The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-11-01
III. WEBB EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR


'DuciOf, saiu ne (reeling backwards ant
forward, and introducing hiccup now ant
then between his words,) Doctor, GO. up
| want TO talk TO you 'bou, something lha
concerns life Il DEATH wan, your advice
my dear fellow. am about TO commit .
Ileed---s (terful deed-a horrld deed! Ge,
up, won't your
Clear out and 90 10 bed, and stop your
L. noise, growled the Doctor as he turn
ed over in bed.
We'll, it is The last favor have to ask OF
you Doctor, and ask il for The last time
| avn tired of this life, and If you don, ge,
up I'll blow my ID brains OUT (and
here drew and cooked pistol viii
YOU get upland hear wha, have 10 say OF
no'
No, and be Id 10 YOU shouted lht
Docwr.
Then here goes and as he said it bang
wen. the pistol; and poor Ned was stretch
ed On the floor wel,ering in blood.
Great God cried the Doctor, as he leap
from the bed, carrying with him the mus
quito bar through which he had boted hi,
head what have you don,! then casting
a glance in the corner Of the room, he saw
by the llIckering of llgh, in an expiring
candle, The mutilalsd remains of the un
fortunate young man As he rushed IN agno,
f:Om the room he encountered several .
tho officers, who hearing he repor, of tn,
pistol were proceeding 10 the sro, to learr
the cause of this unusual disturbance. T.,
their enquiries the Doctor only replied b,
exclaimng-'O! he begged me To get up
he said he would kill himself If did'nl ge
up, and he has done it, nigh, have pre-
veDled him. Oh! never, never shall Tor
give myself! Such were the lamen,a.ion
uttered by the Doctor, ss he paced back
ward and forward before the door, when h.
was accos ed by The commanding officer
who demanded the cause Of the a'arm.
He has jus. shot himself, aud nigh
have prevented it, SIR, but woudn'. ge
mp when he beggee me to do so-Oll
shall a !" Ways. have his. death upon my con
science
But speak, Sir, who has sho, himself
'sked the commandanl. seIzing the trantl,
Doctor by the rnmnen, of the musqulo.ba
which still slreamed from his neck.
Lieut. q, Slr-he has lust blown hi
brains out!
And have you examined the wound?
demanded the commandan,.
mo, Sir, no-l shall never be able /,
ook upon him again
Calm yourself Doctor, and 90 mmeG,
l'ely, and ascerainihe extent Of lhe injury
said the commandanl, slerny.'
The Doctor yielding 10 the tone OF
with which The last words were
spoken, slowly returned TO the room where
The lrag'cal scene had just been enacted
and approaching the CORY remains of the
poor Lieutenant, placed his nand profess
onally on tie pulse. A, The same time
The corpse rising on one elbow, and bring
ing the tip ofhIS thumb in contact with the
end OF the nose land. waving his open hand
you'll sew up my bIeeches again, Old PHI
Box, will you" The shout Of laughter
hat followed showed that mos, Of the per
sons present were in the secret, and doubt
less had aided Ned. with the help Of BuI
locks blood,,o represent tho manged corpst
rhe carnmandanl with difficulty restrained
his laughter, but for the sake of discipline
administered severe reprool of the party
and forbade for the fuIure The preparation
Of practical jokes in garrison. The Doctor
Iidn't see that there was anylhine 10 laugl
at, and said there was no fun in causing
him 10 ruin fine mosquito bar winch hat
cost him five dollars. with their inlerna
nonsense,
-r=---sr-ez
'E!izbslh,l should say you were WILTON
a heart Iby the way yon treat the Mis-