The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1894-07-11
For His Sweetheart.

Athens, GA., June 2e,-A pretty
young girl Of about seventeen sum-
mers, just blossomfng into: wort.anl'
hood was tbs Victim Of a serious aeei-
dent here three weeks ago. She was
working in one Of the cotton mills
ne.r Athens; when her hair, which
was plated Gown her back, by some
chance was caught between the wheels
of weaving machine. Che felt a
quick, steady pull, and in moment
she was being dragged to torture.
She screamed for help, but it was too
late. Tic relentless machine could
not be stopped, and hef sealpwas torn
from her head, leaving the bare bone
exposed as large as plate.
DR.. s. G. Benedict, Of this city, at
tended the suffering girl. Despite the
horrible wound she was otherwise the
picture of health. Faster Chen seemed
possible the flesh began to form oTer
the bare skull, but the skin was miss,
ing, and the wound would never heal
without it. Yesterday the flesh was
in condition for d covering Of skin,
which the doctor desired to graft upon
the wound.
The brave sufferer barred her arm
and several pieces Of skin were trans
planted from the arm to the head.
Not caring to put too severe a strain
upon the wounded girl, the doctor
called for volunteers, and two Of the
girls bosom friends, who were near,
demonstrated the sincerity Of their
love and sympathy for the afflicted
girl by letting the doctor cut away
their own skin to cover the wretched
wound.
When these two had given as much
skin as their strength would allow and
began to feel faint from the strain and
loss of blood, young man Of about
twenty years asked if mans skin
would be Of service on a womans
wound. he was assured that it made
no difference, and he barred his arm
with look Of supreme satisfaction
and happiness, asking that the doctor
take few slices from him.
A faint blush of pride overspread
the sad face of the afflicted girl: An
old lady who had been commenting on
everything that had happened, and
was evidently a great gossip and a
greater tease, said, with twinkle in
her eye: doctor, you can skin his
whole arm off. The doctor looked
up, surprised, and then, in an explain
atory whisper, which could be heard
throughout the entire room, the old
lady said, winking her eye and screw
ing her face into a look of infinite WIS
dom: "He's her feller.
This was too much for the young
man, and his face turned scarlet: The
poor girl dropped her eyes and began
to play with one of the surgical instru-
ments that was on the bed. Every
body felt so sorry for both Of them,
except the mean old tease, who smiled
blandly, and seemed to say by her sat.
isfied expression II guess I knocked
a home run then,' that if the old la
DIV had been man she would certain
ly have been elected from. the room
without tenderness or ceremony.
The young man gritted his teeth
when the sharp edge Of the razor slid
it's way numerically beneath the GU
ticle, but there was no look Of regret
on his face. The deeper the cut the
more apparent was the satisfaction to
the young girl. The girls had Under
gone seven cuts each. When the
sixth cut had been made on the young
man s arm the blood began to leave his
face and it could be seen that he was
getting weak. 80,
Now was a chance for the old lady
to again come to the bat. With every
appearance Of the widest alarm she
inquired: "Say, -, are you going
to faint ?'' What could have caused
the lover more infinite disgust. lie
was sick, there was no question about
it, but his sweetheart didn't know it
and for the old wretch to expose his
secret to her before room full OF peo-
ple-that was too much. With the
gruffness of Gagged bear he growled,
"No, I'm not sick, of course not"
The old lady was accustomed to hav-
ing her own way, so she nit again.
"Well, you look mighty pale. You
are paler than either one Of the girls
were and they had seven slices TUX
out er them an you haven't had but
six.
The poor boy knew not what to say,
but he determined that hewould show
the company that he loved the girl
better than her girl friends and had
more grit, too, SO when the doctor
asked him if he had had enough, he
said, "No, go on.' Seven slices and
he was paler than ever. Eight, he
had won and suffered more than any
one else. Then he gave up and con-
sented to let another take his place.
He had scarcely left the room when
there was hurried shuttle OF feet and
cries of "he's tainted: bring the
camphor, quick" 1t was even so.
The strain had been too great and the
noble fellow, in spite Of heroic effort,
had been forced to give in. He soon
recovered to find himself surrounded
by at least twenty of the men and wo,
men Of the factory, and foremost IN all
the throng and the first one tor MS
languid eyes to rest upon was the old
lady. her face beaming with an Il told
you 8" expression.
A sympathetic young man present.
who may himself have been in love,
made some excuse about the room be-
ing so crowded and hot and the poor
fellow who felt himself forever dis
graced for having tainted said "Yes,
[ should never have tainted If 1t had
not been so hot.
The old lady, much to my surprise,
had enough Of the milk of human
kindness still unclabbered in her sour
old heart, not to deny this explana'
tion, though she evidently wanted to
do so.-,Special to atlanta Constitu'
tion.
There is more Catarrh in this sec
t;on of the country than all other dis