Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1904-11-11

Iuan OF gross habits z
He Iashes himself up to a state of ex-
element which is of all things the most
injurious.
No, no, my dear sir. By no means;
calm yourself"
He hurries on as if 1 had not spoken.
am IN excellent conditiCn-always
was-always am Never know what it
Is to have pain in my stomach! l am
neither drunkard nor glutton, sir, and
more than one-half of humanity is car
sied off before their time with one or
ether, or both! Their bloated bodies go
50 fatten the churchyard, and just what
they deserve. / have one mutton chop
for my dinner every day, sir, no more !.
One fresh egg for breahfast-twe slices
Of toast per diem. And, sir, unless get
Killed in an accident, 1 shall live until
L die of old age"
mo doubt" I hasten to assent, anx-
sous only to soothe him, adding, with
laugh. you are bad customer to the
doctors, sir, fear. If all were like you,
we should fare badly"
He ehuckled. mot much they have
aver got out Of me; ha, hap I
And yet, in spite of his boasting, heI
seems TO hold but a frail tenure Of life.
Like withered apple his face is wrin.
kled, his frame is shrunken and wizetfed.
AT this Juncture another twinge Of pain
forces groan from him, and his head
falls to my shoulder. An ashen hue be-
gins to spread over his features again.
Il am not used to PAIN" he murmurs.
anxious to explain the cause of the faint
'aess. Next he turns to the station mas
Ser. The station master, | presumeW
That individual, who apparently under
stood English bows.
AT your service, sir
Would you have the goodness to see
what those fools have done with my eff
fects, Mr.. Stationmaster? And if they
are not stolen, order them to be taken to
Hotel London"
The station master again inclines his
aead.
"And send for a four-wheeler," 1 re-
auested.
what is your name, young man?'
asks the Englishman abruptly, scanning !
me from head to foot. "Yeu are a dec
tor, | presume; but what do they call
youY'
l pronounce to him my name in full,
on him. He gathers his white, bushy
eyebrows into Fuckers.
What? Do you mean to say they
ere barbarous enough to christen you
that? Say it again. l didn't catch any
Of it."
l repeat it. NO doubt my name
sounds strange to English ears, yet in
my country it is a simple one. l ana a
Russian. In England | should be called
snly Vladimir Lubaneff. The middle
sitle which means son of Alexander
would be left out"
"Ah, son of Alexander, he repeats.
well, now, to my mind the name Alex
ander is the only sensible one of the
shree; and if you won't be offended,
will call you DR.. Alexander. OF course,
you will see me through this affair"
Certainly, if you wish it, sir. Only
Before allowing you to engage me to do !
SO, | must tell you that, though | have
taken my degree, have not as yet prac-H
siced. Moreover, there is something else
You ought to know" I hesitate,
and look him straight in the face. THE
fact is, you might object to being attend
cd by political fugitive; but | have a
friend here, DR.. Carl Rosen-"
am hurrying on, when he bursts in
with, Fudge! You'll do. A political
sugitiye, you say. And you think | may
shject? I like man who has the pluck
60 show fight when he is unfairly
eOerced! Now, those Nihilist fellows, l
Son't say they are right, mind you
not in blowing people to pieces, and that
sort of thing-God forbid. But on my
word, though disapprove of their meth
eds, l cannot help sympathizing with
sheir cause. l am dead against eoercive
measures and so are YOU. | like vnnr