Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-04-26
From She Was-iuE.o- Cap t-'.
PARHIN~GN'S CASE.


Parkinson Is not as earnest an advocate Of
medicine as he was. Parkius5n's views of
the subject have been modified. as it were, by
some very Interesting personal experiences of
the consequences Of the enthusiastic app.lca-
tion of woman (wh0m we here take occasion
to pronounce Heavens best gift % mani to
the practical details OF science. Parkinson
married blue eyed and beautiful being, who
had come triumphantly through course Of
instruction IN bone with a calm and serene
confidence in her ability to indulge iudicious-
lv in the dispensatiln of suuills 20 the ailict-
Cd. She touched thc heart Of Parkinson by
exciting activity in hisliycr; and he demand
ei her hand because he had observed IFS sin
gular dexterity and steadincss when it rc-
moved a carbunclc from the shoulder of his
aunt lie loved her Tor the blistcrs she had
spread. and when she had accepted a Pro-
fesslrshir IN the W omans Med dical College
he felt q secret joy as he reflected that at
least she could indulge without restraint her
strong propensity for cuttingup remains.
But all that is changed now. That dream
ol Parkinson's concerning amputated legs.
and billiousness, and such pleasures is dissi-
rated ,rudcly dissipatcd by the uniocling con-
duct Of his wife.
lie had a habit Of lying on the sofa in the
evening for the purpose OF taking q nap, and
when he did so he always noticed that there
was certain feeling OF heayinoss in his head
and queer smell of drugs in the room.
When be questioned Mrs Parkinson about
it. that being with the ceruican eyes invari-
ably colored and looked confused, said he
must have eaten something which disagreed
with him. Ultimately the suspicious Of Par
kins5n were aroused. lie suspected some
thing wrong. ! horrible thought entered
his mind that Mrs. Parkinson intended to
poison him ioT his skclet0n-to sacrifice him
50 that she could dangle his bones on a string
before her class, and explain to the seekers
after medical truth and peculiarities Of con-
structon which enabled the framework of
/ Parkinson to move around in society.
50 Parkinson revealed his suspicious to
/ his brother and engaged him 70 secrcte him
self in a closet in the room while be took HE
usual nap one evening upon the sofa.
When that night arrived, Mrs. Parkinson
pretending to have the sewing circle from
the church up in the parlor, while her hus-
band went TO sleep in the sttng-ro0m with
that vigilant relative of his on guard. About
. O'Clock Mr.. Parkinson S brother was sur
prised to observe Mrs Parkinson softly steal
ing up stairs, with the members of the sew
inE circle following her noiselessly in single
/ file. In her hand Mrs. Parkinson carried a
volume which her hrother-in-aw thought
might possibly contain the tender strains Of
I some sweet singer IN whose rhymotical SEN
I teuces and amid whose glowing imagery this
lovely being reyeled with all the ccstacy Of a
sensitive and poetic nature. But her brother
/ in-law was wrong. for the book was entitled
/ Thompson on,Rhcumatism; while those lines
traced in "a delicate female hand upon the
reriumed note paper and carried by Mrs.
I Parkinson, SO far from embodying the gentle
expression Of the most sacred emotions Of her
w0man's heart, were merely the diagnosis Of
an aggravated case Of fatty degeneration Of
the heart.
When the holo party had entered the
room, Mrs. Parkinson closed the door and
applied chloroform to her husbands nose. As
soon as he became completely insensible the
/ sewing in the hands Of the ladies were quick
| " laid aside, and TO Parkinson's secreted
/ Brother was disclosed the alarming fact that
this was a class of students from the college.
] The Professor began her lecture with some
yerv able and interesting remarks upon the
] nervous system, anu N oiuV4 70 NeiiohsIate
her meaning more plainly, she attached a
galyanc battery TO Parkinson's toe so that
She might make him wiggle. And he did
wiggle. The Professor with the azure orbs
gave him about eighteen terrific shocks and
poked him in the ribs 10 make bin jump
around, while the students stood in semi
circle, with note books in hand, and ex-
claimed, 'how very interesting
Parkinson's brother thoughtit 1t awful, but
he was about to come out when he reflected
that they might want TWO skeletons mp at
that college.
Mrs. Parkinson then said that she would
pursue this branch Of investigation no fur
ther at that moment, because Mr.. Parkin-
cons system was somewhat debilitated in
consequence of potash which she had admin
istered in his coffee upon the previous day