The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-11
INDIANA STATE SENTINEL WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER

covered with beautiful gray hair and the
wrinkles on my hands had disappeared.
Juan Manuel, then just turned seventy,
was mad with exGltation he would spend
whole hours smoking and contemplating
me with all the affection and interest of
an artist looking at his work.
"What puzzles me, said, els that con-
slant pain in my breast"
"And me, Also" he replied; 81 have
been thinking of that for three years
without being able to discover the cause.
1t seems to me, after five years, my grand
sons blood should have become accus-
toned to flowing through your veins"
After three more years my face was still
roster, my health and strength greater; in
fact, my wonderful vitality terrified all my
friends. On my one hundredth birthday
l entertained all the relatives who had
assisted at the celebration of my eighty
fifth, that is, all save some eighteen who
had passed away.
The empiric, meanwhile, had aged
greatly, and his health was vlsibly failing
from day to day. Only in his eyes
cleaned the old expression of vivacity
| ana satisfaction.
One morning, very early, he came to
my house, and, shutting himself in my
room, said to me: "You are now con-
WINGED ?'
Eyes, my friend, entirely convinced"
"Well, then, we must wait no longer. l
feel very old, and, TO tell the truth the
idea of dying does not suit me- holding as
/ do life in my hands But there is diff
ticulty in the way; we cannot continue
living here to repeat and exploit my dis
covery; they will prosecute us relent-
lessly. 1t is therefore necessary for you
to make great sacrifice for me. Let us
go to France"
"To France"
Eyes, there we shall enjoy our navel
lous conquest; there l shall initiate you
into my secret; you will operate upon me,
and thousand years from now we shall
be able to give an account OF ourselves"
81 owe you this second life and will
obey you"
l collected some gold l had laid by.
bought two good mules, and, under the
pretense of paying VOW to the virgin of
Aratte, took the road to the frontier.
We established ourselves in Bordeaux,
and Juan Manuel began to instruct me in
his secret. NV intelligence, far from
weakening, seemed clearer than ever and
my eyes, which had been far-sighted, had
become strong and regular. Still, some
times, felt vague pain on thinking l
should never die; Juan Manuel was
astounded; my hair was gradually
turning black, and nv appetite
becoming daily more enormous; but
| his CONSERVATION was complete when |
one day told him that had become much
enamored OF the daughter of our hostess,
| Mile. Busant, and was inclined to marry
her. AS all the world knows, the entire
| CITY was aroused when the news went out
that ], an old man of hundred and six
years, was going to take a wife. They
| pursued me, caricatured me, besieged me-
our house became perfect Babel.
"Your madness may cost us DEAR" the
empric said to me, with great sadness /;
"now that | am ready for you to operate
upon me, you have doubled your age, and
soon all France will be talking about you.
am profoundly disguised with you and
feel like abandoning you and dying my
self, if you do not listen TO me. Will you
hear me ?" continued the old man, begin
ming to weep.
YES" l replied, AZ am all yours"
"Well then, abandon Mile. Busant, for
get the insensate love, and let us flee from
here"
"But whither?"
"To any of the American colonies; and
as soon as we land. you will operate on
me-"
separated therefore from my aggrieved
little lady as automatically as possible,
leaving her magnificent present, and,
almost in secret, we set out for Vera Cruz
in an English vessel. During the tedious
passage we entertained ourselves by con-
versing amicably, always, though, upon
the same theme.
"What ! cannot explain, said the en-
piric, sis your complete and entire regen-
Grafton. After my wonderful operation,
it was natural that you should have re-
tanned your aged appearance, gray hairs,
badness, etc, indefinitely, the new blood
merely maintaining your actual state.
But it has been exactly the reverse; you
are younger, stronger and more full of
life each day"
GAS for myself" I answered, what an
noys me is this complete revolution here
in my breast"
81 have not forgotten that either" said
the empiric; might after night have re-
volved it in my brain, until feel as If l
were going mad" And once again Juan
Manuel resumed his discussion of his APP
paratus, plans, hopes and glory.
One afternoon, as l was ENJOYING a
siesta, he came to my with dilated eyes,
pulled me from my bed, and dragged me
on deck to a solitary spot where, Selling
me by the neck, he made careful exam
NATION OF the scar lett by the famous OPP
Grafton. At its conclusion he fell into my
arms completely overcome, saying, as he
wiped away tear: "Well, we have
done il"
"What7" Intercepted.
THAT cursed drink Horror, horror.
and a thousand times horror! You are
the most unfortunate of men, my poor
friend"
"What are YOU saying? What have you
discovered in me ?"
Selling me by the hands, he dragged me
back to our cabin. "At last, he ex-
claimed, II have found the explanation OF
the pain of your abnormal respiration
OF your astonishing regeneration. When,
on that never-to- be forgotten night, in
jected the blood of my grandson into your
veins, was little-a little"
"Exhilarated, eh?"
That's il, exhilarated. That unlucky
cider You scarcely lived; your veins
were empty after the great bleeding. On
performing the operation, | lanced the
child in an artery, and-oh. curse OF
drunkenness lin you / opened vein.
The action OF your heart was so weak the
rush of new blood reversed it. Through
your veins rushes arterial blood, and
through your arteries venous blood flows.
No wonder there were pains in your chest
Your heart and lungs act contrarily. Your
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