The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1884-07-01
Selfrf Story.
Doctor Enas Macbride.
By GEORGE AUGUSTUS sALA.

Doctor Enas Macbride.
By GEORGE AUGUSTUS sALA.
DR.. Enas Machride was strong In
comparative anatomy aud dissected
everything that came in bis way. His
dissec,ing.room was in the oaart- yard o
the PalszzD Csrminsli, R,me. But il
was upstairs in his library and alone thai
al Scozzcse" carried out his choicest
% manipuIa,ions and made the more deli.
cate OF bis "preparstions" OF human
muscles, arteries, veins aud nerves, which
when completed, we're displayed under
glass shades on a large table in the cen.
ter OF the apartment. 1t vas at this ia.
BILE that, having just finished the dissec.
,ion OF very small hand-never mind
to what kind OF creature the hand, while
it was living one, had belonged-'hst
he was sitting one evening in July, 1855,
when 1t suddenly occurred to him that
he had exhausted HIS supply OF cochi.
neal with which to tinge the melted wax
which be proposed to inject on the NOR.
row morning into the venous system Of
his "preparation." .i'' r.
Dr. Eaas Macbride proceeded 10 the
well-known druggists shop kent nv Sig.
Panciarotto, at the corner OF the Via de
Condotti. 1t was one OF the largest aud
mos! handsome shops in Rome He
made bis purchase aud placed the packe,
of cocbineal Ia side pocket. 9a
"Stay," he suddenly exclaimed, paus.
ing on the threshold; II had forgotten
something. You must make me up, il
you please, that admirably ffi :acious
slee ping drsught With the secre, Of the
formula of which only you and are
cogniz,nt, and which has given ease to
so many of nv patients. Will you pre-.
pare 1t for me at once? / must take it
with me-"
with pleasure. illustrissimo ed escel.
lentissimo Dottore," said The apo,hecary,
as he hustled from Jar to jar and bottle
to bottle, pouring various ingredients
into q glass vial. "'Tis wonderful
sleeping draught, to be sure. l have tried
it on nv wife who, poor soul, endures
agonies from the toothache, and 1t never
fails IN producing slumber. To he sure,
lad you not positively told me that the
potion was quite harmless, should have
been afraid TO use it; Tor the sleep which
it brings about is so deep and SO long as
to I've really like the sleep Of death"
He had soon completed bistask, aud
Dr.. Macbride, placing the vial in his
side.pocket with the cochineal, lett the
farmaeia. He crossed the Piazza di
Spagna. in the direction of the College
Of the Propaganda, when, just as he had
reached the spot where now is the mon-
ument, his. path was crossed by tall
man who was wrapped in long brown
cloak and who wore bis broad tapped
hat slouched over his eyes.
sits all verv we'll for you to slouch
your hat over your eyes, my frlend,'
aaid Dr.. Mscbride. to himself; "but
know that hat and cloak very we'll or
am grievousiy mistaken. They belong
to The nameless man who lodges in one
Of the garrets at the Palazzi Carminalli
once nursed youihrough fever, my
friend, and gave you money to get your
cloak out OF pawn. I'don't think you
would do me any harm. although folks
do ssy that you are spadanico "a hired
assassin. !" 0'a'
Scarcely had he thus mentally express.
ed himself when he heard. In low voice
behind him. the single word, "Eccolo y
and Immediately be was seized from be-
hind by strong arms, . heavy cloak was
thrown over his head and he was lifted
from the ground aud carried some yards,
then he was thrust forward on to what
seemed to be some kind of bench or seat /;
the arms waich had seiz,d him had re-
laxed their grasp, door was slammed,
and he became aware that he was 10 a
rapidly moving wheeled vehicle.
DR.. Enas Macbride had in verify been
kidnapped bv two men, forciblv carried
by them to q coach, one Of the doors of
which was standing wide open, huddlcd
into the vehicle, and was rapidly driven
away. The whole proceeding, indeed
had been watched with the eliveliestinter.
est by an individual who was clad in a
long brown cloak, and who wore bis hat
slcuched over his eyes, ,and-there is now
no indiscretion in saying it--wss the
nameless man who lived in cne OF the
garrets OF Palszs) Carminsli,. and whose
profession was corjectured TO be that OF
an assassin for hire and as he watched
the carriage rapidly retreating into the
shadows the nameless man was juggling
some golden coins in his pocket and
chuckling merrily. -
"Ten ducats," be reflected, 'ten ducats
for only pointing out the signor to them.
And they have sworn not to do him any
harm. or course II they had wanted to
harm him they would have come to me I;
nut I would not have stabbed the Signor
Oottore, no, not for hundred ducats.
I will go and drink bottle of Cbian,i. /"
While the nsmeless man was thus con.
graduating himself on the successful re-
suit OF bis exceptionally boodless nights
work, unseen hands had relieved Dr.
Enas Maebride OF the heavy cloak in
which he had been muffled and in which
be had been all but suffiocated. He sat
up to fnd himself indeed in the interior
of what was evidently a carriage he.
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