An Extra Obedient Patient.
An old doctor, whose memory was beginning to fail him, was called in to see a young man who was ill. Oa arriving at the house he found his patient in bsd with nothing the matter with him but a slight cold. After prescribing the usual remedies, he said : " Now, my dear s.ir, you must stay in bed till I come again." He went away and forgot all about his patient. The time flew by. One day the M.D. came across the young man's mother in the street. The sight of Mrs H brought his patient to his mind, and with a start he said : " By-the-bye, how is your son getting on ? To his amazement Mrs H replied that he was still in bed, obedient to his commands. He had been there three weeks !
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Otago Witness, Issue 2051, 15 June 1893, Page 50
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138An Extra Obedient Patient. Otago Witness, Issue 2051, 15 June 1893, Page 50
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