The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1896-05-23
. THE DOCTORS STORY.
How a Queer Accident Changed His
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How queer Accident Changed His
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s#ssI was a full-fedged NJ. q. once and
never should have thought Of adop ting
my present profession if it hadn't been
for queer accident when first hung
out my shingle
81 had a rich neighbor, man was
bound to propitiate, and the first call
I had, after days Of waiting for pa
tents who didn' t come, was to b his barn e.
to see what was the matter with his
sick mare. I cured the mare and took
in my shingle, for from that day % %,
this I have never prescribed for q hui. hu-z
man being. I had won q reputa ton 1;5ss' as
4 veterinary surgeon and had to stick
to it. But that is reither here nor
there. Only if you think animals can't 6: u y
show gratitude and affection, perhaps
you will change your mind. ESs
q when I had been in business year
or two I sent for my brother Dick. he
was a wonderful chap with all kinds
Of animals, and thought perhaps IS
could work out my part Of it and leave.
that for him. ], never did, for Dicks:
a, cotton broker in New York now and:
I should have to begin all over again ll
to make a first-rate physician. But
that is what meant to be then
1.sThe very next day after Dick e, came a. ne
I got telegram from T. q. Barnuna.. Bar a.
IL had been down there once or twice
to his own stables and he had good
deal Of faith in me-. The dispatch Was::l
s g sHebe has hurt her foot. Come at
once :, .%
.:Hebe was favorite elephant
splendid creature and worth a sman il[l
fortune. =
.sWeH, I confess I hesitated. dis
trusted my own ability and dreaded
the result. But Dick was determined
to 90, and go he did. When we got out.
Of the cars Barnum himself was there
with splendid pair Of matched grays..
He eyed me very dubiously. I'D for
gotten you were such a little fellow
he said in a discoura ged tone. I'm
afraid you can't help her. His dis.
trust put me on nay met tle..
.s IS r. Barnum,' said I, getting into
.he carriage, IF it comes to hand Ito
hand fight between #Hebe and me,
don't believe an extra foot or two of
height would help me any I
"He laughed outright, and began tell
ing me how the elephant was hurt.
She had stepped on nail or bit sOf
ron and it had penetrated the tender
Dart Of her foot. She. was in intense
| agony and almost wild with pain.
IA ,n1 n.
closure in which she was we could
near her piteous trumpeting, and when.
we entered we found her on three legs,
swinging the hurt foot slowly back
ward and uttering long cries Of an
guish Such dumb misery in her looks
poor thing
Even Dick quailed now. You can
never get near her, he whispered. She
will kill you, sure
''Her keeper OWNED what he said.
Don't be afraid, sir, he called out to
me. 'Hebe's got sense
st took my box Of instruments from
Mr.. Barnum. Il. E5 M. s.Sls
.4ss'= I like your pluck, my boy, he said,
heartily; but own that / felt ather
queer and shaky as I went up to the
huge beast
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came around us curiously, but at a re
spectful and eminently safe distance,
as I bent down to examine the foot.
While + was doing SO, as gently as
I could, I felt to my horror a light
touch on my hair. It was as light as a
Woman's;. but as I turned and say the
great trunk behind me it had an awful
suggestiveness: s. 0 81
s She's only curling your hair sang
out the keeper. Don mind her
1s 5S shall have to cut, and cut deep
said I by way of reply. He said d few
| words in some lingo which were evi-
Idently Intended for. the elephants S I'm
derstanding only. Then he shouted
With:the utmost GOODNESS, Cut aWay!''
The man s faith inspired me. There
he stood, absolutely unprotected, di-
rectly in front Of the great creature,
and quietly jabbered away to her as
If this We're an seyeryd day occurrence.
ELL made one cash with the
knife. ~ fell. the grasp On my hair.
tighten perceptib vet not sungently.
Cold drops Of perspi ation stood out
all over me 50 8 ss s
Shall qn q e : cut again Z managed sd to
call out. s7.s=s
S2ul AWAY LIE AGAIN Ine sencOIr-
aging response.
his stroke did the work. lA great
mass OF fetid matter followed the pass
age Of the knife; the abseess was
lanced. We sprayed out the foot.
packed itsWith oak1lm and bound 1T
up. The relief must have been imme-
ldiate, Tor the grasp on my hair relaxed,
1.-The elephant drew a long, almost llu-
man sigh, and well, don't. know
what happened next, FOR L tainted dead
ava Dick must have finished the.
business and picked me up and my
Itools;; was as limp as a IA
must have been a year and q haIf
after: this happened that I was called
to Western Massachus to see some
fancy horses. Barnum' s circus b.p-
pened to be there. on may be sure
that I called to inquire for my dis
ltinguished patient.
Hebe's well and hearty, sir the
keeper answered me. Come III and see.
her, she'll be glad to see you.
Nonsense. & said though con
Tess I had 8 keen curiosity Is see ir