Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1908-07-02

suburb beyond Nonkers A cottage
with a neat little ONCE a coy den,
comfortable bedrooms and dining room
and kitchen constituted his bachelor
apartments. The house was just on
the main business street of the vii
lage. and his swinging sign. brave In
gold and black. could easily be seen
by those who were passing along the
thoroughfare When he had spent all
be dared Of the small amount his edu.
cation had left at his patrimOny upon
the furnishing Of this little home. and
had Installed a capable Irish house.
keeper. he felt at leisure To- sit on the
tiny porch with his book. behind the
Green OF the rambler rose. and watch
..r the messenger 20 ring the bell.
ready 10 slip into the office and grave.
~ receive the message himself it a.
were during office hours or. " ii were
not. To listen while Bridget took the
order and answered "Oill tell the
docthor whin he comes in" II the
book sometimes slipped to the floor
and the possible patient was forgot.
ten I'm the vision Of a certain dainty
figure with laughing eyes. who should
one day be near him when tn"
bachelor quarters should swell to
larger proportions well that Is an.
other story. Certainly. the Office bell
did not often disturb his day.dreams
The monotony OF this life could not
always last--it had to end one way
or another. one day a group OF Ia.
borers upon the trolley line which was
90 link the little suburb with what
was destined 20 be- the great chain
~ Greater New York had reached a
point within the doctor range Of
vision. when sudden Commuti0n
among them aroused him at his sta
ton on the porch Then he saw that
a man had fallen. and. a. one pointed
10 ~. doctors sign several others
lifted him and brought him toward
the house Or Raymond received
them with his mos, diguifed manner
heard their report that the foreman
% the EaaE-'or So was he who had
fallen-had eaten no lunch and
seemed 20 DE In pain that after they
had returned 10 work he had suddenly
olapped his hand TO his right side and
dropped 10 the ground that he lived
by himself and had no relatives. so
far a. they knew
While the doctor listened he was
hurri.dly using restoratives and thor
ou-hly examining his patient. He was
soon convinced that an acute attack
of appendicitis had caused the loss Of
Of a.
should be performed at once.
The delicate operation was per.
formed with complete success and the
patient put to bed In the doctors own
apartment. for he dared not risk a re-.
moyal. Il was one of those cases
where the appendix showed no sign
Of obstruction. indeed, there was an
unusually healthy condition. which
promised safe and speedy recovery.
especially rs the patient was strong
man not over so years Of age.
The patient recovered consciousness
quite suddenly just as the doctor was
beginning To feel unca'y at the pro.
longed state Of coma which did not
show any signs Of yielding to his ef.
forts.
Wal, I've sure got a fine berth this
time suddenly greeted the doctor S
ears. lie turned quickly To the bed in
time to see his man preparing to rise.
NO no." expostulated Dr. Raymond.
wait moment and will expla In
Then, as gently as possible. the doctor
told the man what had occurred. "Ap.
pendIccetis' Appendix 10 the die,
t!onary' and didn't ye go through my
pockets My good man. I'm not
highway rubber.' said the doctor
beginning to fear that the patient
mind was unbalanced wal. good
Lord, | wish I We had a bin. I'd be
better of now with all my appendices
and supplements fur tina want
nuthin' In my pockets that I'd miss al
ye'd only stopped at them. Now. jes,
20 look in the inside pocket to my
coat N see what yen find" DR.. Ray
mond obeyed. and found paper OF
which was written: Il have fits. TAX,
of my coat and put me where Il Il
cool and quiet. I'll come to In two Of
three hours"
we see. Doc | thought o. cours,
they'd look in my pockets. ef wa
took 18th one o my spells. to see wher,
10 take me or who my folks was.
amt he'd one now for nigh on to Nv
year; tho't mebbe I'd got shet OF 'em
Anyhow. wouldn't do 20 tell the mel
-twould queer me with EN-. But III
be dummed ef ever tho't OF anybod
cuttin' me up. I've had EN- ever sine
was a Kid n they've done ever,
thing Used to bleed me: n onct m
hair was all took on my head wit
uun they put oA-most o. the Skin
90 They blistered my feet soft
couldn't walk: but nuthlh' did no goo,
40 they finally got to lettln' me alon
n was beginnin' to git better.
kinder out'growed 'em n come bac
'ast to sort o. git away from my repp
'tlOn. Thought mebbe change
climate n liYin' out o. doors u
iix me-"