The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1894-09-05
WAS A CAREFUL DRUMMER.
He Wouldn't Give Medical Advice Unless
he Was Fully Protected.

Excuse me" said the little man with
the pointed chin-whiskers to the man
reading magazine in the seat across
the aiEle, "but I've been suffering with
toothache for the last hour"
"Yes, suspected it" was the reply.
"And didn't know, being you are q
drummer, but that you might have
something La your grip to alleviate the
internal nuisance.
"Yes, may have. Let's see. I have
peppermint essence, laudanum, Jamaica
ginger, pain-kilier, ammonia, alcohol
@I'll try the pain-killer. if you viii be
SO kind"
"Yes. Wait a minute, please"
The man Of the grip opened it and
took out pencil and paper and wrote
a few lines and passed the paper over
with the remark:
"Sign that, please. It is simply a
statement that you will not hold me or
my heirs financially responsible in case
anything happens to you through my
"Rather odd document that, " said the
man behind him as the chap with the
toothache sat down to dose his tooth.
well, maybe, replied the drummer,
"but it's only matter of prudence, aft
er all Three years ago, down at Medi-
ma, stranger came to me ON the depot
platform suffering with the toothache.
1t " as at night and had no remedies
handy. suggested that I tie string
around the aching tooth and pull it out
and after little he consented.
"And whatP" -
q got piece of fshline around that
tooth, got firm hold of the string and
then told him to jump of the platform.
Oh! That was sad night for mel"
"Did the tooth Gomez"
NO."
"Did the string breakp"
mo. braced myself for the shock
and he jumped, and the next thing /
knew held his head on the end of that
string"
you don't mean that it pulled his
head offp"
1 certainly do. sir. Yes. pulled his
head right of and left it dangling on
the string. 1t was really no affair Of
mine, but / got doctor and the Core
ner and rode in the front hack at his
funeral and used up nearly week of
my valuable time. And how was re-
| warded?"
l A4OW' w AJs LIE 4OAdAfSS W
be eternally grateful to you"
%Y-e-s, ! know, but don't think they
viii be. His wife sued me for $40, 600
damages for holding the string. and
after two years of 1awing it I settled
with her for %, 900. That was the sort
Of gratitude / met With"
Great Scott! but you don't mean itP"
gasped the man. "Why, that was an
outrage worthy of the days of Nero"
YES, but had to submit. 1t won't
happen again. however. I'm willing to
help sufferer, but he must absolve me
from all legal responsibility. am now
about to take nip of brandy. If you
will sign a paper that you took it of
your own free will, and that neither
you nor your heirs viii hold me-"
Thank you, but don't care for
brandy. Jewhittaker : gee, but it
wasn't four hours ago that I advised
man to touch up his liver with old rum,
cayenne pepper and vinegar. 'Spozen
it knocks the socks ofrn him! Say,
please excuse me, won't youP We are
Just coming to Grafton. and I'll drop off
and telegraph him to let bis liver go to
blazes and consult regular doctor.
I've learned something. I have. and
I'll make that telegraph 30 hot it'll set
fire to half the poles on the wayp-De-
troS5 Free Press.