New-York tribune., 1901-08-18
HE FILLED THE PRESCRIPTION.
ANp TIE ABSENT MINDED HENDERSON
MAS CURED IMMEDIATELY
From The Chicago Post.

From The Chicago Post
old man Henderson good hearted and well m rf,,n am
Ing though distractedly absent mG.G; 1;rove one
from his home a farm near DowneI ;,i, naor lie
day a long while back bouhd i1I lot ~. o. vs.
vs. going to spend whole day IN the cltS ny W.
oin.. tn DO me annual shopping for the family ana
some the neghhors and he Was eos Myss - on the
In. Iisht with his Fred VINO me- u, oA =,
North Siic-all Of which 90 10 make up All e'ei' u
NOV John said his good wife Mary al ti1e the
breakfast table that morning I'M tne,e re e his d vfar
You know things are 50 much cheaper IN t-dlv
"AH right Mary" he returned good i.aIurguSii S M
YOU Just make list of what YOU ~ihl anu =
carrs!t which Was waiting 10 take him TO the sS'l
tion from the farm his wife hurried OUT ahu Hd'1eN
MN m idht r have time to think of al the things
NJ u@n5arson nut the piece Of paper in his vest
t,nrket kissed his wife and was gone II Wa qtt ~
thn for John Henderson to 20 to Chieo. af0yd'
h. lived but twenty-five miles away Ihereiore, I;,a
when he dg go PR art him At the train went
-tr,,, ~, MS shopping tour with him. But ne t9r-
got he g & his lad Mfr finished haG fT ihty Went WENT to an
cream parlor and had some I"Ii 80 go 80
~ Lincoln park While they were looking at the
animals the old man was taken WIN SrdIiii IN sais %
his dauEhter-in-law and she, fearing that ne ne had nae
natl,ji3trIv caled a cab and hurried him off TO the
office of the family physician a., "a osrico or
all thi-gs medical shining light in n me ne CON- sa
munity in which he lived he b91SleI iciSad 81 he had
LOST only seven cases Those, he said. We're tGrhe1
he had been given first chance at patient he was
wont to say. had he failed TO furnish relief ,a,,
Sa9nosaS the csSe and said il wasn't anything
serious His very manner was convincing, ana
both the visitors were relieved - .,,,.as ,,,
man MAS his cheering remark as he wrote out q
Mrs. Fred" had so much confidence in the ply
sican's opinion that her husbands father was h2t h2t
g@mg 13 & De - seTSusy b y "a store to have the prescrp
ton nlIed while she went home TO superintend
'i ~ Want This filed' said Old Mr. Henderson 10
the clerk behind the counter taking slip OF paper
from mis- pocket and handing IL L. him
The youth looked worried as he looked at the
Want it filled. did you say?" ne asked.
Yes, want il filled was the answer. Dr
.'it's the oldest prescription ! ever put up said
the clerk, but ] suppose DR. Jones knows Guess
he means equal parts, though he don't say So ne
lie went back Of the partition and soon returned
with a bottle filed with a brown mixture.
There directions with this. he said, as
be wrapped a paper around H. but suppose you
can take il as you would ordinary tonic-a tea
spoonful in half a glass Of water half an hour be
fore each meal and before you go 10 brq -, /
ever" he continued, as he handed the old man the
That evening Mr Henderson felt fine and dandy
He had taken two doses Of the medicine notWlih-
standing the advice OF the clerk and his gfip's h"d
THAT must be fine stun Dr; Jones gave me - he
said To Freds wife Guess IN get another bottle
and take il home in case any Of the folks get
taken with pains"
drug store and called the clerk 10 him.
Young man. did You keep that prescription Dr.
Jones gave yesterday and had filled here
Il did, said the obliging young man. Just
moment Here Is this it?" ne said returning from
The rear Of the store and handing Mr.. Henderson
the slip Of paper. Did you want a copy OF 1t ne
asked as the old man took IL in his hand.
'No. ] don't exactly want that he said. hut
would like another bottle Of the mixture. It's fine
stuff Great Scott exclaimed the old man. is
that what you put up for me? Why. that's Mary's
list-sugar, lemons and Thubarb."
They haven't decided YET who the joke was on
the old man or the physician