St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1881-04-23

| ana D Ire my UOSDH II. 1heH, aItei
c,refully examining nay left breast.
he said:
Madame. your husband has
made mistake; ] find no neces
sity for my intended operation"
AT this gave long sigh of re
lief, and prepared to rise.
But" he continued, Il have dis
covered tha: your heart Is as large
rs that of an OK. ] will remove it,
SO that You can see for yourself. re-
duce it to its natural size, by curl
GUS process of my own, unknown
to medical science, aud Of which l
am the discoverer, and then replace
it."
HE then began TO examine the
cruel looking knife, on which l
closed my eyes. while every nerve
was in perceptible tremor.
THE mechanism IF the heart is
like n WATCH" he resumed; 1t goes
toe fast; the great blood-vessel must
oe stopped, like the lever of a
watch, and the works must be
cleaned. repaired and regulated.
1T may interest you to know
that l was present Mt the pos.-m"r-
tenn examination Of the beautiful
Louise of Prussia. Had been
consulted before her death. i.light
havs saved her life, by taking ort
her heart and removing the polypi,
between which it was firmly wetlg-
ed, like as in a vice, but / was call
ed too late The King and myself
lad little difference; he was
German. am French trust it
is sufficient expiration.
HE now bent over me, his long
white beard brushing my fnce. L
raised my eyes beseeciiingly, try
ing to think of some way to savr
myself. Oh, sir, give me ar
! aesthetic. that l may not feel The
.2ain." I said.
Indeed, indeed. Madame. 1
would willingly comply with your
request, were sou not the wife of n
physician--of skillful surgeon.
I wish YOU to note with what ease
I perform this difficult operation.
so that you may tell your husband
of the great savant whose services
he has secure,l, fortunately in time.
"As he said this, he made the
final test of the knife on his thumb.
How precious were the moments
now! Tney were fleeing too fast.
and yet an eternity seemed in my
life and I never felt less like swoon-
ing than now, as I summoned nll
my presence of mind to delay the
fearful moment, fervently praying, |
in the meantime, for my husbands
return.
Doctor" said !, with assumed |
comroaure, Il have the utmost
confidence in your skill would |
not trust my life to another; but. |
doctor. you have forgotten to bring |
n napkin to staunch the blood. If
you will have the goodness to
ascend to my sleeping room. Mt the
right of the hall. you will find every
thing you need for that purpose in
the bureau.
''Ah, Madame" lie said. shaking |
his head sagaciouslv. Il never draw
blood in surgical operation; that
is another one of my secrets, un.
known to the faculty.
Then. placing his hand upon
my bosom. he added, with horrible
espieglerie:
I'll scarcely mar the winter skin
than snow. aud smooth rs monu-
mental a!abaster."
"Oh. God!" ! cried, as I felt the
cold steel touch my breast. But
with the same breath came deliver.
nnce.
"Quick AZ thought heavy woolen
piano cover was thrown over the
head and person Of the mailman,
and bound tightly around him. AS
quickly I was released, and the
thongs that bound me soon held
the maniac.
"1Iy husband held me in his
arms. He had noiselessly ap-
preached. and taking in the horror
of my situation Mt glance, had, By
the only means at hand, secured
the madman, who was the very pa
tient he had been summoned to At
tend, but who had escaped the vigi-
lance Of his keeper soon after the
departure of the messenger, VINO
had now returned With the doctor
in pursuit uf him. As the roor
wretch was being hurried away. he
turned to me and sail:
MADAME, this is a plot to rob me