The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1883-06-28

took hold. Of his pulse, and as he opened
his eyes the friend said:
'Now, don't exert yourself,
and don't try to talk. The doctor says
you will DO all right if you remain
quiet." "
The victim Of the joke opened his
eyes:and wasgoing to askswhat in Gehen-
6a was the matter; and what made them
stand around like pall-bearers, when
he found his mouth held together. by
court plaster; and his voice sounded like
d man with hair-lip asking somebody to
20 to tie devil. At this point Lu Ord
ry,. one of the jokers, was having trou-
bic to keep from laughing. 50 he put g
handkerchief to his face, sobbed, and
said, my God, boys, this is horrible"
The victim looked at Lu, and would
have sworn his great heart was over
charged with grief, and be tried to talk
but the court plaster would not permit
him. At this point the Oshkosh villain;
who acted IS army surgeon; went to the
bedside Of the wounded man, relieved
the other watcher; felt of his pulse and
said:
''Don't be discouraged, my boy, We
excited. have cured worse cases."
Then he took pair OF sc ,ssors and cut
the court plaster that held the lips to-
esther, ana said:
s'There. how do you feel now? Don't
talk much, but don't you feel relieved?"
The victim looked at the doctor and
ut the boys who was picturesQuely stand
ing around the bed, and said:
"Doc, for GODS sake; what has hap"
pened to me?"
The doctor told him to be quiet, and
then whispered to him:
"You have had the worst fight that
man ever had and lived. A man at
tackled you on Wells street with a view
of robbing you, and you defended your
self, but it was q hard struggle. Mr..
Drury; please hand me that hand-glass.
There, you can see for yourself. There
is a confusion of the brain, the eyes are
diecolored, and thought your jaw was
broken, but rs you can talk l guess it is
only fractured. But you ought to see
now, don't look at yourself too much.
You will look better Tomorrow"
The victim took long look at him
self, and the first thing he said
sis the other fellow alive?''
It was all the boys could do to keep
from bursting, but they kept sober faces
and the doctor said the other fellow
was alive, but he was the worst used up
man he ever sewed up. He said one
arm was broken and one eye gouged
out, and his face looked as ifa pile
driver had struck h M. The victim
nmiled q satisfactory smile IS he heard
how he had whipped the other fellow.
Then the boys asked if he had any mes
sage to send home. He took the mirror
and looked at himself again, and said:
Telegraph for my wife," That was too
much, and the boys roared and the doc
tor tore off tle court plaster from his
nose, another fellow brought a wet
towel and the paint was washed
off, and when no Was
clean the boys handed him the mirror,
and be looked at himselfagain, and then
saw it was a joke, and he wanted to kill
some of them, but just then colored
boy brought up couple bottles of wine,
and the injured man got up and the war
was over. But for a couple days, if any
body said, els the old fellow alive?" or
Telegraph nv wife," in his presence,
his hand instantly sought bis pistol
pocket. The artist, Mr.. Davis, The one
most to blame, had to look out for him
self the rest of the time during the re-
union, or would have been challenged.