Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
A PATIENT UP IN AcHUsNET.
A Bay-state Farmer to Whom Lager-Beer
Was a Revelation.

Was a Revelation.
One day recently New York doctor pre-
scribed beer for a patient. Take 1t with
vnnr meals. - he said, land | reckon that it
viii do Won lots of good" Then he chatted
n few minutes with the patients wife and
at length started for the door, says the New
York Times.
here. MIR. Wilberforce," he SAID, did l
ever tell you about the patient had up IN
mo" said Mr.. wilberforce, "you have
never told me about him. Sit down, doc
tor. and tell me now"
well" said the Doctor, went to
Achusnet last summer to rustlcate Tor a
week. It's a Massachusetts, town near
New Bedford. One day an old farmer
came to see me. Il have hearn tell he
said. tibet you was a New York doctor,
an thought that if you wasn't too ex-
penslye I'd like to git prescription VIII
out"
80 1 don't know what you would con-
slider too expensive answered, thinking
10 have a little sport, but ordinarily
charge a man SO when he comes 10 my
Office for a prescription =,
a. Bless nv soull' exclaimed the old
farmer. You're an awful costlve doctor,
YOU be. l wouldn't mind givin' of We
dollar or even dollar'n quarter. put l
declar' TO goodness, Doctor. hayent bau
a ten-doliar bill between my fingers for
ten years.
"'Oh, we'll, l said, when saw that the
old fellow was disappointed. don't 60
away. Tll prescribe for you without
making any charge at ALL,
"The old man protested that he wouldn't
have il. He said that l must allow him to
paw me something. And finally was pre-
vailed upon TO accept fee OF 10 cents. L
ordered several things. and wound up by
advising the old man Just as l have AL AT
yised YOU TO take beer with his meals. he
had never heard of lager-beer before, so /
wrote the word for him on card.
Next day the old man sent to New Bed
| ford for the things which l had prescribed:
| heard all about it that same day while |
was at the post-office waiting tor my mail.
| He gave the messenger bottle to get the
| larger ina pint bottle.
III guess the bottle is clean he said
'Sairy billed 1t all the forenoon
"'How much shell l git?' demanded the
| messenger.
1.-THE hull bottle FULL my patient an:
swered, an be sure you git the best, Iell
'em it's for sickness
"The next day but one the old farmer
was at the house whereI was stopping long
before was out of bed. and as soon as
| got down stairs he was after me.
| 1--WE got the layger,' he said, but
| don't know how much you want me to take
| TO a dose. Sairy says that it's such pow'tul
stuff that she wouldn't want TO- take
| more'n q teaspoonful at time, but !
| thought, seem as it wac tonic, that l
ought TO take a leetle more. TONES gently
| goes by tablespoonfuls, doesn't they, DOC
| torn
"'You 60 home said. Don't take any
| of the medicine for breakfast, and wher
| dinner-time comes l will be at your house
and show you how much to take at once
\ "When IL o'clock came was at tbs Ole
mans house.
"'liye me glass / said.
"Salry hustled about for a moment and
then handed me a big, old-fashioned tum'
bier
- Sit down. said to the old man.
| HE obeyed me, but he looked as maj
| looks when he sits down in dentists OF.
fee. took a corkscrew out OF my pocket
and drew the cork. Then / emptied the
bottle into the glass and handed the glass
to my patient. -,
"'Drink it ALL / said. =
"Alll' gasped the old man.
"All u calculated Sairy..
Eyes ALL sternly replied;
1.-THE old man was whittier than saee
when he took the glass from my hand
He looked at me steadily for half a minut
as though he wished to determine whethe
or not was in full possession OF my senses
Then with such look on his face as tn
martyrs used to wear when they marches
to certain and horrible deaths, he began t.
drink.
II hardly need toll you that the, marty
look went out of his face very quickly an
that the eyes which were rejecting terro
when he put the full glass to his lips wer
bright with look of bhssful contenrmen
as be set the empty tumbler down upo
the table.
"sI reokin that lager was jist what
needed, Doctor the old man said Wle
he had recovered his breath"