Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-08-26
INf F'iI. PAIN.
4 Physician Relates an Experience d
His Student Days.
Brsakiasting on Pure Cheek -vAs Old esatls.
man and Charity Parties.

A slip of paper bearing the following
was handed to the Journal, the other
night. which may need an explanation
to some:
Wanted, to know OF the where
abouts OF the young men who were to
take the early boat from Ocean Point
for the Capital city. The angry boat
man has been waiting since three
o'clock. Monday morning. Both these
men are of light complexion. one above
the average height, the other o little
below the medium. All information
about the above will be gratefully re-
ceived by anxious friends"
1t seems that the two men were
visiting a party Of friends at the point,
and were to go on the early boat.
having engaged a boatman to set
them off, but through some oversight
or sleepysight. they did not appear to
the boatman, and quietly left later in
the day without notifying their friends.
The doctor smoked slowly on his ci-
gar. 1t was plain that he had some
thing to say.
II was thinking of my early college
days." he said, land of a peculiar in
cident that happened very soon after
I began my studies. The professor was
instructing the class one day on the
cOrpuscles of the blood. In order to
get some fresh blood for miscroscopical
examination each student was ordered
to tie rag around his forefinger and
strike the top OF the finger suddenly
draw blood. Seems easy, doesn't tt?
Do you know there wasn't a man in
the class that did it at the first at
tempt. 1t was funny to watch some Of
those embryo surgeons pnise the needle
with determined air and launch 1t to
within hair space of the flesh and
there stop dead. others tried to force
the needle in slowly, but pahsed very
shortly, with an expression of pain
commensurate to that OF an amputa-
ton. I myself gave 1t up as a bad job.
and hacked cavity in my thumb with
a penknife and found it easier.
"The fact that we were very young
and inexperienced is no explanation
for this popularity, as I have since
found by personal test. Almost every
body exhibited the same repugnance to
inflicting pain in that manner. Try 1t
yourself" 81
The other man tried and succeeded
on the fourth trial.
He was only visitor In the city. and
evidently he had seen better days, yet
ne was a good story teller. and one of
his stories was decidedly good. telling
how his cheek procured for him a good
feast of fruit.
TT was snap" he said. land has
only barred me out on upper Congress
street in Portland. and l don't care
about going up that way any more,
anyway. You see, got up without a
cent in my Clothes and no breakfast.
1t was pretty early Sunday morning.
and as came down the avenue. more
out of freakishness than anything else.
l stopped in front of dago's fruit
etn nd 1nt of hoe
Five centa a pieca.'' the dago said.
"'Hum!' said I. Are they cling
stones or Crawfords?' apparently be-
ing DESTROYS of buying only the best.
1t stalled him. He knew nothing
about varieties or which were the best.
He looked up puzzled. hut the flash of
an idea came across his face. He put
both Of his hands out in, front.
"'Eata,' he said: 'Eata.'
II 'eata,' picking out one of the finest
in the lot. l ate it with the air of a
connoisseur, rather doubtful about its
quality. the dago watching me all the
while, anXiously.
'Humph!' I said. looking around
the stand as though not satisfied with
the result. What kind of pears are
those, Bartletts?'
1.-The dagO looked at me again close
ly, and then again Hospitality urged me
to 'Eata.'
II 'eata.' Twas a nice pear. have
rarely eaten better. My stomach was
already feeling easier. was just
about ready to make wry face. shak-
ing my head disgusSedly. and move of.
when I caught sight of some nice
grapes, which in the hurried intensity
OF my thinking I had not noticed. I
sort of notified my look Of. disgust
and looked toward the grapes.
'Malagas?' 1 asked.
1.-The dago began to look at me sus-
piciously. but my respectable appear
ance and innocent look Of good intent,
caused him once more to fall into my
net. But his 'Eata' this time was less
impuIsive and pladsOme. However. IL