The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1877-04-26

Individually raised my hand ant
cried:
"sparc me- Oh, spare me. l bcsoool
/ you r.
Madam, he said -toruly. claspinf
my wrist with his loug. sjuowN~ fingers
with q grip Of steel, YOU behave like
child / have NO time to purlcy, for
have received letter from the emperor
of the French stating that ho is suffer
ing from au lilac ahsccss. and is dosirou,
of my attendance, / must start iol
Europo Immediately after performing
the operation upon your breast. and
before | could mako the slightest rys1st
ancc, hc had me iu his arms. and was
carving me into the study. where there
WAS a long table covered with green
hal.c ON Tins ne lana me. ami, halaua
me down with one haud with the strength
of g maniac, no hroueht forth from some
hidden rcccss In his gown several loua
leather straps, with which hv secured
me 90 the table with the skill Of AN yN.
pert Il was hu. the work of 81 mo
mout to uuloosa my u'hc aud bare nay
bosom. Then, after carefully examining
my left breast, ho sAid;.
''' Madam, your husband haas made d
mistake, I find NO Necessity for my lu
tended operation
AT TINS gave a long drawn sigh oi
relief ami prepared 90 rise.
"' But ho continued, / have mad,
the discovery that your heart is as larE,
Is that OF am oA 1 viii umuye &c s.
Thar You cam see for yourself reduce j,
. 60 lis natural sire 10y 81 curious proct~s o.,
nay own. unknown to the medical
science, aud OF which | ann sole discover
or, aud then replace j, again.
" de then began to gNam.ue tag edge
Of the cruel hnILe, ON which l closed my
ewes, while every nerve Was m perctpI-
ble tremor.
''' The mechanism o.. tAc heart is Ike
"a watch. Lc resumed; ii lt Lvgs tup
faSt, the great blood vessel that supplies
the fou,e mus. bg stopped like the lever
oi o watch, and the works mus, bc clean
al, and repaired. aud regulated IL may
interest Nou 90 know that I Was preseu,
10 the puS-u0~'-u examination held
over the remain, of che beautiful Louise
Of Prussia Had 1 been consulted br-
fore her death 1 would have saved her by
taking ont her heart, and removing tine
polypi, between which j, Was wrdEei
like as II In wise, hRt / was ca-'ys, too
late The king and had q little differ
eucs; he WAS German, l am French.
trust taat is sufficient explanation.
" Tie now bent over me, his long
white beard brushing my face. ] ui~gi
my ewes beStechlEg.y trying t0 think
of some way to save myself oh, SIR
give me an auWsIhsGr, tlay l may not
feel the PAIN p IplaaleL
- Indeed, indeed, madam. l would
comply with Your wish were you NOT
the w.ts of q physirim-oi q skilliu.
surgeon l wish Won o. note with what
ease L perform this difficult operation,
So thatyou may tell your husband ot the
great sayaut whose services he secured
fortEuately IN season.
As he SAID this. he made the final
test of the knife ON his thumb. How
. precious were the moments now They
were fleeing all too fast, 0nl Vet an eter-
uity seemed compressed ID every one.
l never tainted in my life, and / never
felt LEES like swooniug than now, gs /
summoned all my presence 'uf mind %
delay the fearful moment, trryeutly
praying i'm the meantime for my hus-
band S return.
- Doctor. said /. with assumed com
pOsure, Il have the utmost confidence
in your skill would NO. Erus. my life
70 another bur doctor, Won have fog
gotten 20 bring napkin O. stauach the
blood Ii YOU viii have the goodness
% ascend o. my sleeping chamber, "a,
the night of tine hall. You viii find every
thing You need tor that purpose In the
bureau.
An, madam, he said, shaking his
head sagacjous.v, 1 never draw blood
during surgical operation; that is au-
other one OF my secrets unknown % the
faculty.
Then placing his hand on my bosom
be added with horrible rspisg'.rts
I'm scarcely mar that skin winter
than snow, and smooth as monumental
alahasyer.
- Oh, God 2 I cried, as I fr't the cold
steel touch my breast; but with the same
breath came aelyeraucr.
Quick as thought q heavy wooden
piano cover was thrown over the head
and person Of the mailman, and bound
tightly around him. As quickly Was I
released. ami the thongs tha. bound me
soon held the maniac.
Ny husband held me in his arms.
He had noiselessly approached. and TAX
ing the horror oi my situation in at
glance. had by the only means az hand
secured the mailman, who was the very
patient he had been summoned t1 At
tend. but who had escaped the vigilance
of his keeper soon after the departure oi
the messenger, who had now returned
with the doctor III pursuit of him. As
the poor wretch was being hurried
away. he turned % me and said.
Madam. this is a plot 20 rob me II NV
reputation. Your husband is euvi1us ii
my great sill as a surgeon. Adieu " !
afterwarl learned thas the man was
once an eminent surgeon in Europe, bat
much learning had made him mai.
When he bound me 20 that table my hair
was as black as a raven; when / left Ii.
it was as You see il uow-white IA full
blown cotton.