Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-01-14


The question whether 1t was bean
or button was tho subject OF conjugni
polemcs In which sig smund Frsiheit
and his spouse wcre seriously involved
last Monday. While DIR. johnson. tho
assistant secretary OF tho health board,
was sitting in his private ollfne with u
brother physician, they heard an ener-
getlc discussion in German between
two persons on the stairway outside.
Presently tho door opened and man
aud his wife, both approaching middle
life, entered. The man had child in
his arms aud shared his wife's distress
over something dreadful that had hap
pcned TO it. Both started in at once to
present the case to the kind-hearted
doctor.
"one at q time. please" said the
doctor.
Eyes. yes; now you just keep still.
Meena," SAID the man 10 his wife. ''and
will tell what is the matter. Why.
you see. this little child got shoe-but-
ton"
"a beam" interrupted his spouse.
Now you keep stifl, Meena," said
tho husband with considerable acerbity.
Doctor. he's got button up his
nose"
mo. no. Doctor" quickly broke in
the wife; sit is not button, it is a
beam"
'Meena," shouted the man, ''what
are you talking aboatP 1 say 1t was a
shoe-button.
ut wasn't BUTTON. doctor; it was a
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 women are
all so stupid. !"
20. you arc stupid, sigismund; you
don't know anything" retorted the
wife.
doctor, don't mind that fool; she
don't know COW from head of cab
bage"
Come. come. my good people," in.
terposed the doctor. "don't quarrel
over it The CHI Id has got something
up its nose. las it?"
Yes. doctor. BUTTON" said the
man.
mo, doctor. bean" immediately
broke from tue woman. vino 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 bean, /"
said tho wife.
The doctor quelled the riot by askins
the parents to place tho child in chat
and then laid out an arras of abou
seventeen instruments. only one oil
vii eli he had ans use for. Selecting
bright, delicate hook with a Ion!
shank. he advanced toward the in
fantlo patient
whats that? What's that?" brok'
in the father. Il never had such
thing put into my body aud 1 Won lie
such things be put into the bods of m
Offspring and Sc zing the child in hi
arms the couple left the Office.
As they were going down stairs III
young one sneczed and out came til
: bone of conienlion-a little shoe-bui
| ton. The father picked it up and rush
ed back to the Office.
.sThere. doctor, didn't tell you
was a bnlton?'
The woman being thus forced inf
acqucscencc had nothing more to sa.
but her husband proceeded TO explai
to the doctor how the button got u
the child's nose, and placing il in Ii
I own nostril by way of illustration /
gave sudden sniff and up went til
button into his own nose. A spasmot
:, ic effort to blow il out failed in ats pul
u pose and the man now became alarme
for himself
at must come out" said the do
tor, ''or il will be likely to produce
9 cancerous affection or cerebral inilam
Q nation"
r What's That? NV Godl Take
e ont. doctor take II out.'
e Once more the doctor produced u
II hook and in moment landed the lit
. black button in the palm of his han'
Then he collected his fee and the Fra
4 hcit family departed. wiser and happi'
for having the question, "Beau or bu
lc tonp" settled. San Francisco CAL.
n A Homely Wife.
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