New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-09-02

when he has actually injured the tome ~ Mo
health, render his Frame equal % bear smother
experiment" I"
At this moment servant entered ths s,s,,,
and presented on a salyer q dirty, curious. .look.
ing letter. aR5II ssS
ssMr. HippsIey has had an accident, III y ssa
the man, g and Patrick begs pardon for lot
coming, but has written you a letter about his
masters state Of mind and Patrick begs me a.
say, with his respects, that Mr.. Hippsley fancies
What portion of his written communicates
\ might have been sent in duplicate as message,
DR.. Mansen allowed not the footman to make
known, Diminishing him, he turned to his ward,
who was vainly attempting to hide her agita-
I ton.
Read the note, my dear sir--rnind not me-
| shall be better directly. What has happened
to Mr. Hppsley p
.'Nothing, my sweet girl, which / trust need
alarm you,, replied her guardian, who in few
words communicated the contents Of Patrick's
epistle.
AT less grave moment it might have Afforded
amusement, being after this fashion
/ 6 Dear Sir: let you know that master is
just now lectrical machine according to COM
mand, and has had great shock in tnmbling
out of his gig, or should have come to tell You
as much, if it hadn't happened; but now
| write by masters sofa, where he has been bled,
and had composing draught !; 50 hoping to see
ss Your honor's servant to command,
g PA1RIcE on TooLE.' 2
can electrical machine p said the doctor,
musing. ssThis is a wilder fancy than ever
wish he had broken his legor his arm Z
e Good heaven, sir you are certainly not se-
rious,' exclaimed Miss Thornton E Is it not
enough that he is confined to his bed. and
obliged to be bled Perhaps he is severely in
jured already"
And here the poor girl wept bitterly, nor
could the doctor for long time console her suf-
ficiently to make him acquainted with plan
which had just occurred to him for the restora-
tion of her lover 1t was this-that DR. Man
sell should proceed with all dispatch to Jermyn
street, and with the concurrence of Mr.. Hpps-
ley surgeon, place the ypochondriac' arm il
| sphnts, as though it were really broken, IL
possible, before he awoke. This effected, Miss
Thornton with her guardian would await his
waking; the former to convince him by actual
experiment, in the kind pressure Of his hand,
that the fancied electrical power had departed
the latter to account for the same In the de-
rangement Of his frame consequent On The frac-
ture of limb.
! In a few minutes the doctor and Catherine
were driving at all speed to put their scheme
into effect. They found Mr.. Hppsley on his
sofa, still in profound slumber, a circumstance
| which was the more fortunate, as Mrs. Martha
Meddler met them at the door of tie inyalidss
lodgings; she having heard of his accident, had
hastened to be Of service and it is doubtful but
| that she might have disturbed their patient to
inquire what she could do for him. All worked
according to their most sanguine wishes. The
| hpochondriac was splinted and handaged ere lie
awoke; and when he opened his eyes, the vel
come sight of a gathering Of friends round his
sick couch awaited him.
:" You feel better, my dear Mr.. Hippsley, = 9
said Catherine, pressing the hand she trem-
blingly held.
ALLOW me to put your cap straight, my
DEAR kindly suggested Mrs. Martha, who,
anxious to play her part in the affair, pulled his
reading cap over his eyes, which obliged the
doctor to remove it.
g Are you not electrified exclaimed the in
valid turning from one to the other, as their
hands came in contact with him. 6 Do not
shock you, dear Catherine, by your hand being
| in mine,' Isl
'sNo Charles; only by looking 50 i'll and 50
strangely at me- s
| The inyalid's eyes then rested on the splints
| which bound the limb
What means this, Dr.. Manseli do not
remember having broken my arm. z
| g You have been insensible, Hippsley, but
your arm has been nevertheless broker, on which
sincerely congratulate You, as the fracture in
your frame has destroyed that unity Of parts,
that wonderful sympathetic combination which
had rendered you an electrical phenomenon
The doctor knew he was talking nonsense, but
looked wondrously grave to conceal this fact; 81
an art well known to. some Of his medical
brethren.
Then am broken philosophical instru-
ment,'' said Hippsley, signing heavily, as with
the assistance of his friends he rose from his
! couch. @f
g Exactly so,' responded Mansell, now with
difficulty restraining smile. Mrs. Martha
Meddler laughed outright; and as GATHERINGS
eyes met his, they were SO bright with merri-
ment that the hypochondriac could not resist
| theirinhuence something very like smile stole
over his features.
sis my arm really broken . inquired he
'sAs really broken as you we're this morning
q walking electrical machine" replied the doc
tor cutting the bandages, and allowing the
splints to fall.
81 am afraid have been very foolish in all
this VIII you forgive me, my good friends, and
you especially, my dear Catherine Z Have you
not been shocked at my conduct /"
Yes, q little, must confess but never cleo
trifed, as believe once added to your distress
by telling you.'
81 have been in the wrong throughout 2
"Master's right now for once, remarked Pat
rick to Mrs. Martha, q suggestion which that
lady graciously answered by an assent; for all
parties were so happy at the restoration Of the
invalid to natural state of mind, that the dis
tinctions of rank were for a moment laid aside
compromise with the turnpike man was fol-
lowed by Hppsley making compromise with
his friends. His past follies were to be buried
in oblivion if he eschewed new ones In due
course of time he married the fair Catherine,
and in the enjoyments of welded Life forget the
sorrows of his wooing.