South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1836-10-15
miscellaneous.
Chapter from the Diary Of a Nfw
York Physician.

h Chapter from the Diary Of a Nfw
York Physician.
Many years ago, while ! was study
p ~ profession in the town Of B
-. there happened to be in the
Inc office two other young men, Chas'.
-, and George L., the
inner Of whom is a respectable ply
tiso /; and the liter after several
Sars' practice, foil a victim to intern.
PENCE. and is nov sleeping beneath
Z Solve took lodgings with Mrs.
-, widow woman, who kept
IONS to let; and who occasionally did
pr cooking, while we kept a sort Of
lchelor's hall. We occupied different
loms, I having one 10 myself, and my
low students one between them.
For my part I had a dainty tooth for
beat steak, which ] taught Mrs. S
-, to cook in the most approved
yls ; and / frequently brought home
slicate morsels for my own particular
Hate. H and L. liked
lese things equally as well as myself /;
IL neither did not like the trouble or
lpense Of procuring them. The con
|guence was that my table was excee-
pgly apt TO suffer from their depreda-
Pns-my nice little dainties having
en- more than once distracted almost
pm the very gridiron on which they
- cooking: at last they were not
fered to reach my room. l could
t make reprisals, because the improv-
enee Of my fellow students left me
|tls or nothing whereon TO seize.
In regard to other tricks, which
ere played pro and con, as is apt to
the case where young men are col
cted together, 1 believe that kept up
Hes with them pretty well, so that 10
|e general account they gained bu, lit
, Of me except the plumber Of my eat
(les.
Things continued in this way for
ime time, when coming home rather
he one evening, and having no light
guide me to bed, ! CROPPED my way
we'll as could in the dark. /
|rsw of my duds, aad was about tur-
ing down the bed clothes, when nv
lnn came in contact with something
I'D and elammy. ! felt little further
k was corpse I! Oh horrible |
That was corpse doing 10 my bed 7
low came it theref All these things
Used in rapid succession through my
Md, when made a shift to procure
light, and saw that my bed fellow was
bout negro wench who l had Just
|Sn recolected had been executed the
" previous for infanticide I; though !
rs not aware that my master had pro-
red the body for dissection.
mot exactly admiring either the color
the Temperature Of my bed fellow, l
fought she might as well occupy the
pder side Of the couch, while l took
possession Of the upper, l accordingly,
soon as might be, affected this ar
Ingement, g. was presently in sound
eep-Rot even dreaming Of ghosts,
prpses, or any thing else relating to
lw heads or bloody bones.
The next day H - & l.
dsavored to get laugh upon me for
living had black corpse for my bed
low f, but the joke was considered BY
|ose that heard it as rather grave If
Pt a cold one, end | was very little
pnoyed on account oft. But | owed
y fellow students one, and resolved i,
p only that | would not conlinae long
their debt, but that | would also, ia
|me measure discharge it in kind.
Accordingly, on the morning sue
|edSog, cut some fine large steaks
pm the buttocks of black Sue, and
I've them TO Mrs. S., to cook
II me; charging her, at the same time,
keep them from the ravenous Jaws OF
.--- and L---, for that ] had been
|updered often enough by them alrea-
y. Having given these directions, !
ent out on preface of taking morn
e walk, promising TO be back in the
|urse OF half an hour.
Whilst the steaks were cooking, the
pdents, attracted by the savory smell,
|me into the kitchen, and demanded
pose they were.
IVY said the widow, 'lhey belong
Mr.. Warton.'
|'Eh Z said they, 'he's provided very
Perally this morning.
swell, if he has, you won't be any
liter for it, said the widow, sfor he
Barged me strictly not to let you touch
morsel.'
$50 much the better, old LADY, said
icy, 'we know how TO work him-we're
led 10 it,