The Bemidji daily pioneer., 1922-12-08
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Some Folks ].
By c. B. WHITFORD )
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Il wish you would give me some
thing for what ails lne, Doc" said the
handsome pointer as he walked into
the doctors Office. 49, .ses.t,
'All right, Ponto, that's what I'm
here for, just to give out dope for all
manner Of complaints. But what's
the matter with you.' -s,.. ..
DO look all right?'
"Never saw you looking better.
Your coat is sleek, your eyes are
bright and your pulse beats pretty
weIl."'
'Thdt may all be true, still amt
right. l wish you would tell me what
the trouble is and then give me some.
thing for it."
|, That's about the easiest job we fel.
lows have. And it's one Of the most
profitable, because when we get hold
Of patients that amt sick, we just give
them little dope that will give them
Z. few cramps and take their appetite
away. Then we give them something
to tone them up, and there you are"
"Say, Doc, dogs are good deal like
folks, but they amt that bad. I've
known dogs that were there with a lit
tie CON- all right. They would sidle
up to another dog, wag their tail and
smile as though they wece tickled
nearly to death to see the stranger,
and then just as they had got his
confidence they would pounce on him
and give him q good licking before
the confidilg dog woke up to the fact
that he; had been conned. A dog
like that is pretty near as bad Tas
some folks But that bunk Of yours
Doc. has got anything beat a. dog
would do. Getting down to business,
what can you do for me? I'm q wise
dog and won't stand for any game
of con-"
You're wise are you, Ponto? Nov
you are just my kind. You may not
know it, but It's. the real wise, ones
that take the salve in large doses.
+ don't want anything easier than
d wise man or woman who thinks
they are sick when they are wen. One
Of, those wise women came in to see
me the other day.. :.-t-.es... = -, 4, ..4
Doctor she said, I'm all cut Of
sorts. wish you'd see what you can
do for me-, 80 ,::3% a. i -
There was nothing the matter with.
her except that she had too lauchs
money and things were coming ..toost
easy for her. she was fat and carr
ried q gloom around with her like a
man who was about to. be sent to
prison. looked at her, put the light
out Of my face and slowly shook my
head.
"Is 1t anything serlousT she ex:
claimed. j
".Well,' / said very slowly. 1T Is q.
puzz,ing kind Of case. You really:
look we'll - y i
"That's what every one tells rne
Dcct0r,' she said.
"'But you amt we'll. You have been
gaining flesh, That's bad sign Then
shook my head some more and felt
her pulse. Worry! Worry! TROUBLED
You haven't got neuresthenia."
any she exclaimed with q start
"'..Still, your whole nervous system 10
affected Well to make a long story
short when I got through looking
different kinds Of looks at her and had
given various sorts Of head shakes,
she would have looked in the glass and
been sure she was in a. fair way to be-
come a nervous wreck. OF course,
you understand, she was very wise
woman, and what is more she had
plenty Of money, while I was jnst q
little short. I didn't hurt her, but I
scared her some. made her sick, made
her well again aud got the money"
i've seen hungry dog scheme