Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-02-21

which means, | spose, that it cure
things ?"
The disciple Of science referred /,
diverse cases about town in which h,
had been successful, to say nothing o
the "pullin teeth operation which he
had just concluded his lecture with.
Yes" said the challenger, +" you're
death on teeth, but ken Mesmerisn
come the re-mee,jil over rheumatic ~
"Inflammatory or chronic % de.
manded the professor,
"Wal, stranger, we ai'nt much given
to doctors bottle names, but we reckon
its about the wust kind"
The Mesmerist was about to explain
the difference between inflammatory
attacks and local affections, when he
was interrupted by the inquisitor, who
rather allowed, that as far as the loca-
ton of the disorder went, il had pre-
emption right to the hull crittur and
that furthermore, it was Jest expected
Of him that he should forthwith visit
the case, and bid him take up his bed
and walk, or he himself would be cs-
corted out OF town, astride Of rail,
and dumped down outside the 54th
degree of Oregon, and no mistake"
This was a dilemma, either horn of
which promised loss of his reputa-
ton, but the crowd were solemnly in
earnest /; already triumphing in his de-
lection, they began TO look wolfish at
him, and wise at each other, so that the
Wolverine had nothing left for him but
to demand boldly, to see the patient
We had better give the rest of the story
as it was related to humorous friend
of ours, by the disciple Of Mesmer,
himself
/" Up stairs | went with 'em, mad as
thunder, l tell you; first, at being
thought humbug, and second, that
my individual share of the American
eagle should be compelled into meas
urc, by thunder I'D a gin EN- fight Ell
it ha'nt been for the science, which
would suffered any how, so jest seq
to myself, let EN- bring on their rheu-
matz felt as if 1 could a mesmer-
lied horse, and determined whatever
the case might be, I'd make It squcal,
by thunder /!
Here he is" said they, and in we
all bundled into room, gathered round
bed, with me shut in among them, and
the cussed big, onenlightened heather
that did the talkin, DRAWN out an al
mighty bowie knife at the same time.
"That's your man !" SEE he. Well,
there lay a miserable lookin critter,
with his eyes sot, and his mouth wide
open--and his Jaws got wider and wi
der as he saw the crowd and the bowie
knife, | tell you "That's the idea y
said the old big Injin.
Rise up in that bed !" said /, and
tell you, must looked at him dread
full, for up he jumped on eend, as if he'd
Jest got streak Of gavanics
"Git out on this floor" said /, with
wuss look and hope ] may be
shot if he didn't come, lookin wild, ]
tell you J"
"Now, CIT dirt, d-ma you! scream
ed /. and Jehu General Jackson if he
didn't make straight shirt-tail for the
door. may never make another pass
After him ! went, and after me they
came, and perhaps there wasn't the or
fullest stampede down three pair Of
stairs that ever occurred in Michigan
Down cut old rheumatic through the
bar-room out cut arter him oveI
went the stove in the rush arter botl
on us chased him round two square:
in the snow at that-then headed
him off and chased him back to thu
hotel again, where he landed in " fin
sweat" begged for his life, and sale
he'd give up the property Well,
wish / may be shot if he wasn't tn
Teller they was a oflerin reward 70
in Buffalo. made him dress himself
cured Of the rheumatic run II rlgh
out Of him delivered him up, pock
eted the reward, and established tn
science, by thunder J"
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