The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-01-05
1T WAS EITHER BEAN OR BUTTON.
The Freiheit Family Disagreed, but the
Doctor Got the Case.
From TIE San Francisco Col.

The question whether it was a bean or q
| button was the subject Of conjugal polemics
in which Sigismund Freiheit and his spouse
were seriously involved last Monday,
/ While DR. johnson, the Assistant Secretary
| Of the Health Board, was sitting in his
private office with brother physician, they
heard an energetic discussion German
between two persons on the stairway out
side Presently the door opened, and man
and his wife, both approaching middle age,
entered. The man had a child in his arms
and shared his wifes distress over some
thing dreadful that had happened TO it.
Both started in at once to present the case
to the kind-hearted doctor
zone at a time. please. y said the doctor
Eyes, yes; now you just keep still, Meena,
said the man to his wife, land | will tell
what is the matter. Why you see, the little
child got shoe button"
"A beam interrupted his spouse.
Now you keep still, Meena," said the
husband with considerable acerbity. Doc
tor, he's got button up his nose"
mo, no, Doctor quickly broke in the
wife, lit is not button, it is bean"
"Meena," shouted the man, "what are
you talking aboutl say it was a shoe but
ton"
1T wasn't button, doctor; it was big
blue beam the woman replied with vigor.
What do you kick up this row in the
doctors office for, Meena!" said the man in
anger "These won1ensare all so stupid"
80, you're stupid, Sigismund; you don't
know anything" retorted the wife.
Doctor, don't mind that FOOL she don't
know a COW from head of cabbage
Come come my good people, interposed
the doctor, don't quarrel over it. The
child has got something up its nose, has itN
Yes, doctor, a button, said the man.
"No, doctor, beam" Immediately broke
from the woman, who was now thoroughly
aroused. "Well, bean or button, it must
come out said the doctor.
Eyes, the button said the man.
"You lie, Sigismund; it's a beam" said
the wife.
The doctor quelled the riot by asking the
parents to place the child in chair and
then laid out an array of about seventeen
Instruments only one of which he had any
use for Selecting bright, delicate hook
with a long shank he advanced toward the
infantile patient.
whats that! What that?' broke in the
father II never had such thing put into
INV body and / won't let such things be put
the child in his arms the couple left the
office
As they were going downstairs the young
one sneezed and out came the bone of con
tention-a little shoe button. The father
picked it up and rushed back to the Office.
There, doctor, didn't | tell you it was a
button.'
The woman being thus forced into acqui-
essence had nothing more 10 say, but her
husband proceeded to explain to the doctor
how the button got up the child's nose, and
placing it in his own nostril by way of ilu-
stration he gave a sudden sniff and up went
the button into his own nose. A spasmodic
effort to blow it out failed in its purpose and
the man now became alarmed for himself.
1T must come OUT said the doctor, ''or
it will be likely to produce a cancerous
affection or cerebral Inflammation.
Whats that Ny God! Take it out, doc
tor, take it out'
Once more the doctor produced his hook
and in a moment landed the little black but
ton in the palm of his hand. Then he col
lected his fee and the Freiheit family de-
parted, wiser and happier for having the
question, Bean or button" settled.