Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1898-09-09
A DOCTORS OFFER.

it means he has need to learn; II he
needs to learn. it means no does not
know; il he does not know, he il an iR-
nOramus.
A doctor without patients IL like u
lamp without oil. Without other re-
sources, forced therefore to earn liv-
ing by hook or by crook, up to this time
the poor devil had not been able to pay
even for tho water no drank. He deoid-
I'D there would have to DO u change, NO
ono day he managed to spread abroad
through all Cucuguano the report that
his science was no sublime and all pow
orful that not only could he heal tho
sick-mere ohild's play-but raise the
dead M well; miracle Of God, surely.
And this miracle no promised to per-
form openly in broad day in the grave
yard amid tho multitude
Few gave oredence to the report, yet |
even the incredulous said: I'VE will |
lot him attempt it anyhow. Let's SEQ
him ut work--the proof OF tho pudding
il the eating He may sucoeed-he
reads no much. and nowadays such won
dorful discoveries are being made. II he
succeeds, we will applaud him; IL not.
evil 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 fol |
lowing Sunday, ut the stroke Of noon in |
the cemetery Of Oucuguano the doctor
would raise man from the dead-nine
or ten, some old women went 10 far as
to say.
That Sunday, long before noon, the
graveyard was as jammed as IL the
church on Holy Easter day. True to his
word, on the second stroke of the bell |
appeared tho doctor, all Ia black. He
elbowed his way to tho steps Of the cen
trial cross. There no saluted the crowd, |
spat on the ground, blew his nose and
began:
my dear friends, have promised to
bring ono Of your dead back to life. |
intend to keep my word Be silent and
hearken to me. It will cost mo abso-
lutely no effort to raise from the tomb
Giascomo or Giovanni, Mamma or
Beta, Amadeo or SimOne. Shall raise
Simonep Simone-what was his last
manner Simone Capannaro, who died Of
pleurisy year agor
Excuse me, signor dottore," said
CATERING, poor Simone's widow. Ger
tainly he was fine follow He made
me very happy. and will mourn him
as long IN / have eyes for tears But,
pray, do not bring him back for, you
SEQ, toward tho end Of the month I'm
10 put on mourning, ana, TO please my
family, I'm to marry Pasqualone. Tho
Danns are already published, and I've
accepted tho presents
You did well to tell me, Caterina
Then lwill raise Nina Garcia, who died
Candlemns day.
FOR heavens sake, signor dottoreP'
cried Slacomo Carota Nina was my
wiie; we ilved together ten years--ten
years Oh purBhtory, IN all CucuRuano
knows. Let her stay where she IL, Tor
her rest ana mine. what II peppery
temper doctor oDstiltte az mule,
lazy ana quarrelsohie ana slovehIy ana
ragged Ana that IL not all. Wasteful,
ana tonRne-h Vlpers tonguc-that
wouah nave Mt ot Joseph 10 quarreilnB
with inc Mhdoihh might add But
that's better LEFT unsaid.
fet' my dear follow
EXCUSE mo Tor ihterruptihB' signor
nottore' he" broom sweeps ciean'
Nina iert me three Drats. VINO certainly
90 not take aiter their iather' ana an
couid not hahdio then All nave mar
ricd nBaih no you see ~ IL useiesS'
wen ana Bood' can conceive IL
III the mousse ohc ~ more IMAM enough
sometimes linen whom snail restore
10 you my near peopIeF must ma
some one. How about Master Pletror'
An, my poor father cried voice.
May God rest ms soul A good man
was No But doht bring him back, |
pray, doctor lie VINO wished no much
" see US II united family would be
heartDroheh 10 hhd our anairs In such d
middle. Attor dozen lawsuits tho six
m us--Iour shs ana TWO dauBhterS-
nave liiaiiy DIVIDED inc property into
SiA iittio StrlpS' hach oi 'is mas ~ swarm
OF ohiidfon' each OIL uS mas 70 rhift Tor
himself lhere IL not ono oi us VINO mas
anythins 10 spare
90 IL cannot Dor
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