. Science in story. Sammy Tubbs, the boy doctor, and "Sponsie," the troublesome monkey . in and nerves was not resumed during thedrive, for Sammy was impatient to reach hisTwenty-seventh Street home, while the mind ofhis preceptor was preoccupied with matters apper-taining to his patients. As the two drove up infront of Sammys sign, they were amused to seeSponsie Number I seated on the railing of thefront veranda, blowing as hard as his lungs wouldpermit him, a large old-fashioned dinner hornwhich was formerly used on the old plantation inTennessee. The animal seemed to realize that hisyoung m
. Science in story. Sammy Tubbs, the boy doctor, and "Sponsie," the troublesome monkey . in and nerves was not resumed during thedrive, for Sammy was impatient to reach hisTwenty-seventh Street home, while the mind ofhis preceptor was preoccupied with matters apper-taining to his patients. As the two drove up infront of Sammys sign, they were amused to seeSponsie Number I seated on the railing of thefront veranda, blowing as hard as his lungs wouldpermit him, a large old-fashioned dinner hornwhich was formerly used on the old plantation inTennessee. The animal seemed to realize that hisyoung master was behind time, and as he had seenold Mrs. Tubbs nearly blow her cheeks off on theantique-looking instrument on a few occasions tobring home old Father Tubbs when he was white-washing in the neighborhood, the monkey evi-dently thought he would try its virtues on theyounger Tubbs. It so happened that the result THE TROUBLESOME MONKEY. 69 was highly satisfactory to Sponsies mind. Itwould be difficult to convince him that he and theold horn did not bring Sammy to his post CHAPTER IV. SPONSIE NUMBER I AS A SOLDIER—A SAMPLEOF HIS BRAVERY IN THE FACE OF DANGER—HE SEEKS SAFETY IN BLUCHERS KENNEL—THE STORY OF CHRISTY—GREAT FUN ANDLAUGHTER IN THE ALLEY—DOCTORS WIN-KLES AND HUBBS TALK ABOUT THE BRAIN—THE QUARREL BETWEEN SPONSIE NUMBERI AND BRIDGET—THE CAUSE DISCOVERED. OWEVER successfulSammy may be in mak-ing a home-guard ofSponsie Number I in atime of profound peace,it is evident from whatI am about to tell youthat he could nevermake of him a goodsoldier to send to thefront in time of before twelveoclock, or in otherwords, a little before the closing of the Dispen-
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