Middletown transcript., 1891-02-26

for him. Not only our gratitude will
be yours, dear doctor, but in savin.
our darling Efie you will save you
friend Willoughby's affianced bride.
I was led to the patient. Sne la,
on a couch, and the beautiful cir
looked more like a colorless figure O
wax than human being. The Who'll.
couch was bedabbled with blood. and
the many bandages stepped with it
Scared women were around her, and
/ could only hear a suppressed
whisper of She still bleeds."
From the appearance of things
surmised, as it turned out correctly
that the brachial artery had been
punctured.
The inefficient bandage was &C once
stripped off, and one of the attendants
was made to compress the wounded
artery firmly with the thump, while
rapidly extemporized a tourniouet
with such materials as could be pro-
cured, and soon succeeded in stopping
the flow of blood. But even I was
astonished to see the loss that had
been sustained by the fragile looking
form before me. She had been long
in tainting condition, but in an
hour or two, as the result of gently
administered stimulants, / began to
discover signs of reviving conscious.
ness, and l thought I might leave to
seek out Romsey and the instruments
necessary to place our wounded
patient in safety. Hospitality in
every shape was pressed upon me,
but I could not wait, and the grays
were once more ip requistion to drive
me to Romsey's place, distant about
two miles and half.
We started off furiously, and had
travelled about mile when the coach.
man suddenly pulled up, shouted out.
/" Hullo, sir! What's this 7 Some one
has got regular smash here. o, lor!
it's our own trap. where james is ]
don't know. It seems broken into
sinitheree."
| FASTENED out Of the carriage to
find, as the man had observed, the
mere wreck Of what had been a dog
cart.
The snow was still falling, although
the hurricane had somewhat abated
but in the midst of the wind ]
thought / heard feeble voice.
The darkness was intense, but
taking one of the carriage lamps, j
proceeded onward to find propped up
on cushions, and covered with cloaks,
the form of the Romsey | sought.
The snow was falling on the poor
fellows face, and in spite of his wrap
pings he must have suffered severely
from cold.
"Is this Mr.. Romsey 7" said I.
1t was Romsey," said he, it's
now q bruised and dislocated mass.
I've had by no means jolly time Of
it. That lump of stones that you see
opposite cleaning in thefdark q was
going to say accursed be those who
laid them there' has SHE'D the horse
and thrown it against this internal
little piece of wall, and I may apply
for my superannuation fund as soon
as may be. The poor brute Of a
horse is completely done for, and has
beon led off by James somewhere,
James himself having all to nothing
the best of it.
" Well, Romsey, what shall | do
Let US take you up in the carriage. !"
{" I'm hanged If | know what
would be the best thing to do" said
Romsey, as if not hurt at all. Nellie
will soon be here, know, when she
hears of it.; and guessing from the
time James went, she can't be long, /
know. She is a famous tactician, old
fellow, and will arrange everything.
She knows what an accident is, and
is equal to every emergency save this,
indeed, poor girl!"
But | can not let you lie here and
freeze. I'll take you to your house
or to the Cedars, from which l have
Just come, as you may guess. My
names PercivaI, and by a curious
mistake, have been able to take
your patient"
Thank God, Percival. and thank
you, too; for the thought Of this dear
girl and the anguish have suffered
on her account have been far worse
to me than all the nasty raps and
bumps these poor bones of mine have
had to bear"
It is hard to tell tell yyea yyea new I was
coming for you to help me set a
wounded arm right. Have you any
2
Yes, guessed something of what
had happened, and here is my case on
the top Of my head. Take it, pray
take it leave me and go to her.
!" No, no, no | can't do that. She
is all right for the present /; We will
lift you gently into the carriage and
take you home, and do trust that
bruises will prove the worst, part of
the business"
"Gad, my dear fellow, | am COM
pletely smashed But don't say a
word to Nellie when she comes. /
hear her coming now"
Romsey's ear was quick, for strain
ing hard against the gusts Of wind |
Fancied | could hear the sound ofap-
preaching wheels.
g Do let us lift you into the carriage
before the lady comes, and 50 prevent
the fearful shock Of seeing you as you
lie up here"
"No, my good friend, no. | had
rather wait till Nellie comes. james
dragged me here as tenderly as he
could, but it was an agony, and it
would be worse to be doubled into
the carriage with such a strength as
you two could command, and then to
be doubled out again. / fear | am
lone to death, and / could not stand
t."