Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1883-03-30

ties. I drew the icicle across pa . stomach,
and I said to my chum. .'Doc, guess We
had better open this old duffer and see il
he died from inflammation Of the stun
mick from hard drinking. as the coroner
said he did" Pa shuddered all ever his
bare stummick. and said, For God . sake,
gentlemen, what does this mean. am
not dead" The other boys looked at pa
in establishment, and said. ''Well. we just
bought you for dead. and the coroner .
jury said you were dead, and we aia't 60
ing to be fooled out Of a corpse when
we buy one, are we Doc my chum
said not II he knowed hissslf, and
the other student said. ''Of course he is.
lie thinks he Is alive but he died da,
before yesterday. fell dead on the street.
and his folks said he had been nuisanc
and they wouldn't claim the corpse. and
we bought 1t ut the morgue. Then drew
the icicle across him again, and said.
'dOn't know about this doctor. I find
that blood follows the scalpel as cui
through the cuticle. Hand me the blood
sponge please" Pa began to wigglt
around, and va looked at him. and my
chnm raised his eyelId and looked solemn
and pa said. Hold on gentlemen. D0n''
cut into me any m ,re, and can explain
this matter. was only drunk" We
went to corner and whispered, and pa
kept talking all the time. He said il
we would postpone the hog killing ht
would send and get witnesses to prove
that he was not dead, but that be was re
spectacle citizen and had family. Aftel
we had held consultation I went to ps
told him that what he said about bein5
alive might possibly be true. though ".
had our doubts. Wehad found such case.
before. in our practice East, where men
seem tn be alive. but it was only temper
AIRY. Before VIZ had got them cut up they
were dead enough for all practical pur
poses. Then had the icicle across pal
abdomen, aud went on to tell him tina,
even he WAS alive 1t would be better fol-
him to play that he was dead. because ht
was such nuisance to his family and they
didn't wan: him, and I was telling hin
that had head IN his lifetime he wat
very cEuel to his boy, q bright little fellow
who was at the head of his class in Sun.
day School, and = pat wherever he was at a |
known, when pa interrupted me and said
'.Doctor. please take that carving knife oil
of my stomach. for it mikes me nervous
As for that boy of mine. he is the wors,
little Whelp in this city. and he isn't nc
pet any where. Now you let up On this
dissectina business and will m, Ee it all
right with you." We held another con
sultation and then tod pa that we did
not feel that it was doing justice to so
ciety tn give up the body Of notorious
drunkard, after We had paid out twenty
dollars for the corpse. If there was any
hope that he. would reform and try and
lead a different life, it would be different
and I said to the boys: ''Gentleman, We
must do our duty. Doc. you dismembeI
that leg, and will attend to the stomach
and the upper part of the body. lie vii
be dead before We are done with him.
We must remember that society has some
claim on us, and not lot the better nature
bs worked upon by post molem promises
Of a dead drunkard.
Then took my icicle and CONNER Gee
|. fumhling around the abdomen portion e
pas remains. and my chum took q rouef
piece Of ise and began to saw his leg OF
while the other boy took hold Of the le(
and said he would catch 1t when l drop.
ped off. Well, pa kicked like steer. HI
said he wanted to make one more appea
to US, and We acted sort Of impatient bu
We let up to see what he had to say. Fl,
said if We would turn him loose tina
| he would give us ten dollars more
than we paid Tor the body, and
that he would never drink another
drop as long as he lived. Then ",
whispered some more and told him vi
thought favorably of his last proposition
but he must swear. With bis hand on tn,
leg of a corpse We were then dissecting
that lie would never drink aoain, and tina
he must be blind.folded and led eevera
blocks from the dissecting room. before
We would turn him loose. He said tina
was all right, and 80 We blinded folded
him, and made him take q lloody oatl
with his hand on piece of ice that ",
told him was q piece of another CORPSE
and then we took him out of the hous,
and walked around tie block four times
and then left him on the corner after h,
had promised to send the money to an ad
dress that gave him. We told him t.
stand still five minutes after We had lef
him, then remove the bliDdfold and q
home. We watched him from behind ,
board fence, and he took off the handker
chief. looked at the name on the stree
lamp, and found he was not far from
home. He started If saying: THAT
a pretty narrow escape old man. N,
more whiskey for you." l did not SCI
him again until this morning, arc
when asked him where he was last might
he, shuddered and said, None of ycul
business. But / never drink any more
you remember that" Ma was tlckled
to death. and she told me was worth mj
weight gold.
"Weli, good day. That cheese is mus
IT," And the boy went out and caught
a passing sleigh.-PecE 8 Sun.
The Tariff and the Farmer,
How can the tariff benefit the farmer:
His products form bulk Of our country I