The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1899-06-17
OLD CRADLES HAD APHAsIA
A Demonstration In Nervous Pathology
That Cost $40.

Old Hardy CRADLES, who had
limped around in the Teton Basin
for years on a muscle tied foot, at
last wearied of the wabbly exertion
and went down to Salt Lake to have
the defective member treated. He
came back after an absence of
month, and his neighbors gathered
about him to hear the strange tales
which he would have to tell of ex-
perience in great city. He describ-
ed the temple and the tabernacle
and the Gooley building and quite
enchanted them.
-"What was the finest thing you
seer" finally asked 81 Redee, in re-
capitulation.
well, men, said Hardy, "the
best-reely the best-thing l see was
feller in the hospital. He in
trusted me lot an Iheerd all about
him. He had aphasia, speaking
the last word with proud delibera-
ton Redee looked at Watts, and
Watts glared intently at Red Pete
Ruble The last mentioned broke
the spell.
"What's that9 A form country,
amt iti Seems heerd of it afore
in joggify."
Nav" said Hardy scornfully
"It ain ia place-it's thing. Some
thin out of gear, you know"
But they did not know. They
were even worse confounded than
before.
Like 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 man2 SEEN
Nav. Nav. Man that kin talk
jis' fergits how, fergits everything"
1T can't be did, declared Pete
with decision.
Hardy looked at him pityingly.
Dog it all, ] say it kin. l seen it.
Here-I'll show you. Who's got
$40 note2"
Among them they got together
IS. 40, and Hardy said that he could
illustrate to some extent perhaps
with that amount.
Now" he said, taking posses
sion 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 as
suming a rigid attitude. I've fer
got it, fergot all about it. That's
aphasia. !"
Humph ]" grunted Ruble Seems
a fool of thing, don't itl Gimme
my 81 40"
Hardy gazed at him in stony,
vacant way.
Gimme my So 40, Ruble repeat
ed, with some show of sternness.
"I-I-seems like heerd some
thin about sum of money some
whar," Hardy responded in a hest
tating way.
There's 81 so comm to me" Re-
dee uttered fiercely.
Gents, - said Hardy sorrowfully,
II can't remember it, I'm sorry. I
don't know what you're talkin
about. I've got that there aphasia. "
They gathered about him, clam
oring for their funds. They now be-
gan to understand, but they could
not convince him.
"I'm sorry, as / say, gents" Har-
dy said meekly. "But it's scientifck.
1t amt my fault. On the subject of
any money you might "a give me-
an mebbe you did give me some
p'raps-my mind is like blank
sheet of paper. am a poor victim
of a pe-cu- liar disorder, as you
night say. Good day"
He was man of feet inches,
and, although along in years, he
had been the hardest and best fight
er in the BASIN, even in his crippled
time. They looked at him gloomily,
therefore, as he walked away, and
no man dared say him nay. Only
Red Pete Ruble expressed the gen.
eral sentiment when he made GER
tain feeling and torrid remarks
which impaired to the world at large
the fact that he was utterly disgust
ed with science in all its forms -
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