Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-23
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The Morning Story
SPRINGIiIII.'S BOON.
by Laurence Alfred Clay.

town was looking mp. but al thc .tu
of two years nobody had been sick
S and the sales had not amounted to 50.
For the next five years Sprinshi.l was
known rs being such healthy place
that n doctor could not earn enough
to pay for oats for his horse. There
was no further call for drug store
and none was established
One night To the amazemeut OF
Springhnl and the surrounding coun-
tries Jonas Bchce. farmer living
about two miles out OF town. was taken
with 81 serious case OF bilious collie and
had to send seven miles for remedy
"Regosh, but this Won't happen
agin" exclaimed Jonas when he was
able to get out.
Two weeks later he had sold his farm
and had hlossoned out as DRUGGIST
thing about prescriptions, but he
didn't realize the necessity.
The novelty OF a farmer. fresh from
the pillow. turning druggist. brought
considerable trade for a year OF two.
Then several citizens had a narrow cs-
/, cape for their lives. trade began TO
slacken up, and for several years II
was confined mostly TO the sales OF
copperas and hair dyes.
Bebee's drug store became the idl.ng
place OF farmers ana villagers. And
WAS crowd Of n dozen or twenty
men talking politics or playing check
ers. Jonas was not selling fifty cents
worth OF drugs a week.
Jonas" asked n farmer ono night
AS he entered the store, have you got
any porous plasters. fell of the
fence to-day and wrenched my old
back"
why. yes" said Jonas. "Tve got
three OF them. but they are on my own
back, A Teller can't bend over a
checker hoard as much as I do without
soma .rnnor, for nc an,rc"
..ITh,. do,',, yo,, i've nm vour gosh
banged b,,s,nesso, "a skcd The farmer as
ba turned ava
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n ill., ~ 80 ""0N ~ ''' -
Wv"
str"n Eo"hs "i"n--ha" ar
rNeu IN ,owil nnou' 'Mo hours oc'ofe'
ana ne entered 'he ur"s store ~ INC
same time rs the man IN search "i
porous plasters ana heard what was
said He took general look around
ana then went out without SAYING amy
thing 10 ANYBODY
AT 10 O'Clock the next morning tho
stranger called and found Jonas sit
ting on the steps of the store iazily
whiting AT 4 pine shincle.
Are you the owner of this drug
store
me soie ana oh4S owner Jonas
replied.
Your stock seems TO have got pretty
low
We'll. believe | have got some
loEwood left and don't know but
what l could scare up bottle of vase
line
Want to sci! OUT" inquired the
stranger
Il dunno whether do or not. Some
times I've thought would accent n
lair offer. and then again thought
how lonesome | would he without this
place"
DO you MI prescriptions?
Not Tor my doctor. put when any
Zone tcllS me what ans h'Hi give MIN
"n ,,; thihk VIII cure MN.
nc Houi.t ma, 'u't..a w., ~ s.,. NIL.
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enough 10 III Won ,hnt If vo, arc
THINKING Of stnriini, ont of here as =
regular drurrist Won win LAST ohou,
two weeks. This is the hcalthiest town
,tor 100 miles around. There has been
Fonly one case of sickness in the last
FIVE years. and they cured mat Win
hot vinegar and red pepper without
coming 10 me"
"Of course. will take my chances"
replled inc young man. GIVE me your
lowest cash price.
Jonas got up ana walked UP and
GOWN me S,"eWhlk ior nNe minutes
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