Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-06-25
From the Homs Journal
Al EXTRAORDINARY STORY.
gRoA TIE HuNaARIAN.

nent surgeons Of Pssth, vas summone
as day break one morning, to see peI
son who pressingly sought to be admitss
% him. While waiting in The aase
chamber, the visitor desired tha serTau
70 add that every moments delay va
dangerous, as he stood in need of fnssan
help. ,''
The surgeon, hastily throwing o6 hf
n,ighs-robe, gave orders for him to b
shown up at once. -,' ..,.. -@.--.f ,..'
1t was an entire stranger, but on,
whose dress and manner proclaimed bin
man belonging to the best class Of so.
sfety. His paiiid cheeks spoke of soml
deep inward bodily and meutal pain ans
his right hand rested in d silkcn sling
Though he succeeded perfectly In con.
trolling the expression OF eountenance
low murmnr of pain, In spite of all biz
sstfor's, broke forth repeatedly from hi,
lips. -
'fHave I the honor Of addressing Doe
tor N----p'' he asked, in weak, al
most fainsing voice, as he approached the
surgeon.
"Yes, sir"
Pardon the question. | do not live
in Pesth; ] came from the country, and
know you by reputation only. | regret
not to be able 10 make your acquaintance
under happier umstances--.n
The surgeon, seeing that his visitor
could scarcely staui on his feet, begged
him to rest on his dfvsn.
II an weary for a whole week have
not closed my eyes. have been having
. pain in my right hand, to which / can
give no name. In the beginning felt
only a slighs pang, bat Ia Short time
il commenced to burn with constantly in
ereasing violence, growing to be a torture
beyond the reach Of the slightest allevia-
tion. | have tried every obtainable rem
edy, far and near, but nothing relieves
me-theTe remains the same piercing.
cutting, deadly pain. Finally, could
bear no moss; got in carriage and
FASTENED hare to yoa, thai you might free
na from my torment by an operatiSn-
the knife or iron-foE can support il no
longer"
The surgeon here endeavored to eneour-
age him, saying hia suffering might be
oveEeome By milder means than the use Of
she knife.
"No doctor; neither plaster nor yet
any pa!liasiys can relieve Il; what need
IS the knife. For that alone did oone
bore"
Doctor NJ asked to be permitted
% look at his band on which the suffer
2E, setting his teeth hard, held it forth
The surgeon, using the greatest preeau-
sion, began TO loosen the handage.
'"'Let me entreat you, In advance, doc
sor, not be overcome By anything you Will
see. Ny pain is SO strange, go extraor-
iinary, thai it viii certainly take you un-
4Wares. Hesitate at nothing, | pray
yoa-"
The surgeon assured the stranger that
be was accustomed to everything, in his
profession, and pledged himself to heai-
tate at nothing.
Nevertheless, when the hand appeared,
be shrank back inEoluataFily, letting it
FALL heavily, The hand was apparently
rs SQUAD, healthy looking and perfect as
any otheE-not u spot vas to be seen up
Oh it! ....
\ sharp CRY from the sufferer, as he
lifted the dropped hand with bis left,
proved that he had come in no jest, but
hat be suffered cruelty.
"Whsre does it pain yoaS''
''IIere, DOCTOR" said tha stranger.
pointing to place on the upper surface
lf his hand, whore two veins parted from
each other in faint blue lines. The sur
geqn making him shadder, as he touched
.aa spot with his finger.
aFrightfullyr
Sand you suffer from the pressure,
shen touch the place with nay fngsrP''
The stranger was not ia condition to
answer, Tears started 60 his eyes, so
dreadful Was the suffering.
"WonderfalI distinguish nothing
here - "
Sand yps 1 experience there so inex-
presaibla pain that could dash my
head against the wall"
The surgeon took microscope, exam
med the place, and shook his head.
"Ths akin is clear and healthy; the
blood courses freely in the veins there is
no Inflammation, no apparent hurt. The
place is precisely in Its natural state"
'sI think il is somewhat redder.S
SEWhere &" s e#-
The stranger took a pencil from bis
pocket-book, and drew line around 4
spot the size Of half-kreuzer.
nTFere."
The surgeon carefully looked al this
spot, and began to think that his patient
was insane.
rRenain here" he said; ssI MAY be
able to assist you in few days.n
ttT cannot wait Do not think, sir,
that you have madman before YOU
Tint Is misfortune of which you will
not have to cure me. The place have
indicated causes me such agony, that, /
repeat it, have alone come here 10 have
IL cut out.n
NWhich, however, | viii not do % said
tue suTgsuu. sr
I sand why not P''
. ''Beeause your hand is perfectly sound;
80 far as can see, there is no more the
matter with 1t chan there is with my own
hand!'' s '-# ... g"
p sYou are therefore, ready to decide
that | am mAd-you cannot believe me
jesting j" returned the stranger, taking q
note for q thousand guIdens out of hIs
pocket book, and laying il on the table.
"Thsre, see that this ID 20 child's play,
and that the service which | ask at your
hands IL Of the higest necessity aud inn
portapce to me, entreat you, cut this
spot from ous my hand 70
fsAnd l say TO yoa, air, that all che
wealth Of the world would not induce ne
to look on . sound msmbsr as diseased,
or mako The slightest insision in such .
enc. To do ii would ba 70 do what my
surgical knowledge soadamns--it would
put my reputation 70 shanas-in word
my duty forhida itl The whole world
Weala maintain that yoa wers . lunasic
but Oh ma they would say either that
had been 50 unprinCipled as to profit b,
your mamia, or that / was too ignoran
10 preesass tha esEur inso which zen has
led mas