Evening star., 1897-06-05


He didn't have the strength or he would
probably have made dash for the door, as
many another Emergency patient panic
stricken at the sight of glittering instru-
ment, has done. For his own good the
doctor sewed the mans head up, willy
nilly, while he gazed up at them with the
reproachful eyes Of deer.
While this was going on the telephone
bell had been getting in its work and BIZ
cycle case was brought in. He was a good
looking, nattily dressed young fellow with
a bad case of dislocated shoulder, He was
mad about 1t and said so frankly.
IF had fallen off an eight-story house I"
said he to the doctor while the latter was
preparing to set his shoulder, II wouldn't
have minded 1t a little bit, but to knock
ed. Say, do look anything like a ham ?
That's what 1 am. all right-a ham. 1
was riding down 14th street. close to the
curb, when along comes girl 1 know. I
threw up my right hand to raise my hat to
her and went slap into lamp post And,
say, look here I'll be blamed If she didn't
grin. Yes, she did. Is this thing going to
make me hurhpbacked? The yap fell off
And, holy mackerel, you ought to see the
bike. If was done up as bad as the bike
1t wouldn't be any use repatung me-"
without n whfmper.
A little colored girl with her hands and
face very pitiably burned was next brought
in. She had been playing with matches
and her clothes had caught FIRE. The Spar
tan nerve she exhibited was remarkable
She didn't let out whin,per while the
doctor, assisted by a sympathetic nurse,
dressed her fearful burns She was a bit
solicitous about her hair, however, which
was almost entirely burnt from her head.
Won't 1t grow no nor" she asked the
nurse. and looked relieved when told that
1t would.
ri nf fha
heard down the street might had fallen by
this time). The doctors and nurses difficult
people to startle, nevertheless looked con-
siderabiy surprised when a young girl (she
was scarcely more than sixteen years Ct
age). with an exceedingly pretty and re-
fined face. was carried i'll by the ambulance
driver and doctor. She had been found
sitting on the steps of church in a stupor
She was still unconscious and grpaned dis
mally. 1t was case that required quick
diagnosis, and by the time the girl had
been carried to a cot the doctors had pretty
nearly verified their suspicion that she was
victim Of opium poisoning-opium in the
form OF laudanum. On using the stomach
pump they discovered that the girl had
swallowed enough laudanum to wind up
the days of any number of girls, and that
she had not been picked UP a minute too
soon. She had to be walked to keep her
blood moving. A nurse at each Of her
arms led her around the operating room
after the poison had been taken from her
while another slapped and kneaded her to
BRING her to consciousness. Finally the
girl opened her eyes with a moan and ask
ca 1or her mother. The mother was sent
for when the girl gave the address.
why did you do this?" asked one of the
nurses gently.
1t was not on his account-not on his ac-
count hope he won't be conceited enough
to think that" the girl moaned. II won't
have to die, will 1? Oh, I'm awful glad!
l want to go home.'
Two Unhappy Women.
Presently the girls mother arrived in
such condition Of hysteria that for half
an hour or so the doctors had another case
on their hands. One of the drawbacks of
hysteria is that its victim,Rives away se-
crets. The hysterical mother of the girl
who had attempted suicide, and was now
glad she hadn't succeeded, gave utterance
to some remarks concerning the young fel-
low who was at the bottom of the trouble
ut appeared to be peculiarly desperate
case of schoolgirl and school-boy love-
that must have made his ears burn, wher-
ever he was. The girl and her mother left
the hospital together, both weeping vo-
ciferous,y.
They had been. gone but short time
when a middle-aged. poorly clad white wo-
horrible jelly. lacerated aud torn from
chin to forehead, palpably' by horny. brutal
knuckles. The impact of savage blows had
brought the blood swirling IN both her eye
pd11S, uSH WHOie COuHleuduCc WSiS Il
caked mass of dark blood.
"Again?" inquired one of the young doc
tors, with little flush Of wrath.
"Nc-no-no-he did not do 1t this time,
indeed he didn't" walled the woman weak
ly. Il fell downstairs in the dark"
Nonsense" muttered tie doctor. and
went to work on the Job Of patching the
poor woman's face up The WHILE he quiet
ly expressed to one of the nurses the pro-
found approval with which he regarded the
Delaware whipping posttinstitutton for
wife-beaters. This is 1.-The third time the
blackguard has sent that woman here" he
said. ''and she always pays his fine, from
her earnings at the wasii tub
A cab drove up to the door, and two men,
both wearing diamondssand both in a con-
''Whish of ush fellersh hash got bullet
in 3 right thigh?" inquired one Of them,
calm Joy irradiating him all over. Blamed
4 can remember"
1t happened to be himself, as a glance at
his right-hand blood-stained trouser-leg
showed. He was 80 at peace with all the
world that he went to sleh on the operat-
ing table while the docti examined him,
discovering that thes bplIt was .snot real
ly in the thigh. but had passed through
it's 1eshy part. making afminor wound.
"Where'd he get tt3y Hquired the doc
tor OF the inferred man'a exhilarated friend,
..lnsl Whish9 ]. jag Or bsliat T.
"Doan' know. Saut h5mshelf, euess
Wake m UP. Gofn' to hotei both Z ush.''
He looked in1used and aggrieyed when
the doctor told him thai his friend could
not pcssihly be moved that night, but