Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-08-03

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hep arrive before he found it.
Nsin hope! In moment An intelligent
look passed over his face ard he wen,
directly where it was. Taking it in one
hAnd he walked to me and passed his
fingers over its teeth They did not seem
sharp enough to suit him, aud taking out
his pochet.knile he proceeded. with The
nail blade, TO file them.
Now, you know, country ply sician
does not carry any OF these delicate little
knives such as YOU see in cutters win
dows III the city. but regular instru.
ment manufactured especially for his use.
1t is big enough to cut off limb. and
has a crooked blade for pruning. and a
hooked iron for cleaning horses hoois,
aud a long wire for clearing borers out
OF trees, and pair OF pinchers for pull.
lng teeth. and a lancet for bleeding
horses, and a nail blade big enough TO
smooth hip bone if roughly amputa,ed.
| will also remark that countrymen en-
have very large nails. so large that a
small knife would make no impression
on them, hence the necessity of so heavy
blade.
| make this explanation that you may
not think it strange my doctor had tool
at hand large enough to file a saw.
As he filed. every scream OF the aillct-
ed loo,h-did you ever think i, hults
saw to lille its teeth. and that is what
makes it emit such fearful sounds during
the operation?--was echoed 10y me inter.
nally, though the power OF emitting
sound had leit me.
thought this noise must bring the old
housekeeper to my aid, but she came not.
Then ii Il .shcd across my mind that she
was ,eagued with the doctor Tor my
lcslrucliou. Did she not send FOR him
unJekuownSl" To me and had he not
prescribed u remedy which gave him this
70 accomplish their evil de.
sisu> upon me?
IL seemed 10 read what Was passing |
in my mind. Immediately stopped liing. |
ard looked around carefully TO see ii any
one had teen disturbed 10y the sound.
Seeing q team in the road approaching.
le hastily cast me beLind the chopping
Jiock and went induslriously 10 work up
On log. until the danger of detection |
was passed.
Then he again placed me upon the |
buck and proceeded to saw me in two.
Placing one ioot upon my left side
near the heart. he drew the saw across |
my stomach. Wiki the lirst stroke of the
saw | screamed and awoke TO find my |
o.d housckecper eudeaSoring 10 iaslen u
a mustard plaster upon my stomach,
She said lag grOaning awlully, and |
,he thought mus. have had lit. as she |
rolled me over several times, and did |
not come TO. Ia the goodness OF her
heart, she hal determined to rescIe me |
without The aid ol physician.
Bu. thought did not even need her
aLd wandered Of to the
woods, feeling wrcichedly. | mentally !
vowed would never touch a saw again,
md resolved to write home for permis
sion 10 return TO the city. Bat before
night | fel, so free and happy that the
letter Was burned, and new resolution
10 flight it out on thAt line" was formed.
continued to do some ply steal labor
from that day forth. and now instead OF
being weak, pale aud sickly. l am a
healthy. aud, consequently, a happy
man. own a good large farm, and
v hen tired OF the cares and routine OF
my profession, visit it for few days,
and return refreshed and strengthened
both in body and brain.