The evening world., 1913-08-12
NAT AND HIS NOS
SAIL TO EUROPE,
He TO TAKE CURE
Comedian Tells of His Injury
in California and His
Eighteen Doctors.
ONE DOC" A GENIUS.
He Was a Little Country
Chap, and Showed High
brows What Was What.
ONE DOC" A GENIUS.

Nat Goodwin sailed with his hfth Wife
on the steamer Rotterdam to-day for
the healing waters Of the Bad Nauheim
baths in Germany.
The NTH wife was Miss Margaret
Moreiand and Nat says SHE'S an awful
nice girl" and eaved mis- life. And the
former Miss Moreland blushes-yes-and
says: "Oh, Nathaniel" The comedian
carries q cane and hobbies . bit. but
says that he 10 coming back TO this
country thoroughly cured and vail again
Don the sock and bucisskin.
II weigh only 40 pounds now" said
Nat, and ought to weigh 49, But I'll
get my weight back. Watch me. Ac-
cording to the doctors In California
had one foot In the grave and the other
on q banana peel. They gave me up
last August. That's about . year ago,
and u ! had left II to them I would
have been planted with q Sacred TO the
memory sign over me.
EIoHrGEN DOCTORS - COUNT
'GM-GIohrGeN.
There were eighteen doctors in all.
and they used to come In one by one.
look me over and shake their heads.
I didn't have a Chinamans chance. They
wanted to open me up. but my wife
wouldn't let them. Would you. 'girlie?'
mo. Nathaniel" responded No. s.
II didn't have Q wrigsle left In me-"
continued the comedian. ~ couldn't
move. couldn't move my fingers for
long time. The doctors said Never
again. but We didn't agree with them.
The frst thing I knew I could wrissle
my toes. That got to be . great stunt
down at Ocean Beach. and the neighbors
used to come for miles around to watch
me wrigslS my toes. surs-isn't that
right. girlie?'
Yes. Nathan" returned Mrs. Nat.
and then she had to look after some Of
the baggage.
Some girl" said Nat. following her
with his eyes. "Shs saved my life all
right. when I began to move about ]
sent for the village doctor ana told him
70 bring me Q quart Of chloroform and
to make an examination OF me and find
out what was broken. He did 70 and
| told me that there was nothing broken.
only bone or two little cracked. All
the other doctors agreed with him and
then began to get we'll.
I'm not q dead one by any means.
III played oliver Twist in California
eight weeks. but II was too much fol
me and I got q relapse. When eom'
back though I'll all the bill. Then
I'm going to take up my book. Ever
hear about my book? I've been writ
ing II for seventeen years. and thoss
who have read II tell me It's . corksr
I read part OF II to one Of my wivea
once"
There was q look Of inquiry - ts
the identity Of the wife and Nat with
q grin. said: -
Did she like it?" was asked.
"surs she did. She said. Irs w,
charming. burn Il up"
"How does tho present Mrs. 0oodwi.
4 like itf'
ASK her." returned the comedian. a
hts wife approached.
what do think Of it?" replied tn,
present Mrs. Goodwin. Il think Il q,
witty ~ anything Mark Twain eve
wrote. When the people read Il the
will say that Nathaniel was one ma,
who dared write the truth"
''There'M be . whole lot Of people oil
up and take notice." unused Nat, ant
then he chuckled bit. i've mentioned
about 1000 names. and ! haven't sparet
myself. I've been light with the ladies
but I've given them something to thinl
shout. haven't deardsT
Eyes, Nathaniel" returned No. 8. an,
the gong warned all hands ashore.
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