The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-03-07
THREE MEETINGS.

-Andre,o Hedbrook in Atlantic Monthly.
90
TUREE NEETJNCS
A" "A 'N"e'
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T.
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was . colo wei n'gn. IN november.
haV,ng p.ieu up my nre WIN logs, drawn
my .sole closeiy 10 ~, spread open my DOCKS
vi re,erehoe, ! was Jus. commencing a .rea,
use u. ,roni no'es uaoe ~, iec,"re AZ n9pital
." nn.o'"1' a,is ,,,, mne,e was s'uuy'pg
su,seIy 4 was se'.',ns W my wo.h WIN a
oeng n.lui sense y, oou.'or' as nearu lne
ram aasp'ng against uy WINDOWS, when
was a, s py asa'rP mug a. .ne =. Su.er
uoo, vi NY uP".eme"' WY oou,o ~ oe on
sum n'sn' as 'h's = '"ooo', pe,naps, COINS
,ouhu W suiyk 81, oRa al my oonirau ',,
.nie yY'ns i. r.,S 'ue o"y pne WIN
Wnom hau lra'e.n ,. !. ous AZ ,e't gu
,i ~ my ,asn,N was seA"..o.s W US
ln.errsp.eo even oy nun. lamp III nahd,
opeueu .ue aneyyn' "'''' stranger
s'V ,',, a. ',e -, 'hresnoiu, ,,, A..
~, M, mhv ~ .,ie p, , y, "uu'essns MI
.I hp T..e,sN ind"''' "e ="
'ak .s, Epgrsn' ,,
lha' 10 ny na%e, replisu, no. ilt ,.,
1 1"' -, ''"' ""' "'N ''"' '"''"''' WIN
me
,,a, ID proiessio,ai.
he 49,, ~ 10 Useless ss, an no. a, Se' pr"'-
''c'ng, pe,og s.uaen. az preser'.
know II ou. 70" have peeh RECON-
.he m,r', ~, W ne as :ne oeseless anu hos'
sk'ii'". hngi vne III suIsely "' yo"l NUS
p''ai' asu prefer oo"hNy"an' van
come IN . st.,
Ver.ainiy' rePuea' auui.ung hi"'
wonuerihs VIVA. ne ooui" possip'y reIuue'
aud now ne haa heard Oh me. When lie
entered looked az MN more attehtiVely.
taii man. noid.ng himseli erect, IN age
ABOUT .hir.y ei8h', rom wna' cou,u see Oh
MS race, lor ne wore peaked lrave,ing cap
urawn aDMn oser n.s Eyes ana suat, pu.iea
up over MS chin, ne was covered win ram
crops ana placipg soaked umorei,s IN tns
stana' ne ulVesteu hlnseil Oh au Ola pialo
ulster, ana oonuuo!eu MN lhto my s'.ung-
room, placing cha'r ior nun near .he hre;
iaking OH MS cap l saw "et,-ieatureo
man, OF paie, worn complexion' 'deep,y Sc.
hgns,oo,oreu EYES, iair nair' anu hegieclea
oeard, dressed IN traVellng sur very muGh
,ne worse ior wear. ne was sen sessen'
mas yolce oiear, wivn me.a,,,o RUG III H.
we ere Tesaraea eaon otner a.tentlveiy.
10 "ho,h am ! inoeoteo LOT th,s intro'
auotion, ana IN "na' manner can De OF use
10 You >,
.,n Ina, 10 luiiha.erial.
| ,, raroon me- 90 not tnlhk 80.
iou, a.so young ..alian nauleo yacoSi,
were mentioneu W Iie as eelns alreaay
expert surgeons as l snid oeIore' give the
pre,stence 70 an hng.,snman u; require
your SERVICES ior a., az qpera .;, u,y a,
,, An operatioh eHcia'lheu' "here
| mere. on lnysen.
lresarueo MN i'oni heao u ioo' Win as
'oi a.sn =.
| az, on MYSELF w" "re u'sensassu'
nowf ,, , T..
assiu ioo ,iss, d. n.u n a,aazeinee a
Mas no ~ us i.sn. sensen "ouueieu' ior
nc ,s npps :,, pe.eo.iy Men. ;,
WIN pay 'en napoieohs 'or YOUR iee'
no ,s sSl,.
inis IS nus, unpreceoen'eu proGeeuing
iou must please 1e 'ittle more exp,'eit;
| rur rePiy he ia'u hns'y snaPeu "nlte
,'sns manu- on 1ue ,ao'e' l u'sl.ke man
,,au 70 ,1 very WINE Is unhascui'he'
wv ..va ! as IKE, , - 49,, =.
iou see .h.s nau. w:sa " nave /"
a"Pasa.eu Jusl a'q'e .Ie wris' ,,,,
Ampu.at =. ,i 4 excia'ulea' ho.a,ng ana
e lam ~. Wy WIS nanu an
active, Eapaoie lnet"er. Whatever 90 you
VIVA. say. wasn ~ .aken on. II Ten
napoieons are no. suihc'eh' 'or the operation
na ..S,: yu w tss ',1
Oh, sa.u :, mus' t ueo.ne Sout one, :
.; sue I n;,, Nv. sr.a ;u1 ~ al opefa
''vn, nuu WI ho y, u ,, ""ne ~.
WY Nv. =. " s.:s ~, "nu an "i'iins
| ~ pTy, ""a' O"n !" s' 81. " you +,
mag SUN nR do p,,uetpie,
shswereu' anu re,use " hu'',ate per
,eot iimo. mus. WISH you gooa evening
| oessins you w ,n'nh oe''er VI sum al III
sane prooeeuns.
my visitol 'egaraeu lne wiln an ugly STARE,
snen tulneu away, impa.lesuy letieu iie
so " anu. n,s neoA, :ay.s uenan'lS My
prooeeulhgs arc no.hlne W you. aiu no.
Some ~. yuut fsu,o, SuIa o'nio I.py
.oi yo.' se .tos'' WEN ~"
goou,n'gp'' MT 3ecre'ap' ana regret 'rouc'
ing.
he staIheu .n,ougu .he rSVm' reaonhea
nls uis'sI, seiI I.l MS umplesla' ana ,naas
ior inc 1oor, "hicn opened ior MN, noia'
lng NY lamp over 'ns me-, nanurai, 70 hgnt ms
way uown s'ans' Mao' saio 10 .hysei,'
as l looked AFTER MN ne must BE- al
'hough ne a'd hot appear So.
ressatea myself AZ the taDle, put could
hot Apply 10 my TASK my strange Visltof
had quite unsettied me. Whatever could
W MS motiVe ior wishing 70 uhdergo sucn
an operation Wouid ne go 10 jacob l
| ''. va VIZ '"''S''
might Do aitogether dinerent from mime he
was Immensely clever and skiilfui, the
Ghance OF nving snp]ect great temptation
resolved 10 visit MIN early the next morn
ing IN order 10 ascertain lodged IN the
hue ste. Marguerite, close TO my hospital,
put jacob, rented small "et'cr iurther
away, LOT ne was iona OF modelling and Q
nrst,ra anatomist. jacob himself opened
the door 10 me. ne wore MS canvas apron
ana sleeves, ana held MS modelling tools IN
his mana, greeting me with ehusion. Fer
sonally the young Italian was direct con-
trast to myself small, spare, agile, with a
thin race, sparkling dark eyes, and physi'
ognomy OF Jewish cast, in unison with his
name.
"Ah, MIC seoretano, he cried before had
time to mention the object oil my visit, VI
have had such stroke OF good fortune
Viva i have performed my first professional
operation. Knowest thou, my friend, tina,
last nights tempest blew me patient, and
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VI do know that Is why am here
Then ! proceeded to give him an account o.
my visitor, And SO you performed the
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