Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1889-10-17
JENKINS PROPHECY.
Also an Account of How It Was
Fulfilled.

NV friend Jenkins drew another of
my Office chairs toward him. laid his
feet across it, and emitted long
drawn spiral of smoke from the lips
from which he had just removed the
stem of a meerschaum pipe which was
my chronic envy. l had in vain en-
deavored to beg, purchase, or purioin
the said pipe.
mo use, old boy" had been his in
variable reply. This pipe belonged
to the old Student Lagen,' and cling
to it as to sort of sacred relic"
Zach! those old Vienna days! How
merry they were, and how full OF
workr'
Jenkins, M. D., lay back in his
chair and watched the spirals expand
and grow dim until they blended with
the general murky tint of the atmOs-
phere in my inner office, and unused.
We had spent the preceding two hours
or moro preparing specimens for the
microscope, and now that the evening
was well on its way, had laid aside
work for our customary goodnight
smoke. Our friendship had been a
strange enough one. Meeting first at
Bilroth's Klinik in Vienna, the ex-
change of a casual remark inspired by
the feeling of ccnaraGerie among stu
dents of the same sciences, had led to
an acquaintance full of pleasure to
both.
l had left him there, with face
pointed to the Orient. when l turned
my reluctant steps Parisward on my
return to America
Goodbye, old fellow. l may write
to you some time. but not now"
when have made the welkin ring
with the name of the famous DR.. Jen-
kins you will surely hear from me;
until then l shall be too busy to carry
on much correspondence. Peace be
unto you. "
He wrung my hand in parting, while
the merry look in his eyes, that made
one forget for the nonce that life was
not all joke. dimmed little.
..And to you, peace" and turned
away.
Three years passed. and walking
rapidly around the corner of Chestnut
street in the early dusk, on my way to
my Office in Twelfth, l ran uncere-
moniously into pedestrian coming
with equal momentum from Twelfth to
Chestnut
Il beg pardon, sir! l didn't see
you." said l, hastily. as l recovered
from the rebound and was rushing
past him.
Its only fair to suppose you
wouldn't have bumped yourself against
me to your own detriment if you had
seen me, sir; so accept your apology
in its entirety"
manner of man was my late opponent
who should answer my ameade honor
able in this wise, and we both burst
into hearty laugh.
VIC "StN toth wv SAtStnCh III tkS
concussion. l believe" continued he,
iaughingly, ''Dut it did, if you'll par
don me, sound little asinine in you
TO explain that you didn't see me.
May ask, sir. if you run into people
that way when you do see them?"
As he had spoken / had turned d
little. and the light from the stree,
lamp on the corner had fallen on my
face.
Brown. as l live! Old boy, how
small the world Isl"
..Jenkins!'
Is hand-clasp followed that brldge6
the silent years and made US chuus
again. and in Vienna
'.You shall come home with me TO,
the night" said l. Come; no re
fusal- dwell hard by. By the way
which hotel are you at, Jenkins? ani
Til send around for your traps"
I'm not at a hotel-my traps ar,
too numerous for transportation-ant
/ can't remain away from my Office to
night, even for the pleasure 0f staying
with M long-lost Brown.