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had not picked quarrel with the cook,
when it came out that Bheem was in
the habit OF milking the goats on his
own account every evening before
bringing them home. This was the
more provoking that, under the pre-
tence of feeding the young kids, I had
frequently been obliged to put up with
short allowance of milk to my cofee.
On my taxing Bheem with his dishon-
esty, be got on his knees. and in such
terms Of abject supplication as no lam
guage but Hindostanee can express, be-
sought me to forgive him: calling me
gureeb-purwar" G. provide for the
poor y SS.mai-bab" {" father and moth
err" malekgullam kein e. owner of
the slave") &c. All this was prepared
for and listened to as matter of course.
Bnt when the wretch proceeded to
urge as farther reason for forgiveness,
that he had brought his legs 10 me TO
dress every day for fortnight, that he
had taken all the medicines l gave
him, and would continue to take them
as long as | liked, Twas completely
taken aback. As TO being angry, that
was out of the uestion-indeed | felt
quite as much ashamed as angry. Un-
der the pretence of acting the "good
Samaritan" had been simply crafty
ing my therapeutical tendencies at
Bheem's expense. That this was the
true philosophy of the matter was
proved by the fact, that in spite of the
lesson which Bheem had given me,
was led into taking as much interest in
the next case which occurred as if no
such parsonage had ever existed.
A little Hindoo boy about ten years
of age, who had been assisting his ia
ther in mendiug the roof Of a brick
kiln. was. by the accidental giving way
of the side-walIs, thrown among the
hot bricks. His father brought him 10
me literally half-roasted; his fingers
and toes, from bis attempts 10 Chamber
out Of the kiln, had been burnt to ciu-
.ders. His father cried, prayed, howled,
and walled until he was hoarse. The
moor sufferer himself was only able to
otter low moaning cry. which. al
though drowned for the instant in the
frantic vehemenee of the fathers grief,
yet came ont with terrible dislinctness
whenever the old man ceased. as he
was sometimes obj ged 10 do, from sheer
exhaustion. The remembrance oft
makes me shudder even now, although
il is years since.
AS my slight knowledge Of surgery
had never before been put to so severe
a test, ! felt correspondinely embar-
rassed. Without pausing TO consider
the responsibility ] was incurring. had
the boy laid on a bed in the veranda1
and proceeded 10 apply such palliatiyes
as could think OF. Linseed oil and
lime wates was procured and applied
as fast as they could be pixed. The
poor little fellow seemed much relieved
by the cooling effect of this unanenl,
and sometimes intermitied his sad cry
to gasp aUicha! utcha = f. Good!
good ''l I had been occupied, ina
CINE, abou; two hours with my patient,
dressing his wound and padding him all
round with loose cotton, TO keep the air
from irritating the raw skin: having
done this, and got him to swallow an
anodyne, looked about Tor his father,
intending to give him some directions
concerning : the medicines | wished
him to give his son. He, however.
was nowhere TO be fonnd! After send
ing people in all directions in search of
him, he was at last discovered in his
own house TRANQUILITY kneadino some
flour and water 10 make cbepaties for.
his dinner, aud presented himself to
me with his hands and arms still eov-
cred with the -four he had been using.
I gave him small punkah and told,
him TO sit down and drive away the flies
from his sons face: and in order that
he might not have occasion TO leave
the house again, paid another man to
cook his chepaties fer him and bring
them TO him when ready. On going
ont 10 the veranda half an hour after,
found the old man again absent. | be-
gan TO feel rather angry: and when he
made his appearance some time after
wards, began to scold him for his
earelesSness, when he held up the CO.
coanut she'll and appendages which
formed his pipe. TO intimate that he had
been taking smoke | told him he
was al liberty to smoke as much as he
pleased in the veranda, but threatened,
if / found him absent again, to give
him sound thrashing. He promised
moi 10 stir from his SONS bedside, but on
one prefext or another he as ssconstantIy
absenting himself Sometimes he had
been to the bazaar 10 buy b6o5a (parched
riceE sometimes he had gone to take a
bath; sometimes he had gone to con-
suit neighboring Brahmin. In short,
there was no end to his excuses. What
made this conduct appear more hide
Gus was, that the flies came in clouds
about the bed. and unless driven away,
covered the poor boys face and every
other part of his body exposed TO them.
Now il was that the imprudenee of
my conduct began to make itself felt.
Here was my patient fast sinking, while
his father, whose natural duty it was
to attend to him. seemed TO think that
he had thrown the whole responsibility
on my shoulders and in the event of
his son dying, he would have certainly
hin me flan for hayin r aeoasionpd II As