The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-14
IN INVISIBLE WOUND
S-rr.psaated from the Hungarian OF Maurns sosei
for tue Psrisia1J

for the Psrisianj
One Of the most celebrated practitioners
nj Pestb. DR.. X, was caiIed upon one eao1a-
inr to receive at al early hour VISITOR 80
great haste, who, while waiting IN tne anse
chamber, sent in word by the footman aha'
delay for him was danger. lie must oe ae-
ceiyed immediately.
The doctor threw on his drcssfnS-S<@H
hastily and had his patient shown I'D:
He found himself m the presence OF a man
utterly unknown TO him, but who, TO ) uGse
nv his dress and manners. evidently peions
ed tn the best society His pale lace pore
traces OF great physical and moral sIheraog-
he carried his right hand in sling, ana IN
snite Of his efforts to restrain himself arosn
time to time q stified sigh escaped him. see
ing the poor man stagger. the doctor invited
him to sit down.
nI am tired. have not slept for week.
There is something the matter with my lfSft
bandit do not know what. Is 1t acarnuh.
Gle? Is it cancer? At first the sunerlns
was slight, but now 1t Is burning, horrF
BILE, continual pain, increasing IN lntens'ty
dav by dav. can bear it no longer.
iumped into my carriage, and here am. l
have come TO beg you to cauterlze 1t, or 10
cut out the painful part; for one more hour
of this dreadful torture would drive me to
perdition."
The doctor asked to see the hand. which
the patient put into his, gnashing his teeth
meanwhile from the intensity OF pain, while
the physician proceeded to undo the BAND
ages with every possible precaution.
..Aboye all, doctor, beg OF you not to
attach anv importance to what you will see.
NV complaint is so strange that you Will De
surprised, but l bescech you to take no no
lice OF that"
"Wbere is the painful spot? 1t is sur
prising. see nothing" ;.
"Nor / either; and yet the pain there Is
no dreadful that I feel tempted to knock my
head against the wall" ...
The doctor took a magnifylng glass, ex-
amined. and shook his head.
"Tbe skin is full OF life. The blood cir
culates very regularly. Underneath there
is neither inflammation nor cancer. 1t Is
as healthy as any other part OF your body"
And vet it seems to me that it is rather
more red there than elsewhere"
Nhere?"
The stranger took pencil from his peck
et-book and traced on his hand circle as
large as q 10-cent bit, with the remark,
50 Just there"
The doctor looked. He began to think
that his patient was crazy. "Rcmain here"
he said. ain few days will cure you"
The doctor saw to bis astonishment that his
strange visitor spoke seriously. He took of
his coat, turned up bis shirt-seeves, ana
took bistoury in bis left hand. A second
more and the steel would have MADE deep
incision in the fish.
"Stop!" cried the doctor, who was afraid
that his patient through unskilfulness
might open some important vein. " Since
you Judge the operation Indispensable, 80
be IL"
he took the bistoury, and holding in his
left hand the right hand OF the patient, he
begged him to turn away his head, some
people not being able to bear the sight Of
their own blood.
cit is unnecessary! On the contrary, it
isIwho will indicate how deep down You
may cut" ...
In fact, he watched the operation to the
end with the greatest possible composure,
indicating how far it was TO 60. The open
baud did not even tremhle in the doctors
hand. and when the little piece Of round
flesh was cut out he heaved deep sigh,
like one who experienced feeling OF i'm
mense relief.
"The burning pain has ceased? ?"
at has quite gone" said the stranger
with smile. "The pain has entirely ceased,
as il it had been taken away with the part
cut out. The slight pain occasioned by the
bleeding is, as compared with the other,
like a refreshing breeze after an internal
heat. 1t does me really good to see my blood
flow. Only let it flow, it 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 be was binding it up the patients
face changed completely. The expression
hQ
tor with look full Of good humer, and
there was no longer any contraction OF the
features-any look OF despair. He seemed
to have taken q new lease OF life. HIS brow
cleared, the color returned to his face--hiS
whole person under weut visible trxIsfor-
nation.
When bis hand was replaced in the ST. ne
he made use OF the Que that remained free
to shake the Doctors hand warmly, Saying
to him with cordiaiity: Accept my most
sincere thanks. You have positively cured
me- The small remuneration that offer
you ID in no wise praporti0ned TO the service
you have rendered me. During The rest Of
my life / will try By what means can dig
charge my obligation"
The doctor. however, would not consent
to accept the thousand Golius placed on the
table. The stranger On bis side refused TO
take them back; but seeing that the doctor
was beginning to grow angry. he begged
that he would bestow them on some hospi-
tai. and 50 took his leave.
The doctor Informed seYesa! OF his col
leagues OF this singular. case. and each
formed different opinion on the subject,
without. however, any Of them being able
TO give plausible explanation. Towards
the END OF month DIR. IL received
letter dated from bis patienrs residence;
He opened it. 1t was closely written, ana
be saw by the signature that bis patient haa
written 1t with bis own hand from ~oieh
ne concluded that the pain bad not returned
for II it had be could hardly nave heid pen.
The letter nan as follows:
aMy Dear Doctor,--I do not wish that
either You or medical science should be left
in doubt as to the mystery Of the strange
disease which will soon bring me TO my
graye--aud even elsewhere.
g / am about to describe to you the ORR
gin OF this terrible maiady. 1t broke out a
week ago, aud ean struggle against 1t no
longer. AT the present moment can only
manage to trace these lines by placing on
the sensitive part piece OF lighted tinder
to rferYes as cataplasm. Az long az the
finder burns do not feel the other Dain--
and % js as nothing in comparison. Is
Six months ago i Was ssil q yerys happy
Dlan.5 lived, without care, on my income,
was on friendiy terms wsIa all the world,
ana took pleasure 10 everything thst can
t1ntestat q man Of thirty.aye, II Ind mar