The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-05-17

wonderful pills, whose curative powers had
been widely known and accepted, he yet, with
the old school aversion to advertising schemes,
persisteutly refused to publish his discovery
to the world. About this time there came
to the village fresh impetus in the person of
progressive young tradesman, who in
geniously advertised a new yeast powder by
painting the brand on the smooth sides of
big mastiff and setting him loose in the streets
of the town. The idea caught Mrs. Harrison's
fancy, and no sooner was the thought con-
ceived than she fastened to execute it. After
first visiting the kennel of the huge yellow
dog that guarded her uncles premises by
adroit coaxing she succeeded in entcing him
to follow her to the seclusion of the attic,
where she remembered to have noticed pot
Of white paint, with brushes lying ready at
hand. She set to work with will, and, after
an hour of considerable difficulty in persaud-
ing her object ro remain quiet enough for the
accomplishment of her task, she at length
drew sigh of relief as her brush put the
finishing touches to the glaring white letters
of the advertisement, sTry Newcomers Pills."
that stood forth in such bold relief from the
animals sleek sides, and, silently descending
the stairs, opened wide the front door, through
which shereleased the animal, which sped
forth in happy freedom through the quiet
streets of the little town, whose inhabitants
viewed with surprise and amusement so un-
expected an apparition from their beloved
physicians household.
During the morning many visitors dropped
into the Doctors Office, and each of them,
before leaving made some congratulatory
remark that greatly mystiied the unconscious
victim of the practical joke. AT length a
patient entered and, seizing DR.. Newcomer by
the hand, exclaimed, ''Well Doctor, this is q
fine advertising scheme of yours and will be
highly appreciated by your neighborsp' See
ing the Doctors look of blank amazement,
the expression of whose countenance ap-
peared to convey doubt of the sanity of his
companion, he hastened to add, sHaYe you not
seen your dog?'
''Why, no,'' replied the doctor. "He ran
into the office a while ago, but / did not
notice him, and believe at the present moment
he is under the table," Calling him forth
thegood Doctor saw, to his horror, the glaring
white letters painted on his sides, and, filed
with righteous wrath, fastened home to
dinner, swearing dire vengeance ON the un-
known perpetrator. When once in the bosom
of his family his indignation at the trick
burst forth afresh and the sympathy of the
members of his household proved his greatest
comfort There was one person at the table,
however, who preserved a discreet silence
and her guilty expression OF countenance, only
relieved by an occasional twinkle OF amuse-
ment in her eyes during the height of her
uncles condemnation of the offender, led at
least one member of the family to suspect
that the aggressor was not so far from sight as
might be imagined. A few days after the
Doctors son suddenly astonished the
assembled family by. bursting into their
midst with the exclamation ssFather |
think Cousin Carrie can tell you who
is the guilty party, for / just made
the discovery that my pot of paint has been
entirely used up, and In looking for my brush
found it all covered with yellow hairs thrown
out of sight in one corner of the attic"
The physicians wrath had not yet entirely
cooled, and it may we'll be imagined that it
was many days before the unrepentant delin-
quent received absolution at the hands of her
irate relative.
MRS MANDERsoN's OYSTER FORKS.
In city where SO many handsome dinners
and luneheons are given, the mistakes which
occur are comparatively few, in comparison