Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1925-11-19
The transportation
of Stomachs
BY CHARLES E. MIXER

/
been of the chills-and-fever sort, fur
nishing the chills and you the fever,
intermittent at that.
1t was about this same time a year
ago that that arch-enemy of mans
comfort, dyspepsia, laid his grip on
me and may the plague take him.
continued to tighten it. | resorted,
Of course, to our friends the doctors
of whom I had many, and many of
whom you know-too many no doubt
and too often and the help I got was
nil.
Wei, one evening sat warming my
shins before my open fire, dreaming
of what might have happened had /
married Ethel. as you urged AS
unused my great idea grew and -four
ished in my mind. As you have des-
tined yourself for the noble profess
sion of medicine, | at once made you
godfather to this creation Of my BRAIN
and now YOU will, no doubt, be inter
ested TO learn the details Of its re-
suits if you have not already heard
of them. My idea was no less than
, the transportation or exchange of stom-
/ achs, in which | saw a hope for
/ new and healthy existence in my old
/ role of gourmet. To carry out my
j thought l needed the help of one we
| both know. the distinguished surgeon,
! Doctor Dickson, and of another per-
+ son, whom we did not know. You well
know of the Doctors wonderful OPP
/ erations, and | knew him to be the
very man for this one, if such existed.
| found him, and with considerable
difidence communicated my scheme
| Before | had fairly finished he jumped
to his feet and exclaimed: "By Jove!
! | believe it possible but how can you
| find the other MANI" | admitted that
/ this might be difficult, but thought |
! knew a suitable subject. "See him."
he said, "see him, and If he will con
/ sent. l will"
You know that before | retired from
i business. with enough to last several
/ lifetimes l was president of the
Island Sound Steamship company
Among the longshoremen l knew one
Jerry Kelly a strapping, robust, rosy
checked fellow. l knew him quite
/ well, rs had often given him odd
4 jobs when the boats were not in. l
/ sent for him, 'as l had something for
him to do" l had him shown into
the dining room, where the sideboard
displayed a fine joint of beef, some
cold cabbage, and a few other things
"Have you had supper, Jerry?"
81 behave I have. sor," he said.
"You believe you have? Well, sup
pose you tackle this. and then say
/ you know you have"
with great pleasure, sor."
The way he closed with that beef
I would have made reputation for a
J tackle on college eleven and l. look
! ing on, green with envy, said:
Have you big appetite, Jerry?"
$50 big, sor, that l niver saw the
end of it."
rs it always with you, Jerry?'
81 niver yee~1oa sight of it," he
mumbled with hi great mouth full
! of beef
Just one moraquestion, Jerry Do
you evefs@have D feeling of distress
after your mea1s?"
"Yis, sor, 40 that, for it's the big
meals | like, Nnd it's the small ones
do be gettp' some days; it's after
thin that I ave that same feeling of
dishtress thatSthe wasn't more of it"
II reckon you are sound, Jerry, in
stomach and wit. Don't spare the
( beef, for l have big job for you to
4 consider, and no mistake"
what is it, sor?" he asked
well, Jerry, you have fine stom-
ach, and | haven't. | have plenty of
money, and you haven't. l propose
to exchange"
Jaw, don't be joshin' me, !" said
+ he
And then l told him of the wonder
/ full things Doctor Dickson had done
Would you believe it? He seemed
! to fall in with my idea.
It's rishky job when airs said,
! and what is it worth, sor?"
I twenty-five thousand, said L.
i "Whew" said he. and how about
+ Nora and the children, if"
I Jerry" said l, here it is; before
we start with the doctor l make my
/ will, in which | leave you twenty-five
thousand dollars in case I go! if l
live l pay it to you; if you 90, pay
it to Nora do you see?"
Faith l do, sor, and for the sake
Of Nora and the kids. and your faith
in your big doctor, begorra I'll try it,
so l will"
Well, when the doctor heard all
this he was game, and carried out
his part at the Park hospital before
a select few of the profession AS to
the result-well am writing this and
shall soon resume my role as gour-
met.
/ Jerry is also all right all round