Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-07
UP IN ACHUSNET.
A Bay State Farmer to Whom Lager Beer
Was u Revelation.

A BAY State Farmer to Whom Lager Beer
Was Revelation.
One day recently, says the New York Times, a
New York doctor prescribed beer for patient.
Take it with your meals" he said, .'and /
reckon it will DO you lots of good" Then he
chatted few minutes with the patients wife
and at length started for the door.
suddenly he turned about. Look here, Mr..
Wilberforce." he said, did ever tell you about
the patient had up in Achusnet?'
NO" said Mr. Wi.berforce, You have never
told me about him. Sit down, doctor, and tell
me now"
'.Well," said the doctor, II went to Achusnet
last summer TO rusticate for a week. It's a
Massachusetts town near New Bedford. One
day an old farmer came to see me. I have
hearn tell he said, that you was New York
doctor. an thought tibet if you wasn't too ex-
peEsive I'd like TO 81. 3 prescription writ out.
IL don't kEow what You would consider too
expensive 1 answered. thinking 70 have lit
tie spot. bur ordinarily charge a man SO
when he comes TO nv Office fo- prescription.
"'Bless my soulr exclaimed the old farmer.
You're an awful costive doctor. you be. i
wouldn't mind givin' of ye dollar or even a
dollar a quarter, but / declar' to goodness,
doctor, haven't had $40 bill atween my fin
gers for ten years.
:. oh. WELL / said. when / saw that the old
fellow disappointed, don't so away. I'll
prescribe for You without making any charge
at all
The old man protested that he wouldn't have
it. He said that must allow him to pay me
something. and finally was prevailed upon to
accept a fee OF ID cents. 1 ordered several
things and wound up by advising the old man,
just as / have advised you. to take beer with his
meals. He h$d never heard Of lager beer be
FORE so wrote the word Tor him ON a card.
Next day the Old man cent to New Bedford
for the things which had prescribed. heard
all about IL that same day while was at the
post Office waiting for my mail. He gave the
messenger bottle to get the lager ina pint
bottle.
IL guess the bottle is Clean he said. 'Sairy
billed il all the forenoon
How much shell gitT demanded the mes
senger.
an be sure you git the best. Tell 'em it's for
Sickness
1.-THE next day but one the old farmer was at
the house where 1 was stopping long before I
was out of bed, and as soon AS got down stairs
he was after me.
".rve got the lager he said. but don't
know how much YOU want me to take to n dose.
Sairy says that it's such powfu stuff that she
wouldn't want to take more q tablespoonful at a
time. but / thought, secin as it was tonic,
that ought to take a lee tie more. Tonics gen ly
goes uOesil
"'lou GO home. l said. Don't take any of
the medicine for breakfast and when dinner
time comes l will be at your house and show
you how much to take at once
when II o'clock came / was at the old man 8
house.
''Give me glass said.
''Sairy hustled about for a moment and then
handed me a big, old-fas hiOned tumbler.
Sit down, 4 said to the old man.
HE obeyed me. but he looked as a man looks
when he sits down III a dentists Office. 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.
".All" gasped the old man.
IAN" calculated Sairy.
"'Yes, an steruly replied
The old man was winter than q sheet when
he took the glass from my hand. He looked Mt
me steadily Tor half minute as though he
wished to determine whether or not was in
Iull possession OF my senses. Then with such a
look on his face the martyrs used to wear
when they marched to certain and horrible
deaths he began tc drink.
Il hardly need tell you that the martyr look
went ont Of his face very quickly and tina. the
eyes which were reheceins terror when ne put
the fun glass to his lips were bright with look
OF blissful contentment he set the empty
tumbler down upon the table.
= L reckin that layger was jist what needed,
doctor, the old man said when he had recov-
cred his breath"