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sunerihgs."
The doctor spoke not a word.


tailor. another piteous scream. and
"Oh. the field ov battle is nothing
to this. nor the tin plaques of Egypt,
nor the crossin' ov the Dead Sea,
nor
Come. by the Great Frederick,
Gomez and the doctor rises from the
bench and makes for the surgery, with
the tailor his mouth pressed hard in
his hands. after him.
sit down in that chair, Doonar."
"Yis. sor, bud will it be painfu,"
About as bad as the field of battle
and the ten plaques, Doonan. Jane (to
his housekeeper) bring me some warm
water and little wadding.
Now. Doonan, open your mouth
wide until see this tooth. Ha! tits
back tooth. and. by the Great Freder-
lick. 1t looks ticklish job
Doonan by this time was looking far
from comfortable. His eyes roaniee
round the surgery and took in .he
white and blue medicine jars, lint and
bandages. lancets and small sharp Gu
riously fashioned knives, and then that
awful looking instrument. the forccps.
calmly reposing IN basin of water.
could not blame the poor fellow. nor
! am sure. dear, reader, you could not
either. when in that dread momen. his
eyes wandered longingly, so longingly.
to the surgery door. l felt the climax
of the tailor's fortitude would soon
come. and it. came thus.
Doctor, Jewel. bud since sa, down
In this chair l feel the pain altogether
gone. Twas the wind outside that got
into me tooth and made me So bad.
I'm wonderful we'll now. and mayD,
ought to give this tooth ov mine an
other chance and poor Doonan's
hands are playing ncrvously all the
time around his shaking knees.
The doctor answered not a word to
Doonan's speech. but taking off his
coat and Tightening up his shirtslecves
he took the forceps out of the basin,
whispering to himself as he did so, but
whisper:
BY the Great Frederick, twill nc
worse than taking Off leg"
This whisper completely shaft red
poor Doonan's fortitude. He half rises
in the chair. one foot is advanced
slightly, the right hand goes dow to
the floor. where his hat lay. one eager
look at the distance that separates
him from the surgery door and another
look of dread at the doctor. The
spring is made. and the words we hear
as Doonan bolts from the surgery into
the yard are:
Doctor. jewel, I'll give me tooth
another chance"
by the Great Frederick" exclaimed
the doctor, sinking into the chair va
Gated by Doonan. but is not that Il
swift cure" and the DOCTORS pcals Of
laughter resound around the whole
house.
do you see that jar there" said the
doctor to inc one day. well, IT. con-
tains a scdative powder and a spoon
full Of that in a pint Of water is what
give almost half my patients. You
know he continued, chose poor reo-
pie come to you and they tell you they
have every disease in the calendar. !
know 1t is oil imagination that is the
matter with them. They expect mo to
prescribe for them ] simply give them
mixture of that (pointing to the Jar
containing the sedativc powders) and
water. IL satisfies them and is bet.
ter than dosing them with expensive
medicine, which. as rule. they will
taste"
A painstaking doctor when there was
necessity for 1t, with reputation far
and wide for his skill and success In
difficult cases. CHEEKY, with hope
full word for all his patients, and
charity unsurpassed, such was dear
DR.. Gerald. 1t is night see him sit
ting in the large armchair beside u
cozy fire. Tho latest copy Of the Med
ical journal is III his hands. and
around him are we'll thumbed medical
books. Though belonging to the old
school of doctors, he admires the new
one and learns what no can from it.
A student he always was. and stu
dent he ever will be until he is laid
beneath the sod. Loved, rcvc-cd,
trusted by the simple people anong
whom his lot Is cast. an adornmcnt to
the medical profession. Long may
he live to cure those Ills that flesh is
heir to-"
CHAPEL CAR