The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-12-09
HIS NOSE WAS MISFORTUNE.
The Singular Proposition Accepted by
Poor Patient ia q Hospital.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.

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From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
A gentleman. bearing every evidence OF
prosperity, told a very singular story as
he sat chatting with some friends at the
hotel the other evening.
81 was to be discharged from the hos
pital," he said, "a wreck Of the strapping,
strong fellow that had landed in New
York six months before from one of the
little villages in Western New York to seek
my fortune. laughed aloud in my
wretchedness at the thought. What for
tune had struck! Want hunger gnaw-
ing at my very vitals, cold-so miserable
1 had prayed to die for release. Too
proud to go back to the dear old mother
who would have welcomed me with open
arms and loving heart. At last, had been
found almost dying in the street and the
city charity had taken me to the hospital,
where / had developed bad case of ty-
phoid fever For days and nights my
misery had been forgotten, when I lay in
that semi-conscious state between life and
death-just the border land lay between
but never crossed. / lived-iived to come
slowly back to my miserable existence.
Tomorrow 1 was to go forth to what ?
work, l was now too weak to do IL.
LAS / sat thinking 1t all over, one Of
the attendants entered noiselessly and
said: Smith, you are wanted in DR.. Hun
ston's office. All right / said, as /
arose and slowly made my way across the
hall sit down. said the doctor. Smith,
] have a curious offer to make to you.
of course, you understand you are at
perfect liberty to accept or refuse. ANY
false notion Of gratitude need not weigh
in the least What is it2' l asked Curl
ously. God knows, If 1t is anything by
which / can earn an honest livelihood, I
shall not only accept, but bless you all
my life for giving me the opportunity
" Poor fellow You have had a hard
time. It's hard work to make ones way
in this large city without money or
friends. What want to say is this: There
is a gentleman in this city-no matter
who-who is very wealthy and is we'll
able to do as he agrees. He has peculiar
nose 1t is drawn quite little to one
sine, giving his face a very laughable APP
pearance. He is an extremely sensitive
man, and has been subjected to so much
ridicule on account of that feature that
he has resolved to submit to an expert
ment in the hope Of making it more pre-
sentable.
For month or more I have been look
ing for a man with a nose somewhat sim
liar TO his. The moment you entered the
L WAS
after; but you were to i'll to do anything
then. Your nose is not quite as much
out of shape as his. but it has the same
tendency. DO you follow me?' he asked.
1 nodded assent, and he continued: This
gentleman wants me to make the expert
ment on some one else first; some one
who is perfectly willing, so as to have
some idea of its result or success, before
undergoing any operation himself To
such man he will pay 5000 Five thou
sand dollars! 1t fairly took away my
breath! Now he said, i want you to go
quietly, think 1t over and make up your
mind That the operation will be successes
full, l have no doubt, but / want you to
fully realize what you are about to do
before you decide. You will not be dis
charged until tomorrow. Come to me at
10 O'Clock with your answer. What is
the use of thinking about it? Miserable
and wretched as l am, with no friends
will not a drowning man catch at a
straw?
E" Well, / would rather you would think
1t over and not decide so hastily. The
money blinds you now to all else Thank
your / said, as I went back to the little
cot where my dinner stood ready, and
the uninterrupted nurse aided my tremb-
ling hands.