The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1879-08-29


1.-The burning pain has ceased?'
| alt has quite gone" said the stranger
with smile. ssrhc pain has entirely
ceased. as II il had been taken away with
I the part cut out. The slight pain occa-
stoned by the bleeding j., rs compared
with the other. like refreshing breeze
after an Internal heat. II does me real
Ii good to see my blood flow. Only let
! Il flow. II does me so much good.
The stranger looked with delight at
the streaming blood. The Doctor was
obliged to insist upon dressing the
wound
While he was binding il mp the pa
tient's face changed completely. The
expression Of pain passed away. he
smiled on the Doctor with look full Of
good-humor, and there was no longer
any contraction Of the features, any look
/ az despair. He seemed TO have taken a
new lease Of life. His brow cleared; the
color returned to his face; his whole
person underwent visible transforms
ton.
When his hand was replaced in the
sling he made use Of the one that re-
manned free TO shake the Doctors hand
warmly. saying TO him with cordiality
. Accept my most sincere thanks. You
have positively cured me. The small
remuneration that offer You is in no
wise proportional to the service You have
rendered me- During the rest Of my
life will try by what means | can dis
charge my Obligation
The Doctor, however, would not con-
sent to accept the thousand forms placed
on the table The stranger on his side
refused 10 take them back; but seeing
that the Doctor was beginning 70 grow
angry. he begged that he would bestow
them on some hospital, and 50 took his
leave.
The Doctor informed several Of his
colleagues Of this singular case and each
formed a different opinion on the sub
jcct without, however, any Of them be-
ing able 70 give plausible explanation.
Towards the end Of a month DR.. X. re-
cciycd letter dated from his patient !
residence. lie opened it. II was close
IL written. and he saw by the signature
that his patient had written il with his
own hand. from which he concluded
that the pain had not returned. for If ii
had he could hardly have held a pen
The letter ran as follows:
my DEAR DocToR-l do not wish
that either you or medical science should
he left in doubt a. to the mystery of the
strange disease which will soon bring mi
"a my grave and even elsewhere. an
about to describe to You the origin 81
this terrible malady. II broke out !
week ago, and can struggle against j
no longer. At the present moment car
only manage to trace these lines b,
placing on the sensitive part piece Q
lighted finder, TO serve as cataplasm
As long as the finder burns do not fee
the other pain and il Is a. nothing il
comparison. Six months ago was still
, a very happy man. lived, withou
: care, on my income. was on friendl
terms with all the world. and tool
pleasure in every thing that can interes
, a man Of 30. | had married year ago
!. married for love. a most beautiful youn,
!, girl Of cultivated mind and with the hes
} heart in the world, who had been com
. panion to certain Countess, my neigh
Dor. My wife had no fortune. and tn
I love she had for me was not only graf
!, t,ldc. but also the genuine affection Of
! child Six months passed in such ava
: that the morrow always seemed 10 m
!, happier than the eve. II sometimes wa
!. obliged to 20 to Pe~th and leave m
home for day. my wife had not m,
mcnt's peace She would come two mile
!, on the road to meet me. II ! was belate
. shewould stay awake al night waiting 70
\ me. and if. BY dint Of entreaty, she wa
I prevailed upon to 20 and see her forme
mistress, who was still very fond Of hei
!, no power on earth could keep her thcr
I, more than half day, and even then he
!. regrets for my absence put the other
!. out Of temper Her fondncss for III
: went 80 far a. to make her give u
dancing. 50 a. not 10 be obliged to p,
her hand into strangers; and nothin
!. caused her such grave displeasurc as tf
! compliments she was apt to receive. !
word, had for wife an innocer
child. who had no thought but for I'M
= and who would confess her dreams
!, me as enormous crimes if she had NJ
!. drcamf Of me
" Zone day know not what demo
g whispered in my ear, Surprising a
7" this were dissimulation?' Men are ma
/. enough to seek how they can tormel
:, themselves IN the midst Of the create
happiness.
i my wife had workable, the draw
4 or of which she kept carefully locked.
q had noticed this several times. She ne
or forgot the key, and never left u
u drawer open. The question ran In y
. head. What can she be hiding from n
I the.e?' had taken leave Of my sense
n | no longer believed either IN the inn
~ ccncr 81 her face or In the purity Of h
4 eyes, in her caresscs or IN her kisst
4 suppose AZ chat were nothing but h
n pocrisyP n
IN Zone morning the Countess car