ot an imnortont ca 80
which he ua, ahout ia attend As usual
the aao, o,pnea ana ). saueakv voice
called
upp,na4. la.aar ar2 Fresh baked
peanuts. onIy tn cents a.uuart,'
I, vas 100 much aud determined To
rid himself A. .nne and forever af .h,s
rnt,ri,o n.st the ,lortor reniiad without
ra;s;no his beaa
aNn neanuta f,r M nv acv an, !
u,sl, ya,1 would n,5x..r. ,rnnl,Ie mn aga;u !.
-. ON. n t,,,#..s ,sl5ea tbr'ho,
| nant;nato ,he..in.r !. tha elos4t ub;c.,
| H. tnnl. :, ha...I..,r s. a,a,h., ,,.I;..al
office
This irrjtated tine doctor who nuIlra
the skal.tn, rha-l RI. door w H. ill.,
on.n.l noi,eiae.9, nd no .lolo.n,.snd.
arnlv sten,,ca ont viii ! kind of snir;t.
,,.I,, ~ d5ol - nn., ,atrnn;,in.
mann,r and waving his hands
For -, i,et,nt tho hoy ua. .tr,t,aa
,I,an H. Lnrl.a ~ lasLat naanntc anl
al ~ the ohostly annar;tian and Aea
4 moment latter Tho doctor snrong to n,
winlou ana shouted to tho anaino nd
dler n return Uere wore b;s warns
scattered ahont and his hasle,- he INNS,
moi lose them
Rnt m. how hooded not and only eod
faster 1hn,a was notl,inq to do but -
fellow him
Hastily renlaeino the ..snecimen y Dr.
D---oathered the peanuts in the basket
| and bnrr,ad down +hn etr.et = ,ursn,t
Of his visitor
| In the distance no cauld see him st;l,
! mon the run and i was after nu,te !
chase. and with considerable difficulty
, that he IT LENGTH came within callino
distance
When at last he did SO. he found him.
relf in the very heart of the town. while
the bov was upon the onnosife side ot thc
broad street. in front of the princ,pal
hotel.