Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1867-12-06

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The fret step, in education is to
loarn ones Ignorance. In, an article
"n "Authors and Authorship" which
We find an exchange, the writer opens
With the following curious story, ,as
illustrative, Of the possible effects
which his oppose Of tho, d.tioulties Of
authorship may havo on somo OF. his
readers who ore troubled with tho
cicoethus csr;Ccnai
.sSome years since q great French
.urgcon--whether it was Larrcy or
Vclpeaa, does not lnatter-wcht down
10 tho provinces. Ho had ,akon a
holiday from his profession, a"d was
travelling in his own couch, with
sufIiciercy of lackeys. Ono of his
horses, as it SO happened, had cast u
shoe, and he stopped at q smithy t"
have the defect mude good. While
Tho shoe was being Ieplsrod, tho sur
geon took. . stroll in. tho n+ighb,r,
hood. The very first man he me,
had only ono arm, tho missing mcm-
ber having been amputa.cd at the
shoulder. Tho surgeon a.lird the
cripple who had relieved him Of the
limb, and was told that il was the
biat then at work on the no, 60.
shoe. The surgeon was curious, and
obtained permission to, examine tho
shoulder. lie look ii at it critically.
Certainly it had b. on wolf dono. A
little farther on. he met u woman with
a; scar oh her forehead, On;inqiliring
holcarncd that it marked the site Of
an enormous wen OF which she had
been relieved by, the blacksmith.
Back went tho surgeon to see the ru-
raj operator. lie fuu.d him intclli,
sent--a fellow with n large head, q
keen eye, and the lilies around his
lirs depo,ing .firmnoss and coolncss.
lle learned that the smith had per-
formed over fifty Of such operations.
Here, thought the surgeon is u man
Of genius and ability, who only re.
quircs education to become at onco a
wonderful operator. l must lake him
and put him in his proporsphere. So
he urged him to 60 10 Paris, offei ed
him a sum of money sufficient o dcfray
expenses, and a lottar commencing
him to tho attention of his colleagues
of the faculty. Tho blacksmith con,
sented, and the surgeon, his horse be
; ing now shod, enter his coach and
went on his way.
| "The surgeon got back TO Paris il
duo time, but forgot about his student
in the press Of his professional duties
At longth, Lowevor, he was callcd OF
to couch q cataract f,r q high digni.
sary of the church who was too in.
arn. to leave his diocese. Oa his wa,
! he passed by The village where he ha.
before found the surgical, maker. o
horse Shoes, and stopped at I'll,
smi,hy TO sue who had succeed
I'd his friend at the anvil and fory..
| To his great surpris,, there stood, ma
king the sparks fly In sho ~ers aronnt
him. the idsn,ical blacksmith who's
l.he had sent t. 5fths university.
: ".Why, what do You do iiere, m,
frirnd!" lie askol. 'Yol PROMISED IN
20 go TO Paris: :: :~,'.:j ~ =,
".I won't
"'And to study sdrgeryE \;
".t studicd..' - -
"But what sbrtng gs you back?'
I a learned sass smueh }ds j care I
| know. / &as there for two years.
4 "sThat: :was rather short time
); ,"E',ng enough TO learn what ougt
TO- hhre known bcforel ::
~ do not understand you: IIa,
=you performed; any mpi'r operatio,
: since you re- nrpci ~ ..=;s.,. <
g sExp!aio!. q. ~. 49, :. (
"'"by, yoa :sse' said the blatl
J. smith, wpnt TO Paris and I1ntudie
: .kEgSs eGnalHts2, with the ekelotf
4 with the bones and lignmenta. Z
= was vory: We'll. I-mastessd most Of y
:. ,nuscles. ltwax bstter, I. They eaid
!. picked up. everything. marvellous
y faicls. ThenI .Bsgan Tie 1araeri'
) Ms: aisb, il was t6rtible!:.a - !.
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