The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-07-05
A VARIETY SHOW.
he Young Darly who Comes Around to
Your once to DO Stunts.

Your once to DO Stunts.
'T wonder If you know George Wash
ngton?" said the young doctor, medi-
atively, to the druggist.
I've heard of him." said the drug
yist, sarcastically.
"Oh, don't mean the father of his
country, but the little Bluescure Doc
tors. l know of nothing or no one
better for smoothing out marks Of
lerve WEAKNESS than George Washing
ton."
Another one of your proteges,
suppose" sneered the druggist.
No, on the whole, | think George
considers me one Of his" said the ply
jician. good humoredly "He is about
iour feet high and has big white ivory
tccth cleaning from a frontispiece as
black and as shiny as a coal seam.
lie has mother, bedridden cripple,
and little brother and sister, four
year-old twins, to take care Of. He
aoes not look as IL he had a spark of
humor in his entire makeup and yet
he can make me laugh until the world
looks quite fresh and enjoyable once
more.
1T must be four months now since
ieorge first called on me- 1t was dur
ng my regular Office hours, remem-
er, when / was sitting with my feet on
he desk wondering IL there were any
sick people anywhere, and If there
we're how they were to begin to find
out about me. A young doctor has to
10 a good deal of patient waiting,
md"
The druggist laughed.
oh, | was too serious to notice the
ioke,' smiled the other as he contin-
urd. Its SO hard not to wish for ac-
2idents and calamities to others when
your life's success, II not your bread
and butter, seems to depend on just
such happenings. Well, that was thu
mood | was in, as blue as indigo bag
and the Danube combined, when the
door was pushed gently open and a
woolly head appeared around the post.
Halio!' said the head.
Hallo' I answered.
doctor, amt yer?
81 nodded.
"'Out of job?'
Again T nodded.
Want 'er be 'tained'
What? l asked.
Want 'er be tanned? 'Causc kin
DO 1t, yo' bet.' and the woolIy head
was followed into the room by a small
hody neatly but poorly clad
Il looked at the solemn face of the
little fellow for minute before
said. How much?' and began feeling
in my trouser pocket for a stray coin.
Only nickel fust time, then two
Ter. Give yo' whul 'tainment, orikis-
Try, bally, v'riety-best yo' ever heard,
all fer nickel; dlffunt ev'ry time. Is
1t go, boss?'
Sure said / putting the nickel on
the table.
Then George started in. 'Orkistry,'
said he and played waltz on a jews
harp; played 1t well. too.
Bally, boss, and he danced a reg
ular plantation double shuttle. Lead
in v'riety feetyur, and he began to
initiate horse walking, trotting, can
tering galloping. and through 1t all,
whether he was announcing change
OF bill or was performing the 'diffunt
feetyurs,' | never once saw the ghost
or smile on his dusky face. And by
the time he had finished, made a low
bow aud gravely asked. 'Wuth the
price. boss?' was laughing SO hard l
could not stop.
Cum agin, tomorrow, or mex
day?' asked George tentatively.
Then l 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 store and Offices doing his
turn. asking a nickel for the first per-
formance and coming twice a week
thereafter for a nickel In advance
from reg'lar cust'mers.' He will come
five times week for ten cents, and
everybody makes dates with him as
regularly and in as business-like a
fashion as II he were the manager Of
a big theatrical show and we the pro-
prietors of theatres. Nights he goes
to dime museums and ten-twenty-
thirts' to see new things, his version
Of which We get next day.
Altogether" added the Doctor "I
consider George one of my greatest
finds and real benefactor. 1t is a
comfort to have a good laugh all to
yourself and in spite of yourself once
in while. You can laugh so much
more enjoyably than when your laugh
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