Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-04
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speaking Of accidental cures, said
an old physician % a Chicago Post re-
porter, re minds me OF an incident in
the official career Of eI-Gov. Paddelford,
OF Rhode Island The Governor was a
very corpulent man, and shortly after
his instalment an HbceSs formed In his
stomach. II was most painful, and 20
ease the pain his physician Instructed
him % travel. The Governor, accom-
panied by his wife, So, forth, and pretty
much over the entire country they went.
One night iu "a sleeping car the pain at
tackled the Governor with extraordinary
force. and, as usual al such times, his
good wife got up TO prepare a mustard
plaster. So accustomed was the Gov
eruor 20 such applications that Ike
drinks FOR an old topper, they had 20 be
made extra strong 20 be effective. With
the assistance OF the porter, however,
she liked up a large, fat plaster, which
she calculated would come pretty nigh
drawing the very abScess itself out OF
her liege lord. then holding IL carefully
before her, trotted back 10 the berth,
and. parting the curtains, she placed
the poultice on the proper place. As she
gave IL It's last pat, she looked up FOR
smile OF thanks from her husband,
when 20 her horror she discovered that
she had stopped al the wrong berth, and
operated upon strange individual, who
vas drummer for liquor house. That
she had not before discovered her mis-
take or that he had not awakened was
due 10 his being a person about the same
size as the Governor and considerably
under the influence OF liquor. Shudder-
Ing with fright the good lady found her
husbands berth and stammered forth
what she had done The Governor, al
though Ga great pain. and nOtwithstand-
ing that the plaster contained his
entire stock OF mustard, laughed
loudly and vowed that II he died
he would not stir ill the man
with the gubernatorial plaster on his
common clay stomach should awake.
The time was not long. A piercing yell
that brought the conductor and porter To
the drummer's berth announced It's ar
rival As they tore aside the curtains
the drummer. putting his hand 10 MS
stomach. felt the soft plaster. My
Godr he screamed, as visions OF prema-
ture decomposition danced before his
ewes. I'm sp0ilingr In an agony OF
mind he tore the plaster, which he sup
posed 90 De- a layer OF decaying neSh,
from him. and with scream Of despair
Hung il away. II struck the porter In
the face. and that individual, fancying
that his brains had been knocked OUT
fled
What's the matter with your the
conductor inquired OF the drummer.
Matter echoed that parsonage
with misery in his face. Matter
Great heavens. can you ask2 LooS
there he said, pointing TO his stom-
ach. am rotting away; and TO thlnS
/ it was my own whiSkey that did IL.
The conductor looked az the Spo'
indicated. but saw nothing unnatural
He so told the drummer, who cautiously
placed his hand on his stomach. His
| lightning change Of countenance told
I the relief he FELT. i must have had
nightmare. ne said. The conductor
considerably mystifed, withdrew, and
obtained an explanation from the Gov
ernor, who, having overheard th'
drummer. was just recovering from
paroxySm OF laughter which had broken
/ the abscess. It's breaking was what
had been sought, and IN a few hours
the Governor was entirely cured.