Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1909-05-06
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sell IN position for 3ncti0n, he ad-
I, dressed himself tohlA auditors:
will answer al your questions
! in goot time but must crave vour
leave, frents, 70 negin Ia do order oil
my business. Dobel hesaid turn
. ing TO his attendant who stood some
PAGES 10 the rear. come forward
! and pegin
The adiutant OF this command
!, stepped into the middle of.tne ring.
and after making several strange
} lgritnaces, Of which al arst view his
countenance would have been deem-
ed altogether incapable. and bowling
4 in three distinct aubrkers TO the
company commented lhe following
spHech
II FGoot beoplishl' ills was accom-
panied with a comic leef that set
| the whole yard Ia asrohr dish ish
il dc drice renowned and ingomprbIe
| Doctor Closh Tebor another orina-
mace, and another vOley of laugh.
i terw what ish degfA6d pheseeshan
OF de create gofernor III New York.
/ Anthony Prockolls, nnd lives i'd All
pany In de gofernof s own pallash,
wild doc tousand guilders allowed
/ him py do gofernor aYerich yeere,
lund Coach to rite, una a body carl
TO 90 pefore him IN de isthPeets ven
be- walks to take de afrs All tish 10
keepe do gofernor nnd his vrouw de
Laty kateriua Prock0lIs la Qoot
healf -nOding else-on h nein Onor.
This was said with great emphasis.
the speaker laying his hand on his
heart and makinga bow. accompan-
led with still more Iuiicrous ari.
mace Than any he had yet exhibited,
which brought forth d still louder
peal from his auditory
He was about 10 proceed with his !
commendatory haranRAe. when ho
was interrupted BIZ BhDdiet Leon
ard. Itseems that n9on the first
announcement by the Doctor OF the
purportof his visit. tile youth. fear
full lest his mother, who was con-
stitutionally subject To- alarm, might |
have been disturbed BY She trum.
pet, ran Of 70 apnraisn hero what |
no had just Witnessed and giving |
her the full advantage NJ Willy'sex
aggerated estimate OF the travelling
healer Of disease, returned, by the /
lady's command. 10 nonduct this
worthy int0'heF presoace. He ac
cordingly now delIvuSDd bis mes
sage, and forthwith M tor and man
moved towards the mansion, with
the whole troop at The stable yard at
their heels,
= + nc h6fant was iHtfodhced into
. Lady Baltimore's presence la a
: small parlor. where she was attend
4 ed by two little girls, her only child
3 rem beside the boy we have noticed,
: and the sister Of the Proprietary
Her pale and emaciated from and
7 care worn visage disclosed to the
y practised glance. OF the visitor a
. facile subject for his delusIve art, =
, ready votary OF that credulous ex-
I, perimeniallsm which has filed the
: world with victims TO medical inn
. posture. In the professor Of medi-
! cine's reverence 20 the persons be-
. fore him there was an overstrained
. obsequionsness, but. at the same
time, an expression OF imperturble
} confidence fully according with the
! ostentatious pretension which mark.
D ed his demeanor amongst the men
r iaIs Of the household. Notwith-
Q standing his broad accent, he spoke
7 with ready fuency that showed
Z him we'll skilled In that yoluble art
Q by which, at that day, the workers
of wonderful cures and the posses.
3 sors OF infallible elixers advertised
} the astonishing virtues Of their conf
pounds an art which has ia our
time only changed It's manner Of ut
terance. and now announces It's ridi-
culous pretensions la every news
f, paper Of every part Of our land, in
| whole columns Of mountebank lies
and quack pufery."
D This Is the great Doctor, said
{, young Benedict. who was eager to
/ introduce him. and be has como I
] can I tell how far, 10 see who was
ailing 10 our parts. | just whisper
! cd 10 him, dear mother, what fam.
} GUS good friend you were toall sorts
J Of new cures, And oh, II would do
! you good TO see what box ~ Gran
kums be has ii the hall Yes, and
| y h1hH w NolEy vs. WIN tiblpcbl
, Blowing and physicklpR a plenty
, now. TO them that like III How tho
man bears such load, ! can't
! guess. 4
&; ''Dobel has strong back and
steady mule for his occasions, my
J pretty.poy. said the Doctor, pat
] ting the heir apparent on the head.
i with fondness Cf manner that SEN
J sibly flattered the mother. When
I we would do gOot, master. we must
not heed de trouble 10 seek dem dat
! stand 10 need OF our ministrations
over de world.
J, The Iady's feeble connkenanee ne
Mp with q sickly smile, as she re-.
, moustrated with the boy. Bride
thy tongue, Bonedict. nor suffer IL
70 run so nimbly. We have heard,
Doctor, something OF your fame, and
! gladly give you welcome.
Noble LADY," replied the phar-
macopolis, II am but simple and
poor doctor, wild such little fame as
J IL has pleased Got TO pestow for mine
enteavoFs 10 MITIGATE de dist6mpera-
lures and maladias and iniirmities
which do fall Of man. Ia dc days Of
! Adam. do august progenitOr 81 de
! human races, has brought upon all
his children. And de great hap
piress have had to make many
most wonderful cures 10 de provln-
ces Of America, made me M IRE pOId
10 hops might prIng some assnaae
mont and relief 70 your ladyghip,