The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1877-06-27

AflualhMHir Nifftl lNatItN N.Hal-l'ii-r gig
AFTER days. o. recount tGe mluHfiN ri lHat
celebrated operation: aud when sne ar
rived no this point. she commonly pro
cecded as follows And then the Doe
tor tuck ont OF the UocEri-houk O long
thing like a kuittinr-needle. with a but
ton fastened 20 the end ont; and then he
pushed il into the wound: and then the
Young man looked awful; and then /
thought should have swaned away
felt IN sich a disp'ui taking; and then the
Doctor had run "a right through his
shoulder. and shove the bullet out ON
t'Other side: and so Doctor Todd cured
the young man-of a bali that the Judge
had shot into him, for all the world, as
| easy as ] could pick out "a splinter, with
my daminE-needle."
Such We're the impressions Of Remark
able on the subject; and such. doubtless
were the opinions of most Of those who
| felt it necessary TO entertain species ol
/ religious veneratiOn for the abilities and
skill Of Elnathan; but such was far from
/ the truth.
When the physician attempted to in
| trOduce the instrument described by he
markable. he was repulsed by the stran-
ger. with q good deal of decision, and
some little contempt. IN his manner.
Il believe. sir" he said. 'that probe
| is not necessary: the shot has missed the
bone, and has passed directly through the
arm to the opposite side. where il re-
mains but skiu-deep. and whence, should
think. il might be easily extracted
"The gentleman knows best. said DR..
Todd. laying down the probe. with the
air of a man who had assumed it merely
in compliance with forms. and turning to
Richard. he fingered the lint, with the
appearance of great care and foresight.
Admirably well scraped, squire Jones
it is about the best lint have ever seen.
| want youUsl ssistance, my good sir. To
hold the patients arm. while | make an
incision for the ball.
"Such things run in families. observed
Richard. rising with alacrity to render the
desired assistance.
Il dare say, that Benjamin has often
seen shot extracted. in the different ships
in which he has served; suppose we get
him to hold the basin; he must be used
to the sight of blood"
That he is, Squire, that he is inter-
rupted the ci-devant steward: "many' 5
the good shot, round. dOuble-headed. and
grape. that I've seen the doctor to work
on. For the matter of that, | was in a
boat. alongside the ship, when they cut
out the twelve-pound shot from the thigh
of the captain of the Foody-rOng, one OF
Mounsheer Ler QUaw's cOuntrymen,
there"
"A Underground ball from the thigh of
a human bcingr exclaimed Mr.. Grant.
with great simplicity, dropping the ser
mon he was again reading, and raising
his spectacles. from before his eyes TO
the top of his forehead.
"A twelve-pounder! echoed Benjamin
staring around him. with much conf
dcnce; "a tWelvc-pouader. ay. a TWEEN
tv-four pound shot can easily be taken
from mans body. it-sO-be doctor only
knows how. There's Squire Jones, now,
ask him. sir: he reads all the books: ask
him. if he never fell in with a page that
keeps the reckoning of such things
certainly, more important operations
than that have been performed" Observ-
ed Richard; 1.-THE Encyclopedia mentions
much more incredible circumstances than
that, as, | dare say, you know Doctor
Todd"
Certainly, there are incredible tales
told of such matters. returned Elnathan,
Though | cannot say, that | have ever
seen, myself any thing larger than a
muskct-bullet extracted
During this discourse. an incision had
been made through the skin of the young
hunters shoulder. and the lead was laid
bare. Elnathan how took into his hand
with a solemn air, a pair of glittcring
forceps. and was in the act Of applying
them to the wound. when a sudden mo.
ton Of the patient caused the shot to fall
out Of itself. The long arm and broad
hand of the operator We're now of singu.
lar service; for the latter expanded itself
and caught the lcld. while at the same
time, an extremely ambiguous motor
was ..iGG;ite, by its brother, so rs to leave
it doubtful to the spectator, how great
was its agency in releasing the shot
Richard, however, put the matter at rest
by eXclaiming-
= Very neatly done, Doctor. I have
: never seen a shot more neatly extracted
and. | dare say, Benjamin will say tn,
same
why, considering returned Benja
; min, II must say, that it was ship-shape
and Brister-fashiOn.-N all that thu
Doctor has to do, is to clap couple o
plugs in the shot holes and the lad will
, float in any gale, that blows in these her
hills"
Il thank you, sir, for what you hav
done" said the yonth, with little dis
lance: "But here is man. who will tax
: me under his care, and spare you all
4 gentlemen, a6y further trouble on m,
account
: The whole group turned their heads i
l surprise, and saheld. standing at one o
G the distant doors of the hall. the perso
) of Indian John.
l Before the Europeans. or, to use
5 more significant term, the Christians, dis
u possessed the original owners of the soil
all that section of country. which cor
tains the New England States, aud thOs
; of the Middle which lie east of the noun
= tains, was occupied by two great nation
e of Indians, from whom numberless tribe
u had descended.
These two great divisions consisted, o
: the one side, of the Five, or, as the
d were afteTward called. the Six Nations
II and their allies and. on the other. of th
# Lenni Lenape, or Delawares, with til
h numerous and powerful tribes, that owl
e ed that nation as their grandfathe
d Among this latter division there was til
? MOhegan tribe, a race particularly t;
? nous for their proves. and for thos
Is qualities that render an Indian hero eel
:, brated. But time, disease. and wan
t, had conspired-to. thin their number; an
lie the sole representative of this once r
e, nowned family now stood in the hall I
Is Marmaduke Temple. He had, for Ion
is time. been an associate of the white mel
s, particularly in their wars; and, havin
1t been. at season when his services wei
T. of importance. much noticed and flatte
s, ed. he had turned Christian, and was ba
IN TIED by the name of John. He had su
e. fered severely in his family during IL
of recent war, having had every soul
ID whom he was allied cut off by an inroi
S of the enemy; and when the last, hinge