The Worthington advance., 1876-05-25

thng OF 2 shelter from the mosoni.
30es' H, with which the place abounded
n!ogg wouldn't sit up, and had gone to
n,s room at once. was in the mid.
ule OF my second cheroot when an un.
earthy yell from the direction of
niogg room, startled me, and in a
lew seconds he was standing before
me, While he leaned one hand on the
back OF my chair and whisperel in a
noarse voice, ''The snake I'm hit.
ten! Quick; bring the Doctor at
once. AS he sunk into chair I
hastened OIL and having wakened Fair.
BARN and Thompson we were soon
again at his side, our hands full of re.
storatlves, our tongues full of inquiry,
oh' there's no mistake about it,
said poor Blogg. 81 heard the the
tnlng give . hiss, and then felt the
bite. l. was half asleep, and had
thrown my leg over the side of the
bed. Look here here's the marx. -
And he pointed to 4 livid spot on the
calf OF his leg. The two doctors ex.
amined it carefully.
'Dye see any puncture, Thomp.
son = said Fairbairn.
"No; that's of no Importance" re.
piled Thompson, who had heard NUT.
terlhS as we came across from the
house ''Poor old Blogg. But snake
bites amt met with every day: yerv
interesting I'll take notes.
Meantime 4 jorum of about half a
tumbler Of whisky had been admins.
tered to the patient, and Thomson
had made 4 note of his temperature.
the state of his pulse, and had flicked
the candle about in front of his eyes,
to ascertain the state of the pupil "a
manner more suggestive of an ':inter-
esting case'' than of sympathy for the
victim, and which the victim resented.
"W hat are you fooling me about for
like this, | say, Thompson! Can't you
do anything to help a poor fellow!''
''Temper irritable,'' noted down
Thompson in few hieroglyphics in
his book.
''Can't do much for you, I'm afraid.
poor old chap" he continued tive are
gong to inject ammonia beneath the
skin presently. You don't feel your
tongue swelling at all, do you, or a
creepy sensation down your back, or
:mything!''
''Oh, dear oh, dear p groaned the
sufferer, needless of these professional
inquiries and thinking of approaching
dissolution.
Presently he gave 4 roar rs Thomp-
son gave him sharp prod with a
needle.
"All right, all right, said the latter
cheerfully; ''no loss of sensibility-
yet.'
DR.. Fairbairn was hard at work
pressing and cleansing the wound, ut
tering at intervals various consolatory
expressions, and had administered an
other dose of the whiskey, which by
now was having visible effect on the
Captain. His utterance became thick.
''Do you remark" said the junior to
DR.. Fairbairn, ''thickening of speech
sensory.motor nerves affected - and
down went his pencil to paper. II
say his teeth look fixed, don't they p
tetanic spasms commencing and he
rashly applied his forefnger to the
barricading teeth, which the captain
very naturally kept closed to avoid an
attack with forceps upon the tongue :
but the ''tetanic spasm' was insuffic-
lent to prevent the ardent young sur
geOn from receiving smart bite from
the patient, who feared that there was
a design upon his tongue.
Captain Blogg had now become al
ternately querulous and maundering.
''Thompson, you're a foolish, cold
blo0ded pill.box. No; I shan't be
quiet, and you amt going to squirt
that stuff into me, can tell you. Dash
hypodermic injecshuns Yes l can
wink with one eye and be hanged to
you, and I don't feel a numbness in
my lower extremities. I shay, Fair.
bairn, amt he q brute! Fancy dying
in this way, ell! Shpose Shmith ii
get the step. Don't like Shmith.
Make my will, ELI !! That's a good 'un
Got nothing to leave but few debts
and a case of three-star Hennesey.
Thompson can have the debts, and
you may have the brandy, old chap.
Can I walk Yes I can walk - and
rising to his feet. he reeled from one
side of the veranda to the other, and
finally brought up short against one
of the supports, which he embraced
tightly.
mo coordination of movement
mischief to the cerebellum, said DR..
Thompson, as he and DIR. Fairbairn
went to the patients assistance. By
this time the whole house was up
servants were running about more
noisy than usual. Mrs. Fairbairn had
arisen and made anxious inquiries as
to the accident, when we were all sur
prised at a merry peal of laughter,
which proceeded, without doubt from
that excellent lady.
''Most unseeminly said DR.. Fair
bairn.
"HOrrid, cruel, Observation-Disclosures
hex!' mOaned the Captain.
'Odd F! said DR.. Thompson.
''William, William, come here -
cried the lady, as soon rs laughter per-
mitted her to speak; and DR.. Fair
bairn, with an angry look, asking me
to take his place, went out. He re.
turned, however, with his own face
distorted with laughter, and going
straight to the room that Blogg had
occupied shouted out, s'All right ;
here's your snake, Blogg; I've got
him !" and giving hurrah and bang
with 4 stick goose waddled from
under the bed and tapped her wings
about the room, kissing angrily at the
treatment.
points triumphantly to an cight-years-
old brilliantine which looks crisp and
bright. She also restores old gray,