Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1847-08-27
VOLUME 13.--NUMBER l6

/ Mr.. Enfield was sitting in his office, on the Sc.
cond day alier his son left, thinking, as usual,
when unoccupied with business, of his son and
the brilliant career that was before him, when a
friend came m and said, in a voice and with aman-
ner that much alarmed him-"Did not your son
leave for Boston day before yesterday"
"He did. Whyl"
| ado you know in which boat he sailedl"
81 heard him say that he thought he should
take passage in the Lexington"
81 am sorry to tell you, Mr. Enfield, that a ru.
NOR of the loss Of that boat has come from New
York to-day"
| The face Of Mr.. Enfield became Instantly like
ashes; and he trembIed in every limb. He tried
to speak, but could not arculale for some mo.
ments.
"LOsll" heat length said, in a husky whisper
"lost did you sayl"
"Yes, sir; that is the rumor. ! thought it my
duty to LEI YOU know il Immediately"
"But the passengers-lhe passengers-what Of
themi" eagerly inquired Enfield.
mot mere Than one or two are saved, if any,"
GOOD heavensl" exclaimed Enfield, shrinking
down and quiveringin his chair. ltwassome min
utes before the unhappy man had energy enough
10 rise, slagger into the house, and make hurried
preparations for an instant departure for New
York. His mind was in an awful state of suffer
ing. 1t seemed as if his very life were being ex.
tlnguished. All was agitation and wild distress.
On the day following, he had a case To argue be.
fore The court Of appeals, which, if lost, would
strip widow and her five young children of eve-
ry dollar they hadin world. All the evidence
to subsaniale her claim was in his possession,
and there was lue doubt of his being able TO
show The court that this claim was slrclly Just.
But every thing was forgotten in the anguish of
mind that succl eded 10 the terrible news he had
heard. He left home in half an hour, and with.
out giving the case, with all The necessary docu-
mens and proof into the hands of another atlor.
ney, who would have protected the widows in.
teresl in his absence.
About week previous 10 this time, poor man
had fallen from scaffod and badly fractured his
leg. lie had been under The care Of Dr. COrne-
Illus since The accident, but from some cause or
other every effort 10 subdue The inflammation
that followed the setling OF the bone, proved una.
vaiIing. In spite Of all the Doctor could do,
morlticaon took place, and an immediate am
pularion of the limb became necessary.
The Doctor had been engaged all The morning
IA NIuilhS W. hlO bPCluAOhs L uG lOuI udu
come, and he was about taking up his case of in.
strumens and puung it into his carriage, when
the same individual who had called upon Mr.
Enfield entered his Office.
doctor" said rs, "dd not your son return to
college, day before yesterday, in company with
young Enheldi"
"He did. Whyl"
The "whyl' was quick and earnest, for the
way in which the young man asked The question
startled The Doctor
"News has come up from New York. replied
the man, "thal The Boston boat was lost in the
Sound and all on board have perished"
"Lost How lostl" asked the Doctor, in an an.
xiouS voice.
Lost by fire. She was heavily laden with
cotton, and fire was by some means communica.
ted 10 the bales"
The Doctor was standing on the floor, and had
his hand upon his instrument case. He did not
change position: nor was there any marked
change in The expression Of his face. He asked
a number of questions, and when all The mfor-
nation that the man could give him was obtain.
ed, he said, in low, subdued, YET calm voice:
"Ths is indeed sad news thai you bring me-
If ny son is lost, | trust that God will give me
Strength 10 bear The af1liclion. Will you do me
The kindness 10 call DR.. W, tell him what
has occurred. and say lhatl would like to see HIM
in my office in Two hours from this Time. You
may have some trouble TO find him, but if YOU
will take the trouble will esteem ii great favor.
Poor tarman's broken leg is morliIyng, and, in
order to save his life, must cut il off. | was
just about leaving 10 perform the operation when
you came in. As soon as that is done, must i'm
mediale'y prepare 10 60 TO New York. DR..
W will attend to my patients while am alb.
sent, aud wish to see him in order TO give him
the list, and particularly 10 put Hartman under
his care, who will need skluI trealment.'
The friend promised to do as he wished, and
Doctor Cornelius stepped into his carriage and
drove 10 The house of the poor man upon whom
he was about performing "a painful operation.-
There were those in The patents chamber who
knew that The Boston steamer had been destroyed
by fire, and that in all probability, The Doctors
only son was in the steamer, and among those
who were lost but no one for a moment suspect
ed that the calm, cool, deliberate physician, who
with steady and sklul hands, and without the
smaIles, appearance of hurry or excitement, be.
gan and completed the operation, was possessed
Of the same Distressing information.
After The amputation, the doctor dressed the
wound he had made with great care. He then
gave The poor man the most minute directions as
10 what he was 10 do, and closed by saying in
steady voice, that he had received some painful
news that made ii necessary for him 10 leave i'm
mediateIy for New York, but that during his ab-
Sence Doctor W would attend 10 him.
lnhalf an hour from the time Mr.. Enfield heard
Of the terrible disaster which had attended the
Lexington, he was riding off towards New York,
on horseback, with the speed of n madman. DR..
Cornelius started, nearly two hours later in his
light carriage, and pressed his horse as fast as it
was safe and prudent to drive him. Five miles
from New York. he found Enfield, with broken
arm, which had not been attended to by physi-