The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1879-10-15

to the doctor every morning report
the state ofher health, how shes had
slept, ,ects with strict injunctioas az
Gags to pFefix with her compli-
ments. Al iesgtli one morning the
girl brought: lhis; ;ex raordinary mes.
Sage: Miss Compliments, and
she died last gl eight oslockE'
Doctors are az neansin llibie,
and sametias l5ike aarg serious
y
there is d curious story told, quoted
from Cookies Seven Nacotics, of a
young Spanish doctor whowent from
Madrid to the Philippine. Islands
some years. since with the design Of
settling in the colony, and pushing
his fortune BY means of his profes-
sion. On the morning after he land
ed, the doctor sailed forth for walk
on the paseo. He had not proceeded
far when his attention was attracted
to a young girl, u native, who was
walking few PAGES ahead Of him.
He observed that every now and
then the girl stopped her head to-
ward the pavement, which was
straightway spotted with blood.
Alarmed on the girls account, the
doctor walked rapidly after her, Oh
served that she still continued to ex-
pectorate blood at intervals as she
went. Before he could overtake her,
the girl had reached her home, an
humble cottage in the suburbs, into
which she entered. The doctor fol-
lowed close upon her heels, and sum-
moning her father and mother, di.
rected them to send for the priest,
as their daughter had not many
hours to live, The distracted par
ents having learned the profession of
their visitor, Immediately acceeded
to his request. The child was put
to bed in extreme alright, having
been told what was about to befall
her. The nearest padre was brought,
and everything was arranged TO
smooth the journey of her soul
through the passes Of purgatory.
FFhe doctor tried his sEifE't5 the ut
most, but in vain. In less than
twenty.four hours the girl was dead.
As up to that time the young Indian
had enjoyed excellent health, the
doctors representation was regard
ed us an evidence of great and mys-
terious skill. The fame of it soon
spread through Manila, and very
soon the newly arrived physician
was beleaguered with patients, and
in fair way of accumulating a for
tune.
In the midst of all this, somebody
one day had The curiosity to ask the
doctor how he could possibly have
predicted the death of the girl seeing
that she had been in perfect health
a few hours before.
"Predict itw replied the doctor;
"why, Sir Isaw her spit blood enough
to have killed her half a dozen times"
"Blood! But how do you know it
was blood?"
"Howl What else could it be?"
"But every one spits red in Manil-
la."
The doctor, who had in the mean
time observed this fact, and was la
boring under some uneasiness in re-
gard to it, refused TO make further
confession at the time; but he had
said enough TO elucidate the mystery.
The thing soon spread through the
city, and it became clear to every
one that what the new medico had
taken for blood was nothing else but
the red juice of the buyo, and that the
poor girl had died from the fear Of
death caused by his prediction.
The doctors patients now fled from
him as speedily as they had congre-
gated; and to avoid the ridicule that
awaited him, as well as the indigna.
tion Of the friends Of the deceased
girl, the doctor was fain to escape
from Manila, and return with all
speed to Spain.
We will bring our gossip to an end
with story illustrating the varying
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