The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1892-09-23
A DOCTORS ADVENTURE.
Why He Lost His Contempt for
Superstitious People.

Il presume that man of your skcp-
tica mind and iron nerve has II great
contempt for people who believe in
ghosts or in other supernatural ter
rorsf.."" S..>n ..o"ovnpo ou,,, Duv
was completely cured of it years ago"
You surprise me. May ask
whether you healed yourself or en-
ployed the services of some other ply
sician?"
DIR. Weymouth caught the humor in
the remark of the young medical stu
dent who was questioning him, and
laughed
Il was cured by something worse
than physician" he replied.
What was it?"
A human skull"
Your story must be a strange one"
1T is, but | will not tell it TO you
unless you will solemnly promise not to
repeat it."
why so much secrecy"
lit is not necessary to satisfy your
curiosity now. My reason will be plain
10 you when my narrative is ended"
Very well; promise"
"To give you thorough understand
ing of my singular experience, it is
necessary for me to recall series of
events which preceded the supe"nat-
ural horror which shall describe
when began to practice medicine
in small inland city became ac-
1uaintcd with u beautiful girl, who so
charmed me that | sought her society
frequently. have since learned that
she then regarded me with favor, and
no doubt | would have conducted a
regular courtShip which would have
ended in happy marriage had it not
been that entirely unexpected circum-
stances suddenly separated MS. My
father was stricken with Il fatal i'll
mess and my presence was required at
his home in Massachusetts, until his
death, whic took place after | had
been with him six months. When re-
turned to the west and resumed my
medical practice learned to my great
'chagrin that Miss Wilkins the girl to
whom ! had been SO attentive, was en-
gagged to he married to a young lawyer
named Goodwin. He had been as rapid
in his love affair AS had been slow in
mine. and then learned tue bitter les
son which many other young men who
have been dilatory in courtship have
ALSO learned. that if "a prompt and zeal
eous rival appears. and he is pretty sure
to do so if the girl is highly attractive,
he will win the prize during an alb
srnce of even few months on the part
.of the dilatory suitor.
s.nf .p,,rSa tba,.o ,yoc ,,n.1,;n.r G., ,,,o
q do except to accept the inevitable. |
bore my disappointment as best could
and gave assiduous attention to the du-
ties of my profession. Meanwhile
learned that | was not the only disap-
pointed sutton. Mr. Callahan, Il hand
some photographer, had tried to win
thc hand of Miss Wilkins during my
absence in Massachusetts, but he soon
found that Goodwin WAS preferred TO
himself. CALLAHAN was moody ard
lisagrceablc fellow in spite Of his good
Cooks, and was decidedly glad that he
had been unsuccessful. knowing what
his disposition was, was surprised to
observe that after Miss Wilkins had be-
come Mrs Goodwin he cultivated the
husbands acquaintance, and within
few months became his intimate friend.
often saw thea together, and used to
wonder whether Callahan was sincere
in his Friendship. Several years passed
away and brought about interesting
changes. Godwin. who was Il pleasant
fellow, but was not Il man to heed the
claims of morality when they strongly
ecunilictcd with his inclinat;ons fell an
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ventures He kept his ingatuation
we'll concealed from his wife, however,
and she was entirely unSuspicious I'M
all she finally discovered his uufaith-
lulncss in 4 most singular manner. ono
night. while Mr. Goodwin was absent oN
a long journey. his house was catered
by burglar who went To the
library and broke open desk III
which MIR. Goodwin kept private
papers aud letters, and which was
mover left hy the owner unlocked In
she morning Mrs Goodwin found the
contents of the desk scattered on the
floor. and amoug them Il package of
love letters frum the adventures Tic
cat was Eow oui of the bag. and the
-rrunrcd wife instituted proceedings for
a divorce. which was granted. Soon
after she had accomplished her object,
the co,umunity was startled by the
news that Callahan had been arrested
ON The charge oi having committed the
burglary A, III. trial, during which
the court-room was crowded, on ac-
count of Rive high social standing of the
piisoncr. his Euid was sliillfui!v
proved hy chaiu of circumStantial
evidence &c was shown that the
photographer after Breaking into the
house had committed but one oifcnsc.
He had opcncA the desk and scatteral
the papers ttrat nc had found in il, but
lie had stolen nothing. Tho myste-v
was great nuld the prisoner confessed
tina; hc had cutcred the house for the
sole purpose Of furnishing Mrs. Goodwin
with evidence that her husband was