The Savannah morning news., 1903-04-09
TOMMY WAS SICK
so DIR. JASME GOT A HURRY CALL
TO MAY RIVER.
D0GGIE HAD PNEUMONIA.
LAUNCH SENT FOR VETERINA-
RIAN AT DEAD OF NIGHT.

| The Pet of the RObt. r. Wilson. Jr.,
Family Was in a Bad Way and n
Boats Crew Came Over for the
SurgeOn-The House Was Found
Astir at L A. NJ, and All Waited
and Watched While Two Profess
siOnal Men Worked for the Fox
Terriers Life-Even in a Bed of
Roses There May BE ThOrns.
There was no mistadng the way that
the bell rang at DR.. August Jasme' S
office late Tuesday night.
I'VE came from Mr.. r. T. Wilson's
place." exclaimed the men who were
found on the outside when the door
was opened, land and you are to come
| over at once. Tommy is very i'll, and
| no matter what else you may have on
hand, come"
DR.. Jasme, who is a veterinary sur
geon, had heard that name before, and
while realizing that it must be rush
order demurred on leaving his
| home In the middle of the night for a
sea trip. 1t was no use, however. The
messengers had been told to
III. jdSiiiS
| or alive, and they camped on the door
step and repeated the proposition.
1.-The launch is here" they said, land
| YOU are expected before the night is
over Tommy is in bad shape, and
the people are all waiting for you"
With some little misgivings the
| good-natured veterinary finally con-
| scented to embark and at 10 o'clock STEP
! ed aboard the launch and started FOL
| a. - ha n "A
river. Without saying a word to the
passenger, the engineer kept crowding
on the pressure and the little boat
fairly flew through the water.
IT'S case of life or death per-
/ haps," said the captain, land we had
orders to burn the wind"
The record for the trip, previously
| had been about three and a half hours
| but it was exactly / O'Clock when the
! landing was made, making new rec
| ord 1t was seen, from the boat that
| the house was lit up and even at that
! hour, everybody seemed to be awake
and about.
At the door DIR. Jasme was met by
the anxious family, and was quickly
escorted to the sick room. 1t had been
DR.. Taft's room previous to Tommy
illness, but the house physician had
given up to the sufferer anc
| was With 1HAiOuS NOuhbS-
nance and assiduous attentions when
the new arrival came in. 1t was real
! ly consultation that was desired
! and as soon as DR.. Jasme came in he
| diagnosed the case and pronounced 1t
! pneumonia. Prompt measures were
| taken to relieve the little patient and
! for two hours both of the medical men
| watched and attended Tommy. The
| family and friend or two
were also present, giving advice and
| waiting in anxious mood for a change,
| for the better or worse.
About o'clock DR.. Jasme announced
that all had been done that was posi-
BILE for the little fox terrier-and left
| for Savannah, via the launch
under promise, however, that he would
come again if needed. Tommy is a for
| tunate young fox terrier who has veal
| thy owners and a swell home. He is not
proof against doggish troubles, how
ever, and this is the second time that
he has been very sick-his last attack
| having been the very common and UNI
| genteel complaint called the mango. 1t
was DR.. Jasme's care and attention
that brought Tommy through his first
| illness, and the grateful family had
not forgotten.
While DIR. Jasme was not willing to
| say for publication just what his night
| visit to Tommy cost the family, 1t was
understood that the check was made
in three figures.