The Van Buren press., 1871-12-12
MISCElLAN Y.
The Doctors Subject.

The Doctors Subject. li
The scene opens in Or, Metcalf !
study. Harry Lane, young farmer
called for his bill The amount was 500
He demrred at the price and hestated to
.aflixai hisssignstiwe to n note for this
amount payable in six months, for ht
saw very little prospect of meeting thC
payment from the profit OF his farm The
doctor limited that there was a way IN
which he could easily cancel the note
lie WAS in want Of a subject for dissec
ton, and could pay this sum for body
Harry Lane Indignantly spurned the idea
OF becoming grave robber and left the
Doctor to his reflections. Another scene
introduces the reader to the house of d
drunkard Dr. Metealf beseechess his
sister, Mrs Morris, TO leave her husband
whose intemperance had reduced herself
and children to poverty and want II
she would leave HIM he would care foI
her, but not without But she would not
desert him whom she still loved and for
whom she still had hope.
Night had set in before Harry Lane
arrived home, and when he reached the
gate, his wife, a pretty little woman, met
him with lantern
"fm so glad you've come Harry,
she said, in a relieved, overjoyed tone.
And why, my little miss y
81 I've been afraid all the time "
"Afraid?"
"Yes; but do you come to supper be-
fore you unharness, Harry 2 .tsaln
And Of what were you afraid, En- ~
"Well, III tell you George Morris
came here little while after you left,
He came and sat down before the fire,
and acted dreadtully strange. Pretty
soon found out he was half drunk. v
And what did lie doY" y. t,, ,,a..
:" Nothing only to drink aud talk and
drink, and | was SO afraid of him. I've
heard so much of being killed by drunk
en- men, and he was SO dreadfully drunk,
Harry. Well, he staid until near dark,
and then he emptled the jug THAT he had
with him and fell over dead drunk.
"In the house,
"Yes. |"
And is he there now5'
Yes. +"
"Perfactly nsenslble ?" s..
eyes, as insensible as a log. a.a4..
Harry Lane gave a sudden leap into
the house with a wild hurrah, that quite
startled his quiet little wife He bad
nearly Embarrassed his team, but he re
placed the harness as quickly as possible
I" What are you going to do. Harry n
+" Hitch Bonny and Feet to the sled
again" taE 'A .'. f.H
sFor what 2"
"Never mind. Are you sure tina,
Morris is insebsibo Z"
"les, he has been so lor nearly at
hour. a."
"Hs, hs, hat laughed the young
man su .uD.. a.Hgssa n,a.,
"Whoa, Bonny, stanl rtill Fleet, my
man Ha, ha! ~. ...,
"Why, what does all you, Harry; arc
you crazy? What are You doing. fol
pity's sake ?"rldH laf 4i q. Ist'in'f.
"yust wait and see, Mrs En-" p n. Z
Harry fastened the horses to the bars
and ran UP tho well trodden path TO th'
house, followed hastily by his wife.
-a" C ct me sheet, quick, En- =
"What for?" ltt.. -1a
(" Never mind-there,s that's it. He'll
me wrap this fellow up in it. Hell
make capital suhject-ha, ha"
"What are you going to do =
"Never miud--just take hold of hi
feet, En-; steady, now; that it. Don
think me crazy; | II tell you all about /
when | get back. Have supper read,
when / come, .. 4 .r.a
George Morris was placed od thc sled
An hour afterwards Harry Lane knock
ed at the back door of the Doctors OF
fee. The Worry DR.. Meteaf presented
himself, .;FY .ogta e.ggf sa.gH57
Where shall take the body" hc
questioned in q low tone.
It"Right through into the dissectins
room and lay it on the table. There,
thought you'd think better of it, anc
you've been quick, too. Stopped at thu
graveyard as you went along, didh
youf' VIZ
"And the note" u.l H
Here it is you are welcome to it
Mr. Lane. You're a good hand at sucl
little matters, and shall have to call up
on you again. ....l =.
"Ir you like The subject may be able
to furnish you with more of the same
kind, P" replied the young man, tearins
tho note into strips, and closing the dool
with a &c ood evening, doctor
DR. MetcaIf chuckled to himself, wei
pleased with his success. For half a,
hour, perhaps, he sat in his office chair
whiting a fragrant Havana AT The enc
Of that time he took up the candle ano
went into the dissccting room to sat
-hnA Lind Of n snhinnt had hcen hrou2h