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"Parrots are so common, out on the Coast, that they use them in cheap restaurants for stew. I've often heard them gabbling together in the kettle." The statement was so ambiguous that the Happy Family glanced at him doubtfully. Big Medicine's stare became more curious than hostile, and he permitted his horse to lag a length. It is difficult to fight absolute passivity.
"Well, if it's good for water-soaked people, I guess it can't hurt the fish." "Empty it, Dab. Empty it, and come along. The doctor wasn't so far wrong, and I was glad to have it with me. Seemed to do some of 'em a power of good. But medicine's medicine, and I only wish some people I know of would remember it." "Some of 'em do a good deal of that kind of doctoring."
"Do you know what's the matter? Have you got any medicine for him?" Mrs. Stover was already climbing out of the buggy. "No," replied Brown. "I haven't. That is, I haven't given him any yet." The slim woman, Mrs. Hains of Boston, now broke into the conversation. "Good thing!" she snapped. "Most medicine's nothing but opium and alcohol. Fill the poor creature full of drugs and "
They dismounted and stood silently grouped about poor, ungainly Happy Jack, lying there limp and motionless in Big Medicine's arms. Not one of them remembered then that there was a man with a rifle not more than two hundred yards away; or, if they did, they quite forgot that the rifle might be dangerous to themselves. They were thinking of Happy Jack.
Big Medicine it was who spied him first through the haze of falling water, and galloped heavily toward him, his horse flinging off great pads of mud from his feet as he came. "Say!" he bellowed when he was yet a hundred yards away. "Got any grub with yuh?" "No!" Irish called back. "Y'AIN'T" Big Medicine's voice was charged with incredulous reproach.
"Aw, I betche yuh never killed a man in your life!" Happy Jack grumbled in his characteristic tone of disparagement; but such was his respect for Big Medicine's prowess that he took care not to speak loud enough to be overheard by that modest gentleman, who continued with certain fearsome details of alleged murderous exploits of his own, down in Coconino County, Arizona.
And there is no reason why you should not have it no reason why you should not feel perfectly free to marry, and have a bunch of corking kids. It's not only your right, it's your business; and you're selfish if you don't!" "Boots! "Go on!" "I'm not going to swear; I'm only hurt, Boots " "Sure you are! Medicine's working, that's all. We strive to please, we kill to cure. Of course it hurts, man!
It's a good tonic, even when you're all right." The listener felt his vague uneasiness soothed. If those who were actually in the business had faith in the patent medicine's worth, it must be all that was claimed for it. "I firmly believe," continued the little loyalist, "that the Chief has done more good and saved more lives than all the doctors in the country.
Her daughter came out of the pantry where she had been putting away the cups. She was taller than her mother, and looked down at her with patronizing deference. "Do you think that new medicine's helping Ben any?" she asked in an undertone.
"I'll give any man a dollar that can ride me straight up, by cripes!" bellowed Big Medicine, going down upon all fours by way of invitation. "Easy money, and mine from the start!" retorted Irish and immediately straddled Big Medicine's back.
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