Helena weekly herald., 1888-06-07
BACK FROM ABROAD.
Dr.. Lesser Returns to Helena After Z
Six Months Absence in
Foreign Parts.

A sorrel horse with q swan.like neck, a
dos-cart that had seen its best days, and
DR.. Musser with pair of new pantaloons
and broad smile, formed procession to
the depot this morning to meet the west
bound train. As it pulled into the station
(ths train, not the procession) mans head
was seen emerging from a window of the
Pullman, with a French hat nesting in its
curly, brown locks and a smile of joyful
expectancy upon its good -naturned visage.
Only a moment did that smile remain.
The optics overhanging it suddenly came
within range of the dog-cart and, with a
Quick contraction of the facial muscles, the
head was withdrawn, and presently
emerged from the Car door upon the shoul-
ders Of no less parsonage than DR.. j. j.
Lesser, home from abroad. Quietly but
tearfully he clasped his partners hand, as
he swallowed stomach-bracer and took
his seat in the dogcart with the remark:
"After buffetipg with the interior
deranging waves of the broad Atlantic for
eight days, and giving my digestive func-
tions chance to regain their tone en- the
cars, what sad fate to be
shaken up in dog-cart on
returning home!" The soliloquy was un-
needed and the journey townwards was
made in silence. Arrived at the Office in
the Hotter block the abused medico was
conducted into tho presence of Colonel Bot
kin and there sank into chair to rest his
jostled limbs. 1t was while thus engaged
that the reporter found DR.. Lesser pouring
into sympathetic ears his opinion of DR..
Musser's jaunty cart. This done, the Doc
tor thought he was even with the Cunard
line and turned his attention to greeting
the friends who thronged the Office. The
traveller looks well, but carries with him a
slightly foreign air. His natty costume
bears the flavor of French tailors, and he
has boulevard st. Michel" stamped in the
crown of his nobby hat. His mOustache
droops with French droop and his pointed
whiskers point with Partisan point. His
eyes, however, preserve their keystone
blue, and otherwise his personal appear
ance is unchanged. Asked about his trip,
the Doctor said he had enjoyed it, notwith-
standing he had devoted most of his time
to business. He spent some time in Edin-
burgh and London, and also took run over
to Paris He was twice taken for conf
dence man and once had to swear he was q
duly qualified M. D. to satisfy the scruples
of custom house officer who eyed with
high tariff envy some surgical instruments
the Doctor had in his trunk. He
has many pleasant recollections of the
Duke of Marlborough and Hugh McQuaid,
whom he still left q courtier at Her
Majesty's throne. Before sailing he out
lined the treatment for the Emperor OF
Germany, 80 that attending physicians
might make no mistake while he was out
of reach of the telegraph. He visited the
tomb of Shakespeare and came near being
mobbed for saying that there was man
named Donnelly in America who spelled
the dramatist's name Bacon. However, he
survived all the perils of his tour and re-
turns to Helena much improved in health
He rolled up his sleeves this morning and
wrote prescription before he had been in
town an hour. His friends are all glad to
see him back and will hold torch-light
procession this evening in honor of his re-
t1rn.