Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-01-20

strange sensation about his head, he placed
his hands rather heavily thereon. as1 =. i.
Heavens and earth!!". He was now full
" in his senses. Heavens and cath! What
ais my head??" o. 800 IND l3sv1ss51 azgo tt
"For mercy's sake keep quiet,n said the
wife, the glad tears gushing over her face
You have been very ill.,. There, there,
uowG!n And she spoke soothingly "Don'i
say a word; bul. be very sill"
but my hsad2 What's The matter with
my head. Il feels as il scalded. Where's
my hair? Heavens aud earth, Sarah | don'l
understand ii Isl And my arm? What's my
arm Tied up in this way ior2" -.
"Be quiet, my dear husband, and I'll ex-
plain it all. Oh, be very quiet. Your life
depends upon ii!'
Mr.. IL" sunk back upon the pillow
from which he had arisen, and closed his
eyes to think. lie put his hand to his head.
and lelt 1t tenderIy, all ever, from temple 10
temple, aud from nape to forehead!!" q s51
'.ls it a blister % he at length asked.
YES, dear. You have been very ILL.,
We feared your lile," said Ms. H., af-
feciionaiely. There has been two physi
clans in attendance" luc 5dR
H clused bis eyes again. His lip:
moved. Those nearest were no, much cdr
fed by the whispered words that issued
lhereirom. They would have sounded very
strangely in a church; OF to ears polite ane
refined. Alter his. he lay for some lime
quiet. 10 ita3sA9 aorl - aa'
Threatened with apople2y,I ~sappose?'
he then said inierrogativeIy ge.9ams
aYes, dear,'' replied his wife. p e 81 founc
you lying insensibIe upon the floor on hap
pening 10 come INTO your room. 1t wa.
most Providenlial that | discovered you
when | did, You would certainly have died.
H shut his eyes and mutiered some
thing, with an air OF Impotence. But il
meaning was not understood. @
Finding him Out of danger, friends and re
latIves retired. and the sick man was left
alone With his family. aad Isl 3 Fl
"Sarab!i y he said, why il Heavens name
did you permit the DociaI's to butcher me
in this way?o Ftnlaid up for a week or two
and all for nolhing,o 1913 1lao"
SIT was 10 save your life, dear."p
"Saye the -!'
..Ilush, There! Do, for Heavens sake
be quiet. Every thing depends ~uponii,"
With "a gesture of impotence, H-shu
his eyes, teeth and hands, aud lay p~eriecll,
still for some minutes. Then he turned hi
face to The wall, ~uiterihg in a low, p%etulegr
voice.
'Too bad! Too bad! Too bad!!'
| had not erred in my FIRST and my las
impression OF lis disease, neither haC
DR.. S., although he used a very extra
ordinary mode of treatment. The facts oil
the case were these: - 52a Z.
H., had Il weakness. He couldn'
iasie wiIe or strong dlink without being
tempted mo excess. Both himself and
friends we're mortified aud grieved al this
and they. by adnonitioa, and be by good
resolutions, tried 10 bring about a reform
But, to see was 10 taste, 10 TASTE was to fall.
Al last, his ffiends urged him to shut him
self up al home for a certain time, and see
if total abstinence would not give him
strength. He got on pretty well for a few
days, particu' arly so, as his coachnan KEEP
a we'll filed botle for him in the carriage
house, to which he not u~nffequenlly resort.
ed; bu, "a loo ardent devotion 10 his bottle
blodghl on the supposed apoP ieXy.
ga Doctor s. was right in his mode %
treating the disease aier all. and did not err
in suppos ng that t would re oh the predis
position. The cure. was effectnol. H
kept qnieton the subject, and bore his shaw
ed head upon his shoulders, with as macl
philosophy as he could muster. A wig, al
Ter the sores made by The blister had disap.
peared, concealed the barber's work unit
his own hair grew again. He eve ven,ur
ed upon wine or brandy again for fear ofap
oplexy. ~ -
When the truth leaked out, as leak on
such things always Will, II e friends OF H
had many IL hearty laugh; but they wisely
concealed from The object Of their merri
ment tue fact that they knew anything more
than appeared ofthe cause Of his supposed
illness.