New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-11-22
A WILD UESTERN YARN.

Blu we az me DehcfF OptttoH.
"Thcre's n big difference III doctors, tell
you" sand an timer the other day You think
huh and bloom and Kindergarten OF life. Wait TIL you've
WGere. For instance r. / asked him.
doctor. we had in We had doctor In our regi-
unhappy 1 rouud ont aftarward that he kind Of
COW founding asylum In Utah before Tue war, an wne
he had to prescribe for human beng II seemed 10 Aiha
q Tell onn my horse early In the campaign and broke
that bone ought to be sot similar to hen He made
what he called good splice but the break was above tao
set the knee behind That was bad. -
1"G him On ss day la mat mat ne n wa he m"
For several weeks colonel couldn't eat ANY thlhg
and scamcI to feel Kind OF bilious lie didn't know whit
e trouble was iii he went to doctor He looked At
the colonel few mmnes. examined Ills tongue, AM told
lie Dragged good deal on his diagnosis. lie said he
would like Ia see the disease he couldn't diagnose Win
lie was always telling how he hal rcsusctatod
they hung at Tie CITY III the early day lie Mas hhng
b. msasc It seemed II dark night, and the vgi-
Lance commttco was In something of hurry, having
another PAL ~ ~ hang ut Dirty Wonans ranch mat
9s@ n So w SSSy S sent Vest
bronchitis. lie was right In tue middle OF sn rspaaom
when the head ,gilantcs Kicked the board from uhuer
him and broke his neck. - 4,
"A NJ SOME one said Ny Col we have maze 'i
ridiculous bunder. Boys we can't be too careful about
hanging total strangers \ lew more SUN preaHs a.
canning here To- make their home. We have always
claimed thai this good country Tor bronchitis nut
~
the facts we needn't look FOR very large hcSra from
Illinois next Doc, can't you do ythns FOR THIS
young man i
ren this PLY stefan stepped forward he says and put
his tho back Of the boys neck give II little
push at pulled the head back with a suao
that Strengthened the neck, and the young fellow who
was In the middle OF large word something like con-
tumely when the barrel tipped over finished out the
wort and went right with the explanation The doe
tor said he lived good many years. and was loved and
esteemed by all who knew him.
"rhe doctor was always telling OF his triumph' IN
surgery. lie did save sooi many lives too toward 'Hc
close OF the lie did IL in an odd way, too. 80 =,
He bad about one year more TO serve, AMI WIN ms
doctorng side. and the hostility OF the enemy on
the other regiment wore down 10 ABOUT h,e
hundred Every body said we couldn sanu !. ,o
than another year one day. however tue doc.or ii
Just measured for porous plaster anu hai ia s
the stub OF his cigar carefully down on tue toP y, u
powder key. when there was slight atmosphere uis
turbance the smell OF burnt clothes. ana our reson'
had TO apply for "A new surgeon -. "a. h,s
"Iho wife OF our late surgeon wrote TO have her nus
bands romans forwarded to her, but told her wou
be very difficult 10 do sing 10 the nature Vi tue ac
dent said however, that we mad found an upper 60,
OF teeth Embedded in palmetto tree near ny ahu nl
buried them with military honors. erecting over tht
grave large hoard which was Inscribed the name "ho
| AYE OF the deceased ana this inscription; - 4.
Not dead, but spontaneously dstrioutea 1one u