Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 191, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1917 — What Ailed Smith. [ARTICLE]

What Ailed Smith.

A plainly dressed man, who Intro* duced himself as Mr, John Smith, walked into a doctor’s office in a Texas town, and, having explained his symptoms, asked the doctor how long It would take to cure him. The doctor, who had treated the visitor with every possible courtesy, replied: “YOU will require careful treatment under my personal supervision for about two months before you are able to resume your labors In the bank.” “Doctor, you are fooling yourself. I • am not Smith the banker, but Smith, the street car driver.” “Is that so? Well, my good -fellow, I don’t see what you came to see me for,”