Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-10-18

The extent TO winch modern surgical
seienes y sometimes able 90 repair the raw
ages Of var. by o0atrivsnces almost A.
alarming as var. Is Ana.ihglv illustrated
by story told BY Mr.. Henri Moar isr con
eerning The adventures ola Breton Al the
Hotel des Invahdes- The youth IN que.-
ton bad returned TO has duties. afIer a oon2e
Of six months passed 9Th has family AZ the
remote regions OF Cape FinisSsrrr. lie
came all the -ay 70 Paris on foot. and ar
IIVed At ths hotel almost exhausted with
faiig0e. wishing Tor nothing else than per
mission 10 eat has supper and get to bed
But has comrades had detected the elinking
Of some silver IN hi. pocket. and ~ere re-
solved that the return Of the Invalid shou old
be celebrated BY a supper given At has en-.
Pense-
At The supper the toasts did not fail TO
follow each other in RAPID succession. the
health Of the Emperor. Of the eosnmandant
of the Invalides. Of AL the Aieraehy Of Of
6cers. Of all their companions &c. until at
the end VI a eOople Of hours the purse Of
the victim -as pretty veil enpsied and his
brain considerably be~ildercd. At this
jsnetsre the corporal Of the ssryie> arose.
drew out has watch and sad to the Breton
. Well. nv boy. enough Of gaiety and
amusement. IL is time 20 think Of the d.
ties Of the service
. The service = PiteOusIy repeated ths
poor iH6r~ier.
- Certainly repeated the corporal. IN
tone % commando g You are not here 70
do nothing. suppose. my friend. Durand
conduct this nan immediately 10 the cap
tain It wil be your business iaEr4ser
PArveck. 10 uBdres. tbis officer assis; him
TO bed. and then sleep yourself beside BIN
on a mattress. IN case be need you IN the
night. Eooogh, Be OF, You ~iIl End
that i Is no killing matter. and thar yoa
are treated Considerably on account ofyosr
youth. your taiigse and your good ssnti-
nents Tor the governments. To your duty -
Upon this. has companions led the Breton
from The scene Of the festivities 10 a great
Parlor Of the Hotel des InvAlides, - here .seai.
ed on an imnease sofa near the ere place.
grAeiously enough. swearing and scolJine
in n voice AZ once shriu and sonoroas. aad
denaading -hAt tbey meant BY keeping HIM
waiting 50 long. When b. had sufficiently
vented BIS speen be ordered them 90 pot
him 20 bed Immediately The Breton took
hold Of one arm. hrs companion Of the other.
and the three slo~ly ciined the immense.
staircase. 20 the 0fioer's bedroom. There
the Breton was LETT alone with his charge.
The captain. still IN bad bumor. began
BY thro~ing b. bat on The table. removed
h's whig. and ordercd Parveck 10 put on his
night cap. Then ~rh bis lcit hAnd tie
Invalid unlAstened leafher strap concealed
under his Uniform. and beld out his right
arm 70 the poor youth. Who stood aston
isbed. ard hardly kne- that TO do. The
arm ieH noisiiy on the Aoor. and ~ faiI
provoked q new sf Of indignation on the
part % The irritable capiain
''wer. L0omy.~ h. exclaimed. after
series Of ~aiks. snd af the same time snfasf-
ening ne- strap. II suppose yos will DO
the sane for NY ieg?- and he banded b..
left ieg 20 thc infrraier. ''Now Pot me 20
bed. said the old man. passing his arm
round the neck Of his attendant. ~ho. lift
ing the offoer 20 lay him upon fbe bed.
found himself close % bis face. and noticed
that the nose seemed 10 shine like metal.
''Fiii NJ glass and ny BASIN Nth water,'
" heu this order wss executed. b. detaobed
one u his eyes and repealed. pat that IN
ths ElAss and a. Parveck obeyed The
invalid pot bis hand IN bis mouth and uiti.-
dre- a silver apparatus ~hicb served hiu
a. q palate. and % ~hicb q nose of ihe sane
metal ~ss aitached. and hantied both 20 the
Breton.
Boz b.. over-bcimed. terrifed. NJ. head
be~iidered By bi. r.ther copious fibafions.
began % believe that be bal 20 DO 9Th
Satan. Hs uttered = cry % horror. crossed
himseh.and rushed INTO the n~ighboring
dormitorv. pale and trembling Al IN
us~ase borsi q laughter received biri. and
b. ieli in a svoou. a weeks fever and
ieirium uas The ccnseqsence of his fright