Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-09-28
"CarbuncIs, CarbuncIe.-
way, WHAT Is THE MATTER WITH You; BEEN
An IRISH WAKE, ORANGE PIC MO, OR WHAT

way, WHAT Is THE MATTER WITH You; rttt. To
AZ IRIsH WAKE, A ORANGE PIC MO, OR WHAT 2"
40 the Editor of the Commercial,
Be it known that the writer OF this has q car-
buncle and has had it for about week. He
didn't want it in the first place, dossn't want it
now and hopes he may be spared never TO have
another. The oarbuncle is on his right face; or
rather it began there but has taken possession
Of the entire frontispiece; in fact the proprietor
is not quite SURE that 1t has not poesessed the
whole man.
No one knows without actua experience what
1t Is to own a caIbuncle-ou the face. People
Zee you at the Office with your head bandsged,
and they greet you, why what is the matter
been TO q wake :" We sav ''carbnpcle;'' aud then
another one Gomez in and says, "Why, what siis
you; been to wske z" We tag "csrtu1cle; aud
50 all day they come, dozens, hun
dreds, thousands. it seems, until We
begin TO feel tired of the monotony. And ever
and anon they tell us OF the carbunciea they
have had show Us their SCARF, and espatiste
upon the subject at length. A bad thing, in-
deed, be careful." :. have known many 10 die
10y csrbuucles-" They tell us that they were
months that they couldn't walk, that bone
csme ont of one on - this finger; and they 20
iut) lengthy and precise explanation OF the
difference between boil and carbuncle. From
the scars We hsve seen within q few DAYS. we
are OF the positive opinion that there are foS OF
mankind Nho do not possess these evidences OF
all e.Ltinc' carbuncnlsr volcano. One particular
iy ssmpathizing down toaH friend backed up 10
us and uncovered crater on the right side OF
b i back neck. and said be, d" do you see that
SCAR We said yes" " Well,'' said he. 80
had csrbuncle there, and II made my neck 70
stiff that it threw my head over 80, sud the doc
tor put board under my csiin TO keep my head
up 10 it's pace and they cut her open great
many times, and scooped her out a great many
times, but that blasted cafbuncle didn't get well
for nine months; and when sho got Welt
here look at this do you SEQ this scar z
pointing to one on his loft back neck
vent on, at the end OF the nine months
another caTbuncle came there as bad a. the first
au he lasted seven months, yes sir. for sixteen
III nths had carbunclss, 50 YOU may know that
know something about the animal
All this, you sec was to encourage us III onr
afflction-and to prove to lis that this extibi-
tor OF ecsrs knew what it WAS to have brother
and sister csrbunce on the back OF his neck
We thank thee, Our consolng friend come
sgain
As we pass along the street, our friends all
want to know what is the matter. As We walk
about good deal we mect good many peo-
pie and they all wans us to tell
them what il the matter. and II they have any
scars. they want us IN see them We are over
taken a. we rapidly walk and are questioned as
to what is aing ls. To all we say "csrburcle'
In fact towards the close OF the days yell out
when VIC =ee any ono coming, anticipating the
inevitable inquiry ''csrbuncle carbuncle y The
ladies' meet u and sympathiae with us until the
tears flw from our ewes. Sometimes we pass 4
strange lady who looks az us pityingly, thinking
we sre hari dIinkcr, and murmers "whBt a
| sad ight. y the. evils spf intempeIsnce" We
| passed through King street market and bought
a Two cent glass Of new CIDER AID t.ie woman y 10
sold it 10 us looked sad aud thoughtful aud iu-
| wardly resolved to bring 10 more CIDER to town
| lest It he a snare to bring psop!e down to ulir
| condition OF inebrety.
| We have been told 10 "be careful often
| that We have engaged TWO of the most Akilfnl
surgeons in Wilmington who give Cur case the
most profound care. We assure our friends
| that our carbunce lscks no surgical attention.
that two or three drug stores are driven TO
| their utmost capacity to provide bandages,
| poultices, ointmcpts and piasteIs that our
heart il cheered, upliftod and consoled by the
sympathy OF vastly more friends than we have
| ever dreamed of possessing aud that We have
an abiding faith shat our c4rbuncle vail 60 away
before Christmas comes, and gght upon some
fellow that We don't like. Be il 80.
The PUBLISHER.