Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-10-13
MIS- SCELLAN Ny
DOCTOR PABLO

Aypuag sbip-sarrcon who had made sever
alva5aces, srto out cbout th.ry,6yc wears ago,
on balrl a rot,oa old thrce-mastcr, command
81 by worn-ou' captain. The ship va,
arsI Ir Culu,aieur. and the Young sur.
econ was named Paul De Ia G,ronIerc. lie
cane Of Brcton race feared nothing and low
81 adventure.
NN,r touching in sundry ooris, the old
,lr,c.mlsisr reached the Phi'pin, Islands,
srI aa,horci near the little town Of Cayi,a,
On ,ae bay OF Manila. There, the youn-
l5,,or Obtained leave 90 live ashore until the
vessel sailed again; and having found lcJg.
ms .a thr town. be- b'rln 10 amusr himself
l- he open atr with Oh, Gun. llcm,Ned " ,th
OBJ, natives, anl picked uP what could Of
hc.r h--u1-,, increasing al the nme time
De L-ov'elrc 6f Spanish
Atia, ,11 Of four wouths-in september
c.-.s,a harisrJ and ,Neuiy-ch0lsn broke
cata, Manila. and soon srryli over the s.-
naI. Mortality was terrible amoo- the la-
l4-.. ana ne oNcn happens with In1Ia-s,
a-l used TO happen o6cn with Europeans,
vaga PEOPLE were more ignorant ihan they
ave now. ,hs belief aro-e that somebody was
poisoning ihc wells. No suspicion f,ll uron
'.s spanish master. of ihs island, Who were
frr. With jhs rest. hut ldera we're several
Tr--h ,Hr-. 7 the hlr'or, and 20 a. there
tore settled Chat ttc well, vsr, poisoned D,
ar Fr.-rH.
O1 rhe ninth of October a horrible nas.l.
g. began a, Manila and Csva. The c'i
Captain OF th- rg'uy1'rur was one ct the
frs, victims. A.no,, %. ,hc French resi-
Dents B., Manila were avssssin1,sl. and their
hlsr, destroyed
Monsieur Pa1',,hs doctor, who was known
ra shore -s Dsr'6r Pablo, coa'r,vcd TO escape
i1 good time oh.s ship. As SION as be ~as
900 board, his services vcre wanted by the
nate of an American vessel, who had re-
ce.vrl a p0iruarj sound. That having 5oca
dressed, the doctor mex, heard from several
French captains thl, one Of thcir number,
Captain Drouaui, from NlrseiIlss, was sulI
on shore. There rrmsirrd bot an hour Of
tr1.-ht, he might possibly be -aved. The
bold Young Breton therefore went ashore
a-ai1 in a canoe, and, when he landed, bade
ths soldiers abide rs ihs boat until ihc Cop
u.a Druuaut should come 90 them. lie then
be-an his search and, =, liule place cal.
'.i Prcsn B1ga, perceived a group Of three
a' 6gr hundred lal.las
Among them ,hsy hlI,he unllcky captain,
Pl'e as a ghost whom a Wild Indian with a
sr.s To- bIs hand held by the shoulder. Down
rushed Doctor Pablo on the group, thrust the
vt't ludan 20 the right anj Captain Drouani
% The lsit, and poil,.Dg out where the boat
vas, balo the captain run and save himself
Th- captain ran, and thc Indians were too
much surprised at the presumption Of his
rrscuor 20 take immediate heed or,hc DEPART
u-- Of their yicgm 80 the captain reached
DE boa, and pulled away from shore.
Bu, how vas Dr. Pablo 70 escape Tie
lad.4a whom he had th'us, aside, ran "a, him
with uPIiNei arm; him the surgeon me, by a
blow on ihs head with a lille cane. Tie
man ran back to biz eompanisnl, amazed and
wra,hfgl
Halves were drawn on an sides, and a cir
e'c vas formed about the mad white man /;
y11 would n0, strike alone, but a score ortwo
would strike together. The circle wss cI.s-
ing, when an Indian soldier, armed with a
muskei, jumped into the midst Holding hrs
uasksi by the muzlle, ho swung Il violently
round At arm 5 length and the revolving butt
end soon cleared a wide space
"Fly. SIR" the soldier said "bobody SiIl
touch a hair Of you while AN here"
IN truth way was opened, by which the
Young nan was quietly permitted To depart
-s he went, the sold Ter cried after him, "you
cared ior my wife ~hen she Vas ~, and re-
fused money; now you are paid"
Captain Dgouant having taken the canoe,
Monsieur Paul had no course len him bat 10
go 20 his old home in Cavia. On the way
he met eroud OF worker. from the arssull,
who had ss, out with hl,ch,s to attack lhe
chips
Among these, too, there was a friend who
pinned him % a wall, concealed hts person
unu, his companions were gone 5y, and thea
urged him to promise that he would not 60
on buari the ships. bot hide on shore.
The Doctors case vas little improved
when he reached home. There came !
Knocking At the door, and a whispering out
'ids, Of doctor Pablo"