New-York tribune., 1922-11-19
Dr.. Doiiffis Treats
A Case OF Tonsiis

A Case OF Tonsiis
John Dolittlc examined the baby lIou's H..
and found nj once that he had tonsIllti.. \.
tonsillitis. so the Doctor made up A r,,.'..
from some medicines he took from u, n.
black bag and told the baby lion b a,,.
with II.
II worked wonders. Almost ihsrs, 8.
lion cub began 10 get we'll He found q. ,,.'
ling great fun. He discovered he coax ~.
a deep noise that way, like his father r.,,,
which pleased him no end.
Hes rather like his father, dcut =.
think7v said Dsb-Dab-"a sort Of ensitv, :.
preston round the jowl. DO you zee Wa, I
mean?'
"Oh, do you think soT" said the Queen Ia,
ess. "Most Of the neighbors say he tayUn .,
family"
II don't think he's like either Of you'
snapped Polynesia. Why should he BE-, az,
all? Folks always seem 10 think that bsbin
have TO look like their relatives, poor thina
Let him be original. Let him look Ike hin.
self"
When the Doctor got back 10 the bosvIn
that night he found that the Leader cf b.
Lions had kept his word: he had not only en-
himself to assist with the nursing, but k sr
brought others, too.
Then the Doctor was very happy, for all the
lions and the leopards and the an,lcpe and
the giraffes and the zebras--all The animal,
Of the forests and The mountains and the plain
came to help him in his work. There vsr'
so many Of them that he had to send sou,
away and kept only the eleverest.
And now very soon the monkeys began \
get better. At the end Of week the v
houseful Of beds were half empty. And &
the end Of the second week the last mOnhg
had got well.
Then the Doctors work was done, ari !
was so tired he went ~ bed and slept Z
three days without even turning over
During the Doctors long sleep Chs09
stood on guard outside the door, keepsEmT
body away till he woke up.
Then John Dolittle told the monker 1ah
must 90 back to Puddleby.
They we're very much surprised a. this, iri
they had thought that he was going 10 sg
with them forever. And that night all Is
monkeys got together in the jungle 10 talk d
over.
And the Chief Chimpanzee rose up and said
"Why Is II the good man is going swsy' hh
not happy here with u.s."
Then the Grand Gorilla got up ard said;
IL think we all should 20 TO him and ia
him to stay. Perhaps IL we make him ~
house and a bigger bed and promise -
plenty Of monkey servants to work for =
and 10 make life pleasant for him--perfsF
then he will not wish 20 CO."
Then Chee-chee got up. And all the Othen
whispered: "Shi Lookl chee-Chee, the greH
Traveller. Is about 10 speak"
And Chee-Chee said to the other monkeys
"My friends, en- afraid II Is useless . an
the Doctor TO stay. He owes money u fS.r
by, and he says he must 20 back and N@
And the monkeys asked him: W"h
money"
Then Chez Chee told them that In ne la.s
Of the White Men you could get nothing v''S
out money; you could do nothing s'',.-'
nioney--that II was almost Impossible |" wv
without money.
And some of them asked: "But can you "
even eat and drink without payingF
But Chee-Ckse shook his head. And ''en !. =
told them that even he, when he VI" - ~.
the organ grinder, had been MADE 70 ~ y
children FOR money.
And the Chief Chimpanzee turned 70 ~
High Hog-Ape and said: Cousin, surrey - ~.
are strange creatures! Who would w'sn "s
in such a land? Ny gracious, how pa''''
Then Chee-Chee said:
"When we were coming 10 you We n'u =
boat 10 cross the seq In and no money ~.
food 70 eat on our journey. So man kT
some biscuits and we said We would ps'
when we came back. And we borrowed ~
from a sailor. but Il was broken on 'ns ~ y.
when we reached the shores OF Afriea 4.
the Doctor says he must 90 back ana ~
sailor another boat--because the man "''
and his ship was all he had" "a
And the monkeys were al silent TOT 80 80
sitting quite still upon the ground ana '"
ing hard.