The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-02-21
THE RULING PASSION.
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 Dr. Slash was a celebrated surgeon, whose fame extended over the whole country. Besides having the reputation of being an excellent surgeon, he was celebrated for having a great love for money, and an utter detestation for Jews. One day he received the following tele- gram from a neighboting city:
 @What fee do you require, including travelling expenses, to peEform an opera tion on Sam Rosenbaum7. Answer by wire.n
 Dr. Slash did not care to make the trip; particularly, as he suspected that Rosenbaun was Jew. However, he in. Equired arouni and found out that Sam Rosenbaum was one of the richest Jews in the neighboring city. So he deter mined to overcome his prejudices and peform the operation. He telegraphed back:
 "Am ready to come. Fee, three thou. sand dollars. Answer immediately"
 This was really an exorbitant fee.
 He immediately received for an an- swer:
 Cant you come for S2 5oop
 Dr. Slash got mad, and replied ia- dignantly:
 "I don't make any trades"
 He was then offered twenty-six hundred dollars to which he answered
 Three thousand dollars or nothing 1 desire no more correspondence on this subject"
 The next telegram read: "Come at once. You shall receive the three thou sand dollars"
 Dr. Slash left on the next train. A few stations before he arrived at the sta tien, he telegraphed to Sam Rosenbaum to have carriage for him at the railroad statior, for Dr. Slash was in the habit of putting on great deal of style. The train arrived, and the medical gentleman was received by delegation of Israelites at the depot, several of them weeping bitterly, who informed him amid their walls of despair, that during the night Sam Rosenbaum had died. The doctor was very much exasperated at what he considered breach of faith on the part of the unfortunate Rosenbaum. How ever, being tired, and anxious to get his travelling expenses back, at least, from of Sam Rosenbaum, he put up at the first hotel. The relatives of the deceased called on him and paid him two hundred dollars for his loss of time and travelling expenses, expressing their regret that he had the trip for noth- ing. Dr. Slash retired for the night de- to return next day.
 ln short time it spread all over the city that the-celebrated Dr. Slash was in town, and so great was his reputation that early next morning quite number of unfortunate people visited his hotel, and sought to engage his services. As Dr. Slash saw there was a chance to make few hundred dollars from these poor people in couple of days, he con- 'ented to remain, and having procured he assistance of local doctor, he was kept busy attending patients from early n the morning until late at night. Tol- srably well satisfied with what he had made, he determined to depart next 
 While waiting for the train at the rail- 'oad station, an lsraelite, with black curly hair, and strongly marked features, ap- preached the celebrated doctor, and pull ng at his coat sleeve, said to him:
 "You vas dot shelebrated doctor dat operates init all dose beebles yesterday lot hotel in."
 Dr. Slash turned upon the Israelite, md said angrily:
 "What do you want anyhow ?"
 The Jew smiled in a very peculiar and said:
 "l vas so carried away init gratitude, lat wants to tell you great secret. | sam Rosenbaum vas not dead at all yet"
 "Whatp exclaimed the doctor, "the nan can't have recovered his health. Why did he not have the operation per- ormed1" ...... ...
 Dot operation has been performed, loctor."
 By whom2 Who did it?"
 @You did, doctor. Among dot pee 'les dot you operated op yesterday vas 'am Rosenbaum, and, God be praised, ,e vas much better as he vas, and will be | ell in short dime. You vas a gread nan, doctor, and a schmart man, but | raSust uuide so srhmar< aeh dn< c,r,