Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-01-31
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ST. CLAIRsvILLE, O.:
Thursday, Jan. 81, 1867.
A Queer Patient.

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The Paris eorrespondsnt Of. the Phih.
delphia Sunday Dispatch gives the follow.
ing account Of adilenms celebrated doctor
was placed in recently: p.
DfLemoipeis is one of the most courtly
aud affabie of the physicians here whose
talents have won them fortune and fame. -
A few days age be was called upon by an
athletic, ruddy parsonage, who certainly
seemed in no individual need Of the distin-
euished doctor advice the latter, too, ia
kind effort to reassuro bis embarrassed vis-
itor, addressing him with his usual polite
ness and condescension.
Monsieur, am the proprietor Of me-
nagerie, said the square shouldered mas,
and one OF my children is sick. +"
Exactly, my friend. Ofwhat nature is
the disesse2"
He ran a splinter into his thigh 1t is
very ugly, Monsieur, but am rich enough
to pay vel"
Very we'll, my man, replied the docter,
unable to suppress smile at the simplicity
OF his visitor I'VE will talk of that after
while Tell me exactly what is the matter
with your ehildr'
Monsieur, this splinter has festered in
his thigh, and he will let ne one touch it I;
he 10 headstrong-for all he is very gentle.
twill be necessary, l know, to perform
slight operation. but he is 80 violent and
headstrong about it"
Leave his violence to me. How old is
he2''A '.'- 'e7''
-Four years only. But am afraid he
will bite or scratch you IL you attempt to
touch it. You must administer chloroform.
Mot at all, my good man. Your child
cannot be very dangerous in the exercise of
his temper, if he is only four years DID,"
but he is large for his age"
mo, no l will 20 With you to see your
boy. 1t were folly to administer chloro.
form in such case"
but, Monsieur you do not know him SO
wellas |, continued the man importunate-
II pray, bcseech you, To take the chlero.
form all the same, in case you should need
it."
To dispel the anxieties of the nervous
athlete, DR.. Lemoine carried with him the
required an@stbetio, and kfter short course
in voiture, arrived at the house Of the
beast tanner. Entering room adjoining
the exhibition arena, which was half
kitchen and half stable, the doctor looked
around for the suffering patient.
81 have put him up stairs, doctor, where
tno poor ieioW Wouiu W unulsturDeu Dy the
performances. Ascend with me, please"
case to 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
saluted with low growl from the extreme
corner of the room. He then fixed bis at
tention upon the source of this unkindly
greeting, and deserted full grown lion
slowly approaching them, with an unques-
tioBably wicked and menacing snarlJ upon
his couhtenance The donlpteur grew pale;
aud when he addressed some soothing brute
language TO the animal his voice trembled.
The doctor was not only ghastly pale, but
was covered with q cold sweat.
For Gods sake, doctor, DO quick T.
whispered the beast tanner, hsarsely ''hs
is ugly to-day r. 81 ~ ~
Still showing his white teeth, the lion
slowly crouched in that attitude which the
physician had SO often observed the same
species assume preparatory to . spring. in
Of self possession, and collecting oil his
energies, be dashed the chlor0form which
recoiled, and in second after, began to
droop under the effects OF the drug. This
enabled still further administration of it,
till he was finally stretched powsrless before
than. The operation required was then
made upon the wound, and the proper re-
storatiyes applied.
Neither doctor nor Snowman spoke
word until they had descended the steps,
and stood safely in the room below.
Monsieur" said the dompteur, "you
have saved, by your wonderful presence of
miad, q life whose value Is incalculable to
me-. Permit me to give you your fee."--
And he handed the other hundred franc
note.
Thank you, Mons. Dompteur," replied
the physician, receiving the satisfactory fee,
"and when you .aSain have need Of my ser.
vices for similar csses l pray you
y will certainly call you in"
"No, noT7to summer some other mem.
ber Of the profession. " SGY