Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-06-29
COnyaieScing.

When Mr.. Bolivers Bascom came In to
Kansas City from trip down in the
Arkansas bottoms, helooked like Death
lust after the pale horse had got away
from him.
"where have you been?" inquired an
acquaintance.
"Sck' replied Boliver, lugubrious'y.
"You do look badly, for g. fact" said
the acquaintance. "You are cenFales-
cling, amt your"
"Not much" replied Boliver; "Im
done convalescine. It's too blamed e&-
pensive, this convalescing Business. es-
pecially where I've been--dowfi IN Ark
ansas. Pm getting better slowly every
day, thank you; but don't let on to any
of our home doctors that I am. slowly
convalescing. Ii you do, I'll Kill you.
You see, had the. .malaril, fever; was
taken down sick in a small, yallsr.dog
town it only had, one physician to its
back, and was sick, sicker'aia horse and
plum week didn't know whether was
in Arkansas, Oregon, or extreme danger.
About the frs. thing remember, L
woke up aud saw the doctor. He had
his watch out and his hand on my pulse;
and l hadn't much more than taken IN
the situation when he told me to run
out my tongue, and he looked at 1t until
my Jaws aches, holding tnem open So
his ewes, and murmureti. "Tkanli hea-
ven! He's better. He is now slowly
convalescing. Bring Up bottle of bran
dy!" He poured out pretty good sniff
ter, and told me to take about four such
drinks every day, while was couva!es-
cling; and SO bottle didn't lastmore shan
two days, and each one of them cost
$3.50. Well, lay there slowly GONZALES
cling and getting drunk every day, for
three weeks, and tlle doctor making two
regular daily trips at So a trip, ana one
day when had Il lacid interval spoke
to him about my condition, and asked
him if l was not pretty near well enough
to dig out and go home.
"Well," said the doctor, 'saftera while.
You Gfe slowly convalescing. and If
you keep up the brandY--increase, say
to six drinks and III have you out III
three or four weeks"
Then the doctor collected his IS fee
and gent away, while l relapsed into 8
mild species ofiim-jal1s, and tore up fif-
teen yards of the carpet and broke all
the glass out Of a. bookcase, trying to let
room. When the doctor came the next
morning, | asked him if was any bet
tor. He examined my pulse, tried my
temperature, and said still had some
fever, but, on the whole, was GONZALES
cling all right.
els theze any danger ofits striking in?"
| inquired,
"What do you neanr" said tie doc
tor.
"Whv thn fact is , 81: 1 '';f th;uron-
valescsng becomes chronic, Pm ousted!"
"What!" exclaimed the doctor.
Why, you see, Pm dead broke"
"Mebbe I'd better diagnose your case
again." said the doctor.
''Mebbe you had said l.
Then he went to work an6 felt my
pulse, took my temperature, looked at
lay tongue, and finally said:
Please turn your pockets inside out"
II dad so, and then the doctor took
his hat and cane OF the centre table
and said:
81 don't see but you are all righs
enough. You have had a mighty mar
row escape from relapse, young man,
but | guess you had better be making
arrangements to leave this locality, /
don't think the climate agrees with v5su.
When you get back to your friends you
can remit the So you owe me-"
Then he lit out and l didn't see. MIN
again before l left. | rolled u2 the
mattress and took out S75 had !efs, and
started for home the next day; but don't
you let on to the folks in this neighbor,
hood that | am convalescing to slow mu.
sic, because, if you do, some. medical
sharp Will want to pay me for it."-Tex-
as Siftings,