The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-16
He 0BEYS ORDERS
BOilermaker Out of Work Be-
comes Nurse to Dope Fiend.
Employed by the City at the
Municipal Jail.

When DR.. A. p. Jeffrey learned that
as a result of rendering his profess
siona1 services to the city, he had a
dope patient on his hands, he went
placed as attendant over the patient,
who is being cared for in a room in
the upper story of the city Jail.
DO you want job?" he inquired
Of a man of impressive physique,
whom he met on the street.
''Shure, Oh want a job" was the re-
ply and Patrick ODonovan, who is
the extreme of all the name implies,
ceased to be a boilermaker. looking
for work at his trade, and became a
nurse. Pat was shown his patient and
was given his Instructions.
Give him five drops of this medi-
cine twice day. He may not want
to take it, so use this syringe. Open
his mouth and squirt five drops we'll
back in his mouth and see that he
swallows it," Pat was told.
The time came for the medicine to
be administered. The patient was
sulky. But Pat was there to carry out
instructions. He seized the patient
with one hand, the syringe with the
other. The patients struggles were
useless. His mouth was opened, the
forced down--not five drops, but all
the syringe contained.
The patient naturally supposed the
ordeal was over. But not so with
the syringe and force it's contents
down the throat of the struggling and
protesting patient
'Foive draps it wuz the doctor said
to give?" said Pat and it was useless
for the patient to attempt to explain
that five drops did not mean five
syringe-loads, for Pat was not to be
fooled.
Patient in a Panic.
The patient was seized with panic.
nd x1yha Tfr in
formed Pat of his mistake, the Irish
man was also in a panic.
Had he died, would they ahung
me-" he inquired in terror. I'm faith,
1 didn't know what foive draps was"
The medicine which was admins
tered in such a large quantity is of a
kind of which an overdose does no
harm. The patient suffered no in
Pat is still on the job and is max
ing friends. He carries out orders
Get your patient ready and we will
take him out and have good meal
to him., said DR.. Jeffrey to Pat
a few minutes before twelve. The
nurse went upstairs to bring his pa
tent down, and DR.. Jeffrey waited.
Pat, are you coming the doctor
called up the stairs a few minutes
later.
"Shure, in Just a minute" was
doomed back at him.
few minutes later, the doctor
made the same inquiry again and re-
ceived the same reply. After another
wait he went to see what was the
cause of the delay. As he entered the |
room noon whistle blew and Pat
seized his syringe and started for his
patient.
"And didn't we tell me to give him |
his medicine wheniver the whistle |
olew," protested Pat when taken to
for his delay. "A restaurant |
would be a foine place fur struggle /
oike this!''
Pat likes his job. "Shure," says he, |
'Oi loike me job. It's "a hours a day, /
out then it gives me place to Sleep"
After working a few days, Pat was
n need of money and went to W. L.
Porter to obtain a pay check
Patrick O'Donovan's me name"
aid Pat s1fnis
You must be Russian" remarked
Porter.
And Oh am not" returned Pat with
he humor of the jibe lost
Pat says he likes Topeka-the peO-
Die are all SO friendly, he explains
With a breadth of brogue which puts
everyone in a good humorr