Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-05-06

Here is q pretty upshot to YOU
IvAlors I Much cry aud little wool
like the DEVILS hog shearing q
Christmas You dullards, couldn'
have told you II was the Dutcl
Doctor your fright had left yol
buta handf0lof sense TO ask cues
tlon2 Didn't | see both him anc
| bis trumpeterlast night at the Grow
| and Archer, with all their iingum
bobs IN a pair OF painters 2 Oh,
| but he IL a rare doctor, and makes
such cures, ! warrant you, as have
never been seen, known or heard Of
since the days OF ST. Byno, who
| built up bis own serving man again,
sound as q pipkin. after the wild
| beasts had had him for supper. z
i Thetrunpet now sent forth blast
which terminated in long flourish
indicating tbeapproach Of the party
to the verge within which It might
not bu allowable acontinue such a
clampr and In q few tnameats nftsr-
wards the Doctor and bis attendant
entered the stable yard. He was a
little, sharplfeatured. portly man,
OF brown, drv complexion, In white
periwig. cream colored coat and
scarlet small clothes Of a brisk gait
and consequential air, which was
heightened by the pompous gesture
with which heswayed a gold mount
cd cane full as tall as himself His
attendant, bluff, burIy. red-eyed
man, with singnlarly stolid ooun.
tenauce, tricked out ID grotesqne
costume, OF which o short cloak.
steeple crowned hat aud feather, and
enormous Mother garments, all Of
striking colors, were the most nota-
bic components, boro q BRASS trump
OF suspended on one side, and q box
Of no inconsiderable dimensions Ia
front OF his person; and thus fur.
nlshed, followed close at the heels
Of the important individual whose
coming had been so automatically
announced.
No sooner bad the Doctor got fair.
ly within the gate than he was met
by Derrick Brown, who, being the
most authoritative parsonage Ia the
yard, took upon himself the office Of
giving the stranger welcome.
Frents, how do you do Z" was
the Doctor saocost Ia q strong, Low
Dutch method Of proaouncing Eng
lish, Il pelieye dis is not dc gate
i should have entered 10 see his
rordship do Lord Proprietary, be
added, looking about bin with some
surprise 10 find where he was
IL Sit was nv Lord you came TO
saa :, Sid 4 sss-r : :. s5rsrvtstjluuirrt
have turned TO your right, and Qon,
BY tho road which loads to the from
Of the house. But the way yol
have como Is no whit the longer: vi
can take you through. Master Doc
tor, BY The back door
Well, veil dare Is noding lost bl
peing acquainted at once wild de PEG
pie of dc house. replied the maj
OF medicine deere is luck to MAKE
your first entrances by de pack door
as de old saying Is ! vas summon
! ed dis morning 10 appear before a,
council, by my Lords order anc
so, thought might triye llttl,
business. at de same time, wild dI
family"
~ told you all, said Willy, will
! an air OF self.importance az his owl
penetration. that this was rar,
doctor The council hath sent foi
himl my Lord bath made TIA stat
matter 10 see him IT isn't every
doctor that comes before the wor
shipful council, | trow. Give hin
welcome, boys. doff your beavers.
At this command several Of th'
domestics touched their hats. Will
gesture partly ia earnest and part
ly 10 sport, as II expecting some dl
version to follow.
No caDplng 10 me, my frents
exclaimed the Doctor, with a bow
greatly pleased at these tokens d
respect mo Gaping TO ms Pus
mess Is business, and ven come Il
sell you tings dat shall do you g0ot
| tank you for your custom and you
money, widout asking you TO toucE
your cap
, There isIsense IN that. said Johi
Award and since you come "
trade IN the yard. Doctor. you car
show us your wares. There Is d
penny to be picked up here
j, Open your box. Doctor brine
out yonr .pennyworths show US tht
insideI" demanded several voices
at once,
"Ha. ha TX exclaimed the yender
) OF drugs, you are wise good frents
you know somewhat You should
have peep at my aurum potabilel
In dat little casket--my multum II
parv02 Yes, you shall see, and yor
shall hearwhat you have never seer
before, and shall not In your Ions
lives again.
Have you ever good cleansing
purge for q moulting hawk z" In,
quired Derrick Brown, whilst the
Doctor was unlocking the box.
Tor nOstrum that shall be sure
work on ahOrse with farcy r. ask.
ed one OF the grooms
Have youan elixir that shall OK
tpell lumbago r. demanded John
| Award: all three speaking at the
same instant.
| lib. the cook, said fourth,
has been so sore beset with cramps
that only this morning she was say.
| ing 10 her heart she believed she
would not stop to give the paste
buckle that Tom Oxcart gave her
for token at Whitsuntide. for a
cordialthat would touch q cold stom
| ach. / will persuade her into a
trade with the Doctor. x
oh, as for the women. replied
| a 9Th, there isn'ta wench Ii my
| Lords service that hasn't bad