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A RUINED MAN.
It was an interesting time at the home of Dobbs, and finally, when the doctor came out into the hall, Dobbs was in a state of excitement equal to an election night. ‘Well, doctor ? ’ he said, inquiringly, and grabbingthe physician’s coat-front with both hands. ‘ Twins,’ responded the doctor, briefly. ‘ How—how—many ? ’ he asked in a dazed manner. ‘ The usual number,’ replied the doctor, smiling. ‘ Oh, yes —ah —excuse me, doctor. Boys or girls ? ’ ‘ Boys.’ ‘ Boys P ’ ‘ Yes.’ ‘ Then I am a ruined man ! ’ ‘ Ruined ! ’ was the surprised answer ; ‘ what’s the matter with you ?’ ‘ Why ,doctor, for the last twenty years it’s been all I could do to meet the demands of my boys for my old clothes ; and now, at my time of life to have to commence to wear two pairs of pants at once in order to keep up with the procession is more than I can undertake ; and I see ruin with a big R staring me square in the face, and can’t make a move to defend myself.’ The doctor gave him a dose of chloral to quieten his nerves
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Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 15, 14 July 1894, Page 7
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188Humour Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 15, 14 July 1894, Page 7
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