The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1869-02-04
suRGEoN's STORY.

.raFHE sURGEoN's STORY. n
i,sm fiTsi -2l1 A2idW lot HTgt9T ii
seawfff yodis Buy fny. b0adi!yFsii body, Sir q! 'g94sa
I, Charles Ma Mafkmann, young physi-
eisn,. was sitting alone. in the rcdusky
little FeomF that thesign without Dig
aifed with ttheititle Of 4 Ofice,Yl when
the words fell upon my ears. . 1 had
Just returned frpa visiting the few pa
tients, that I could boast of, thorough
~ heart sick at the want of humanity
in. the world, wet to- the skin, and
mere than half Ifrozen.a,I meyer re-
member a worse night in all respects.
It was cold as the Arctic-blustering ;
and the sleet that ratified upon the
windows soon covered them with a
coat coat of ii ice.n ns 1t had storned heavily
Ill idaya,9 idiaya9 fheg stofes We're Closed and
the sfdewalk IVsenders driven to shelter.
r. .God Help ppfaan any one o5lne 3Rat iis forced to
fbei abroad fo!nigflt,,' y had been my my
thought as q hurried along after finish
ing my professional duties, and breast
ed MY 5s homeRaFdlE Is But scarcely
had l reached it, changed my satura-
ted garments, coaxed the sparkling
anthracite into cheerful glow, made
myself comfortable, and begun build
kingIqastles an Spain in the time when
I should have a lucrative practice, ride
fnf my carriage, and own a brown
stone front, when the strange and
heart chilling words fell J. upon nay
ears ears causing Sc all sInYEs pleasant faneies
it6 ri away in an instant u Z, s3499z .,;3:
d sWill yea buy my body, sir ~ baa
1 sprang from my easy chair, drop
ping ping my my coiored 1neerschaum, in my
faAoRishnien Mt and turned to see who
| it waathaty like Roe's ravens. had ut
lttereds the terrible ords.i = Ct .lsall.,s u
i'S 'Wfff You buy my body sir r. .s .5 %
The question was repeated for the
second time, before had sufficiently
recovered myself to become convinced
that itIeame froInT NO ilromened bird,
buff &form1of human semblance,
1sdaits leaastsis s al. The. question was SO Mt
terly unusual, so much at variance
with all preeeneeived notions of bar
ter and9sale, that alllL could do ovas to
pushsa chair. toward the, intruder, and
stand IN silent wondernent. In q, few
moments. the self-command 7 had
llsarl1ed during my hospital practice
i came to my aid, and ] saw that my
visitor was womaI-Of q girl, rsstlls
er, for she could not have beenymore
than nineteen or twenty at tiie utmost
Eand, thatis if it had mot been for the
extrensl lpalIo Of the.face, the pinch
ed upaeek about the mouth, and the
adrsHaken eyes, she would have pos
sessed, far more than is ordinarily the
bsasesatke rare giftyof Cbeagfy.In The
fiickering fight of the fire flashed up
on the soft, brown hair, giving it a
HfEa0Fe golden glory &and dissolTing the
snowAakes 8. that had lodged there
/ mad them glitter like liquid pearls
" ES9s14Y ka9iiluS 8A Ao-ts sts-t
+ This llgch and that the dress r. .s7 iilno
i shawl were ref the cheapest material
4 and s5 III So - poor defence against tbs
hoWHg storm storm and s d. piltiless sl cold, an6
the strange request darted again with
lightning rapidlty through my praln
"Draw nearer to tie iife,o / said
4 dtstdYol ;liumbed.g We. warm l1l yoofsoii
and-rglas9iodT - s3is1sa noiIaiun55 sitia
2sHbhaye, no time, and must not stay
she answered, with a sigh, though sh'
dropped heavily into ! a chair and
brushed the snow-drops from her fac'
with her thin hands. Without wait
ipi ing for further. reno onstrance' i has
tened, to get some ,reviying medicines
Of which / Saw she stood in need, ant
7 with gentle force held It to her lips,
"I cannot, cannot" she gasped
half pushing it away. - ~,,, ! '1zi'>
afSxY " You must" I insisted, {" Remem
Der, 1 am physician, that this is
prescription and that your life de
pends uponit1. arfrT rrT
Life i! Q, God! long and sad! VIII