The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1890-06-05
BELFAST, MAINE, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1890

at his door. When it was done he was
dissatisfied, and abused the man in round
terms. ''Why, you rascal" said he, ''d0
you demand pay for that ~ ''Iou have
spoiled the pavement, and covered it
with earth to hide the bad work" "Doc-
tor" said the man, "minc is not the only
bad work that the earth hides" Are YOU
afraid OF bleeding ?" said surgeon to Il
patient who showed alarm at the sight Of
a lancet. "No, but am of the blceder, !"
was the reply. The oddities Of patients
are sometimes very amusing, as the
reigning passion Of the Wit is strong even
in death. 1t was, believe, Tom Hood
who, when some drops from the ink bot
tie had been administered to him by mis-
take, said "Never mind, III swallow d
bit of blotting paper The late Isaac
o. Barnes, of Boston, WHO was poll
tician of note and wit when i'll with his
last sickness, insisted that he should die.
The doctor pOohed at his fears. saying
there were no symptoms Of dissolution.
| Said he, "I our feet are warm, which in
dicates a good pulse, and no man ever
died with warm feet" Yes, there has,
said Barnes. Il tell you, said the Doe
tor, that the thing is impossible. "But,
insisted the patient, II know OF a man
who died with warm feet. "Who was
he" "John Rogers.
One of the first OF American humoIi-tS
belongs in the ranks of the medical pro
fession, refer 10 DR.. Oliver Wendell
Holmes. With humor always delicate
and attractive, ana VII mat never
wounds, he has hosts Of admirers. The
Doc'ol cllSl'' liI9 i''"i u ''I IN" q"
| poetry, ana occasionally HltS u J"ht ~
| both poets and physicians.
There are very many before me VINO
ro,,or,bor Win ,r,a+i+rin NM. i,indh a,.l
vt rs I" =
| SkllluI "Iu plll SlCIdL' no" Idi" III S'H'iti
cemetery, whose cauStlc Wit used To he
| administered in tull doses ana With
| rood a+f,.ot Tho I4rturrr. nf This nyaf,-
| So ~
ing mas NNlu Teinti orange ~ Ihf JHNe
| with which the old surgeon inserted Il
| knife into his Youthful hand in search Of
> stray tish -honk hnt il nblirrd tn cnn-
q 90 i,'' ~, Ky
less thal the Joke h"" II' Ff'S' l"'ill 90
the three.
OF course we must not ON inns "c-
caslon sllght the clergy Cef|aiitts
tells US that "eNeGN one Is as t'"d
made him, and often a great deal N"rS','
The prevalent idea IS that Il clergy man
| A.i''t'.'' ~ 80 >' '
deal better. And there haS aIso '.rtn
popular notion that merr!hthl Is neon.
slstent with truly Christian lhr, aild
especially the llte OF 4 clriElmdn' he
church and the public are i@S. +ttlih@
Tld OF II, however. Il + trHeNcd 'lal
good men should be specially privileged
to laugh, and that the aSstciajrs n ~
tan should be joyIcS~, as they generally
are. We have been ably and eloIuchUI
! told that there Is Gospel Nj l)lsc"ntnnt
| Let us also believe that there Is a Gospel
OF CheeltulneSS. II Is certainty SanrtIuil-
ed by the great father OF tine Protestant
| Church, when he SAYS
"Who loves not woman, wit ana SONG.
Remains fool his whole life long
| Why should lot the clergy, those whose
duty it is to failure d. brighter wurId~
and lead the way" do so with cheerful
faces Beecher whose discoulsrs and
writings SO bubble over with fun, was
years ago demonstrated with ty some
well meaning friends, who tholght There
was too much OF it, '.Ah, gentItmeu."
| said he. ''if YOU only knew how much fun
| | suppress :" In Illustrating I'm his funny
way the maxim that preacher should
! he lust what ne seems to be. he remarks