Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-04-03
How De Doctor o De Flesh" Sized
Up" De Doctor O. the Spirit"
The swamp Physician Succeeded in
Marrying a Relation to the New
York Preacher.
1t Took Man to Run Away With His
Wife, for She Weighed 300.

on co not pretend TO say that you
practice medicine, do youY' a white man
onced asked
u doan perten ter say nothin'. sah;
les says 1t, the old fellow answered. 81
doan perten ter practice medicine. but lest
practices 1t right an lief -gwine and
comm
w here do you get your medicines 2"
In de woods sah. les GOES ont in
de woods an digs up YARDS. | ain t cot
no Tune ter fool wild caIimum an dis uder
sort o stO medicine jes nachnlly digs
up my YARDS and mixes up my stuff an
begins ter play on de system @ de human
family
~ ou are very successful at times.
SUPPOSE
"Oh,. yes, sab; nightly, an one o. my
strong hollis is swamp fever.
GU cure that disease, do youE'
"Oh, no, ! doan cure it, Nopusson kin
cure dat ar disease, case, ole man. swamp
fever doan hit er pusson till his time dun
come an when er pusson' time dun come.
Wy 0 cose nobody kin save him. but YOU
better bebe de swamp fever nightly
scared when | gifts after it. Make it think
dat er wagm an team is runnin er way.
! does.
The negros who live lin old Bluke's
neighborhood have great faith in him.
and even Sandy Gray, the new pastor of
Oak-Flat church, stepped down from the
pulpit and heartily shook hands with the
celebrated physician.
." De doctor o de sperit wushes ter shake
han wild de doctor o de flush, said the
preacher
An de doctor o. de flesh is monstus
proud O dat high honar, sab, Bluke re-
pied, IAN axes as ar mighty high favor
dat de sperit doctor will 90 right home
wild him ter dinner, whar he viii find de
wan bred o welcome an de sweet pre-
serves O. honor.
'Bruder BIule, aldo has promised ter
go somewhere else ter day, yet / kain't
keep FROM ceptin yo' invite. Gaze | sorter
feel dat de Lawd is er calm me down
dat way.
The doctor seized the preachers hand
and pressed it to his bosom. The preacher
gazed atfectionatey upon the doctor ard
exhibited many signs of emotion
My sweet wife Is at home gettin things
ready FOR MS, bruder, Gaze ! tole her dat
gwine fetch you, said the doctor. as they
walked along, GU has no doubt seed er
good many sweet ladies, and has heam
e err mighty sight o EN-. but the lady YOU
gwlne to see at my house is de flower dat
makes all de uder flowers lose dar fume
and sweetness reckon you been yerin in
de white folks talk erbout marriage dun
been err failure. but wait till You see nv
home befo' you fixes up yo opinion
"Bruder said the preacher. you doan
a., al,
ter yere YOU talk dat way. It brings up
ter my mine de blessed ole days when de
sperit 0 peace an love hung over de home
o de man whut blebed in de Iawd. An
you amt gwine ter be furgot when de
gret day O de pennycost an de riNrec-
ton come. Den you gwine ter he 'vited
enter de happy hOuaehol o de 'ternal
city.
q hopes So the doctor answered with !
emotion. j prays So fur de Lawd knows
dat lse done my best down yere on dis
yeth. Let us turn up dis way fur yander
Is my house
Mrs Bluke received them at the door. |
and the warmth with which she welcomed
the preacher assured him at once that the
doctor 5 picture had not been overdrawn
Now jes make yosef putfeckly at
hmm - u15I tla baaF tFI,La Jf- say.,-
nbear am ,nt To' faat ~, dar ~, J IA "a
.t i, GU P'' - i1'' 'p '''' va ''''' s''
1n ,..
'Bjruderr' dis yere tender Kan ness. 50
gentle an pure meIts me inter er little
chile ergln'
"We'se all chillun when the heart is !
teched bruder the doctor responded. |
Julie, h. added, addressing his wife
we u take dinner now ez soon ez you kin
get ii.
Brother Bluke said the preacher, !
when the wife had withdrawn from the
room, "yo wife is er mighty pussou ter
take the spousibilities O this we're house. |
You amt been married very long. is |
you?''
mo. not but a little while; but Julia is |
alus excl ter de ercasion SEuzc me fur /
akin sich questions. but doan you think |
dat she is putty"
"She is er beauty, sab, the preacher .
responded with more enthusiasm than /
piety.
Not only or baaptv the doctor raioin-
ad "Lnt tbe bast pnsson IN tbe worl' an
sook LAW me Won les ongbter see dat
ohiIe bake or sbofe She les bakes er
sb ll tiil be otis rigbt mn in de nan am 1