St. Landry democrat., 1892-05-21
The Price of Bananas in Opelousas.

Inc FI1CS OF 6d1dlldS III opCaOOoao'
| On Saturday night last, three sable
gentlemen visited the fruit stand, OF an
Arab, who lately opened a little
shop at the west end of the bridge
spanning the little bayou Tessant, on
Landry street. They were unwilling
to disturb the poor proprietor for the
small matter of few Bananas, and pro-
ceeded to help themselves. Through
some strange concatenation OF circum-
stances, a pistol went off and one OF the
visitors stopped the bullet by receiving
it near the collar bone. 1t ranged
downward as if in search OF the eaten
bananas. The other two gentlemen left
without returning thanks to the ven
dor, for those they had eaten. He who
stopped the bullet, wended his way to
the residence of Henry Estorge, Esq,
found him asleep and 10y dint Of groans,
aroused him. This sympathetic gentle
man sought him hastily, in ghostia per-
soma and on anxiously inquiring what
the matter was, was told by the sufferer
that he had terrible cramps in the
breast. All the kindness of Mr.. Es-
tor ge's nature was at once kindled into
fervant glow of sympathy, and hav-
ing bottle of Tichnors Antiseptic, at
once prevailed on him to swallow a
large dose. The cramps continued and
50 did Mr.. E.'s sympathies, and he pre-
vailed on him to take largo dose of
castor-oil. AS this remedy requires
time to produce its effects, the pain con-
tinued to rack the patient. He groaned
like fog horn ard not knowing what
further to do, dispatched runner for
DR.. Bob. DR.. Littell, always prompt to
go to the bed side Of sufferer, left his
bed, and hastened down the street by
the light Of the silvery moon, and soon
stood at the bed side of the man of
cramps. Mr.. Estorge was bending over
him, doing all he could to alleviate his
continuing pains, and inhaling the
odeur africaine, which lis writings in
creased as the minutes passed. The
DR.. proceeded to examine the patient,
and as is customary, asked what he had
been eating-how long he had been suf-
he had taken any med
icine, and how long since. Felt his
pulse, looked at his tongue by the pale
light of a small lamp, and looked as
wise as Hypocrites, and then began to
percuss. At this moment he discovered
his patient had been taking leaden
bullet. He examined the wound, pro-
bed it ad satisfaciendum, but made no |
discovery Of the location of the ball. The |
patient was asked how he came to be
shot, and he lied as fippantly as any
one could have done if detected in other
It were long to tell the
many lies he told, even after informed
that he would soon be among the pale
nations beyond the flood. He suffered
all night, and it was not believed he
could possibly see the light of another
day. Yet, he did live to see it, and may
indulge the belief that, Mr.. Estorge
saved him with an inordinate dose of
richnors' Antiseptic, and pint of cas-
ter-oil, administered as aforesaid.
The following day he came to the
that he would never again eat
bananas at an Arabs humble shanty,
and Judge Brooks being called upon
vent and took his dieing declaration in
which he mingled more of truth than
le had previously done in his commu-
1ications to his sympatbizing friend
5storge. He stated that with two other
'able gents whom he named, he had
gone to the fruit stand about 8 O'Clock
It night, and believing the poor propri-
,tor was asleep, forced bis way into his
lumble shop, and was helping himself
o the bananas. His pals were prompt
= arrested and are now, in the parish
lotel to await q judicial inquiry into
heir conduct.
Mr.. Estorge should report the eff
'acy of Tichnor's Antiseptic and cas-
or-oil, administered in heroic doses, in
reating cramps from eating bananas,
md for gun shot wounds. Send it to
he London Lancet.