The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-02-05


a QUEER PAuENT-The Paris CORES.
pondent of the Philadelphia Sunday Dis
patch gives the following account of q
dilemma celebrated doctor wa, placed
in recently:
DR.. Lcmoinc i, one Of the most courtly
and nifable of the physicians here whose
talents have won them fortune and fame.
A fews days ago he was called upon Ivy
an athletic, ruddy parsonage, VINO GER
tanfy seemed in no individual need Of the
distinguished doctors advice; the latter,
too, in kind efior; TO reassure his embar.
rasscd visitor, addressing him with hi.
usual politencss and condensation.
Monsieur, | am the proprietor Of u
mc1ageii,," said the square shoulderel
man, "dnd one of my children is sick"
"ExactIy, my friend. o. what natur,
is the dicaso! 7"
"iIc ran a splinter il lis thigh; it i,
very ugly. Monsieur, but am rich enough
to pay well"
"Ncry well, my man." repie the doe
tor. unable to suppress a smile at the
simplicity of his visitor; 'wc will talk OF
that after awhile. Tell me exactly what
is the matter with your child :"
monsieur, this splinter has festorci in
his thigh, and he will let no one touch il;
he is headstrons-ior all he is gentle. 1t
will be necccsS ny, know, 10 pcrfu,ui II
slight operation, but hc i. 50 violent a,ti
headstrong about it,"
leave his violence to inc. How old
is ho!'
"Four yours old. But an afraiI lo
will bite Or scratch you if you attempt t.
touc! it. You must administer ch,uro-
form"
"Not at all, my good man. Y3nr
child cannot be very dangerous in the ex-
ercisc of his temper, if he is only four
years Old
''l}ut he is large for his age
'llut no; l will 20 with you to see
your boy. 1t were folly to administer
chlorotorm in such case.
But monster, you do not know him So
well as J." continued the man impor,u-
natcIy. II pray, I bcsccch you, to take
the choroorm all the same, in case YOU
should need it,"
To dispcl the anxictics Of the nervous
athlete, DR.. Lemoine carried with him
the required an;c-hciic, and after Il short
course III rOauIe, arrived at the house
OF the beast famer. Entering a room
adjoining the exhibition arena, which was
half kitchen and half stable, the doctor
looked around for the suffering paticut.
81 have put him up stairs. doctor.
where the poor fellow would be undisturb
cd by the performances Ascend with me
please"
They mounted half ladder, half stair.
case, 10 a kind of loft The doctor having
entered the Snowman followed, and closing
the door behind him, quickly locked it.
The former, turning in some surprise at
this strange proceeding to his conductor,
was saluied with Il low growl from the
extreme corner of the room. lie then
fixed his attention upon the source Of this
ulSindy greeting, and decricd a full
grown lion slowly approaching them, with
an unquc'ti'nably wicked and mcn1cinS
snarl upon his countenancc. The doap
teCT grew pale: and when ho addressed
some soothing brute language to the ami
NAL, his voice trembled. The doctor was
not only ghassly pale, but was covered
with cold sweat.
'For Gods sake, doctor, be quick :"
whispered the beast tanner, loarsely "ho
is ugly to day"
Still showing his white teeth, the lion
slowly crouched in that attitude whic!,
the physician had so often observed Tia,
same species assume, preparatory to II
spring, in the JIrdin des Plau'cs. lie hal
need then of self. possession, and, collecting
all his energies, lie dashed the chlorofurn,
which he held, in the animals face Tho
latter rccoled, and in second after began
/ TO droop, under the effects Of the drug.
/ This enabled a still further administrator
OF it, i'll lie WAS finally stretched power
less before them. The operation required
was then made upon the wound, aud tue
proper res,oratives applied.
Neither doctor nor Snowman spoke "A
word until they had descended the STEPS,
and stood safely in the room below.
" Monsieur" said the d0nptegr, "you
have saved, by your wonderful presence
of mind, life whose value is incalculailu
to me. Permit me to give you your
fee And he handed tie other hun
dred franc note.
"Thank you, Mons. Dompteur," ~
piled the physician, receiving tho satisi@r.
tory fee, "and when you again have neei
Of my services !or similar case, pray
you"
~ will certainly call you IN"
"No, no 10 summon sopa other
member Of the profession.
Pa. has long laboretl under the ;rnnut,-