The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-02-03
fr"'" Tie New iork Sunday p.pat Ii .
A LIVE SUBJECT"
A THRILLING SCENE IN A DIS.
SEEING RCOM.

Il" vaine "t the following but thrilling
n"'.'i'e consists in its being vuuched tor
a." .f"ct! The tt.trfuI event has cuu,e,j.
We are int"rmci, the ,nnSt inieusc eYci.e.
m-nt among tire >eiy few who have An
in'ima,s kuowlcd se of it, And strong effort,
have been made to supptes, the st,..ir trum
puhi'e notice. We p,csent the Intelligence
/" tie exact shape in which Ne received Il,
exclusive of nAues. We might have
gwen II II better literary dress, but fac,
requires no eAtraneons decoration 80.
OCTOBER -th, 1887,
Ldt'or Ncp York Diyntch.
iiefe are ep cas-, III every medic Il
mans history, each Of which comprises a
Lifeline OF horror. Only three short wry,;s
rgo VAS one OF he gayc>t stademts of
medicine aid sur ;ery i'll the United Sis,c>.
To day - we'll let M. not anticipate.
Two yrus have elapsed since WIS
sent from Mobile Jy my father, to stud:
medicine a; the North. Iis>curd 20 my
first course u lectures IN lhi.advlpI.:n, n,.l
there made the acquaintance Of l'rot,.,, r
-, Who -, probably, the best Ge.a.
Wsrn ~ ~ hHs'O"sv, t."t ever iaug.t
the young 'des how To shoot, aiop.tiI-
cslly, on this side ofthe Atlantic. | W.,
fortunate enough 10 become n aparticu!a-
isyorte OF his, and was Introduced by him,
With an especial flourish 10 Que of the ce.
verest surgeons iu--l th.nk--lhe word.
His name is -, viii cali him the
Professor. however. lie II Que Of those
lndIvdrss Tor whom YOU ut once con.
c"i'e great dislike, or wonderful par.
iaIIy, and il Was the latter ], at the !ir,t
t'Ino we met, felt 'or him.
s, lie was strange being, at least he
seemed SO To lne GpOa our FIRST mceliu.,
sni forever Afterwards. O:teulimes lac.
drank deeply, aud, while under tho iuGu-
-nce of drink, hc would let fall curious
Inns concerning 'biighted hopes 'tho ras-
c.!lty OF kindred aud the folly OF suppo.
slng any affection spraug from the ties Of
consangulnity.' Ga o.c OF those coum.u-
nlcative occ.s ons nc told ms = heart rend.
ing HISTORY Of family experiences. gath
cred, b, pIecemcal, from his conversations,
the fact lhat one Of his own blood bad
treated him most hesrtIe-sly and driven
hnn. hY frtnd uf lie gro.ses. character.
from his native place TO this Country, PEN
nle,s aud lr.euuIess.
ought TO say, en- pdssdRt, that his
drinking bouts. we're conducted slriclls
upon the geniIrmanly plan, and were sci
dom or never made known To the public,
or even TO the majority Of those who
sanked among his immediate friends
asd furthermore, should remark that he
ID well advanced IN years, although no
doubt sou know that already.
MY evIi spirit is upon me, he would
someumrs say TO me, aud then he would
illustrate, in lis conduct and manner, the
most singular. phases Of hyPocondria |
ever Witnessed.
IL appears that be was born iu the town
Of c., must be guarded, for am
NOW violating coniileuce,) and was unfor-
tumte enough. considering the laws,
which give the elder brother everything,
to be uslered in,o the world after his
brother John. For this fyere he felt the
intenseSt affection. To hun he confled
history OF his hopes I; To him lie looked,
more than 90 his infirm father, for adyicr;
TO hun he c0mmuh Gated narrative of
his love, aud of his successful wooing.--
The maiden oS HE choice was beneath him
IN wealth and station but his brotLe:
approved CT that choice aud he was con.
tent. IL isuecesssry to my object, in pei.
uing this narrative. only TO state chat the
tltIer brother seduced the girl i; robbed by
bsui qf the bas,st character. her honora,
bic lover cf aII his means, tslso reducing
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