The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-01

head, leaving the bare bone exposed as
large as plate.
DR.. S. C. Benedict, of this city, at
tended the suffering girl Despite the
horrible wound she was otherwise the
picture of health. Faster than seemed
possible the flesh began to form over the
bare skull, but the skin was missing, and
the wound would never heal without it.
Yesterday the flesh was in condition for
a covering of skin, which the doctor de-
sired to graft upon the wound.
The brave sufferer barred her arm and
several pieces of skin were transplanted
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.
HER SWEETHEART VOLUNTEERS.
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, a young man of about 20
years asked If a mans skin would be of
service on a Woman's wound. He was as
sured that it made no difference, and he
barred his arm with look of supreme
satisfaction and happiness, asking that
the do tor 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
great gossip and greater tease, said,
with twinkle in her eve: Doctor, YOU
can skin his whole arm of" The doctor
looked up, surprised and then, in an ex-
planatoES whisper, which could be heard
throughout the entire room, the old lady
said. winking her eye and screwing her
face into a look of infinite wisdom: Hes
her Teller"
This was too much for the
young man, and his face
turned scarlet. The poor girl
dropped her eyes and began to PLAY
was on the bed. Everybody felt so sorry
for both of them, except the mean old
tease, who smiled blandy and seemed to
say by her satisfied expression: Il guess
l knocked home run then, )" that if the
old lady had been man she would GER
tainlY have been elected from the room
without tenderness or ceremony.
THE STRAIN WAS TOO SEVERE.
The young man gritted his teeth when
the sharp edge of the razor slid its way
numerically beneath the cuticle, 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 undergone seven cuts each.
When the sixth cut mad been made on the
young mans arm the blood began to leave
his face, and it could be seen that ne was
getting weak
Now was chance for the old lady to
again come to the bat. With every ap-
pearance Of the widest alarm, she in
quired
Say, ---, are you going to faint"
What could have caused the lover more
infinite digust. He 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 people-that was too much. With the
grudness Of Gagged bear he growled, " No,
I'm not sick; of course not"
The old lady was accustomed TO having
her own way, so she hit again. We'll
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 he would 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, mo, 60 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
consented to let another take his place.
He had scarcely left the room when