. Science in story. Sammy Tubbs, the boy doctor, and "Sponsie," the troublesome monkey . e party. If, remarked the Doctor, with a broad smile, you could find the nerve-tracks in the monkeysbrain which recorded the fact of his imprisonmentby Sponsie Number I and his sufferings while shutup and hazed by the latter, you might perhaps rubor cut them out. Pity he isnt about eighty years old, repliedSammy ; then they might crumble away withoutassistance. As it is, I fear they are the enduringnerve-tracks of youth. Yes, added the Doctor, and his nerve-cen-tres have been stirred by causes which are bo
. Science in story. Sammy Tubbs, the boy doctor, and "Sponsie," the troublesome monkey . e party. If, remarked the Doctor, with a broad smile, you could find the nerve-tracks in the monkeysbrain which recorded the fact of his imprisonmentby Sponsie Number I and his sufferings while shutup and hazed by the latter, you might perhaps rubor cut them out. Pity he isnt about eighty years old, repliedSammy ; then they might crumble away withoutassistance. As it is, I fear they are the enduringnerve-tracks of youth. Yes, added the Doctor, and his nerve-cen-tres have been stirred by causes which are bothmechanical and psychic. Just at this moment, the conversation was inter-rupted by the door-bell, and not for the time re-sumed, for a patient was ushered into the Doctors THE TROUBLESOME MONKEY. 89 consultation-room. If Sammy should hit upon aplan effecting a treaty of peace between his twolittle mischief-makers, you shall hear the news be-fore anybody else receives it. The prospect justnow is, that one of those Sponsies will have to stayat home from the Biddlewickers masked CHAPTER V. THE MILITARY DRILL OF THE MONKEYS — THEBATTLE OF SHIN-BONE ALLEY — THE TWO SPON-SIES PUT TO FLIGHT — THE PROGRAMME OFTHE MASKED PARTY — SAMMYS ARGUMENT INFAVOR OF PHRENOLOGY — OLD MR. JOHNSONSCALL. F my young readerscould have gone overto the Dispensarywith Sammy the dayfollowing the one dulychronicled in the lastchapter, you wouldhave had a jolly timeof it, if your clotheshad been sufficientlyloose to give play toyour vibrating ribsand muscles. If int^aclothing, something would have had to give
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