The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1879-10-23

senger had reported, bnt she had tainted
from the terrible agony of her wounds,
and lay there quite unconscious. The
ghastly sight almost deprived the Great
Mogul of his senses; distracted and over
whelmed with grief. he flung himself
beside his beloved daughter, and pass
ionately called upon her to speak to him
Then he turned to the physicians and
implored them to restore his daughter to
life, promising them the most extrava-
CANT rewards if they succeeded. But
the physicians, however skilled they may
have been at curing internal diseases,
were bunglers at healing wounds. They
shook their heads gravely, and seemed
to think the case hopeless.
It was then that the Grand Vizier,
Assud Khan, bethought him of the Eng
lish traders at Surat. He remembered
that the surgeons who came over in the
East Indiamen had wrought some Won
derful cures, and had acquired high
reputation for surgical skill. He there
fore suggested to his master that an ex-
press should be sent Immediately to
Surat, with orders to travel day and
night, and bring back with the utmost
speed an English surgeon. It was a
star cry" from Delhi to Surat; but the
express had extraordinary powers to take
what horses or supplies he needed from
whomsoyer he pleased on his journey;
and by dint of travelling day and night
as fast as horses could carry him, it was
just possible that the English surgeon
might be brought before it was too late.
The Hopewell East-Indiaman had just
arrived at Surat from England, when
the imperial express dashed into the
settlement. The ships chief surgeon,
Gabriel Boughton, had gone ashore, and
was at the residence of the company's
factor when the Mogul's messenger was
announced. Without moments hesita-
ton, Boughton offered to return at once
with the express. The factor privately
warned him that should his skill fail,
things might be made very unpleasant
for him at the Mogul's court. But the
young surgeon had plenty of pluck and
self-reliance; and besides the thought of
having such patient as the favorite
daughter of the Great Mogul excited his
professional ambition. 1t would be
sheer madness to throw away splendid
chance of winning wealth and distinction
simply because there was some risk at
taching to it. And SO, without further
parley, Gabriel Boughton prepared to
start for Delhi.
In less than two hours from the arrival
of the messenger, the English surgeon
was riding at headlong speed on the
mission which was to make or mar
his fortunes. Weary, anxious, and al
most exhausted, Gabriel Boughton
reached the Mogul's palace, and was
rejoiced to learn that he was not too late.
He was led at once to the apartments of
the Padshah Begun, and there he found
Shah Jehan, who had never left his
daughters side. Haggard and worn and
wan from constant watching, sleepless
anxiety, and poignant grief, the Great
Mogul looked almost as fit subject for
the doctors skill as his unhappy daugh-
ter. The moment he saw the face of the
English surgeon, he rushed to him,
clutched him by the arm, and in implor-
ing accents besought him to cure his
daughter, declaring on his sacred oath
that whatever reward the surgeon might
ask should be granted him, were he sue
cessful. To have the richest and most
magnificent monarch in the world thus a
suppliant at his feet, might well have
shaken the strongest nerves. But Cab
riel Boughton was calm and collected,
and set about the delicate and critical
task before him in that cool business
like manner which was even then q
marked characteristic of English sur
geons, and which served more than any
thing else to inspire the natives of India
with confidence in their skill.
By his unwearying attention, his pa
tient care, and skilful treatment, Gabriel
Boughton succeeded in effecting a com.
plete cure. Not only was the Padshah
Begun restored to health, but ber beauty
was little if at all impaired by the terri
BILE injuries she had suffered. The graf
itude and JOY of Shah Jehan knew no
bounds. The Grand Vizier, Assud
Khan, to whom Gabriel Boughton owed
his introduction to the imperial court,
was commissioned to inform the FORUM
ate surgeon that on certain day the
Great Mogul would grant him special
audience in state, that he might then
claim his reward, and that whatever he
might demand the emperor pledged him.
self to grant. The Grand Vizier was
obsequious in his manner, knowing how
polite it was to secure the good graces
of rising favorite, and even ventured
to hint at future SO brilliant and daz-
zling that Gabriel's brain went dizzy at
the prospect. Left to his own medita-
tions, the surgeon pondered deeply over
his position. He was young, he was
good looking, he was ambitious. Here
was a father whose heart was full of the
Iaost extravagans and reyerential thank
frlfness towards him; here was a daugh-
ter equally graceful, and even more
favorably disposed towards him than her
father. What was to prevent him from
asking her hand, and becoming the most
powerful and influential parsonage Of the
court of the Great Mogula To western
ideas, such an aspiration might seem too
audacious and romantic to be entertained
for moment; but in the east there were