The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-11-16


TO be.n said Miles. -Now let's try him
with the liquor tests." He tried him with
port and sherry and claret and whisky,
and when Miles said, SIS not this port
bitter, old fellowp poor Podgy said IL was,
and on the other hand, at the professors
suggestion, pronounced the dry sherry as
sweet as strip. All this we had been ac-
customed to; but when the patient held
out his arms at Miles bidding, and kept
them out for time apparently beyond all
human endurance, we began to express our
admiration and the doctor his alarm.
''You are going too far, Miles," he said.
"Tbe pulsations of his heart--and he's not
a good subject, mind you, as regards his
heart, there is very likely fatty degenera-
tion-are getting amiss. Take care. for
you may not be able to awake him again"
STUFF and nonsense | have only to re
verse the passes" said the captain.
"Then all have to say in my medical
capacity" replied the doctor gravely, lis
that you had better do it,"
Just little alarmed perhaps by the doc
tors words, the captain began to reverse
the passes, but he might as well have put
his thumb unto his nose" like the little
vulgar boy in the ballad, "and spread his
fingers out" for any effect they had on the
patient, who remained in state Of com
plete Inconsistencies We screamed al
him, we threw water on him, we stuck
pins in his fat legs, but save for sterto-
rious breathing Gtself. as the doctor rs-
marked, very bad sign Podgers-for ii
was noticeable that we called him by his
nickname no longer-showed no signs Of
| life.
"TIe is In a state of what we call com
| plete suspension" observed the captain
in II hushed voice.
Eyes, and so Will the man be who put hin
| there if the case comes before a jury
murmured the doctor.
"Do You mean to say he'll never get right
again" stammered the professor
at looks to me uncommonly like it," an
swered the doctor. THE poor fellow ha,
got to go his rounds too
"Oh, hang his roundsl I'll take them 10,
him." cried the captain; that's the least
can do" he added remorsefully, "and In
deed upon my life can't bear to see hin
in this-this Internal state. Do what yot
can for me, doctor" (hs saying "for me-
showed the direction to which his thought
were tendinls), "aud | do hope that when
come back shall find him himself again
Then off lie went through the snow an,
rain, with thoughts still more dismal thai
his surroundings Miles was, as hav
seiu, s"od Iellow Ut DotVohi' anu repehle'
MS iolly as wen as lts consequences
now confessed to himself that, rs an anna
teur, he had rushed in where even expert
might have feared to tread, and had raise
a devil which he could not lay. II Pod
gers should not get round lie might b
tried for mauslaughter, or, at the best
would have to write TO the Door fellow
mother TO nreaN NJ TO her, winch woui
De ociic"te JOB
he was not good az enistoiary CORE
Spohde4ce, ana even IN ING Compiet
Letter Mrlter was prooahle lie woul
not llnu parhhet case Never even !
EAU haa there heth soeh weather lor Visll
ing the posts; but the captain hardl
Knew that lie had become snow man an
was "et through from heaa 10 luot' III
NINA uhtll ne got back TO barracks wa
entirety occupied with the inquiry, Ia
the doctor pulled Podgers through
fortunately he hiui. 10 tine great rel'
oil all our minds, the poor lad began
snow signs o. returning NE directly y
captain hnu lctt the room. Inc meetil
between tine professor ana ms patient WI
quite touching. ..
YOU shall never he troubled again b
me, my lad,' said Miles ehnsiVely a. b
shook hands with him. i've done wit
mesmerism forever"
Nevertheless it was most successft
experiment. Oh erved the doctor.
We'll, l think 1t was" admitted Il
captain modestly
Il am sure ii was, " said Podgers, whic
we all thought very pretty of him
On tile night when, as have said, Podg
al Ia l..sta il
turned, as il often did, upon Miles, whOI