Year: 1879

i Surprise ana Inf0rm Him That


He Has Reached His Thirty


Sixth Year.


Doctor West was sitting in his office,
606 King Street, last night answering
the questions of of Rev. friend in re-
ference to dyspepsia aud dysentery,
mumps and bumps, physic and physio-
logy, when in stepped Sutterly the
phisiognomy photographer and exhibi-
ted some very fine pictures. While
this was going on, the pattering Of feet
might have been heard going up and
down the hall stairway and had the
doctor bsens exercising his hearing IA
culties as much as he was then exer-
cising Lis brain, he might have also
heard even through his office doors,
titterings and whispering, forebodings
of the surprise that was in store for
him.
When the party about 40 in number
got seated i'll the parlor the doctor was
informed that an urgent case awaited
him down stairs. Breathless with haste
the doctor descended the staircase and
entered his parlor only to be met by
the pleasant congratulations of house,
full of friends on reaching his Seth
birthday, while following him came
Rev. Mr.. Mann, running over with new
ly acquired information on dyspepsia,
and Sutterly displaying his pictures.
The doctor admitted that he was COM
pletely "done for" and yielded to the
force of circumstances as gracefully as
his surprised condition would allow and
became the guest of the evening.
Social conversation then ensued,
while some of the party took possess
sion of the dining room and soon the
table was spread and loaded with pyr-
amids of fruit and cake. The centre of
the table was ornamentally decorated
with beautifully iced cake, on the
top of which was the word West, a
present by the Smoot Sisters. A ring
from the door bell announced the arri-
val Of Gardner with ice cream, instead
of messenger for the doctor.


1t is only necessary to state the re-
freshments were served in abundance,
until the most fastidious appetite was
satisfied. Upon the return to the par
lor proposition was made to have q
little through Of blindman's buff, when
festive bald headed youth, who had
passed the half century mile post
was blindfolded. A regular stirring
up ensued and stoves chairs and ia ables
we're just right where they should not
be whenever the " boy" was ON the
point Of catching somebody. As luck
would have it however several more
were blindfolded and knew how it was
themselves.


Following this came the real literary
treat off.he evening when by request
Miss Ida Carpenter read most admir-
able and ably written essay in "Ambi-
ton" The production being her own
originally, reflected great credit Of Miss
Carpenter and displayed a deep and
penetrating mind. The conclusion of
the reading of the essay merited and
was received with hearty applause.
Rev. J. B. Mann also addressed the
audience pleasantly alluding to his &C
quaintancs with DR.. West and the
great service he had been to him as q
family physician.


DR.. West thanked his friends for the
honor shown him, an honor which he
appreciated none the less, that it wasa
complete surprise. Other addresses
were made and at reasonable hour
the company separated and wound
their way to their respective homes
we'll pleased with the evenings enter
tainment. Quite number of rare and
valuable presents were left with the
doctor as appreciations of the esteem
and confidence in which he is held by
his friands