Southern Argus., 1839-06-18
VOLUME v.-NUMBER 40.

1T FOX ATs-A GGTldil llltC army
Surgeon, who was stationed al Bangalore
lad selected very pretty little girl out o
an invoice of ladies, who had been freight
d out on speculation. She was very fond
If gaiety and amusement and after hei
marriage appeared to be much fonder o.
asslng the night away at ball than in the
rms of her little doctor. Nevertheless, al
ough she kept late hours, in every othet
aspect she was very correct. The DOCTOR
who was quiet sober man, and careful oi
his health, preferred gong TO bed early and
rising before the sun. to inhale the cool
breeze ofthe morning. And as the lady
seldom came home ill past midnight, he
was not very well pleased at being disturb.
ed by her late hours. At last his patience
was we ,ried out and he told her plainly
o'clock, he was resolved not to give her
admittance. At this his young wife like all
other pretty women, imagined that he
never would presume to do any stch thing.
laughed heartily, and from the ncxt ball 10
which she was invited did not return till
half past two in the morning. As soon as
she arrived the palanquin bearers knocked
for admIttance but the doctoi, true to his
word, put his head out of the window, and
very gallantlv told her that she might ss y
all night. The lady coaxed, rntreated, ex.
postulated, and threatened; but it was al
in vain. At last she screamed and ap.
pear.d to be frantic, delaring that, if no
Immediately admitted, size would throw
herselfinto the well, which was in the com
pound, not fifty yards from the bungalow.
The doctor begged that she would d.
SO, ifthat gave her any pleasure and ther
ret red from the window. His wife order
ed the bearers to take her on the palanqur
TO the well she got out and gave direc
tons, and then slipped away up to the
bungalow, and stationed herself close tC
the door against the wall. The bearers
in obedience 10 her directions, commencet
crying out, as if expostulating with thei
mistress, and then detaching a large ant
heavy stone, two of them plunged it int,
the water, after which they set up how
ofIamentation. Now the little doctor, not
wiihstanding all his nonchalance, was no
quite at ease when he heard his wife ex
press her determination. Her knew he
to be very e .tentoe. and he remained OH I'll
watch. He heard the heavy plunge, fol
Io ed Up by The shrieks of the palanquil
bearers, "Good god," cried H., sis it pos
sible and he darted in his shirt TO wher
they we're all standing ty the well. A
soon as he had passed, his wife hastened i
doors, locked and made all fast, and short
Iy afterwards appeared at the window from
which her husband had addressed her
The doctor discovered the ruSe when
was too late. Ii WAS now his turn TO ex
postulate, but how could he hope formercy
rendering none? Tie lady was laconl
and decided. AT least then throw m
my clothes" said the doctor. "Not eve
your slippers 10 project you from III
scorpions and ccntpedes, rerl ed the lad,
shutting the 'jeaousie. " At day-li1h h
when the officers were riding .eIr Ara
bian's they discovered the poor little doc
tor pacing the veranda up and down
the chill Of the morning with nothing bl
his shirt TO protect him. thus were Ii
tlbles turned, but whether this ruse Uf II
well, ended well, whether the lady reform
cd, or the doctor confotmcd, have nevc
since heard.