Old Dr. Carver still made house calls. One 
afternoon he was called to the Tuttle house. 
Mrs. Tuttle was in terrible pain. The doctor came 
out of the bedroom a minute after he'd gone in 
and asked Mr. Tuttle, "Do you have a hammer?"  

A puzzled Mr. Tuttle went to the garage, and 
returned with a hammer. The doctor thanked 
him and went back into the bedroom. A moment 
later, he came out and asked, "Do you have a 
chisel?" Mr. Tuttle complied with the request.  

In the next ten minutes, Dr. Carver asked for 
and received a pair of pliers, a screwdriver and 
a hacksaw. The last request got to Mr. Tuttle. He 
asked, "What are you doing to my wife?"

"Not a thing," replied old doc Carver. "I can't get 
my instrument bag open."