The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-10
COSTLY YNowIEpGE.
Utah sImpletons Receive an Expensive
Lesson In The Nomenclature OF Modern

Lesson In the Nomenclature OF Modern
Medicine.
Old Hardy CRADLES. who had llmped
around the Teton basin for years on a
| unsolicited foot, at last wearied OF the
wobbly cxertlon and went down TO Salt
Lake to have the defective member
treated. He came back after an alb
sence of month, and his neighbors
gathered about him to hear the strange
tales which he would have to tell OF
experience in great city, He describe
ed the temple and the tabernacle and
the Dooley building and quite enchant-
ed them.
What was the finest thing you see?"
finally asked 81 Redee in recapituiarion,
according to the Chicago Record.
well, men," said Hardy, the best
RELY the best thing see was Teller In
the hospital. He in-trusted me lot,
an I heerd all about him. He had
aphasia," speaking the last word with
n proud elaboration. Redee looked at
Watts and Watts glared htently at
Pete Ruble The last mentioned broke
the spell.
What's that? A form country, amt
It? Seems heerd of it afore in jog
CITY,"
Nav" said Hardy, scornfully. at
Amt n place-it's n thing. Somethin'
out o gear, you know"
But they did not know. They were
even worse COMPOUNDED than before,
Like a Russian thistle. mebbe," said
Pete, obviously, still clinging to the
geographical theory,
mo such, A man fergits how to talk
or somethIn',"
"Deef an dumb? l seem"
Nav Nav, Man that kin talk jls'
fergits how. Fergits everytrin'."
1T can't be did, Pete declared with
decision.
Hardy looked at him. pltyingly.
Dog 1t all, say 1t kin. / seen H.
! Here-Ill show you. Who's got $40
note?"
Among them they got together sS4O
| and Hardy said he could Illustrate to
some extent, perhaps with that amount
Now" he said. taking possession Of
| the money, you all know that you give
me this money, don't your. They did,
and said So
well" rolling his eyes and assuming
rigid attitude. I've forgot It, Forgot
all about It, That's aphasia."
"Humph!' grunted Ruble. Seems n
$40"
Hardy gazed ut him in n stony, va
cant way.
Gimme my $40" Ruble repeated
with some show Of sternness.
'1-I-seems like | heerd somethin'
about sum O money some'res," Hardy
responded, In hesitatlng way.
There's dollar an a half comm TO-
me-" Redee uttered, ficrcely.
Gents" said Hardy, sorrOwfully, II
can't remember 1t, I'm sorry. / don't
know what you're talkin' about I've
got that there aphasfa
They gathered about him, clamoring
for their funds, They now began to UNI
derstand But they could not convince
him.
I'm sorry, az say, gents" Hardy
said, meekly. But It's sclentlnclS. II
amt my fault. on the subject OF any
money you might "a give mean
mcbbe you did give me some Props
my mind IL Ike blink sheet o. paper.
/ am poor victim Of a pe-cu-llHr dis
order, as YOU might say. Good day"
He was man OF six feet four inches,
and although along in years he had been
the hardest ana best fighter in the basin
even In his crippled time They looked
at him gloomiy. therefore, as he walked
away. and no man darel say him nay.
only Red Pete Ruble expressed the gem
cral sentiment when he made certain
feeling and torrid remarks which Inn
parted to the world at large the fact
that he was utterly Disguised with SCI
ence In all It's forms,