Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-07
A Mexican Adventure.
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wanted TO get box OF hver pills, as the
climate of Vera Cruz IS s,igh&iy hnetured
with malaria at all seasorsof the year, and
was anxious to carry homo as good liver as
had with me when left the white sett2e-
ments- We found a drug store with diff
Guilty, and. upon going in, the FIRST object
which attracted our attention, ASIDE from the
distinct odor Of 1900 differen. smells, was
the appearance Of the drug clerk He was a
long-necked young man, With respkeadently
oiled hair and eyes like docihe gazeke's:
'fHow an to make this Mexican heather
understand what l wantF" 1 asked Capt
Wicks; "and, by the way, whss telegraph
pole of a neck he has got On him. Looks like
a giraffe"
"Or swan" suggested Wcks
''See how he is creased" observed, ''just
as though he was ready to be swallowed by
an anaconda"
"He does that" said Wicils, ''and what g
magnificent sign he makes for an apothecary
shop"
What champion he would make TO rur
a sausage suffer" L continued; but how an
l going to get the pillsi"
ASK for pildors," said Wcks; that.
Spanish for pills"
| knew that hombrc meant man, so
waltzed right up TO him, and sad:
"Hombre pildores!"
GAN rightW said that blessed drug clerk
with a neck like BARRIERS pole; "what kline
viii you have; Ayers, J0yne's, Browns liver
pills, compound catharGic, or TUFTS great
and only liver pills on earth2 We have them
all, and you can sample them If You like:
and if ever get you OF by yourself, You
tallow-faced, knock-kneed galoot from the
} United States, I'll hammer more good man
uers into you in five minutes than YOU have
acquired in all the rest OF your previous life.
know what kind of pills you need" he
howled, being thoroughly aroused, and before
l knew what he was doing he flourished q re
volver over his head.
He was mistaken, however as to that be
ing the kind of pill l wanted, 50 we strolled
, out so rapidly in order TO prevent his forcing
his wares on US that You might have played
checkers on our coat-taib.
At n Recent Soldiers Reunion.
TPecks SUM-
A touching incident Is reported as having
occurred at Indianapolis during the recent
reunion Of the boys in bus. An aged col
ored man and his grandson, stood on thc
walk. looking at the procession as it passet
by. The little fellow, full Of childish th o1ght
less humor, thought he saw something elnny
and began to litter and laugh Tie aged
grandfather, with a solemn hook and sincere
tone Of voice, reprimanded the boy, saying
Don't We laff as dem ole soldier mems, son
da don't look so mighty fine now, but wher
We old grandaddy fust saw EN- comm down
! yander in South Celina, da looked mighty
like angels OF de Lord Da don't step so spry
andspruce as da used to, but da brought d'liber
ance 70 me and mine. Don't do il agin, son. ,
I What n train of thoaght there must have
been passing through that gray-haired old
! coiored mans brain Us he looked upon that
! procession of veterans He could see, in his
MINDS eye, his former situation, how he we:
born in bondage and slavery and toiled. He
could remember how he used TO call on God
| IL the quiet hours of the night. to set hin
free. And well did he remember the day that
! prayer was answered, when these men. now
! fast growing old, and whose ranks are h.ino
! thinned out year after year, came, and BIZ
! felt he was free man What emotions m,,st
have pervaded that old coloref mans Who'll.
being as be stood there and looked upon tina,
| procession Of old soldiers, taking a retro
| spective glance over his life. His reprirnand
meant far more than the simple words h.
spoke.