New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-17
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Foreign Aneedotes.

with the Empress Engeniefs recent visit to the
western department Of France, at 4he nlisadven-
lures Of certain well known physician, one
aof the notoriedes Of one Of the towns visited by
hers
a physician, the great man of the town. of L.,
Is equally renowned for the eXtent of his scientific
acqurements aud the length Of his beard 50 much
SO, IN fact That the one had become to beregafded
as almost part and parcel of the other. When DR..
5G. became aware that the empress was expected
10 visit L., and that her majesty would hold a
reception at the Hotel de Vile, to give gle prlei-
palnatiyea male and female, the Opportunity Of
Df the first magistrate OF the town stating 10 that
funotionary his desire to be placed on the list Of
those who desired to be TINS presented,
7 IN that case, my dear doctor, returned the
magistrate, . most strongly advise you. to get
yourself shaHed&aer the occasion. With that
enormous cataract of beard falling down to your
knees, the empress viii never believe that you
4ean be physician. Sine will feel certain thaty0u
are dragon, and may possibly be displeased at
what she may consider as practical Joke, or even
an attempt Of trooper TO pass himself of under
1he respected name you bear SO Worthily.' The
doctors beard has always heen very near his
heart, falling, in fact, GOOD way below HAT
organ; but his heart, just chen, was nightly sef
upon tha presentation, and after a good deal of
pro-ing and coming, he determined to sacrifice the
rotessonaA,l looking Cataract
Accordingly, divestng himself before the glass
IN ms room, and calling all his fortifude
~ tAa ald 81 his Gesolptioa he first, with the aid
% q SCISSORS, dennded his chin Of its irsute ap-
qendage3 aud then, with d sigh resigned himself
70 the mlaistratigns of barber whom he had
caused 20 De summoned for the purpose Of con
sufnma ting the sacrifice, and reducing his counte
nance 20 the fashionable srnouthness Impaired BY
The razor. Thus shaved the doctor appearance
was So totally changed that his own mother would
nave failea 70 recognize him, but strong iii the
assurance 81 the magistrate that he would be
adimtted 70 the e1npfess's presence as soon as he
should have parted with his Objectionable beard
IT. q. completed his toilet, and drove to the
Hotel de Vile.
y On attempting to enter the building. he was
stopped by the Swiss, who had known him for
~ years, but who was 80 utterly incredulous Of
ms Identity that neither promises nor threats could
3n9qce hiIl 70 allow the doctor to cross the thresh
But tell you.s MY good Morot. .,tlat i am
~. S; \, the man Of science, and am
And / tell yon, Monsieur, Z, retorted the nor.
+ 1sf, I thai y1n are no more Dr. G., than am Dr..
Y. Is D totally different man from You: You have
not feature like him. and he has q lnonstFous
beard thatreaehes down to his waist; you must be
2 stranger in E---, - continued the porter eye
71g hlin spsplcl0uSly, to think of trying to pass
yourself on for Dr.. g., here in his own town
where every chile4n the place knows him as well
But. Mdfot I've shaved off my beard because
the empress does not like boards, and Mons lie
Project advised me to cut3it Off
bly, good Sill, n replied the porter 1--we known
l II 81. tor 2 good twenty years, and sure l am
fhaS ia woatd sooner part with his head than his
beard IL :" Yon are enough to make me lose my
head, with vengeance, p cried the doctor beside
hiinsel EgiIl iIapatisnGe and vexation. Here is
my card. send 1T IN to Mons. lie Sous Prefect ana
tell him desire to speak with him''
The Iofteis glad to transfer the responsibility
OF the business to higher power lost Ia fine II
sending III the card, and tle sous project on re
ceying it ordered the doctor to be admitted r. |
The sanGeuia. But the appearance of DR. ID. was /
so totally changed BY the operation he had under
gone that the sous project pfGved4Rs incredulous
NJ concierge, and while The uflucEy physician !
as 49, arrival Of one messenger sent off to |
awaited tnss who had shaved him ard ~ !
anmnon the barber
another sent off to his ots - - |
", bring the remains IN house to bid the yaleb
the ho1reof audi ii his beard tothe prefecture,
fion came II .ence passed away, and the reeep-
nate dor = an end And thus did the unfortu-
5a-4 stors according to the gossips of L., get
5,plY shaved on the same nnlucky day.
The following incident is related Of Qaeea VIC
foris' recent visit to Scotland:
Willis in Scotland the queen was in the habit of
taking a drive every morning. One day when
setusaing home frola heT drive SIC overlook
poor old man, who carried faggot on his back
aKA appeared aaeh fadgued,
ri. III, ordered the carriage to be stopped, and,
addressing the peasant, said:
= Whence came you my friend, and where are
~ on going 2, !, ...,.., Il, IA.
&C and am going to nundee.''
81 see you are tired, said the queen, "and
your faggot seems very heavy Place it at the
back OF the carriage and mount the box beside
the ooachHan.n
neg. Arrived at his destination, he descended
fra4n the coach-box, and gave the queen hearty
shake d the hand, saying:
$ Thankee, marin "A good many stnek-up Ia
dies would not have SO helped poor body like
me. If ever can be of use to you, do not stand
upon any cere1neny-John McLenani is an honest
man.
He nodded to the coachmen, who, less gracious
sthau her majesty, drew himself up and looked
s6laggers at the old man!
Eginstanoes are not rare of persons who, without
being sick, take from habit huge doses of medi
cine frequently denying themselves the comforts
of life in order that they may indulg anunnatura
appetite. We do not know the scientific name o
this nania, but the individual described in the fol
lowing paragraph mightbe appropriately styled
a pillar Of society Z
OAsEaturday, the 18th of May, 1877, died q
Rockingham Lincolnshire, Mr. Samuel Jessup
an onulent grazier Duplicating memory, aged 66
TIeAiFed jill a very eccentric way, asa bachelor
without kn6Wa relations, and died possessed Of
good fortune Notwithstanding a most inlmudef
ate craving fer physic by which he was distin
.gnished for the last twenty years % his HE III
Tenders wilt remember the curious pill and potoi
trial at the last assizes of Lincoln
The deceased, Mr. Jessup, was the defepdan
in the action. In I'll years (from 1884 to 1850 III
deceased took 229, 834 pills, supplied by arespec
able apothecary IN Rottsfora which is at the rat
y
as the patient began with more moderate appe
tite and increased il he proceeded, in the las
1--WE years preceding 1876 he took the pills at iii
ratesof IS ! day. and in 1914 swallowed not les
than 80 $50. Notwithstanding this, and the add
ton Of 10, 900 bottles Of mixture, and julep an
& electuaries. extending altogether to 30 close
written columns OF an apotheeary's bill, the ds
ceased lived to attain the age of IS years.
----es y $os-F---
a NOBLE GIFr-Mr. Joseph @. Butler and NJ
Lewis Worthinastons wealthy Protestant gentle
men Of Cincinnati, have lately purchased tn
United States Marine Hospital for $7Q,500, an
presented ii in fee simple to the Sisters OF Chart
OF Thar city. The building cost the governmer
about $500 900. The conditions of the eonveyane
are that tile institution shall be open to the poo
sick without distinction of religion, language o
Birthplace preference being gwen TO women an
children. Rooms viii be reserved for stranger
and for others who can pay, and for those VIII
may be injured and require The services of a SUI
geon. The building is a fine structure, possessiu
all the modern improvements. Honor to the nobl
deed.
The journal du Havre says:
News has just reached this place of u mysteriou
tragedy the denouement OF which is alone know
81 present On The 9Th inst, there was found
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