The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-05
THE TWO DOCTORS.


dissection from the cemeteries adjoining
the city.
In those times there were two young
doctors, just out Of their teens, who
were partners in a practice which left
them with a great deal of time on their
hands. Both Of them were strong Of
head and Of physical makeup, and either
Of them could drink any other man in
Detroit drunk on cherry whisky and
still retain his sea legs and his cool
head. And there were not few sturdy
drinkers In Detroit then.
Nevertheless, while the young physi-
clans appeared TO be sailing straight for
tho rock Of Grog, they put in great
deal Of time. much Of it stolen from the
night, advancing themselves in profess
sion 10 which they were courageously
devoted. One Of them, il may be men
toned incidentally, advanced in the aft
or days to very high position in the
medical department Of the United States
army, and the other became one Of the
foremost physicians Of the city.
Ono night the two determined upon
making a sally upon a certain cemetery,
TO steal tho corpse Of man who had
died Of n peculiar disease, which was the
talk Of the little town mt the time, and
which threw medical circles into sharp
and in some instances furious discus
sion. When they sauntered from their
fayorite boozing place. they were pretty
well filed with cherry whisky, and the
hour was past II o'clock. Their cronies
came away with them, as that was the
customary hour for retiring unless it
happened TO be holiday occasion, when
I'VE Won't Go Home Till Morning" was
sung, a song, by the way. which imparts
flavor of the wine of the immortals TO
good average whislxy--which in its turn
cheerfully and heartily reciprocatcs the
compliment, by causing the song TO thrill
the soul like the war hymn of trium-
plant archangels.
Earlier In the evening they had made
arrangements for horse and light
wagon, spades, pickax. crowbars and
ropes. They knew the location of the
grave, and they started out The night
favored them with Opaque clouds which
! hid three-fourths faded summer moon.
Arrived at the desired place, outside
the cemetery fence, they led the horse
into a strip of woods. crossed the road
and entered the cemetery. Before pro-
ceeding TO business they took hearty
pull at the cherry bottle With the aid
Of their dark lanterns they found the
mark which had been made upon the
grave in the daytime. They then pro
ceeded to adjust their dark colored sheet
ing. The grave was pretty close to the
road, but they didn't mind that. The
shooting, hung on sticks pressed into the
ground, screened the grave from all
points of view. and the dark lantern was
hung in such position that it shone in
narrow circle downward upon the
grave.
Both seized their spades then and went
to work with will at either end of tho
grave, space being taken at one end to
afford room for both 70 work In this
way tho muscular young fellows soon
reached the over box. The top Of this
was taken Oft aud laid aside. In a little
while the cover of the coffin was un.
screwed. and in the haste of the moment
it was thrown out of the grave. IL struck
the width Of Shooting next the road and
throw IL down.
The corpse was a very heavy one, and
Il took the united efforts of both the doc.
tors to raise It in the marrow space of the
grave. They managed TO stand il up at
the end of the grave and then concluded
that the best thing to do was to have one
OF them lift from below and the other
from tho top. To this end one of them
proceeded 10 climb cut of the grave, but
just at that moment their blood was
frozen in their veins 10y piercing shrek
On the night chosen 10y the young doc.
tors for their raid on the cemetery II.
William Green. a suburban beau, whose
characteristics were of Abe hue of his
name. and whose courage was utterly
disproportionod 10 his tall. gaunt frame.
was returning homeward in company
with Mary S., as beautiful country
girl as ever tripped over the daisies and
as bright and intelligent as she was beau.
tiful. People often wondered then how
beauty of such manifest superiority Of
character could see anything attractive
In fellow like Bill Green. but from this
coign OF time the riddle is easily read
bcaus were very scarce in the township
Of H In those days, aud hence girl
had no choice. IL was said that they
were afiianced. but this was not true.
Something in Mary's conduct had held
William back from declaring himself.
although she readily allowed his atten.
ton and refused ihe proffers Of escort
Of a certain newcomer In the field.
That night the couple had been TO
party, and the shortest and indeed the
only way to their respective homes was
by the cemetery road. unless il might be
across the rough fields, an impracticable
way in the dark.
As the twain approached the dark hol-
low Of the road. which the bounds Of the
cemetery touched. Mary naturally drew
closer TO her tall escort. and the touch Of
femininity awakened in William the de
termination TO take advantage Of her
lmidity and pop the question. But Viii
liam was a bit of a coward, as already in.
hmated, and the chill hour of midnight.