The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1911-10-19
WENT IN SOME HASTE
IN HIS PAJAMAs DOCTOR RE-
sPoNDED TO CALL.
"Joke" That the Physician Must Have
Greatly Enjoyed-And All Wife
Wanted Was for Him to Take
Her Home.

HOW prominent indianapolis ply
sician--recently a visitor In Chicago
answered a hurry call from a 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, u 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:
TO begin with. my wife is bridge
whist enthusiast, while myself would
rather go to Jail than to a card party.
On the night in question we had both
been Invited to friends home to play
bridge. She-my wife-went and
ltaid at home. Clad in my pajamas,
with sweet old meerschaum in my
mouth and my feet poked close to a
olazing log in my bedroom fireplace,
settled down to read a new detective
tory which had bought day or two
before.
Along about ten O'Clock grew
sleepy. ! closed my eyes almost un.
consciously and my chin fell on my
breast. How long would have dozed
hat way before the fire don't know,
rad not been awakened by a frantic
'nging Of the telephone bell in my
office room.
Il blinked once or twice and hur-
led to answer the call.
Hello! came the voice through
he receiver, is this DR.. P-?'
Yes. said l.
20, doctor, won't you hurry up TO
ny house? This is Mrs. Thomas. My
ably is terribly sick and don't know
that is the matter, or what to do
'lease hurry. DOCTOR
1T was rather cold out OF doors, but
was in hurry. Mrs. Thomas was
.riend of mine and of my wife. II
was at her home that the bridge whist
Narty was being held. but did not
emember that in my haste; | threw
my overcoat over my pajamas and
vent to the shed when ! kept my run.
about. There was heater in II and
as ! had not more than half a mile
TO ride ] thought ! would be able to
withstand the cold So | 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 thought that
truly the baby's illness must be seri.
Gus. When ! pulled up at the block at
the curbing ] jumped out and ran into
the house, never pausing in my hurry
to ring the bell II was perhaps case
Of life and death. | thought, and In
such cases we physicians never pause
for formality.
Just step in here a moment, doc
tor spoke Mrs. Thomas, who met me
in the hall
II thought II rather strange that I
was not taken right to the patient,
but went into the room she indicated
and sat down. | was indeed a unique
sight for the eye. My hair was stick.
ing up all over my head and at my
tHIOdt NY PINK pdJdndS showed an
inch or two and below my overcoat
they showed foot l had on brown
leather house slippers. and between
them and my pajama bottoms showed
a couple of inches of bare skin. was
n sorry looking sight, | admit
Suddenly four electric lights in a
In the middle of the room
shone brilliantly. and ] heard what
sounded like laughter coming from a
maniacal persons. In reality,
there were only eight OF them. but
they were maniacal. all right The
first person | saw was my wife, and
she was laughing so that tears
coursed down her cheeks. The others
in the party were literally doubled up.
My wife, when she could control her
laughie". said
John, wanted to get you over
here In the machine so that you could
take me home. Bat didn't think you
would come without your clothes -
Chicago News.