The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-07-03
The Tale of u Tadpole.

From Good Housekeeping
Mr. John Brown came home one evening
lately, and being very thirsty poured out for him
self tankard of water in glass which he thought
was empty. Imagine his surprise and CONSERVATION
when his son Tommy, aged eight, came running in,
Just as his draught finished and shrieked:
''Why, papa you've swallowed my tadpoler
''Wha-a-s-t!" shouted the alarmed father. "You
young idiot run for the doctor v'
But the only medical man who could be got hold
of at the moment was Frenchman, visiting in the
neighborhooi. On the case being rather incohe-
rently explained to him by the now thoroughly
frightened family, he said
"You most make heem swim"
"But my husband can't SWIM" replied poor Mrs
Brown, in tears.
mo, it is not man Eat shall swim, it is re eetle
frog who shall swim, you know, quill faut cue le
poisson mage, so you fill him wiz re water to his
teeth, re cetle frog he VIII swim up to re mout of
Monsieur, and ven he see re light he will shoInp
out, So"
And they gave him bucket after bucket of water
hll he became horribly sick, but no tadpole
'shomped out"
By this time poor Brown was suffering agonies
The tadpoe,o the large quantity ofwaer one orthe
other, was causing him great pain, added to which
he himself was in state Of mortal and inde6nable
terror. Just then the family MUSICIAN made his
appearance ana tried 70 aey their fears, but ell to
no purpose, something practical must be done
Thinking little stinudnt would do his patient
good after the drenchng he had had, he said:
"Now, should recommend YOU, if you want that
tadpole to jump, to give him good dose Of brandy
shat will make him risky and perhaps he will then
under the influence ofliquor make his sudden ap-
pearance, and relieve you all"
The plan WIS tried on most wholesale scale, b,.
instead Of making the tadpOle risky, it only made
Mr.. Brown somewhat tpsy, in which state he be-
came what the Scotch call "greetln' f1." In a
maudlin way he babe his weeping wife an affecting
farewell and insisted on being put TO bed to die.
The doctor, however, seeing that the poor man, as
well a. his family was suffering agonies Of mind
about the unfortunate little pollywg determined to
take active measures and bring matters 10 a salts
factory crisis by a little scheme Of his own He
ordered Mr.. Brown. who was now in bed, to be
partially undressed, promising to return in an hour
with his assistant, when he hoped to be able TO re-
leye him permanently.
In the suecet ding half hour the patient suffered
all sorts Of pains real and imaginary, and was more
than ever convinced of the activity of his unwel-
come tenant
The doctor however, meanwhile, had offered half
sdozen small boys handsome price for the first
sadpole they would bring him, and the fact being
noised abroad his house soon resernbled Pharoah s
palace during one Of the plaques Of Egypt. 1t was
nlled with hogs and froslings Of all sizes and ages
causing great CONSERVATION b the medical house
hold.
But long ere this the doctor and HIS assistant had
started Oh % finally cure their patient. The doctor
carr ID healthy pcliywig IN a small bottle in his
pocket the assistant powerful electric battery in
vAlise. Turning every out Of the ROOM the con
EpiratorS quietly hid the battery under the bed