The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1878-08-29

for several hours, when he faltered SUD |
denly and began to hesitate. Brougham |
rushed to the rescue. Putting on his |
face an expression of great suffering, he |
begged to address the court on matter |
personal to himself, but felt sure their
lordships would pardon the interruption
if they knew the agony he was enduring
in his right ear from the killing draught
rushing through the door leading into
the Common Pleas. Might he, in the
interest of his clients, entreat the inter
position of the bench? Their lordships
expressed their sympathy for the suffer
ings of Mr.. Brougham, and ordered the
door leading into the other court to be
closed; but still the obnoxious draught
came. Windows we're examined and
pulled about, until the martyr to ear
ache, seeing his leader had recovered
himself, pronounced himself satisfied,
and free from pain.
An equal success rewarded the ingen-
ious device OF a physician having to
deal with a very obstinate patient,
whose weak point, or strong point, was
his implacable Toryism. The patient
was West of England bishop. He had
been very ill, and to expedite recovery
his physician prescribed small doses of
brandy, to be taken at regular intervals.
Now the prelate hated brandy, and de-
clared he would have none of it. In
vain did the physician insist upon the
| duty he owed to his diocese, his wife
and his family; and when he suggested
that his lordship had better make ar
rangements for his departure from this
world, as without brandy he must die,
the bishop calmly answered that he was
prepared to die, but he would not touch
the brandy. Walking up to the head
Of the bed, the doctor bent over the
refractory man and whispered in his
ear: "Need / remind you that Russell
is in Office, and Wing will be your
successor to the bishopric" Fetch
the brandy, doctorp' cried the bishop
"Pll drink quart if necessary" The
ruse succeeded.
When Sir John Bowring was staying
at Khan Shekune, he heard so much
about the Sheik's young wife, that his
curiosity was excited, and he was filled
with a desire to see what the bepraised
lady was like. One day the Sheik came
to "the Great Doctor" to entreat him
to cure his infant boy-the child Of his
old age and his lovely spouse. Sir John
thought the opportunity too good to be
lost, and readily agreed to do what he
could for the little sufferer, but in
!, formed the Sheik that before ne com
: menced operations it was indispensahly
, necessary for him to see the baby,
, mother; he could not else prescribe fol
! the child. The Sheik declared that tt
be impossible, as an unbeliever couit
: not be introduced into the harem of on,
: of the faithful. "Then your child vii
: die," was Bowring's answer The poo
3 Sheik left in despair, but in the even
! ing came again, saying the English doc
= :. tor was very unkind, but that ne woul,
! do anything to save his child's life, ant
- that he would show him the way to tn
harem. Rejoicing at the success Of hi
ruse, Sir John was led into room
where he saw veiled woman bendin
!; over poor emaciated child lying on
u rug, his body covered with charms. H
) addressed the mother with some inqu
- ries as to the symptoms, and then, ar
Is fully pretending he could not hear he
p perfectly enough to understand wins
she said, asked her TO remove her vel
Is The lady demurred. The doctor i,
.e sisted, observing that European phys
= clans studied the diseases of childre
= !, in the countenances of their mother
q At last she slowly raised her veil, whel
u instesd of the angelic beauty he ha
u expected, the cheated cheater was col
u fronted with the face of hideous dam
II who said: 81 am the old wifeV' viii
II the Sheik laughed at the doctors di
70 comfture.
Strategy is a thing to be admire
le when employed for the circumventie
: of rogues. While the French were
5 Mexico, ,stage robberies on the Montere
u. road became very frequent. The Frenc
le commander resolved to put stop
u them; and this is how he did it. f
10 dressed UP half dozen Zouaves
81 ladies' attire, and sent them on in Il
ie next stage, their faces hidden by veil
IN their carbines hidden by their pet'
W coats. The stage was stopped; Il
~ ladies, without waiting to be invite
~ left the vehicle, and fell into line wi
W. the rest of the passengers. Suddenly
10 series of reports came from that lir
ne and some dozen robbers lay dead; t
us rest discreetly disappeared. For loi
ne time afterwards it was only requisite
'te display q shawl and bonnet conspic
ou ou ously to secure free passage for sta
IN, on that route.
~ Taking things for granted brought
1t illicit distiller to grief, after carryi
on his illegal calling for years, und
to suspicion indeed, but nevertheless wi
Wy complete impunity. M'Tavish rented
eo small farm in Glentartan, but t
Ve' revenue officers never found an apl
'h, ratus upon the premises nor any of t
en necessary ingredients about the far
rl 4l.
AN AN boring hills and dells was rigorous
@ eo searched again and again, without a
aa- results save exposing the officers to
10 taunts of M'Tavish. Where this We
snt derfully concealed "still" might
me was the question to which no ansv
N me was forthcoming. Dwellers in the gl
en- of course had not the faintest mott
,r1 of its whereabouts. One night an
Veu ciseman with two comrades knocked
OF the occupants of farmhouse and
eir manded horse and cart in the Quee
ere name, saying he had seized M'Tavis
eep illicit still, with all its contents, a
me required assistance to carry the VIII
az to headquarters. There was no resi
le9 ing the demand; horse and cart W.
ecu soon ready, and a driver, too. Getti
ns into the cart with his assistants,
reo exciseman ordered the man to drive
ley fast as he could, without telling h
ers where he wanted to be taken. Ne
Inc dreaming but that the officer had 2
ler. viously discovered and seized the st
ms; the man drove on, and pulled up at
aus concealed spot. Out jumped the exc
10 man; the entrance was burst open, s
MTavish was prisoner and his bo
ick , emptied of its contents before he Co
at. t comprehend how the misfortune
me befallen him and his long-kept see
! MS had been discovered.
Iieo Very cleverly too did M'Manus,
l-pe Bow-street runner, unearth a hid,
me; burglar whom he suspected of hav
nat broken into gentleman's house a
for nuhIic bousa ~nsodu NV +ho NOV
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