Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-09-01
MEMPHIS, August 1851.
sAELx NTgsa CKLANB,s CASE.

Miss Strickland va 2 maiden lady Of five
aud forty, who had wsaTied the Doctors pl-
tieDCe By her reiterated attempts at dying al
most unreasonable hours, at least go far "a
regarded the comfort Of her medical attend
ants. One cold, stormy night, the doctor bad
been called to see Miss Sally, and had succeed,
ed, as usual, in pacifying her fears, and left
her enlOTIBg a sound and refreshing sleep. Re
had hardly arrived al home, dreUched through
with the rain, which was falling in torrents,
and got into a warm and comfortable bed
when he was awakened by loud rap a. the
door, and a voice without, begging hi.a 70 get
up ia a moment, az one Cf his neighb0rs was
dying and needed bis assistance. Half asleep
and hale awake, be ran 10 the door and in
quired which Of bis neiglboTs was in 60 dan
geTou5 a condition. On opening the door he
was surprised aud chagrined co fad that his
dying neighboT was Miss Sally StliczanA-
bat, after he had left her, an hour or Two be-
fore, she was taken su denly down again. and
had sent messenger to hasten his return, aud
tell him if be did not come quick, he would
not find her alive. The messenger urged him
to get ready as soon as possible, and in the
meantime he would get bis Eorse and sulkv up,
ana have them at the door. The Doctor worn
out with the repeated calls, and fatigusd with
his previous visit, hesitated: bus finally De
cidsd on going, determined to make an end OF
the job by either killing or curing.
On bis arrival h put on a gloomy and
CHASTITY countenaDce, said but very little and
very gloomiy, and in every respect appeared
more like a stranger from another world than
the humorous and agreeable physician. On
his entering the room Of Sally, she noticed the
countsnance OF the Doctor, and discovered that
something was preying upon his spirits, as he
did not appear with his woated cheersulness.
She inquired Of him the cause Of his gloom and
depression, and begged him TO unbosom him
self fully and freely, as it would probably be
the last oppor unity be should have.
He told her it would Be improper, under ex-
listing circumstances; that, as the time of her
dissolution was approaching, il might terrify
her and hasten her departure. She entreated
him TO keep nothing from her, though it might
relate to herself, for che was des5rons of know
ing the worst 5f the case, and was pTepared to
meet it, BE- it what it might. BE still de lined
disclosing the cause Of his melancholy, and
insisted that her remaining strength was in
auficieBt to sustain the shock which it must
necessarily produce, and begged her ta turn
her thoughts TO other and more appropriate
subjects.
Though Sally supposed herself dying, yet size
was unwilling TO die without her curl1sit;
gratided, and sbe therefore the more strongly
imp0rtuned the doctor to keep her no longer in
suspense. After getting her curiosity aid i'm
aginaHon on tiPtoe, be consented. He said
when the messenger came les for him 81 was
in A sound sleep, and was dreaming that he was
in the land of woe-Lat beelzsbub was con-
ducting him 10 the various rooms OF tbe pTisoh
Of despair, for the purpose OF showing him
their aTangement-snat IN passing the door
Of a room IN which some sataDs lodged, he
saw them jumping and skipping about appar
emily in high ges-that bcpiZebub, noticing it.
told them TO 90 to bed and be quet-.hat, on
their not obeying his orders cneerfuliy and
readily, he stamIed tremendously on the floor,
adding, with true satanic emphasis, " Go to
bed, say, and get some sleep, For old Sal
Strick anu is coming tomorrow, and there'n
be no sleep ia h--li for fortnight p Miss
Sally sprans for the broom, buG the Doctor.
catching up his saddls-bags, made his escape
The cure was elfrctuai