, 1897-09-28
CERTIFYING TO THEIR HEALTH.
Humorous and Pathetic Incidents OF the
Yellow Scourge.

yellow leVer panic l have gone through
many v~ariegated experiences. When l
was pressed in.o service by DR.. McRae
as a train inspector at East Point felt
more like should be taken for a train
robber, and passing through the crowd
ed sleeping cars with the dark eyes OF
those damsels from the far south turn
ed upon US in ~l!stless languor, my sym,
pathies went out to the refugees from
the proud city curving like a shining
crescent along the shores OF thai mighty
river which rolls in reslstless majesty
Toward the slumbering sea.
-fancied how they must miss The
dreamful quietude OF thai ancient city
where old-world ways SO obstinataly re,
slst the onrush Of modern innovations.
aud how homseick they must feel amid
the resistiess hustle Of Georgia,s capital
where the crackcrized Yankee and the
lankeeized cracker are struggling Cor
supremacy. a generous rivalry and unen>
Vtous emulations to be foremost In the
march of progress. Ever and anon |
caught the soft responses Of the travel
efS TO the questions put 10 them by the
ispecting physician. delivered in that
~~hSue whose musical i~ntonations par
axe OF me songs OF thes sea winds among
The qulverlng lime trees far down beside
he sounding shores OK the Gul: OF Mex
Ico.
Il seemed 50 cruel and callous 10 chal
SaFy' ana the fasagreeADle task was rob-
bed Of all its harsher features through
me kindly courtesy OF the young phys
clah' whose disaereeaDle duty It waS 10
see Ihat they were al! sound and well.
And knew that when they reached At
t1nta they wou. be greeted with a gen.
eFCus welcome and no armed guards
would lie IN wa: 70 keep chem away
from a safe n hospiiab.e refuge. At
!anta never appears 10 better advan,-
age than when an appeal is made to the
generosity or her people. which is never
I"uhd lacking in any emergency.
Among the pathetic Incidents there
nave been some ridiculous episodes as
well connected with the distressing state
OF affairs. Yesterday l paid a visit to
the office OF my friend, DR.. Corrupt. and
found him working away for dear Life
issuing health certificates. a lady took
her seat in front OF him and ave her
name and an account Of where she had
been wi.hin he last 20 days. She did
mt look 70 be SO very old.
What is your age, please?" asked
che physician.
"Ninety-eight.'
Your age, ma'am; what is your age?"
"N~.nety-eight, l said" she answered
snappishly.
Pardon me, ma'am." said the physl-
clan. with a critical look at her youlh>
iul face, II asked you how old you are?'
oh. l thought you asked my weight.
which is 50 pounds
But your age-how old are your
It l6; that will do as we'll Us any other
Old age" and she received her cerlifl-
cate.
Another lady Of robustf figure and with
a determined expression oomed up in
The doorway.
Il want a certificate"
All right. ma'am; anybody to identl-
~ you?'
Don't have to be Identified, sir. Guess
I've been around enough to be able to
Identify myself. and 10 take care of my
self. tuJ"
Yes. but rs have not the pleasure OF
knowing You cant give you a ceraidi.
Gaze until You are Identified"
Then you refuse to give MI a cert.
ficate, eh?"
Cant do 1t ma'am. Would like to
Gblige you. but he regu-'
"Oh. don't trouble Yourself. Il you
dent want 70 give me A certificate ii is
all right. can go wherever | want to
go, anyhow. even if | never see you
again" and she ilounced away like A
high-born lady true.
JUS then the sky was overcasat and a
de!uge OF davkies entered under the
chapernoage Of Jackson McHenry.
| and dis ere gemmen. an dose ere"
Yea. but who are y0u?" asked the