Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1883-03-06

though we had our doubts. We had
found such cases before in our practice
east. where men seemed to be alive, but
it was only temporary. Before we mad
got them cut up they were dead enough
for any practical purposes. Then laid
the icicle across pas abdomen, and went
on to tell him that even If he was alive
| it would be better for him to play that
| he was dead, because he was such nui-
sance to his family that they did not
want him, and ! was telling him that
| had heard that in his lifetime he was
very cruel to his boy. a bright lettle fell
| low who was at the head of his class IN
Sunday School, and pet wherever he
was known. when pa interrupted me
aud said Doctor, please take that car
wing knife off my stomach, for it makes
me nervous AS for that boy of mine,
he ia the condemndist little whelp in
this town, and he isn't DO pet anywhere.
Now, you let up on this dissectin' bust
ness, and I will make it all right with
you?' We held another consultation
and then I told pa we did not feel that
it was doing justice to society to give up
the body of notorious drunkard, after
we had paid twenty dollars for the
corpse It there was any hope that he
would reform and try and lead differ
ent life, it would be different, and said
to the boys: Gentlemen. we must do
our duty Doc. you dismemoer that leg,
and / will attend to the stomach and the
upper part of the body. He will be dead
before VT are done with him We must
remember that society has some claims
on us and not let our better natures be
worked upon by the post morteIn prom.
ICES of dead drunksrd.' Then | took
my icicle and began fumbling around
the abdomen PORTIONS of pas remains,
and my chum took rough piece of ice
and began to saw his leg of, while the
other boy took hold of the leg and said
he would catch il when it dropped of.
Well, pa kicked like o steer. He said
he wanted to make one moro appeal to
US, and we acted sort of impatient, but
W. let up to hear what he had to say
He said if we would turn him loose he
would give US ten dollars more than we
paid for his body, and that he would
never drink another drop as long as he
.lived, Then we whispered some more
and then told him we thought favorably
of bis Iaet proposition, but he must
swear. With his hand on the leg of 2
corpse we were then dissecting, that he
would never drink again, and then he
must be blindfolded and be conducted
several blocks away from the dissecttng
room, before we would turn him loose
He said that was all right, and so we
blindfoIded him and made him take a
bloody oath with his hand on a piece of
ice that we told him was piece of an
other corpse, and then we took him out
of the honse AND walked him around the
block four times. and left him Qp q cor.
uer. after he had promised to send fhe
money to an address that I gave him
!, We told him to stand still five minutes
, after we left him, then remove the blind
fold and go home. We watched him
from behind board fence, and he took
off the handk erchief, looked at the name
, on the street lamp, and found that he
was not far from home, He started of
sayings 'ThsI's p prettY narrow escape,
, old man. No more whisky for you
This morning when 7 asked him YheFe
! he was last night be shDddered and said,
None of your darned business. But !
will never drink any more, you remem.
Der that Ma was tick led and she told
me ! wa worth my weight in gold
Well, good Day. That cheese is musty. "
| And the boy geAt apd caught on pass
ing sleigh.