The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-08-11

laid down his life for the sake Of his beloved.
Notwithstanding all this, allow me 20 adhere
to ny former opinion. Fol the present YOU
are doubtless right, for you are now In the
honeymoon: but al some future time you will
acknowledge the truth OF what advanced. !
beg vour attention 10 what l am say.
| fear that In two YEAR, you will repent OF
having had your Leg amputated above the
knee-ioint. You will think 10 have u cut
ID lower down would have been quite sum
cient. In three years you VIII be persuaded
that the sacrifice OF a loot would have an
swered all purposes; ~ four, that OF the
big toe: in i've. tn little One; and, Al last
you will have confessed that 10 have parted
with a nail, without necessity, would have
been a piece of egregious folly. All this
assert without in the slightest degree I'M
pugning the merit OF your admirable help
mate. in my own youthful days would
have, IT any time, given nv life for my mis-
tress, but never my leg, for should have
feared repentance for the rest OF my days.
Had / really lone so. | should have every
moment said TO myself. ''Lefebyre, you are
a madman.n With highest consideration,
yours very o~bediently,
EIHxNR LEFEnvRF.
In the year 1898, during the Reign of
Terror, the surgeon of Bologne, having
been accused Of being an a~ristocrat by
me of his younger professional breth-
rem who envied him his practice, was
obliged TO take refuge in London, liz or
der to save his neck from the g~uillotine.
Being without employment or acquaint-
ances, he inquired for the residence of
his former patient, Mr.. Oxley. He was
directed TO il, and, OF entering the
house, he sent up his name, and was
Immediately admitted. In a huge arm
chair, seated before the fire, with 4 bot
tie of wine beside him, sat a pcrtly gen
tleman, whose size was so great that it
was with difficulty that he could rise 10
welcome his visitor. Welcome, Mon
sieur Lefebvre," exclaimed the huge
Englishman. "Do not be offended at
my receiving you in this manner, but
my cursed wooden leg won't allow me
to do any thing. You have come, no
doubt, my friend, TO see if in the long
run you were not right"
al am a fugitive seeking an asylum
among you"
"You shall stay with me, for YOU are
really a wise man. You will console
me. Do you know, my dear Lefebvre,
that, had il not been for this abomina-
bic wooden leg rendering me useless, |
-ublA4 w lAlc sALlt hAfC DttA AuAAAAAa a.
of the Blue. spend my time in read
ing the newspapers, and in curses that
| am tied here when every body else is
up and doing. Remain here you shall
comfort me-
"Your charming wife can doubtless
do that better than | can"
"Oh, as for that, no. Her wooden
leg prevents her from gadding about
and dancing; so she has, as a resource,
given herself up to cards and scandal.
There is no possibility of living alone
with her in other respects she isa good
enough woman"
What was | right, then?n ex-
claimed the surgeon.
"Oh, a thousand times, my dear
Lefebvre; but say no more on that sub
ject. ! was an ~unutterable fool. IL
had my leg back again, | would not
part with the pairing of a single nail
Between ourselves, / must have been
crazy; but keep that to yourself
English MdgaziEe.