Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1915 — SINGS WHEN HE IS SAVED [ARTICLE]

SINGS WHEN HE IS SAVED

Tramp, Who Tried Suicide, Buret* Into Song on Operating Table. Monsieur Ludie de Tramp, age thirty, having the appearance of a hoboartist and possessing wit, a la Mark Twain, staggered into a garage on Ivy street, near Edgewood, and frightened several employees by announcing he had * wallowed poison and was dying. • A* the n>Mi fell unconscious to the]

floor the Grady ambulance was called. When the physicians sought to use the stomach pump, the man regained consciousness and pleaded with them tp let him die. Removal of the poison, which proved to be aristol thymol-iodide, was like giving the patient laughing gas, for he sat bolt upright on the operating table and sang in a strong clear voice, “My Old Kentucky Home,” and strains of other old familiar melodies. The doctors astounded at this performance, stood back and allowed the patient

they had snatched from the grave to enjoy himself. Tm from the ferand old state of Kentucky,” said Ludie, when asked for his address. He said bis, name was Monsieur Ludie de Tramp, and that he had lived up to his name—traveled the world over. Asked where he was stopping, he said, "I haven't stopped yet. I tried to stay put and you guys queered my game.”—Atlanta. Constitution. _ A cucumber is an uncivilized banana.