Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1872-09-18
A showman's Sick Child.

A showman's Sick Child.
Doctor Lemoine was one Of the
most courtly and aflablc of Paris /
physicians. He was once called upon
by an athletic, ruddy parsonage, who
certainly seemed in no individual
need of the distinguished doctors
advice the latter, too, in kind ef-
fort to rcassure his embarrassed
visitor, addressed him with his usual
poltteless and condescension.
Monsieur, am the proprietor of
q menagerie,' said the square ,shoul-
dercd man. "And one of my chill
dren is sick"
"Exactly, my friend. OF what
nature is the disease I"
"He ran a splinter into his thigh
it is very ugly, Monsieur, but l am
rich enough to pay well!"
"Nery well, my man." replied the
tescsor, unable to suppress asiniie at
the simplicity ofhis visitor, 1--WE will
talk of that after while. Tell me
explicitly what is the matter with
your child"
Monsieur, the splinter has fester-
ed in his thigh, and l,e will let no one
touch it he is headstrong, for all he
is very gentle. 1t will be necessary,
| know, to perform slight opera
ton; but he is violent and hcadstrong
about it"
Leave his violence to me. How
old is he?'
"Four years. only. Bat l am
afraid he will bite or scratch YOU If
you attempt to touch it. You must
administer rhiuruiurm.'
Not at all, my good man. Your
child canno; be very dangerous i'll the
exercise Of his temper ii he is only
four years Old
"But hc is large for his age"
mo, no: will 80 with you TO sec
your boy. IL were FOLLY /" adminis.
ter chluroform in such ease
"But, Monsieur, you do not know
him so well as l." continued the man
approximately. II pray, | beseecl
you to take the chloruturm all til,
same, i'll case you should need it,"
To dispcl ihe anxiety of the ner
vous man, Doctor Lcmoimc carrie,
with him the required an9sthctic
and shortly arrived ut the house o
the beast tanner. Entering room
G adjoining the exhibition room, whicl
u was half kitchen and half stable, tn
i Doctor looked round for the suffering
: patient.
c 81 have put him up stairs, Doctor
= where the poor fellow would be un
II disturbed by the performances. As
T. cend with me, please"
i They mounted Il half ladder, hal
Z staircase to Il kind of loft. The Doc
II tor having entered, the showma
I. followed, and, closing the door benin
Is him, quickly locked it. The former
Is turning in some surprise at tn
" strange proceeding of his conducto
IL was salutcd with low growl fro
y the extreme corner of the room. II
'' Immediately fixed his attention upo
: the source of this unkindly grcctin
~ and to his dismy deserted a fu
IL grown lion slowly approaching then
i with an unqucstionably wicked M
" meaning snarl upon his countenanc
. The beast tanner grew pale, ni
10 when he addressed some soothil
IL brute language 10 the animal, h
II voice trcmblcd. Tho Doctor W.
e. not only ghastly pale, but was cove
" ed with Il cold sweat.
l. "For Heavens sake, Doctor,
IL quick !" whispered the beast team,
u hoarscly he is ugly today"
y still showing his white teeth. Il
u lion rrouchcd in that attitude viii,
" the physician had often observed Il
u same species assume preparatory To
spring. in the mrnagrric ofthc Jardi
dies Plamtcs. lie had need then
srlf.possrssinn. and. collecting all h
l. cucrgics. he dashed the rhlorofur
III which he held in the animals fac
The latter recalled, and IN u seror
X after began To droop under the cilrc
III of the drug. This permitted u sii
80 further administration of II. til |
was iinally stretched powcrlrss b
o. fore them. The operation rcluir,
,o was then made upon the wound. ~
81 the proper rrsi"raiivcs applied.
Neither doctor nor Snowman spul
=. Il word until they had descended Il
- steps aud stood safely In the roo,
below.
~, Monsieur" said the showma
"you have saved, by your powcri
presence OF mind, II lirn whose val,
"" /" incalculablc To me. Permit me
'. offer YOU Your fee And he hand,
'' the other u hundrcd-trunc note.
~ "Thank you. Monsieur Domp
~ tcur." replied the physician, rccci
ing the satisfactory fee land wh,
a. you again have need of my scrvic
us for similar case pray you"
he II certainly will call ySu in."
u "No, no; that Is not what intcu
y ell to say-pray summon some otl,
:" member OF the profession."--[ll,
ney's journal.
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