Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1888 — A Wrong Diagnosis. [ARTICLE]

A Wrong Diagnosis.

“Um! Yes! Singular!” lie said, as lie stood at the cashier’s desk in the restaurant and felt in his pockets. “Been robbed, I suppose?” sneered the cashier. “Perhaps. Let’s see. Did I change my pantaloons?” “Oh, of course.” “I guess I did, and left my money in. the other pair.” “Say, that’s too old to go down here, mister! I want 60 cents!” “Yes—yes, but you see ” “I see a dead-beat who’ll get a good kicking if he doesn’t hand over the cash!” “Mercy! but you don’t take me for a dead-beat, I hope!” “Sixty cents!” “But I’ve left my money.” “Sixty cents, or you’ll get the bounce!” “I’ll go out and borrow it.” “Oh, no! Hand it over, or the kicker will take charge of you.” “Let’s see! Did I ehange my clothes? Yes, I did. But ” “No buts about it. I want 60 cents!” “But I must have slipped some money in my hind pocket. Ah! so I did, and here it is.” And he fished up a great wad, tossed the cashier a SSO bill, and, while waiting for his ehange, shook hands with two bankers, and drew his check for $5,000 to settlo a real-estate transaction. The cashier is still in bed, and the doctor says it is a very serious case.— Detroit Free Press.