Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-16
! THE DOCTORS IMMIGRATION.

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There was once learned doctor
who had studied long and hard, but
in Cucuguano, where he had settled,
no one had faith in him. Meeting him
always with o book in his hani, the
Cucuguanese said:
THAT doctor knows nothing, he Is
always studying; If he studies SO
much, 1t means he has need to learn;
If he needs to learn, it means he does
not know; II he does not know he is
an ignoramous.'
A doctor without patients is like a
lamp without oil. Without other re-
sources, forced therefore to earn a
living by hook or by crook, up TO this
time the poor devil had not been able
even to pay for the water he drank.
he decided there would have to be a
change. SO one day he managed to
spread abroad through all Cucuguano
the report that his science was so
sublime and all-powerful that not on
ly could he heal the sici--nere child's
play-but raise the dead as well, a
miracle Of God, surely. And this mi
race he promised to perform openly
In broad day, in the graveyard amid
the multitude.
Few gave credence to the report.
Yet even the incredulous said, 1--WE
will let him attempt IT, anyhow. Let's
see him at work--the proof of the
pudding is the eating. He may sue
ceed-he reads so much, and nova
days such wonderful discoveries are
being made. II he succeeds, we will
applaud him; If NOT, we will hiss him
out of the countryside. Let him
bring man to life again and we will
say he is the cleverest doctor we have
ever had"
Finally it was settled that on the
following Sunday, at the stroke Of
noon, in the cemetery OF Cucuguano,
the doctor would raise q man from
the dead-ninc or ten, some old wo-
men went so far as to say.
That Sunday, long before noon, the
graveyard was as jammed as is the
church on Holy Easter Day. True to
his word, on the second stroke OF the
bell appeared the doctor, all in black.
He elbowed his way to the steps Of
the central cross. There he saluted
che crowd, spat on the ground, blew
his nose, and began:
".Iy dear friends, | have promised
to bring one of your dead back to
life. ] intend 10 keep my word Be
silent and harken to me. 1t will cost
me absolutely no effort to raise from
the tomb Giascomo or Giovanni, Nam
nina or Beta, Amadeo or Simone.
Shall ! raise Simoae?s Smone-what
was his last name? Simone Capan-
naro, who died Of plcurlsy a year
ago?
Excuse me, sicnor d5ttore," said
Caierina, poor Sihone's widow Ger
tainIy he was a fine fellow; he made
me very happy, and will mourn him
as long as have eyes for tears. But
pray, do not bring him back; for, you
see, toward the end Of the month I'm
to put off mourning. and, to please
my family, I'm to marry Pasqualonc.
The banns are already published, and
I've accepted the presents
You did well to tell me Caterina.
Then ] will raise Nina Garcia, who
died Candemas Day"
For heavens sake, signor dottore!"
cried Giacomo Carota; nina was my
wife; we lived together ten years
ten years of purgatory, as all Cucu-
guano knows. Let her stay where she
Is, for her rest and mine. What a
peppery temper, doctor! Obstinate
as a mule, lazy, quarrelsome, and
sIoyenly and ragged. And that is not
ALL Wasteful, and tonguel--a vi
per's tongue that would have set st.
Joseph to quarreling with the Ma
donno. might add But that's bet
ter left unsaid."
yet, my dear fellow"
Excuse me for interrupting, sig
nor dottore A new broom sweeps
clean. Nina left me three brats. who |
certainly do not take after their IA
Their, and, as | could not handle them
all, | have married again--so you see,
II is useless"
We'll and good. can conceive II
would be martyrdom to have two
wives in the house; one is more than
enough sometimes. Then whom shall |
! restore to you, my dear people?
must find some one. How about Mas