Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1881-01-29

leather straps, with which he secured
me to the table with the skill of an ex-
pert. 1t was but the work of mo-
ment to unlrose my robe and bare my
bosom. Then, after carefully examin-
ing my left breast, he said
Madame, your husband has made
mistake; find no necessity for my
intended operation.'
:" At this / gave long drawn sigh of
relief, and prepared to rise.
But he continued, Il have discov-
cred that your heart is as large as that
Of an OK. | will remove it SO that you
may see for youself reduce it to its
natural size by curious process OF
my own, unknown to the medical sci
ence, and of which am the discoverer,
and then replace it,.
He then began to examine the cruel
knife, on which | closed my eyes,
tremOr.
1.-The mechanism of the heart is like
a watch, he resumed; if it goes too
fast the great blood vessel that supplies
the force must be stopped like the lever
of watch, and the works must be
cleansed repaired and regulated.'
1t may interest you to know that
| was at the pOst-naOrtenl examination
held over the remains of the beautiful
Louise of Prussia. Had / been cont
suited before her death, / would have
saved her life by taking out her heart
and removing the polypi, between
which it was firmly wedged, like as if
in a wise; but | was called too late.
The king q nd myself had little diff
! French. trust that is sufficient ex-
pltiation.'
He now bent over me his long,
white beard brushing my face. |
raised my eyes beseechingly, trying to
think of some way Of saving myself.
Oh, sir, give me an aesthetic, that /
may not feel the pain l pleaded.
"'Indeed, indeed, madame, | would
comply with your wish were you not
| the wife Of physician-of a skillful
surgeon. | wish you to note with what
ease perform this difficult operation
SO that you may tell your husband of
| the great sdrant whose services he Sc
/ cured fortunately in season.
AS he said this, he made the final
| test Of the knife on his thumb. How
precious We're the moment now! They
were fleeing all too fast, and yet an
eternity seemed comprehended in every
one. | never tainted in my life, and
never felt less like swooning than now
as | summoned all my presence of
mind to delay the fearful moment, fer
my husbands return.
Doctor, said I, with assumed COM
posure, / have the utmost confidence
III your skill would not trust my
life to another; but doctor you have
forgotten to bring napkin TO staunch
the blood If you will have the good
ness to ascend to my sleeping chamber,
at the right of the hall, you will find
everything you need for that purpose
in the bureau"
'Ah, madame he said, shaking
his head sagaciously, + never draw
blood in a surgical operation; that is
another one of my secrets unknown
to the facultv:'
"Then placing his hand upon my
bosom he added, with horrible espicg
Icrie:
Il II scarcely mar that whittier Skin
than snow, and smooth as monumen
tai alahaster
30 Godn | cried, as l felt the colo
steel touch my breast-but with tn,
same breath came deliverance
: 'Quick rs thought, a heavy wooler
piano-cover was thrown over the hea,
) ani rer~on of the mailman and bount
tightly around him. AS quickly wa
; / released, and the thongs that bount
! me soon held the maniac.
My husband held me in his arms
: He had lnoiselessly approached, an,
taking in the horror of my situation a
= glance, had. by the only means a
: hand secured the madman, who W..
thevers patient be had been summone'
io attend. but who had escaped the vi
GLANCE OF the keeper soon after the de
, parture OF the messenger, who had nov
returned with the doctor in pursuit &
/, him. A. the poor wretch was hurrie
, away. he turned To me and said
Madame. this Is a plot 10 rob me c
: my reputation. Your husband Is Ell
{ viou> Of my great skill a. surgeon
: Adieu
. Il afterwards learned that he wa
r once AN eminent surgeon in Europs
= but much learning had made hil
/, mad When he bound me to the tabl
i my hair was IL black as raven : whe
!. | was rescued, il va, a you see ii no,
: white "a snow