The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-09-29
WENT m SOME HASTE
IN HIS PAJAMAS DOCTOR RE-
sPoNpEo TO CALL.
"Joke" That the Physician Must Have
Greatly Enjoyed-And All Wife
Wanted Was for Him to Take
Her Home.

sician-recently q visitor in Chicago
answered a hurry call from pa
tient" clad only in a heavy overcoat
thrown over his pajamas and his house
slippers, and instead of finding the
supposed patient was confronted by a
hilarious party of his own friends, was
told here at the Auditorium hotel by
the physician himself.
"Yes," the Indianapolis doctor be-
gan, II believe hold the record for
being the brunt of the practical joker's
tricks. Listen to this tale and see II
you don't agree with me:
ITO begin with, my wife is a bridge
whist enthusiast, while I myself would
rather go to jail than to card party.
On the night in question we had both
been invited to a friends home to play
bridge. She-my wife-went and
staid at home. Clad in my pajamas,
with a sweet old meerschaum in my
mouth and my feet poked close to a
blazing log in my bedroom fireplace. l
settled down to read a new detective
story which had bought day or two
before.
along about ten o'clock grew
sleepy. / closed my eyes almost I'M
consciously and my chin fell on my
breast. How long would have dozed
that way before the fire don't know,
had not been awakened by frantic
ringing ct the telephone bell in my
Office room.
"I blinked once or twice and hur-
ried to answer the call.
'Hello!' came the voice through
the receiver, rs this DR.. P-?'
YES said I.
40. doctor, won't you hurry up to
my house? This is Mrs. Thomas. My
baby is terribly sick and don't know
what is the matter, or what to do.
Please hurry, DOCTOR
1T was rather cald out of doors, but
was in hurry. Mrs. Thomas was a
friend of mine and Of my wife. 1t
was at her home that the bridge whist
party was being held, but did not
remember that in my haste; l threw
my overcoat over my pajamas and
went to the shed when kept my run
about. There was heater in it and
as ! had not more than half a mile
to ride l thought would be able to
withstand the cold So l started, my
coat collar turned up, no hat and the
automobile running on high speed.
"As came near the house ! no
ticed many lights and I thought that
truly the baby's illness must be seri
Gus. When pulled up at the block al
the curbing jumped out and ran into
the house, never pausing in my hurry
to ring the bell. It was perhaps case
Of life and death, thought. and In
such cases we physicians never pause
for formality.
"'Just step in here moment, doc
tor spoke Mrs. Thomas, who met me
in the hall.
."1 thought it rather strange that
was not taken right to the patient
but I went into the room she indicated
and sat down. was indeed unique
sight for the eye. My hair was stick
ing up all over my head and at my
throat my pink pajamas showed ar
inch or two and below my overcoat
they showed a foot. had on brown
leather house slippers, and between
them and my pajama bottoms showed
a couple OF inches Of bare skin. was
sorry looking sight. admit.
Suddenly four electric lights in s
chandelier in the middle of the room
shcne brilliantly, and I heard wha'
sounded like laughter coming from {
hundred maniacal persons. In reality
there were only eight OF them, bu
they were maniacal. all right. The
first person l saw was my wife, ant
she was laughing so that tear:
coursed down her cheeks. The others
in the party were literally doubled up
My wife, when she could control he!
laughte", said:
"Johr, / wanted to get you over
here in the machine so that you coul(
take me home. Fat didn't think 70,
would come without your clothes -
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