Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-11-14
H9-A sruPESOous PaACrIcAL JOKE.-

last most stupenuOuS ana cFuti Joh' NJ
perpetrated upon Il Doctor Bal, "h" iuhab
its the place, by sumo ii hi- fellow prison
ers, Que of whom relates the story about ns
follows: sit was arranged that Jesse IN.
graham should take to his berth suddenly
and appear to be dangerously ill, after
which Doctor Bell was called upon. The
Doctor came in haste, and, with face as
long as Pharisee, looked at the patient
felt his pulse and examined him very close
Iy, pronounciug his disease cramp collie Of
the worst kind, which might end in the
cholera if not stopped. The Docto,
thought that he could save his life, and SC
he went to work preparing medicine. He
first gave him, to use his own 1.-THE Doctors
language. "a double charge of Dover's pow
DER which did not seem to relieve the pa.
tient very mach. The Doctor seemed for
n moment to be at loss what to do next,
when the idea struck him that the applica-
tion of warm brick to his feet would be
the thing. There was hurrying and run
ming to and fro. through the house hunting
bricks and stones, but none could be found.
when it Was suggested to the Doctor that
there would be no harm in knocking q
couple of bricks out of the wall, which was
accordingly done, and they were putin the
stove to heat. While this was going on.
some of the boys!folded up a number of old
newspapers and LAID them across the pa
tents stomach, and then fastened his
clothes tightly over them, giving him the
appearance of being very much swollen
at this time the Doctor came to see how
his patient was getting along, and was
very much surprised to find him so bad.
He examined him, felt of his stomach, or
rather the newspapers, and found he was
very much swollen. He then seemed to be
somewhat alarmed about his patient, as he
at this time showed symptoms of derauge-
ment of mind, aud soon after this he be-
came entirely insane, leaptng from the bed
with his features very much distorted and
his eyes flashing fire, and looking almost
like a demon of the lower regions. rau flu
riously over and about the house. This
again alarmed the old Doctor, who called
at the top of his voice for somebody to
catch Ingraham aud put him back to bed,
which somebody did in less time than it
takes to tell it. By the time they got him
in bed the bricks were hot, and the Doctor
aud another went to the kitchen to get them.
Soon out come the Doctor with the
warm bricks rolled up in old rags. Those
who were holding Ingraham in bed called
to him to hurry. To see the old Doctor run
ming with the bricks in such dead earnest
while the patient was grooming aud throw
ing himself about like maniac was too
much to longer endure and completely up
set the gravity of all, aud such laughing
and tumbling was scarcely ever seen or
heard; but the Doctor, in his earnest eff.
forts to keep the soul and body of his pa
tient together did not notice any thing that
was going on around him. The Doctor
had now exhausted all the means at his
command and the patient gradually recOv-
cred his mind and called for Maj. Conway
to get his will written as he did not think
he could live very much longer. The
Doctor being lawyer by profession was
called upon to write the will which he did
TO the satisfaction of Iugraham the
testator. The will was all ready and only
wanted to be signed, but the Doctor think
ing that the patients mind was not alto
gether right the matter was postponed for
short time. The patient seeing that his
feet were not as clean as they might be,
asked the Doctor IT he did not think that
to battle them in warm water would be
aEOod thing. By this means the patient
got his feet washed very much to their as
constituent upon coming in contact wish
the water. Iugraham now seeming to be
In his right mind the will was executed in
due form aud Doctor Geo. Il. Bell was made
executor OF the same. Supper time had
come and Iugraham had so much recov-
cred that he ate very heartily, but shortly
after this the alarm was raised that Ingra-
nam had taken relapse. The Doctor
soon unlocked his medicine chest aud
look out some medicine and hurried to the
bedside of his patient, and while he was
there some OF the boys stole his bottle Of
alcohol out of his chest. The patient qui.
eted down again aud the DR.. went to bed af.
Ter saying to the patient that he did mo-
boast of his skill in medicine but he though
tAAttfhe had not been there he (the patient
would have died. The Doctor thinks tina
he has performed miracle in the cure o
ingFaham, but if he should ever read thi
ne will possibly think he was very badl.
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