Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1898-05-14
WAS A CAREFUL DRUMMER.
He Wouldn't Give Medical Advice Unlesa
He Was Fully Protected.
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"Excuse NE, sad the lite mar with
the pointed chin-whiskers to the man
reading a magazine in the seat across
the aisle. but I've been suffering with
toothache for the last hour"
Yes, | suspected it." was the reply.
And | didn't know, being you are u
drummer, but that you might have
something in your grip to alleviate the
Internal nuisance"
YES. may have. Let's see. haSe
peppermint essence, laudanum. Jamaica
ginger. p~a!a-ki!ler, ammonia. alcohol
and"
III try the pain-killer, if you will be
so kind"
YES. Wait a minute, please"
The man of the grip opened it and
took out a pencil and paper and wrote
n few lines and passed the paper over
with the remark:
Sign that, please. 1t is simply a
statement that you will not hold me or
my heirs financially responsible in case
anything happens TO you through my
remedies"
Rather odd document that, said the
man behind him as the chap with the
toothache sat down to dose his tooth.
We'll, maybe" replied the drummer,
"but it's only a matter of prudence, aft
err all. Three years ago, down al Medi-
ma, a stranger came to me on the depot
platform suffering with the toothache.
1t vas at night and | had nc remedies
handy. suggested that | tie a string
around the aching tooth and pull it ouL
| a,l af,a. IN littla ha nnpeap+al
"And WHAT"
Il got a piece Of fishline around that
tooth, got a firm hold of the string and
then told him to jump off the platform.
Oh! That was a sad night for mel"
did the tooth Gomez
NO
did the string break?"
No. / nraced IN, sell fol- tie 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 off?"
"Icertainly do. sir. Yes. pulled his
head right of and left it dangling on
the string, 1t wa really no affair OF
mine, but / got q doctor and the Coro-
ner and rode in the front hack at his
funeral and used up nearly a week oil
my valuable time. And how was | re-
waried?'
~How? Why, lis relatives ought to
be eternally grateful 10 you"
Yes, / know. but | don't think they
will be. His wife sued me for $4,000
damages for holding the string. and
after TWO years of having il | settled
with her for 50, 900. That was the sorI
of gratitude l met with
Great Scott! but you don't can it?'
gasped the man. "Why, that was ~
outrage worthy Of the days of Nero
YES, but | had 10 submit. 1t won't
happen again. however. I'm willing tc
help a sufferer, but he must absolye me
from all legal responsibility. anu now
about to take a nip of brandy. If yoI
will sign u paper that you took it Of
your own free will. and that neither
you nor your heirs will hold me-'
Thank you. but i don't care fol
brandy. Jewhittaker - gee, but il
wasn't four hours ago that ! advised a
man to touch up his liver with old rum,
cayenne pepper and vinegar. 'Spozer
il knocks the socks offn him! Say
please excuse me. won't youp We arr
Just coming to Grafton. and I'll drop of
aud telegraph him to let his liver go &c
blaxes aud consult . regular doctor,
I've learned something. / have. anc
I'll make that telegraph Sc hot it'll Sc
fire to half the poles on the way!"-De
troit Free Press.
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