Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-05-07
5 elect % iscciIa


Some years ago a friend of mine who
hadsstudied medicine in Paris, and had ac-
complished his professional pupilage with
brilliant success. man of rare talents. of
tindoubted nerve, now one, if not the most
eminent surgeon in the Middle States, was,
upon his return to the United States, inKi-
tod to take the chair of surgery IN the med
| ical college OF Baltimore, in Maryland
AT that time he was not more than twenty
three or four years of age; but. such was the
character of the man., his attachments in his
peculiar branch of his profession, that his
inexpericnce did not initiate against the
selection, nor was any surprise expressed,
that SO youthful man shoald ns once be
eleya.ei OVER older heads, to fill the honor
able and difficult pos. Of lecturer in col.
lege upon branch OF science that, with the
exception of Patterson AMI Mott, has not
had rs many illustrious professors as the
other branches Of the art curative.
This, then, is what happened to my
friend--this man Of truth and knowledge,
and OF nerve undoubted. Let me add that
while he assured me that the thing hap
penei, he did not attemp. to explain or
did lie express any opinion upon the sub
jet. The reasoning and th: creiulity are
Ell ry own.
Thsre was an evening party one night
at friends house, to which Dir. Phillips
was invited lie went Intending to--stay
but short time, as he had to so to the an
atomical room OF the college. in order 10
|dissect privately a body, by which to illus
trate his lecture that was TO be delivered on
the following morning. a student was
also there, who was to accompany him,
and assist him in the private dissection
The subject of the lecture forget, as lay
men are aptto forget technical terms, bat
l remember it was en- some new theory OF
his. or OF some eminent French surgeon,
perhaps Baron Louis. and it was necessary
that a thorough examination should be made
of the human body.
II was about eleven o'clock when the
Doctor made s;gn to his companion.
and forthwith the proceeded to they col
lege.
II is necessary that Ishould inform the
reader. that short time previous to this,
a mob had broken into the anatomonical
lectgre-room, and it was with great diff
Guilty that the students and Professors had
escaped. The mob was caused by the
chronic rumor among the ignorant, that
their friends bodies were undergoing the
operation Of the professors knife. In or
der to make escape easy in case of
a second attack, the lectures had been
removed to the top ofthe building. and the
windows hermitecally sealed, SO that 70 tell
tale light coald at.rao. the noticessof the ex-
citable people Of Baltimore. There
was also atthe enl of a large room. door
way cut, that opened upon private stair
way, by which, when the mob broke in by
the ordinary entrance, the students might
retreat and make their escape. No second
attempt up to the period of which / am
writing. had been made and consequently
the door was never used, and the bolt had
become rusty in the ward. The door was
bolei trons uit.ia tie rooas-
They proceeded Immediately to the COL
lego. the Doctor having given orders to the
ianitor to have body ready for him on the
table. and arriving there thsy at once pro-
ceeded mp stairs. They found the outer
door of tho room locked. but the Doctor
having his own private key, unlocked it..
This door led into small vestibule where
the cloak-rack was. There they hung up
their cloaks, and then procured candles
from stand where the janitor was in the
habit of leaving them forsuch emergencies.
The candles being lighted the next door
was opened, and the Doctor and his friend
stepped at once into the large and gloomy
hall. Upon the table lay human body
the body of a young woman The pro-
ifessor and pupil advanced to the table, with
all that Sang froid for which the profess
sion is. happily forshe purposes of science
and for the good of suffering 1uInanify.
proverbiai. and werc about TO make more
immediate examination of the subject, be-
fore commencing operations. The Doctor
told me that it was so much matter OF
business with him, that while he stood O.
yer her, the sounds of the merry music o.
the party he had just left, vibrated pleas
.antly upon his ear and indeed he was man-
italy following the variations Of one th,
tunes.
AS he was holding his candle over his
face, with his back to the private door, TIN
young man. who was holding candle also
in his hand opposite, exclaimed: doctor
whosis that yond er?" atthe same timelook
ing towards the door. The Doctor turned
expecting at the MON ent, that some attacl
was to be made upon them, and prepare.
: in one way or another to resist, when hi
eye fell upon afigure that stood some tel
or twelve feet OLA figure perfectly mo
tionless, with one ofhis hands rails ID in tn
attitude of command, or as got the Doc
Itor afterwaId to say, when we converse;
Iuoon the matter, and l attempted to estab
lish M theory of ghost purpose, in the at
titude as Of one .forbidding ordering
thing not to be doue.
The Doctor said that the young MAJ
Immediately passed round to his side @
the table, and they both together. wit
candles raised in the air, as men do when
with lights, they search in the dark for OBJ
;ects hidden-advanead Upon this NUT
and gesturing figure. The figure recsde
as quickly as they advanced upon it, br
always with the hand uplifted, until the
lost It atthe door-and door with bol
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