The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-09-09
JOKE ON A JEALOUS WIFE.
Sleepy Doctor Causes Woman an
Unpleasant Night Trip.
From London Modern Society.

From London Modern Society.
An effort is being made by the leaders
of a fashionable coterie to suppress the
details of an amusing affair that is now
furnishing material for gossip over a score
of tea tables. The man in the case is
capitalist of considerably more than local
prominence 1t appears that middle
aged family doctor, awakened from
sound Sleep drowsily examined the card
handed him by a servant read the name
upon it and promised to attend at once.
The messenger disappeared, and, after
hasty toilet the doctor proceeded to call
on his patient, VINO lived but a quarter
of mile away. He was admitted, after
some delay, by a surprised maid-servant,
who insisted that the hale head of the es-
Enlistment had not yet returned and that
no one in the house was i'll. While pom
dering this curious condition the physician
confronted by the wife of the absent spec
ulator, anxiously demanding to know the
worst. Anything, she said, was better
than suspense
But. my dear madam" replied the doc
tor II thought-er-that is--dear me,
where is that card? Very careless of me
-ah! There we have it," The little slip
of cardboard that was pulled out with the
old gentleman's handkerchief futtered
downward, scarcely touching the carpet
it with a nervous eagerness. Then, stand
ing under the light. she read slowly:
NV Dear Doc: Come to Dottie RS
rooms immediately-anot touch of
heart Yours, -.
The anxiety of the wife's face changed
Instantly to an expression of furious de-
termination. "Order the carriage instant
w." she cried, turning to the wide-eyed,
white-faced maid, and then added Doc
tor / shall accompany you to-er-Dottie's
APARTMENTS at-let me see, what does It
saw? Ali 81 - road. This is splendid
simply superb-couldnt possibly have been
better" and the excited young woman
laughed Historically while the family
Dhysician tried vainly to square matters
and inaudibly cursed himself for an ass
because he hadn't read the right side of
the card to begin with.
Thirty minutes later, in a bachelors
apartments, three astonished young men
In divers stages of deshabflle stood listen
ing to the fearful denunciations Of an in
iured wife. 1t was a rambling, incoher-
ent arraingment in which a woman nam
ed Dottie and a fellow who sat there on
the edge of a green baize-coVered table,
with four queens in his fist suffered Sc
yerely. The speculator looked In amaze
ment at his wife and the family doctor, to-
tally unable to comprehend the situation
until confronted with evidence Of his own
perhdy IN the shape OF cdfu ne ndu as
patcher to his physician. Then he laugh
ed immoderately, which was cruel
"Dottie, you little beast, stand up" he
said, whereupon out of the shadow
emerged a round-faced, muscular chap
who used to play quarter on a college foot
ball team five years ago, and whose So
briquet has chung to him with all the te-
nacity of college nickname. The real
facts of the case are, we understand, that
Dottie and his old class-mate, the specu-
lator, had come In the same train and had
arranged en- route for a hand at nap I'm
the bachelor apartments of the latter
While the game was in progress somebody
suggested the sending for old "Sawbones.
who could always be counted on to enjoy
a cold bottle or a little game. The mes
sage was made strong in order to insure
the doctors coming. The Spectator ac-
companied his patient wife home in the
family carriage, while the physician
played smiingly and successfully for the
remainder of the night.