Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-06-22
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.


10 few days, by Mr. stOdart, Of Ne" York.
BORING A DUTCHMAN's SKULL.
Yaccup Donnervogel, bruising Dutchman.
having one day got into battle with Barney u.
Bunderbuss, the ALDERMAN gave him such
blow on the sconce, that he was taken up Tor
dead.
Barney in great fright ran for the doctor.
"Pve kilt man! I've kilt man, docther!--
slane dead as door na,-and want you should
run and see him instantly. afore he's clane gone
past all redemption. Och! and ahone! that liver
! should come to Ameriky to be hanged, when
there's so much hemp raised IN oald Ireland"
"Whois the mans" asked the doctor.
Sc And who should he be- returned the Irish
man. :. of all the world. but Mishter Donnervo-
gel. the fshtin Dutchman, that's for knocking
iverv body down that stands atore him-bad luck
to him!'
"Tis bad luck to him, sure enough, If you've
killed him"
s.Hes kilt, docthor. he's kilt clane dead-and
that's the raison I'm after ye in such hurry
hope they won't hang me quite. saain, It
was'ntdone with malice aflher aforetnought, but
in fair and jontale combat, as jontleman Kills
another the world rnund. Saint Fathrick he
kno | didn't name to kill him at all at all /"
lord Luvejoy's, the doctor was instantly by his
side. He was lying on bench in the bar room,
wi,hout sense or motion; and the bystanders, ct
whom there was considerable number Goiiecteu,
believed him TO be fairly dead.
I. An! he's got hi> portion now" said one, ''he
wun,t want another knock down for one While"
:. It's Just upon him. said another. - he's al
ways b, using and fighting, and was sure he'd
Get killed at last F"
:. WIN struck 6rs,l" asked third.
=. The Du,chman." said one.
.. The lrishman.' - said another.
"Nc, twas the Dutcrman." repeated the hrst,
TO, see him With my own ewes
II say 'twas'nt the Dutchman." said the se.
eond. for was looking on all the time, aud
see the freshman strike first"
Iteli YOU. 'twas the Dutchman."
&" Aud tell you. you don't know any thing
about it, Barney gin the first blow; and he'll
have to be hanged. il ither IN EN-"
Thus they disputed; and we're near coming to
blows themselves. As for Duokworth. as soon
as he saw the patient y'ng mute, motionless, aud,
to all appearance, dead. he declared he must be
trepauned. No sooner said, than at 1t he went.
..Ju the first place" said he, flourshing seal
mel. .. I mnst denude the crankd,n by crisscross
ipcision." Thus saying he cut down to the bone,
in the fore part ut the head. and turned up the
scalp.
SNOW" continued, he, the next thing is,
to bore thru the skulls and here apply the trap
pam"
A he said this, he produced an inch auger.
and applying it to the Uranium, began vigorously
to turn il round and round.
"Do you call that trappan, doctors' asked
one.
DON'T disturb the operation BY foolish ques-
tions, returned the doc tor, still vigorously ply
ing the carpenters tool.
~, locks to me. said another. "very much
like common p,d-augef; and II 'twas'n' IN the
doc TORS hands, | should say twas one; hOwsom-
ever. the doctor knows best"
..Hush! hush your gabblen' said the doctor
-"Thefe, now! you've made the auger-the
trappau would say-sliP, BY your coniounded
talking"
Whether It was, that he VAS aroused by the
agitation his brain received from the auger; or
whether he was recalled to his senses BY the re
turning powers of nature; one thing Is certain,
that IN a very short time Donnervogle, Win had
merely been stunned. opened his eyes and ex.
claimed Nv at te tyfel is you tom init mine
headlF'
..Boring it out" returned the doctor.
"P,rin 1t out" said the patient. putting up
his hand and selzins hold Of the anger, wat
for vOu pore IL out, ha!'
:. Hold still! aud ask no questions, you thun.
der bird," said The doctor. endeavorins to con-
tinue the revoutlons If the anger.
Holt shtili! m,ne Gntt!" exclaimed Bonner
vogle, IN great wrath and astonlshment. sitting
up ant endeavOIing to wrench the instrument
from the hands Of the operator. while the blood
streamed down over his lace.
Holt shtili! aud let you pore mine head
trough yus, like one blog Of woot, wit tam tulI
auser! no understands it"
Duckworth still held fast to the instrument,
and insisted upon finishing the operation; alleg-
ing that it would be great shame to let pa.
tent 90 with his crankum half bored through -
But as Donnervogle thought the boring. he had
already had, was quite sufficient, and seemed not
at all disposed to submit to the further use OF the
auger; the surgeon desired some OF the bystand-
era to hold him, while he finished the operation.
:. But the man is alive and kicking" said one
-u what more do you wantf"