Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1854-03-01

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What would the Doctors give for ner
body?
Good Heavens = cried the wretched man
as tho the words of the woman had shot
through his sonl, and he caught up the emp
ty gin bottle and poured water in it and then
drank it off.
Don't the Doctors sometimes buy corpses
at o high price to experiment on, JackyP
They say so of 'em-tho' l don't know
said Jacques in great agitation.
Then whatdo you reckon they would give
for her? She would be of great use to them,
l reckon for they could learn how to cure
burns and to bring the frozen to life again.
She is no use to us any moro, Jacky, so run
down to DR.. BIS and bring him here and let
him see what she is worth
A demon possessed the soul of the fallen,
debased woman-for gin she would sell her
own soul and her hope of peace in eternity,
and the thirst for gin In the burning bosom
of st. Clair overcome him and he made haste
to DIR. BIS.
He alarmed the knockcr on the Doctors
door and in a few moments he was ushered
into the presence of the man of science. At
that time he had charge of a private room in
R-x for the stHdy of Anatomy, and from
this fact the beastly woman thought a bar
gain might be easily made.
Come with me- said jacques trembling
with agitation.
The Doctor drew on his great coat and fol-
lowed the drunkard whose mysterious actions
had excited his curiosity. 1t was not yet
fully light and they hurried through the
snow streets and down the Alley to the
drunkard's abode.
They entered and the Doctor sprang to one
side appalled, at the hideous corpse of the
child on the floor. In one jam sat the wo'
man lowering over the Goals that were hall
buried among the ashes.
Jacques did not speak but stood with his
back against the door.
Doctor said the woman, pointing at the
corpse, with her tremulous finger, Doctol
B., what will you give us for her?'
Great God, woman exclaimed the Doc
tor, are you crazy : that is little Adap
Yes, sir but you see she is no use to u
now and l thought you would like to buy her
for q trife or so we are hard run to liV
you see, Doctor; we haint even got money t.
give for gin much less for bread. What vii
: you give us and take her awayF
: The cool, calculating manner of the woma
r completely staggered the Doctor he was a
o loss to understand how any mother coul
Q entertain the horrid conception of barterin
away her own child for rough hands to he,
! their way in scientific investigation throug
: bone and muscle and he was at a loss for
. suitable reply to make to her devilish prop
sails.
when l came here said he, Il was u
der the impression 1t was to see some or
suffering the pangs of disease, but this is
soul revolving tragedy for which l was n,
prepared-it humans me. True l sometim,
n in a proper manner supply my dissectir
room with material for the prosecution
practical Anatomys, but it is not from Il
! hands of unfeeling, heartless parents, that
q buy their own dead offspring for my purpo
es. | have not lost all moral sensibilitie
as you seem to think my noble profession
d guilty of; for you can find no physician
R-x who would listen to your ~revoltil
\, proposals. The authorities shall see to THU
and he leftth miserable den of depravity.
Now you have done it, Aggy,' said ia
ques, as the disguised physician left t
door steps.
In an half hour an undertaken came wi
a coffin and dressed the child for a home
n the Potter's Field. He Strengthened her
he gid limbs and nailed her in the rough b
and sat it upon a bench and went away.
III An idea entered the head of the drunk
woman as soon as he left the parents Or
ed the lid from the coffin and took out I