The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1868-10-15
StlrtitO lAistrllauu.
FREAKS or A LOVER.

Cluulng that II wat the WOlk OF some way,
paid no regard to 1t. Three days after he
received q second invitation, and contain
ing the information that the day at nine
o'clock, acarriage stopped before his house,
in order 20 convet him. Theyenet te-
solved to let the affair take It's own course,
and when on the following day, at the strik-
ing of the clock. an elegant carriage stop
ped before his door, he seated himeli IN IT,
aud asked the driver 10 whom lac was 10
carry him.
lie driver replied in English. What ]
10 not know / cannot tell
a. length the carriage stopped before
the door Of the hotel A handsome young
man Of about twenty-eiqht years of age re-
coived the surgeon At the door, and con-
Quoted him up.stairs into % large cham
Der, where the following conversation took
place.
"You have sent for me-
Il am much obliged 10 You ior the
trouble you have taken 10 visit me. Here
is coffee, chocolate on wine, II You would
take ANYTHING before the opemtiou.'
SHOW me the patient sir; ! first must
ascertain whether the injury IL such as to
reuder au atnputatiou necessary
1T is necessary, Doctor, seat yourself;
l have perfect ,onideuce IN you; listen 90
me. Here u O purse OF 100 ]guincas; thisi s
the pay you will receive lor tho operation.
Il done successfully, It rs youIs should
You refuse TO comply with my wishes, see,
here is a loaded pistol lou are in my pow
OF; / will shoot Won.
Sir. / am not afraid ofyour pistols. But
what is your particular desire. Tell me
without preamble.
You must cut OH my night leg.
''With all my heart, and, II you please,
your head, too. But the leg is sound. You
rprang up-gtairS with the agility OF . dane
ing master. What ails your Leg
Nothing, only want It on
"Sir, you are a fool
why does that trouble YOU. Thew
snetY'
what ain has the leg committed
None; but are you ready to take / off %
Sir, | do not know, Bring me evidence
that YOU are sound Of mind
win You comply with my request
Yes, sir, ~ soon as yon give me sufii-
cient reason ior such mutilatiou Of your-
self"
u cannot tell Won the truth perhaps Tor
some wears: but | will laya wager that after
= certain time YOU shall understand that my
reasons are most able that NV happiness
and very existence depends upon my being
freed from this leg
''Sir, I lay no wRgsrs. Tell me your
name, residence, family and occupation. -
You shall know all that hereafter Do
You take me for an honorable MANI
II cannot A man of honor does not
threaten his physician with pistols. Ihaye
duties toward you az n stranger. I win not
mutilate you. II you wish TO murder an
innocent father OF a family, then shoot
We'll, NJ. Thevenet. will not shootYou;
l will force you to take of my leg. What
you will not do for the love OF money, nor
the fear Of a bullet, You shall 10 for com
passion.
And how sos'
Il will bleak my leg by dischargiug my
pistols, and here before your eyes
The Englishmuu seated himself, aud
placed the mouth Of n pistol close 10 his
knee. Thevenet was on the point offspring
ing to prevent him, but he exclaimed:
''Stir not, orl Gre Now, said he, "will
you increase aud lengthen ont my painsfor
nothing
You are a fool said Theyenet. But
1t shall be done. will take offths unfor
innate leg
The Englishman calmly laid by the pis-
tol, and all was made ready for the opera
ton. A soon as the surgeon began TO
cut, the Englishman lighted his pipe aud
Bwore that II should not go out. He kept
his word. The leg hay upon the floor, and
the EnglishmHn was still smoking. The
venet did his work like a master; the
wound, by bis skill and the patients good
nature was healed AT a fixed time. lie re
wurded his surgeon like a king, and thank
ed him with tears IF Joy for the loss of his
leg, and sailed over the streets with a
wooden one. A few weeks after his de
parture Theyenet received u letter from
England with the following contents;
ttN,u mill Vagattra a,,alogal "a A q. tpn.T Of
my most heartfelt gratitude, an order for
$50 guineas upon Mons. Blanchard, in Paris.
You have made me the happiest mortal on
earth In depriying me OF my leg, for IL Was
the only hindIance 10 my earthly felicity.
Brave man, you may now know the cause
Of my foolish humor, as you called it.
You concluded, at the time, that there
could be-no reasonable ground for such
self-mutilAtion. | offered TO lay II wager;
you did well in not accepting II. After my
second return from the East Indies, | be
came acquainted with Emile Harley, the
most perfect Of women. ] loved her pas
monately-her wealth, her family counec-
lion, Influenced my friends in her favor;
but / was Influenced only by her beauty
an her noble heart, | Joined the number
Of her admirers. All excellent TheYeuet,
/ was so fortunate as 10 gain her aftec-
tons. She loved me above all made no
secrets of it, but she still rejected me. |
sought her hand in vain IN vain ! implored
her parents 10 intercede for me, She was
still immovable. For n long time ! was un-
able to conjecture the cause of her refusing
me, since, a. she confessed herself she
loved me, almost 10 distraction. One of
visitors betrayed 10 me the secret Miss
Harley was a wonder OF beauty but she had
only one leg; and on account of this i'm
perfection she feared 10 become my wife.
least | should esteem her less for il. My
resolution was taken. | resolved 10 be like
her; thanks TO you / became so. ! came
with my wooden leg 10 London, and in the
first place visited Miss Harley. IL had
been reported, and | myself had written TO
England, that by a fall from Il horse ] had
broken my leg, which was consequently
taken Of. II was much regretted, Emile
fell into a swoon the first time she saw me.
She was for a long time uncomfortable,
but now she is my wife, The first day after
our marriage / entrusted TO her the secret
of what a sacrifice had made in consequ-
enoe of my wish 10 obtain her hand, She
loves me now the more ~affectionatelys q,
my brave Thevenetl had j ten legs 10 lose,
L would, without a single contortion Of fea-
ture, part with them all for Emile. So
long as | live / will be grateful TO you.-
Come 10 London-visit us-become ac-
quaintsd with my wife, and then say was
n fool" a" CHARLES TEMPLE, Bart.