The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1888-01-28


rolem'cs in which Siglsmund Frelhcii
and bis spouse wcrc seriously involved
last Monday. While Dc. johnson. the
assistant secretary Of the health board.
was sitting Ia his private Office with
brother physician. tIeg heard nm ener-
getic discussion In German between
i~o persons on the stairway outside.
Presently the door opened and q man
aud his wife. both approaching middle
life. entered. Tie man had child IN
bis arms and shared his wife's distress
over something dreadful that had hap
pcncd to H. Both started In Mt once To
present the case to the kind-bcarted
doctor.
Ono at a time, please" said the
doctor
Yes yes; now you just keep still.
Mcena." SAID the man to his wife. ..and
] will Tell what Is tile matter. WIZ.
you see. this little child got shoe but
tom
"A beam" interrupted his spouse.
Now you keep still. Mecna.' said
The husband with considerable accrbity.
Doctor. he's got a button up his
nose"
mo. no. DOCTOR" quickly broke in
The wife; iii Is not button. it is
beam"
''Meena." shouted the man. s.what
are you talking abouta | say IL was a
shoe-button. "
1T wasn't button. doctor; II was
big blue bean" the woman replied with
vgor.
What do you kick up this row In
the doctors Office for. Aieenap" said
the man In anger These women are
all so stupid"
20. you are stupid. Sigismund; you
don't know anything" retorted the
wife.
Doctor. don't mind that fool; she
don't know COW from a head OF cab
bage."
Come. come. my good people" In
terposcd the doctor. don't quarrel
overlk The child has got something
up It's nose. has itP"
Yes doctor. button" said the
man.
= No doctor. bean" Immediately
broke from the woman. vino was now
thoroughly aroused.
.'Well. bean or button. il must come
out" said the doctor.
s'Ycs, the button" sald the man.
'.Yar lie. Sigismuni; it's bean"
said the wife.
The doctor quolled the riot by asking
the parents 70 place the child in a chair
aud Eien laid out an array Of about
seventeen Instruments only one OF
which he had any use for. Selecting
bright delicate hook with long
shank. he advanced toward the in
fantile patient
Whats thatp What's thatP" broke
IN tho father. 81 never had such a
thing put into my body and ! won't let
such things be put into the body OF my
offspring" and sc zng the child in his
arms,t The couple left the Office.
sthey were going down st airs the
young one sncczed and out came the
bone Of contcntion--a little shoe-but-
ton. The father picked it up and rush
ed back 10 the Office.
There. doctor. didn't | tell you II
was q button1'
The woman being thus forced into
acquicscence bad nothing more to say.
but her husband proceeded TO explain
to the doctor how the button got up
the cbiid's nose. and placing II in his
own nostril by way Of illustration he
gave a Sudden snifr and up went the
button Into his own nose. A spasmod-
ic effort 10 blow IL out failed in It's pur-
pose and the man now became alarmed
for himself.
IN must come out" said the doc
tor. ''or u will be likely to produce
eancerous affection or cerebral in1am-
nation"
What's ThatP NV Godl Take It
ont. doctor. take II out.'
Once more tho doctor produced the
hook and In moment landed the little
black button in tho palm OF his hand.
Then hc collected his fee and tho Froi-
heit family departed. wiser and happier
for having tho question. "Bcan or but
tonp' scttled- IS francisco Cali
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Sick For a Penny.
Mother Ito Bobby who Is slightly