Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1852-09-09
The Surgeons Revenge.

lectures before the medical class OF tie
University Of Pennsylvania. The hero of
the story is Vesale, one of the most eminent
OF the Italian surgeons.
Andre Vesale, says the manuscript, first
saw the light of the city of Brussels in the
year 1914. His father was an apothecary,
attached to the service of the Princess Mar
garet, aunt of the Emperor Charles V, and
governess of the Low Countries.
Up TO the period when Vesale first rem
dered himself conspicuous, the anatomy of
the human body was so impertectly under
stood, as scarcely to merit that the name Of
science should be applied TO the dim and
confused idea relating to it. Vesale was
the first to break through the trammels with
which ignorance and bigotry had crippled
the march of science; surmounting with
admirable courage and constancy the dis
gust, the terror, and even the peril, insep-
arabic from this description of labor, to
which he has devoted himself. He was to
10 be seen whole days and nights in the
cemeteries, surrounded by the fostering
remains of mortality, or gibbets, and dis
putting with the vulture for its prey, in
order to compose perfect skeleton from
the remains Of prosecuted criminals left
there to be devoured by the carron bird.
1t was during a sojourn at Basle, after
his return from Italy, that Nesale first be-
held at the house of Hans Holbein, the
painter Isabella Van Steenwyrk, the datgh-
Ter Of a merchant at Harlem, who was dcs-
tined to exercise some influence over his
future life. He was scarcely twenty-eight
years of age, and already had attained the
summit of well-directed ambition.
The family of Van Steenwyrk was a
wealthy and honorable one, far superior to
that of Vesale, but the distinguished po-
siion the latter had acquired for himself,
entitled him TO aspire to an alliance even
more exalted. The son of Princess Mar
garet's apothecary would have been reject
ed by the rich Harlaem burgher; the En-
peror's first physician was accepted by him
as an eligible son-in-law. The marriage
solemnized, Vesale, accompanied by his
young bride, set off for Seville, where
Charles then held his court.
She loved her husband; though there was
so much awe mingled with her affections,
as to throw an appearance of constraint
over her demeanor towards him, even in the
privacy of her domestic life. The very
nature of his profession and occupation was
calculated TO increase that awe, and even to
create some repugnance, in shrinking
mind, which nothing but the strongest afiec-
tion would overcome. Isabella's nature
required skillful drawing out and tender
fostering. Vesale, unfortunatly, mistool;
her timidity for coldness, and returned it
accordingly. This led to estrangcment OH
her part, which he attributed TO dislike, and
jealous distrust took possession of his soul
Amidst the galleries of Seville, where
for woman 10 be young and attractive
was to command the attention and authorize
the devotion OF the other sex, it was nc
difficult task to arouse the susceptibilities Of
a suspicious husband.
| Vesale's house became the resort Of all
that was noble and gallant in Seville, and he
for time believed his own scientific conver-
sation TO be the attraction. At first the
young wife showed her usual calm indiiler-
ence to the admiration that followed whcr-
ever she was seen; but at last, something
in her manner and countenancc, whenever
one particular person appeared, or his name
was mentioned, betrayed that there did exist
a being who had discovered the secret Of
causing the blood 10 flow tumultuously
throue her veins. That person was Dor
Alver de Soils, and as he was young
handsome, gay, and the most inconStant gal
liant in Seville, the suspicious of Vesale were
painfully aroused. He took silent note o
the unusual emotions that agitatcd Isabella
whenever that nobleman was in her pres
ence.
The gallant conduct Of Don Alver was
calculated to battle suspicion, being marked
by Indifference. This would have mislet
the vigilant husband had he not, on one oc
casion, when his back was turned toward,
Don Alver, perceived him in an opposite
mirror, fix his kindling eyes upon Isabella
with an expression not to be mistaken
while she grew red and pale by turns, anC
then, as though unable 10 surmount her agl
tation, rose and left the room. Shortly af
ter, VeSale received an anonymous note
saying
'Look to your wife and Don Alver d.
Soils, and be not deceived by appearances
They only want a fitting opportunity to dis
honor you. Even now he carries about hin
the gloves she dropped him at mass"
Vessae shut himself up to ponder owe
the most eifectual means of avenging him
self. His resolution was promptly taken
He had established schools of anatomy a
St. Lucca and Cordova-obtained the Em
peror's permission to visit them, quite,
Seville ostensibly for that purpose, but re
turned the same night and concealed him
self in tenement belonging to him, at som
distance from his abode in Alcazar, whicl
was devoted to the double purpose of a lab
oratory and dissecting-room. He had take
no person into his confidence; he was alon
/, in his vengeance; and he listened to hi
own council. At dark in the following
evening, he issued forth, muflled to tn
eyes in a woman's mantle and hood, an
left note at Don Alver's habitation, con
=, tanning an embroidered glove of Isabella''
and these words
II have obtained the key to Vesale's lat
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