The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1831-07-06
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- ' Alorhlng! Do you pretend to say
you 10 not see l have undergone one OF the
that the body of man is capable of-such as was
never heard or read of before :?
once more, MIR n repeated, in tons
OF cam 1a1stonlshment, be so good as to be ex-
Phcn' "hat are you raving about?'
NaVlng :-Egad, think it's you who are
raVIng' doctor? he answered; 'or YOU must
wish to insult me. Do you pretend to tell me
you do not see that my head is turned ? and he
looked me IN the face steadily and sterhly.
ha-ha-ha Upon my asnor, N, I've
oeen suspectlng as much for these last FIVE or
ten minutes don't think a patient ever de-.
sctl6ed his disease more accurately before =
Don't mock me, doctor - renlied n
sterniJ By -, can't bear it It's enough
tof mo to endure the horrid sensations do .!
Mr.. N, what do you
why, -, Doctor -! you'll drive me
mad Cant you see that the back Of nv head
Is IS IN front and my face looking backwards,
Horrible! burst into loud lau ghter.
Doctor -, it's time for you and me to
part-hlgh time, said he, turning his face away
from me. I'll let you know that I'll stand
your nonsense no longer l called YOU in to
give me your advice, not to sit grinning like a
6aboon by my side Once more,-fnaly
Doctor -, are you disposed to be serious and
rational? II you are not, my man will show
You the door the moment you please He said
this in such sober, earnest tone of indignation,
that saw he was fully prepared to carry his
threat into execution. determined, therefore,
TO humor him little, shrewdly suspecting
some temporary suspension of his sanity-not
exactly WddneSS-but at least some extraordi-
nary hallucination. To adopt an expression
which have several times heard him use-sI
saw what o'clock it was, and set my watch to
the time
'Oh-weli-l see now how matters stand
The fact is, did observe the extraordinary
posture of affairs you complain Of, Immediately
when entered the room, but supposing YOU
were joking with me, and twisting your head
round in that odd way for the purpose of hoax
ing me; so resolved to wait and see which of
us could play our parts in the farce longest
But are you--in earnest-in having your head
turned "-' In earnest, doctorn replied Mr..
N, in amusement. Why, do you Suppose
this happened by my own will and agency p
Absurd
Oh, no, no-most assuredly nst-it is phe-
nomenon-not unfrequently attending on the
might mare answered, with as good grace
as possible.
Pho, pho, doctor Nonsense You must
really think me child, to try to mis.ead me
with such stuff as that tell you again, am
in as sober possession of my senses as ever
was III lHG anu, once more, assure
that, in truth and reality, my head is turned
literally so
well. well SO see tits, indeed, very
extraordinary Casa very unusual ono but
don't, by any means, despair of bringing alt
things round again Pray tell me how this
singular and affecting accident happened to
you'
Certainly said he, despondngly. Last
night, or rather tins morning, dreamed that
had got to the West Indies-te Barbados, an
Island where have, as you know, a little es-
tate left me BY my uncle C; and that,
few moments after had entered the plantation.
for the purpose of seeing the slaves at work,
there came sudden hurricane, q more tre-
mcndous one than ever was known in those
parts; trees canes, hats-all were swept before
1t F.! Even the very ground on which we stood
seemed whirled away beneath US turned nv
head a moment to look at the direction in which
things were going, when, in the very act of
turning, the blast suddenly caught my head,
and-oh, my God blew it completely round
on my shoulders, till my face looked quitc-di.
rectly behind me-over my back! In vain did
almost wrench my head off my shoulders, in
attempting to twist it round again /; and what
with horror, and-and-altogether- short,
awoke-and found she frightfnl reality of my
situation--Oh, gracious Heaven continued
Mr.. N, clasping his hands, and looking up
wards, 'what have done 10 deserve such
horrible visitation as this 2
Humph it is quite clear what is the matter
here, thought | assuming an air of becom-
ing professional gravity, felt his pulse, begged
him TO let me see his tongue, made many en-
quiries about his general health, and then pro-
ceeded to subject all parts Of his neck to a most
rigorous examinations; before, behind, on each
side, over every natural elevation and depres-
sion, in such the usual varieties of surface may
be termed, did my fingers pass; he, all the
while signing and cnrsing his evil stars, and
wondering how it was that he had not been
killed by the dslocation!' This little farce
over, continued silent for some moments,
scarcely able, the while. TO control my inclna-
ton to burst into fits of laughter, if ponder
ing the possibility of being able to devise some
means of cure.
Ah,-thank God!-1 have til have it,
'What !-what-eh ?-what is it,?
tive thought of a remedy, which, if-if-if
any thing in the world can bring it about, will
set matters right agan-wll bring back your
head to its former position
ooh, God be praised !-Dear-desr doctor !
if you do but succeed, | shall consider thou
sand pounds but the earnest of what tciU do
to evince my gratitude he exclaimed, squsez-
ing my hand fervently But am not abso-
lutely certain that we shall succeed, said eau
tiouSlys VIZ VIII, hOWONOl, give tuo
cine twenty flour hours trial; during all
which time you must be in perfect repose, and
consent to lie in utter darkness. Will you
abide by my directions p
! 'Oh, yes-yes-ycs dear doctor What is
the nestimable remedy' Tell me--tell me the
name Of my ransomer I'll never dvulge it,
nevern
THAT is not consistent with my plans at
present, Mr.. n replied seriously; but,
if successful of which own ! have uery san
guine expectations, pledge my honor to re-
veal the secret to you. 'Well-but-at least
you'll explain the nature Of its operaion-eh
is il internal-external-wh The remedy,
| told him, would be of both forms the latter,
however, the more immediate agent OF his re-
covery; the former, preparatory-Pre,d 'apos-
ing. may tell the reader simply what my
physc was to be three bread pills (the ordi-
stronr loudanum draught in the evening and
hugo bread and.wnter pOnltce for his neck,
with which it was to be environed till the parts
were sufficiently notified to admit Of the neck''
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