Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-21
THE TWO DOCTORS.

They do not do so now, but IN bygune
times some OF the medical students and
young practicing physicians Of Detroit
were in the habit Of stealing bodies for
dissection from the cemeteries adjoining
the city.
In those times there were two young
doctors, just out Of their icons. who
were partners IN a practice which left
them with q great deal OF time ON their
hands. Both OF them were strong Of
head and Of physical makeup aud either
Of them could drink any other man in
Detroit drunk on cherry whisky and
still retain his sea legs aud his cool
hend And there were not few sturdy
drinkers IN Detroit then
Nevertheless, while the young phyd-
clans appeared TO be- sailing straight for
tho rock Of Grog. they put IN q great
deal of time. much of 10 stolen from tho
night. advancing themselves in profos-
sion 20 which they were cuurugcously
devoted. One Of them. 20 may DO men.
toned incidentally, advanced Ia the Mt
er days 10 % very high position IN the
medical department of the United States
army, and the other became one Of tho
foremost physicians Of tho city
ono night the two determined upon
making a sally upon a certain cemetery,
20 steal the corpse Of 70 man who had
died of % peculiar disease. which was tho
talk Of the little town ut the time, and
which throw medical circles into sharp
md In some instances furious discuss
sion. Whom they snuniorcd from their
fayorito hoosing place. they were pretty
wen filled with cherry whisky. and the
hour was past III o'clock. Thor cruuins
camo away with thcm. as that was tho
customary hour for retiring unless it
happened 20 be a holiday occasion. when
I'VE Won't Go Homo I'M Morning was
sung. n song, by the way, which imu1rs
n flavor OF the wine o. tho immortals 20
good average whisky which iu its turn
chocrfully and heartily raciprocntes 90,
compliment. by causing Che song TO thrill
the soul like tho war hymn Of trium.
phant nrchangcls.
Earlier In the evening they had mudo
arrangements for o horse and light
wagon, spades, picl;ax. crowbars and
ropes. They knew the location Of tho
grave, and they started out. The night
favored thom with Opaque clouds which
hld thrco-fourths faded SUMMER moon.
Arrived 40 Tho desired place, outside
tho cemetery fence. thoy led the horse
into strip Of woods. crossed the road
and entered the cemetery. Before pro-
cooding 20 business thoy took hearty
pull at tho cherry bottle. With the ala
Of their lark lanterns thoy found tho
mark which had been made upon tho
grave IN tho daytime. They thm pro.
cocdod 20 adjust thoir dark colorcd sheet.
ing. Tho grave was pretty close to tho
road, but they didn't mini that. The
shooting, hung ON stick, ~ ,sscd into the
ground, screened the grave from all
points OF view and tho dark lantern was
hung IN such q position that Il shlnc Ia
narrow circle downward upon tho |
grave,
Both seized their spades then and wont |
70 work with a viii at either end Of the |
grave. space being taken at one end 10 |
afford room for both 10 work. In this |
way the muscular young fellows soon /
reached tho over box Tho top Of thh |
was taken OF and laid aside. In little |
while the cover Of the coffin was un.
screwed. and IN the haste OF the moment
It was thrown ont OF tho grave. IL struck
the width of shooting next tho road and
throw It down.
The corpse was q very heavy one, and
II took the united efforts OF both the doc
tors TO raise It In thenarrow space OF tho
grave. They managed TO stand IL up at
tho ond Of the grave aud then concluded
that the best thing 10 do was to have one
Of them lift from below and the other
from tho top. To this end ono Of thcm
proceeded TO climb out Of tho grave, but
just at that moment their blood was
frozen Ia their veins byapicrcing shrek.
On the night chosen by the young doc.
tors Tor their raid on tho cemetery II.
William Green. a suburban beau, whose
characteristics woro OF the hue OF his
name, and whose courage was utterly
dispgoportionod 10 lis tall, guuut franc.
was returning homcward Ia COMPANY
with Mary g., as beautiful q country
girl Us ever trippcd over tho daisies and
ns bright and intolhgcntas fho was boau.
tiiul. People often wondered then how
a beauty Of such manifest superiority Of
character could zee anything attractive
In fellow like Bill Grcon, but framthis
coign Of time tho riddle Is easily read
beaus were very scarce IN tho township
Of IL IN those days, and hence a girl
had no choice. It was said that thoy
were uhiancod, but this was not true.
Something In Mays conduct had held
William back from declaring himself
although she readily allowed his attcn.
ton and refused the profrors OF escort
of certain newcomer Ia tho field
That night the couple had been TO a
party, and the shortest and indeed tho
only way TO their respective homes was
by the cemetery road, unless it mightho
across the rough fields, an iupracdcablJ
way in the dark
As the twain approached the dark no,
low Of the road, which the bounds of Cleo
cemetery touched Mary naturally drew
sloser 10 her tall escort aud tho tuuchof
!cminiuitv awakened ia William the 1o.