Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1889-01-31
GOING OUT FOR WOOL;
And Coming Back shorn of 900
and Diamond Pin.

And Coming Back Shorn of s2oc
and a Diamond Pin.
Certain irreverent and vulpar per
sons were accustomed 10 style Mr.
Edward Carter and his friend DR.
Charles Raymond "a pair OF smar
Alecks." I say nothing against thi,
opinion, but would respectfully submit
The other side OF the case. Mr.. Garter
considered DIR. Raymond's as the
brightest mind with one exception,
OF course) TO DC found in the newly
risen generation; and DIR. Raymond
entertained similar esteem for Ny
Carter. No one could possibly know
either better than they knew each
other; so that this opinion Is certainly
entitled to some respect.
These two choice spirits had devised
various means OF amusing themselves
at the expense OF their less gifted fei.
Iow-creatures. Tho professions Of law
rnG medicine, which they had respec.
lively embraceds4pot affording sufR.
cicnt scope for @their energies, they
were constantly on the lookout for
. new means OF employing their su.
perior talents. He who discovered
such way was regarded with admir-
ing envy by his friends.
81 say, Ned" remarked the Escu.
lapian, walking into the lawyer
Office one fine day, "rve got an idea. y
"Re-mark-a-ble," drawled Mr..
Carter; for they did not, as rule,
manifest in words their mutual re.
spect.
"Let us investigate the proportion.
ate number OF fools feminine in this
place, quoth the man OF science.
I'VE have frequently done go" OBJ
5ected the legal light
''Bat in way that we have never
yet tried. Lots advertise for wife" "
II don't have to. responded the
other, with easy superiority.
"Oh. / know you're engaged, and
oll that; but l didn't mean TO DO IN
earnest about It. / mean Just for the
fun of the thing, to see how many
would be fool enough to answer IL
Mr.. Carter considered the subject
for moment but his legal acumen
could see no reason for further resist.
ing the desire OF his friend. and tho
two concocted pair OF advertisements
which were in the highest style OF the
uit II Is enough. 10 say that in each
one the charms Of the gentlemen were
ret forth with no Overweening modes.
~; while it demanded that the lady
should merely be young. beautiful,
accomplished, rich, OF domestic tastes,
u good housekeeper and brilliant
conyersationalist. / may have forgot
ten few OF the requirements; but these
were certainly the principal qualities
demanded.
Each was TO keep his experience "A
profound secret from the other for the
space OF two weeks; at tho end q that
period DIR. Raymond was TO resort TO
Mr. Carter's oifice, and they were to
narrate faithfully and in toto, the re-
suits OF the advertisement inserted by
each.
Promptly at the appointed time the
physician sought the lawyer. He
came reluctantly, as II he half-feared
the reception with which his romantic
tale would be received; his coming was
awaited with dread.
go Oh, you've come, have youP"
sighed Mr. Carter; IL thought NAV
be you'd have patient that would de-
tain you"
"lour imagination docs you credit, :"
returned Raymond; III mine were as
active, ] should say that I thought
may be a client would be seeking your
adtieei but can not picture that state
Of affairs to myself"
But I've had a client. was the re-
spOnse, with a certain air Of triumph.
Dr. Raymond was sure that IL must be
triumph, although It was so carefully
sGbdusd as 10 resemble disgust.
"Aud I've had patient, a pretty
one, too" he answered, endeavoring
70 assert his equality; "but let's get
to business. How didyour advertise
ment pan outP'
Oh, got seventeen answers, and
every blessed one Of them seemed 10
think that she filed the bill exactly.
6lxteon Of them couldn't spell. and
their letters were horribly written
not the society scraYl, but labored
attempt that showed that the writer
would do we'll II she could"
"Deserve credit for IT," murmured
the othori "most Of the GIRLS try TO
see what an undecipherabie scratch
they can put on paper"
"lt can't be worse than your pre-
scrlptions would be II you ever have
occasion 10 write any" rctorted the
lawyer "but keep sin now. or else
tell your story frat
"For L.aven's sake. 60 onr' i'm
plorca DR. Raymond.
q Clvlded these sixteen into squads
OF four and selected three p. N. on
four Consecutive days as The tlme Of
mectlngs that corner across the street