River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1876-05-25

VIZ lHFit 3 Ho Nllt ldht tboNb ilt
said poor Blogg heard the the
thing give a hiss, and then felt the
bite. was half asleep, and had
thrown my leg over the side Of the
bed Look hete here'a the marx
And he pointed to livid spot on the
calf Of his leg. The two doctors ex-
AHMED It carefully
Dye see any pmcture, Thomp-
son ?" said Fairbairn
NO that r Of no Importance, re-
Piled Thompson who had heard NUT.
tcrlng q we came across from the
house, Poor old Blogg But snake
bite ain met with every day very
intel esting I'll take notes.
Nj mtime a forum Of about half
lumber OF whisky had been admins
tered % the patient and Thompson
had made q note Of his temperature.
the state Of his pulse, and had hieked
the candle about la front Of his eyes,
TO ascertain the state Of the pupil.
manner more suggestive Of an .intel.
esting cas-" than Of sympathy for the
victim, and which Che victim e5ented.
What arc you fooling me about for
like this, say, Thompson Can't you
do anything 10 help poor fellow p
Temper irritable noted down
Thompson in few hieroglyphics in
his book
Can I do much for you, I'm afraid,
poor old chap, he continued we are
going to inject ammonia beneath the
skin presently You don't feel vou
tongue swelling At all do you. OF a
creepy sensation down vou back, OF
anything -
"Oh, dear oh, dear :" groaned the
sufferer, needless of these professional
inquiries and thinking Of approaching
dissolution.
Presently he gave a roar as Thomp-
son gave him sharp prod with a
needle
"All right, all right, said the latter
| cheerfully, no loss Of sensibility-
yet "
Dr. FairbaiIn was hard 1T work
pressing and cleansing the wound. Mt.
tenng dt 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.. fMrhairn, "thickening of speech
sensory-m0tor nerves affected :" and
down went his pencil TO paper. Il
say his teeth look fixed, don't they -
tetanic spasms commencing and he
rashly applied his fore6nger 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 lnsuaic-
lent to prevent the ardent Young sur.
geon from receiving a smart bite from
the patient. who feared that there was
a design upon his tongue
Captain Blosg had now become al
ternately quepllou5 and Numbering.
Thompson, you're a foolish, cold.
blooded plll-box. No | shan't be
quiet, and you amt going to squirt
that stuff into me ! can tell YOU Dash
hypodermlc injecshuns Yes | can
wink with one eye and be hanged to
you, and don't feel numbness in
my lower eNtremities. | shay. Fair
BARN. amt he q brutpi Fancy diving
in this way. eli , Shpose Shmith'l
get the step. Don't like Shmith.
Make my will, ell : That a good 'un
Got nothing to leave but a few debts
and case of three-star Heunesey
Thompson can have the debts, and
You may have the brandy, old chap.
Can | walk Yes can walk :" and
rising 10 his feet. he Teelcd from one
side Of the yeranda to the other, and
finally brought up shert against one
of the supports, which he embraced
tightly.
| mo coordination of movement
mischief TO the Cerebellum. said IN.
Thompson, as he and Dr. Fairbalrn
went TO the patients assistance BY
| this time the whole house was M
servants were running about more
noisy than usual. Mrs. Fairhairn 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 mseeminly :" said Dr. Fair
hairn
Horrld, cruel. moshtunteehnofhor
hex" moaned the Captain.
"Odd sand Dr. Thompson
William. William, come here y
cried the lady, as soon as laughter pei.
mitted her to speak and Dr Fair.
hurn. with an angry look asking me
TO take his place, went out tie ~.
turned, however, with hrs own face
distorted with laughter, aud gong
straight to the room that BIogg had
/ occupied shouted out IAN right
/ here's vouI suake, Blogg I've got
him ~ and giving e hurrdh and bang
/ with q stick goose wdddled from
under the bed and Tapped her wings
about the room hissln angrly 1t the
/ treatment
dptam Blogg S bed had been made
~ by an Intelligent servant over tut
90 which sitting goose had been
placed. The Captains ovorhungiug
F.. leg had offered an irresistible mark.
Tie didn't appear ut breakfast next
day, hu' went otl early. Pressing duty
we afterwards learned
IN FAIRBANKS cobra WITS never
heard of again hut doubtless had 4
. merry time OF II among the Jungle
pigs and rats
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