The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-14
PERIPATETIC VIRIETT SNOW,
The Young Darky Who Comes Around to
Your Office to DO stunts.

Il wonder II you know George Washington"
said the young doctor, medltatiyely, 10 the drug
gist
I've heard Of him" said the druggist, sarcas.
tically.
"Oh, ] don't mean tho father Of his country,
but the little 'Bluescure Doctors | know Of noth.
ing or no one better for smoothing out marks
Of nerve WEAKNESS than George Washington"
Another one Of your proteges, | suppose"
snered the druggist
No, on the whole, | think George considers
me one Of his, said the physician good humoredly.
He is about four feet high and has big white
ivory teeth cleaning from a frontiSpIece as black
and as shiny as a coal seam. lie has a mother,
a bedrldden cripple, and a little brother and Sis
ter, four yearold twins, 10 take care Of lie doos
not look as II he had a spark Of humur in his en-
tire make up and yet he can make me laugh until
the world looks quite fresh and enjoyable once
more
1T must be four months now since George first
called On MT, II Was dunng my regular office
hours, | remember, when was sitting with my
feet on the desk wondering # there were any sick
people anywhere, and If there were how they
were 10 begin To find out about me. \ young
doctor has to do a good deal Of patient waiting.
ant"
The druggist laughed.
"Oh, | was too serious to notice the Joke" smiled
the other as he continued. Its 50 hard not
10 wish for accidents and amt To others
when your LIES success, If not your bread and
butter, seems 10 depend on Just such happen
ings. Veil, that was the mood was in, as blue
as indigo bag and the Danube combined,
when the door was pushed gently open and a
wOully head appeared around tle post
Halle said the head.
"liallO" | answered.
Doctor, amt yer
Il NODDED
out Of a job
Again ] nodded,
"N ant 'er be- tanned
"W hat | asked
want 'er be tanned? Cause | KIN do it,, y6'
bet and the woolly head was followed into tho
room by a small body neatly but poorly clad
Il looked at the solemn face Of the little fellow
for a minute before ! said, How much and be-
gan feeling in my uonser pocket for u stray coin.
only nickel hlst time, then. two Ter; Give
80 whul 'talnmrnt, unhlstry, bally, y'riety
best yo' ever heard, all fer nickel; dltunt ev'ry
time, Is 1t a 60, boss"
Sure said putting the nickel on the table
Then George started in. Oukistry,' said
he and played a waltz on a !ewsharp. played II
we'll, too.
"Bally, boss and he danced a regular plan,a.
ton dOublAshuife. 'Leadln' v riety feetyur,' and
he began To initiate n horse walking, trottiug,
canterlng, galloping, ana through 1t all, whether
he was announcing n change Of bill or was per
forming the 'diffunt feetyurS, ! never once saw
! the ghost Of a smile on his dusky face. And
BY the time he had finished, made n low bow and
grayely asked, 'Nuth the price, boss | was
laughing 50 hard | could not stop
Cum Agin, to morrow, or mex day" asked
G. Orge tentatively.
Then | questioned the little fellow and found
out all about the mother and the twins and how
| George was taking care Of his family By going
about to stores and offices during his turn, asking
a nickel for the first performance and coming
twice a week thereafter for u nickel in advance
from regular Gust mcrs' lie will come five times
| a week Tor ten cents, and everybody makes dates
with him a. REGULAR! and IN az business-llke
n fashion as II he were the manager OF a big thcat'
riral show and We the pruprietors Of theatres
Nights he goes 10 dime museums and ten twenty
thirts' To Bee new things, his version of which
We get next day
"Nltogrther," added the doctor, Il consider
George one II my greatest finds and n real, bene'
f,ctDr IL il n comfort Ia have a good laugh
nil To Yourself and in spite Of yourself once IN
, while You can '>ugh so much more enjoy.
ably than when your laugh Is more OF less hemmed
| In and cut down by your neighbora"