THE SCUDBERRY CASE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2062, 7 August 1885, Page 2

THE SCUDBERRY CASE.

It feems that Dr 'Scudberry, of the United States Navy, was married about three years ago to a lovely young Upland girl, to whom he had beon engaged lor along time. Shortly afterwards lie was ordered to join the Asiatic squadron, and only returned to his bride a few, days ago, During his absence his wife determined to employ her time imthe study of medicine, which she hoped would prove a delightful surprise to her husband on his • return. >■ Unfortunately she entered a homoeopathic college, her worser half being of the allopathic persuasion, The docsor Was on his way honle from the train, on its arrival, whenhe saw a crowd around a drug store, and informed . that a man had just fallen down in' an"% epileptic fit. Forgetting his Wgerness at the call of humanity, the doctor rushed into the store, where he was astounded to beliold his wife engaged in consulting the patient's pulse. " What does this mean ?" exclaimed the astonished surgeon. " Why, I have a suprise for you,darling," said Mrs Scudberry. " You see, I am aregufarly-quali&ed homoeopathic physician." " Homoeopathic?" sneered the astonished husband..-

" Yes, pet," said Mrs S,, sweetly, as she got out ' her 'pillules; " this dosing people with biicketfuls of slop is. getting out of date, precious. "• "And so you have been actually roflgfc in by that gang of pellet-puddling igrifP amuses, have you ?" "Don't be rudo,' my dear," said the femalepractitionor. "Youcan't expect to keep up with the march of science in Asia. Just stand back and let me save the patient."- ' ' • "Save fiddlesticks'.!" snapped the allopath. "Woman,' go home and ceass \ trifling with human life—or perhaps had better mix a mustard plaster whilo I resuscitate the subject,"' "Why don't you two quit fighting and go to work ?" asked the victim's wife, who had just decided that she wouldn't look well in black. "When this female person is removed I shall proceed in the regular way." said Dr'S. stiffly, "I will not be answerable for the consequences unless that old fogey withdraws!" rejoined Doctrtss S, haughtily. : "You're a quackroared the husband. "You're a butcher!" screamed his wife. And in this style they went on until somebody announced that the patient had picked himself up, and walked off, he being the only person who escaped, as the police arrested the whole crowd for creating a disturbance. , t The divorce case of Scudberry v berry is set for the fall term.