Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-11-13
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now commit TO cur friend DIR. POM
pnrdof, whose medical stains render.
him more competent for the task 81 a.
'aii 70 you what further was DONE
ANA M doing so win be as brief a.
possible, said Pourpardot. .Athanase
Chapuzot seated himself upon the f,oor
upon square Of linen, his limbs crossed
MS lace turned to the east. Then he H.
gan to squint, forcing the pupils 81 II.
eyes to converge by steadily fixing thsrn
on the point Of his nose, inducing IL i,
were, + state Of artificial strabismus In
2 very few minutes magnetic cataleusv
began TO show itself His eyes closed
and his extremities became rigid. While
tins was occurring he distinctivelv cav.
utterance to the following words, which
we all recognize as one line Of a verse
and the beginning Of another:
Triomphes done enfin cabales enne,oi..s
J'entrex spontanement----
He did not finish. but fel1 Of e,nca :, !.
deep sleep. drew near and plugged up
both his nostrils with pieces Of linen
dipped In melted wax. This done 7 in.
closed his whole person in the linen cloth
ON which he sat and tied the four corners
over his head, like a sack. The knot
made in this way was carefully sealed
and stamped with the signet ring Of the
house Of Stockfish 6 Co., Of Boston. Fl
nally we placed the body of our friend in
the box prepared for its reception, which
was closed ard locked, and which Messrs.
Stockfish also sealed and stamped with
the ngnet ring, as before mentioned.
after this we all left, carefully secur.
ing the door, Of which the Boston mer.
chant retained the key.
For every person but ourselves. the
artist Athanase Chapuzot had departed
for America We have today reached
the 18th Of February. 1890. The hour O.
IL Is about to strike. Our friend Chapu.
got has been inclosed in this box exactly
two months, and we propose now to pro
coed to release him.
"Where is this box?'' demanded.
Under the piece Of Oriental tapestry
on which you Sit said Pourpardot.
arose with a bound.
"You see, gentlemen, added the doc.
tor, on removing the piece of tapestry
"the seals are intact as far as the box i.
concerned"
The box was now opened, and in q
moment the body of Chapuzot, still en-
veloped in the sack, was placed in large
tub which stood in the middle Of the
room. A vessel filed with water sim
mered on the stove. Pourpardot filed :
can with this warm water and poured il
slowly on the top of the sack. He ther
broke the seal cautiously and revealed t.
our sight as he removed the linen clotI
the corpse of Athanase Chapuzot, e,na
ciated and shrunken like an apple ex
posed to the SHOWS and frosts of the pas
winter.
You can satisfy yourselves, gentle
men, said Pourpardot. ''that the body i,
cold, that no pulse can be felt at ths
wrists, nor even in the region of the
heart"
He then poured a Large quantity of ho
water ON him, and commenced a vigor
GUS friction or massage from head t.
Got. This done he applied thick past,
of almost burning temperature to the tol
of his head and removed the waxed taxa
pons from his nostrils, opened Chapuzoti
mouth and replaced his tongue to its nor
NAL position SO as to admit air in tn,
larynx.
After the application of the third no
poultice to his head Chapuzot moved
slightly, and a feeble pulse was percepti
BILE at the wrist. Soon after he opened
his eyes and slowly gave utterance t,
these four words in distinct voice:
| ''au pays des moines-"
He completes his distichr' cried Ro
ger Lacost, latter sixty days interval
This is marvelous!"
NJ. Stockfish had already drawn hi
plethoric check book from his pocket.
Here is your check. monsieur" sal,
he, handing piece of blush paper L
Durocher.
1--WE have lost. We pay"
Stocktish Junior touched the elbow o
his brother and drew him to the corne
of the studio, where they conversed
moment in low voice. After a fey
minutes they returned to US, when tbs
elder said:
"Gentlemen, your excellent friend NJ
/ Chapuzot must be at present very mucl
| fatigued. When he has sufficiently It
covered will you kindly make to him
proposition from the house of Stocktisl
& Co. for his immediate consideration?
Certainly" said Durocher. pleas
state it"
"This-that if he will consent to repea
in America this curious and interesting
performance we offer him the sum O
five hundred thousand francs for its pres
entation under the same conditions"
Athanase Chapuzot, completely recov
cred, has accepted the offer, and doubt
less will before long present himself be
fore an American audience in New York
R. NJ. Denig in Paris Figaro.
Counter Jumpers of Havana.
MANY statesmen here are clad only l
patent leather CATERS. silk hose and pur
linen trousers and shirts; but these al
spotless. Indeed, the Cubans are I'll
cleanest people regarding their dress
ever knew. A stevedore will load m'
lasses on vessel whole week and 20
can hardly find spot upon his white su
when Saturday night comes. Someho
your sense of propriety is not oftende
when you see cash boys, errand boys an
helpers of all sorts in skin tight, hight
woven cotton shirts, and as airy breech'
and slippers Often, too, for chang
here will stand three or four neSroe