Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1851-11-07
THE DOCTORS STORY.
The Curious Widow.

During my first course Of lectures | became a
boarder at the house of widow lady, the hap
Ply mother OF a brace and half of daughters the
quaTtete possessing so much of the distinguish
ing characteristics of the softer SEX that often
caught myself wondering in what nook or cor
ner of their diminutve skulls they kept the rest
of their faculties
Occupying the same room that did, were two
other students from the same section of the coun-
try as myself, and possessing much the same
taste and pecuaritics One thing certain we
agreed IN, and that detestation of all curl
Osties stricken women, for never were poor dew
lis worse bothered by researches than we were
Not pocket of any garment left in our rooms
could remain meXamned, not a letter remain
on our table unread, nor scarcely word of con-
versaon pass without a SOFT subdued breathing
at the key-hole telling us we were evcs-dropped
Matters came at length to such pass, and so
thorough became the annoyance. that nothing
but the difficulty of Obtaining suitable accommo-
dalton elsewhere, prevented us from bidding a
tender adieu to the widow and promising to pay
her our board bill as soon as our remittances ar
rived
As the evil bad to be endured for awhile. at
least, we soon invented and arranged plan for
breaking her Of her Unsuitable curiosity and ma
king her, what she was in other respects. rood
lGniIadV.
The boarding house was large two story
frame, with flight OF steps on one side extend
ing from the street to the second story, 50 as to
give admi;tancc to the boardprs without the ne
cessity of opening the front door or disturbing
the family when we came in late at night 1t
was very cold weather, and our mess was busily
engaged every night until late hour at the d.
seeing rooms, and it was during this necessary
absence that the widow made her rpsnarrhnS and
investigations. The subject that we were cnga-
ged upon was one ofthe most hideous specimens
of humanity that ever Mortified the sight The
wretch had saved his life from the hangman by
diving the eve before the day of execution and we
by some process or other, became the posse,ors
of his body. lie was so hidcous that nothing
bat my devotion to anatomy, and the tineness Of |
the subject, could reconcile me to the dissection
and even after working a week upon him, new |
cr caught glimpse of his countenancc but that |
| had the nightmare in consequence. He was |
one of that class called Abinocs, or wi lite ne
rroas Every feature was defOrmod and unnat-
ural. 1t was with him or rather his face, that |
we determined to cure our landlady of her pry-
ing proponstics.
1t was the work Of few minutes to slip the |
face from the skull, and arrange it so that from
any point of view it would look horrible Hav- !
inc procured ward Of oil CLOTH we sewed it 10
the face, and then rolled il carefully up; tying /
this securely, we developed it in a number of /
wranncrs, fastening each separately; so that her |
curiosity would be excited to the utmost degree |
before the package could be completely opened /
At the usual hour we returned home, carrying |
our extra face along; not, however, without ma
ny a shudder.
Upancntering our room, we saw that the spoil