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No. 1?Tho Death of Cupuytren.
Dupnytren, in the science of facts, was a
man of action, lie was to l?e admired less
for theoretic invention than for a prodigious
faculty of application. His scientific discoveries
do not permit liiin to rank with a
Petit, a Pott, or a Dcsanlt, while, 011 the
other hand, that marvellous skill which lie
exercised?mat iecunuity ot resources in
the midst of the most dangerous complication?that
infallible judgment by the touch
made him the first practitioner in a science
where practice follows the footsteps of
theory.
His character, as might be supposed, was
moulded by the profession his genius had
destined him to follow. This tnan, who
had every day in his hands the lives of so
many human lieings, whose decrees were
without appeal, could not have much sympathy
fSr poor and pitiable humanity, which,
Been from so near a point of view, appeared
to him so small a matter when compared
with the successful results of his practice.?
Besidefl which the heart becomes habituated
to see'suffering. For these marshals of science
individual lives are regarded in the
Bame light as soldiers whom it is necessary
to sacrifice in order to gain a great battle.
"\Ve must confess, in spite of the respect
duo to'so great a man, that Dnpuytren, perhaps
more than any other, looked upon life
and humanity with profound and sad dis
daio. His.character was harsh, cold and
despotic. He carried into tlic world, into
iiis ^Stertor relations, that rigorous and inflexible
will which made hi* pupils and subordinates
in the hospital tremble. Popular
exaggeration relates cruel acts , of thafe sovereign
contempt which he had for humanity,
and it would pain us to relate facts with
woiph our memory is only too well supplied.
Jite colleagues were wounded by his pride
and pretensions to exclusive dominion.?
The, retirement of l'dlctgu?to whom he
ownddmoro than respect?a retirement provoked
by bim, ^revived and particularized
bb j?ntipathy. So that when M. M. Orfila,
Lar'rey, Bariset, Douillarid, Royer, Collurd,
# pronounced over bin open tomb the
inagt fhftgftjficent panegyric* on the father of
nuxlern surgery, none of them dared to go
furtftfer^agd accord even one of the common
eulegi& of private life?one of Uie amiable
Agp affectionate virtues of the fire-side?to
the man'wbora de^th had 'jxist taken, Dupttyiren
was regretted" but unmourned for.
'^jrtfching to ibo last limits bis doctrine of
sB&lbte positiveness, Dnpuvtren combatted
wijq ine most determined ardor against
^wytbiatfjtbat he called Utopian specula C&o.
Br'degreo? Lis antipathy degencruIt^mto/iBKeCration;
His high position at
^li?jCj^iiVj-bf tllB Restoration sometimes, liowcyar,'wfe?te<i-.
ftom fiim ccrtain concessions
from these principles so irrevocably rooted
ftf^'mibd. But the dieeinmlation to which
fitfrrfivtrun raa.\cr?pA hitn?f>l?- ?*?
pegfj^jgtacost him much, only irritated liiin,
llpt' Increased his- hatred - for opinions oot
4?d -for r persons who maintained
Zbd*e opinions. "V
^ Od^aytren w6rked almost constant!V^jnd
feW rilenhave led a,life 60 busy as his..^ViriVbfrjMjpfotnmer
4ie rose at five o'clock in
tbe oifot'oing. visited the Ilotel Dieu
yBMftW" TcumiiHiu mere umn eleven.?
Herapft rnfede'his vj?it?, and returned hone
t^xferi^.^rowalids for consultation. Aluftrah
&0 dismissed them with a e^lerjty
itim&p Ifrutal every day, they were sa nu?
consultations were after pro.
consultations were prolonged,
* (Ad later than usual, and D6j^tiytftn, exjj|jpped
by fatigue, was about taking some
? .
! repose, when tlie last patient presenlfid bin
! self at the door of his cabinet.
He was an ohl man, of short staturi
; whose age it was diiHcult to divine. Hi
. face, full and rosy, over which it was cv
j dent a razor had never passed, had some
. thing about it plump and delicate. I'm
i neath a brow slightly furrowed with writ
! kles, he had a well-formed aquiline nose an
j a small mouth. His hands and feet wei
i in proportion to his diminutive size. In li
| blUe eyes?in his physiognomy?in his go;
tures?there was timidity, sweetness an
! exquisite goodness, lie carried in his ban
i ;i qI.11 it .....I ! ? '1??I
I .. . ?w?<W v'.iv., OIIU ilU 1UIO UIUMVH III UU'
! L?l:?ok. When ho bowed lie exposed alar^
i tonsure?it was that of a priest.
I Dupuytren regarded him with a cold an
j icy look.
| " What is the matter with you ?" said In
I harshly.
" Doctor," replied the priest mildly, 1
I ask permission to sit down. My poor log
i are rather old. Two years ago I had
! swelling in my neck. The medical ollict
! of my village (I am cure of D , iicj
| Nemours) told me at first it was of no eoi
J sequence, hut it went on increasing, and ^
! the end of four months an abscess opeue
! itself. I kept my bed a long time withoi
1 it healing up, and then I was obliged to g<
up, for 1 have to serve four villages, and""Show
me your neck."
" It is true," continued the old man,obe\
ing him, "that these bravo people offered t
congregate in one of the villages everv Sur
day in order to hear mass, but they wor
vorv liaril ilurinir llm umI- on,l
_ ? " ""?> "Vv M,IU l,,n v*
that day to rest. I thought to myself it i
i not right that everybody should inconven
elite himself forme. And then, you knov
there are first communions, catechisms, it<
11 is lordship the bishop at last sent mo
conjii'rc to assist me. Then my parishior
eis told me to come to l'aris to consult yoi
I was sometime deciding, because travelin
costs a good deal of money, and there ai
a great many poor people in my parishe
l>ul they insisted upon it, and I obeved.Ilerc
is my disease, Doctor, continued h<
extending his neck.
lhipuytren examined it for a l"tig timt
The neck of the invalid presented a hoi
more than an inch in diameter, and ver
I flflpn It ivnc on ul?c.?/.ce -Ml
v. | - .v .. ?> UII c?ur?.\i.^ ut lllU^UIi|ll?|.\IIIiU
gland, complicated with an aneurism of tli
caroled artery. The wound was gangrene
in several places, and the case was of s
j grave a character that Dupnytren was a
I tunished that the invalid could stand befoi
: him.
j lie wid? ned the lips of the wound in <>
j dcr to scrutinize it more closely, and oxati
; ined the neighboring parts with a pressui
' sufficiently painful to cause any one to fail
away. The patient did not even tremble.{
When the examination was ended, JMipu;
! Iren brusquely turned the head that he ha
j between his two bauds, and said with a sii
| mci vuicc .
j " Well, Monsieur l'Abbe, you must die
The Abbe picked tip bis linen, and begu
I to tie up bis neck, without saying a won
j Dupuytren fixed his eyes upon him nil tl;
, time. "When he had finished binding u
j his wound, the priest drew from his pocki
] a five franc piece, enveloped in paper, an
put it on the chiiuney-piece.
" Doctor, I nm not rich, aud my poor ai
very poor," said ho, with a gentle smile, "an
forgive me, if I cannot pay a better fee f<
a consultation with Dr. Dupuytren. I ai
v^ry glad I have seen you ; I shall at lea
be prepared for what awaits me. "I'e
! imps," continued lie with extreme swectncs
| you might have announced this great nev
! to me with a little more precaution. I ai
sixty-five years old, and even at my age v\
sometimes hold on strongly to lite; but yo
have not surprised me, for some lime past
have waited for "this moment. Adieu, I)oi
tor; I go to dio in my own parish.
And he left the room.
I Dupuytren remained pensive for a fe
moments. This soul of iron, this genius <
Sower was broken like fragile glass, by
>w simple words from a poor old njai
whom he had held weak and infirm betweo
his large hands, and with whom he thongl
to divert himself. In tliat weak and sulfe
! ing body, he met with a heart firmer tha
his own?a will more energetic than hi
I He had found some one stronger than hiu
self. b
I lie suddenly rushed to the staircase, pe
I haps he did not wish to confess himself coi
' quered. The little priest was slowly d
scending the stnirs, supporting himself I
the balustrade.
" Mwnsicur l'Abbe, will you come t
again?"
. The Abbe re-ascended the stairs.
ii mi
j acre is, perhaps, a means to save yo
if you will allow me to operate." ir44
Oh, Doctor," said tho Abbe, relievir
himself with some vivacity of his cane ar
h&t, "I cnmo to Faris for that purpose. O
crate, operate, as much as you like."
" liut perhaps it will be a useless attenif
and the operation will be long and pai
fu>."
" Operate, opera'e Doctor, I will endu
all that is necesaarv. Mv noor nnrifihnn<i
* - - - j r i' ?
will be so happy !"
" Well you must enter^the Hotel Die
Salle Sttiute Agnes. You will Be quite cor
fortahle there, and the Sisters will not alio
you to want for anything. You must re
this evening and to-morrow?the d?y i
\er?"
? a3>bat is enough Doctor, I thank you
- Dtlpuytren traced a few words on a pie<
of paper, and gave it to the priest. Tl
Abbe boon after presented himself at tl
hospital where he was immediately install*
in a iittle bed, furnished with white cov?
lids. Everybody paid attention to "his warn
. The little<.prieot did not know how to that
them sufficiently.
'Two days' afterwards the five or six hu
dred pupil#* who every .day followed the
master round the wards of the hospital,, hi
scarcely assembled when Dupuylreo?rrive
He directed his towfftrds the priesl
bed, And followed by this imposing corteg
j the operatioh commenced.
DypuftWQ umi his knife and scisso
j fre ?f. Willi hfS^otecl forceps be sound*
* *1
i- the bottom of tlic "wound, and took up the ; j
arteries which he twisted and then tied.?
?, Then with a saw lie removed the dead por- '
is* lions of the inferior maxillary bone. The :
i- j sponges pressed tlic wound, were every mo- '
> < incut removed tilled with blood, which :
* | llowed" very freely. The oj?er?tion lasted I
i* twenty-five minutes. The Abbe was calm |
d ! and did not even knit his brow. It was 1 j
j only when a deep sigh broke from all pres- !
is ] cut, as they stood around the bed, breathless j
! with fear and attention, and when Depuyd
! tren said to him. ''it is all over,'" that the |
d i Abbe turned slightly pale.
P j Dupuytrcn dressed the wound himself. j
'V : "1 think all will go well now," said he in ;
, a friendly tone, "have you sullered much'"
d j "1 endeavored to think of other things,"
i replied the priest.
e> : In a few minutes he fell asleep. Dupuy
iron examined imii a moment in protnnud ]
'I silencc. lie then drew the white curtains '
;s roniul the couch, and continued liis visits
? through the other wards of the hospital.
!r ! The priest was saved.
ir Every morning, when Dupuytren arrived, 1
' i hy a strange infraction of his habits, he '
it passed the first beds and coinmcnccd his
d j visit with that of his favorite patient. Af- '
't terwards, when the Abbe could get up and
it walk :i few stops, Dupuytren, when the !
- i Clinique was over, woifld go to him, and J
I iiKuce uie patient mice ins arm, and suiting
' liis stop with tliat of the convalescent, they
? ; walked round the room together.
! To those who knew the harshness with
k j which Diipuytren habitually treated his pa- \
)' ticnts, this change of conduct was inexplieais
ble. ]
'* When the Abbe was in a condition lo '
>"i bear the journey he look leave of the Sisters
' and the Doctor, and returned to his parish- '
a ioners.
Some months afterwards Dupuvtren, on '
' : his arrival at the llotel-Dieu, saw his pa- '
? titMit, who had been awaiting his arrival in '
u the Salle Saint Agnes, advancing towards ,
s? him. The Abbe was still dressed iu black,
~ but lie was covered witli dust, and the con;
dilion of his shoes showed that he had
i walked a long distance, lie carried under
- his arm a long osier basket. Dupuytrcn
c received him iu a most cordial manner, and
y 1 after assuring himself that tlie operation had 1
y been attended with no unfavorable results,
It? In* ** ]* ?? !? ?-! l.iuMiiwti*
, ..w I.w.tvu ?? >1 uav utkU L/I vu^ut UlllJ IU
i Tal is.
? j " Poet or.** r-plied tin? Abbe, "tliis is the
, anniversary of the day you operated on me.
e i I could not let the <iih of May pass away
without coming to see you, and I wished to i
r" lning you a little present. I have put in ;
v my basket two of uiy best pullets, and some j
ru pears, such as you liave never seen in Paris.
' You must promise me you will taste tliem." ;
? | Pupuytivn shook him affectionately by j
the hand, lie invited the good old man ;
to dine with him?but the Abbe refused, al- j
1" : though with deep regret, as his time was so |
much occupied that it was neceessary he i
miuuiu remrn 10 u. >11 once.
11 1 For the following two years, on the Gth I
j of May, Dnpuytivn saw the little priest nr- j
lu ; rive with his pears ami his pullets. The j
I' Doctor received these visits with a sort of |
1 emotion.
l" j About this time Dupnytren felt the first
: attacks of that malady, before which his
re | science, immense though it was, was obliged
ll' ; to yield. He left for Italy, but without any
,r | hope of being saved by the journey, which
the faculty had persuaded hinrto undertake.
st . When he returned to France, in the month
r" of March, his condition&d". appeared to be
s? | ameliorated, but this improvement was only
'"s ; temporary, and his knew it well. He saw j
n ; he must die and counted his moments.
cj Ilis character became inore inexpensive {
,u and more sombre as lie approached his fa- |
I I tal end.
2* ! Perhaps those last sad hours?that moral
' solitude?that isolation which he had so
' cruelly prepared for himself, and (which
w ; placed him face to face with death, gave him
! a solemn warning.
n 1 Suddenly he called M , his adopted
i son, who was watching in an adjoining
11 IOUJ1).
it i a ? said ho, "write."
r" { "A Monsieur cure of tlie parish of D,
in near Nemours (Seine et Maruc.) "
8- " My dear Abbe,
*" " The Doctor in his turn has need of you
?come quickly?perhaps you will arrive !
r" too late." Your friend,
11* " DlTl'UVTHEX."
The little Abbe obeyed the summon im-1
'-v mediately. He remained a Ion# time shut i
' up with Diipuvtrcu. No one knows what!
juvoocu uutwucil iliWC IWOj UUL WI1CI1 tllC
Abbe left tbo^jck man's chamber, his eyes
were humid, and his features shone with exu'
ultation.
^ Tho' next day Dupuytrcn called the Arch'<?
bishop of Paris to his bod side.
1 ft was the eighth of February, 1835.
P" Ijjipuytren was dead.
On the day of the funeral tho sky since
' the luoruirig had been covered with ?fey
cloud*. A fine, continuous rain, mingled
with snow, fell upon the immense and silent
crowcfrthat filled liio Place Sainte Gcrmaino j
l'Auxerrois, and the largo court attached to
the trreat surgeon's house. TIia f*lmr?li t
: St. Eustaclje-could scarcely contain the cor"w
teS?*
,st The little Abbe followed the procession
,f. weeping.
i We cannot better conclude this sketch
, w than by the following from'tlio "Cyclopoedia
of Biography
>ie WilliamJjhipttytren, Baron, was born at
l.? p-.n?o ~ i *1*1*1 '
,o (vi iv tyuuicic) x < i #| (i|cu ui jrsriSy 15<55? <|
id He was one of tlio most distinguished surir
geons of njodern times, and an eminent ex-'
Lg. ampfo of the beneficial results of the system
ik of public competition l^tablished in France.
By bis .industry and talenta he bdeamQ^surn
geon to'the Hotel Dieu at twenty-six, and
tir Frofessor of Surgery. flj^lhlrtyHbree.' "He
id 'visited the hospital morning and evening fit
& ait o'clock, and f#-. twelve years was neVer
t'a ottce absent. Each morning hl attended to
e, tWee hundred patients* delivered a cliuioal i
lecture, performed several operations, gava.
rs advidB'to sdme hundreds ^ourtiatienta, and
:d then walked home to his breakfast lit half"*
* : *
j j ^ ~
iast ten. After tins ho saw his private pa- w
ients, attended to the examination of medi-! c<
sal students, performed his private opera-}
ions, and at six in the evening again went |
he rounds of the hospital. ]Iis principal |
vork in liis memoir "on artificial anus," j p
which forms a happy application of the | ei
trineiples developed l?y John Hunter. Du- i w
niytren possessed a remarkably line person If
mil strong constitution, so as to enable him | d
o undergo immense bodily fatigue. Hut he n
,vas also atllic.ted with an extremely irrita- 1 p
jle temper which made liiin insupportablv l<
apiicioiis anil inconstant, often impelling , fc
litii to rash and wrong acts, that lie would ti
*ain have recalled in his cooler moments, b
md ultimately destroyed his nervous system, j g
lie was a most successful practitioner, hav- j ii
ng lett .?230,000 to his daughter, Madame j
lu BeouDiout, besides .L'8,000 to endow a f?
professorship, and Jl'l 2,000 for a benevolent , g
nstitution for mcdical iiwn. I ?*>
A Sportsman's Adventure. i ?
During tho early part of tlie summer, in '' v
ha year 1 K">3, it happened that two young j
sportsmen in tho Highlands of Scotland, i ?
iveared by a long day's shooting, were ap- \ s
proaching a hillside spring, famous in that j a
- !?-! .1! ! -i j' ?' ? ?
ivim uisuioi ior mo couiness and pureiiess I a
>f its waters. Tlicy lm<] just, reached the ! <
brow of the elevation overlooking tlic rural 1
fountain, when they saw a young girl, in <1
[iist blush of womanly beauty, close to tlie t
spring. l
She was setting on a low rock that rose c
!>y thesidu of the fountain4 her dimpled el- r
l>ow resting on theclift, and her head lean- f
ing on her hand. Her figure was light and
syiph-lfke, yet exquisitely' proportioned. \
I ler hair was golden in color, and flowed,]
in natural ringlets on her fair shoulders. j L
"See, was I not right ?" said one. in a ;
whisper to his companion. "She has j 1
i:n:
i??:cii ^ 11 m:i ill" IIIIK'n j IIJ12HJ JITCi SOI11C Sllll 1
iti her hand. Hut let us descend." ! t
The speaker had been leaning carelessly on t'
liis gun as lie spoke, and now preparatory j s
to proceeding, threw it to his soldier. Un- | v
fortunately the trigger caught in the bram- i r
Ulc, and the pieee went off, lodging its eon- [ c
lents in his side. lie stagnated and fell.
"Good heavens !" cried his companion, | \
springing to his assistance, and lifting tbe j t
>Y?;tiiiu<;u man up, "*:\rc you KMICU ?" ' 1
Tlie young girl we have described bad j s
been buried in profound reverie; but at the ji
report of tlie gun she 6tarted,looking wild- !
ly around to see whence it proceeded. In a |
moment she caught sight of the wounded :
man lying on the heather above her, while i
his friend lying on one knee, supported tlie j
head of th<i sufferer. As soon as (be sportsman
saw the young girl was watching him, j
he shouted and waved bis arm for help. |
The timid Scottish maiden, who but a .
momont before was on the point of flying, I
now turned and quickly began to ascend '
the hillside. !
"My poor friend," said tho. sportsman, ,
doffing his hat as she approached, "has met ;
with nil unfortunate accident, and do not :
know what to do, or where to bear him." j
n. ucep uiusu uyea mc young girl s clieeks j1
is she encountered the gaze ot' the stranger, j r
but it passed off immediately, and with a ; 1
presence of mind worthy of one older," she
stooped down to seo if the wounded man j 1
was dead. I [
lie brenthles' still," she said, as she broke ; s
off a delicate leaf from one of her lilies and
held it to his nose, and looking to his com- e
pauion, she continued, "do you think you
could carry him to the spring ?" ^
"The sportsman answered by carefully ! i
lifting his friend up in liis arms and bearing
him down the hill, the young girl ful- '
lowing. (
Place him here," slie Paid, pointing to (
the slightly elevated bank, "and leaned his s
head against the roc-k. Everything now deponds
on your getting a surgeon soon. If I
you will follow that path to your right round I
the the turn of the hill, you will find our
cabin. There is a pony there, which you . f
can take, and rido'to the little town of Ab- i
I,., :i?? - ce ...i c^. !
(iv;i iiivj ouiiiv uro iiinua uil. ? iivrt*, lUrtlllinili* I 1
Iv, a surgeon may be bad. At the cabin
you will find a s{>epcrd or two?teil them to ;
bring some bed clotbes and h settee, on j
which we can carry your friend to the house. !
It is n humble place, but better than the
hill-side. By the time you get back with '
the surgeon, we shall hayc your friend in a j
comfortable bed, and, I hope, doing bet- j
tcr. |
She spoke. with so quick a perception j
of what was best to be done, and did it so j
composedly that the, sportsman, submitting j
ukicii miukjij iu uci gUiUHIIUV, UHSieUCU LCI ! I
execute her commission.
Wlien we had vanished roHnd tlie hill | \
the young girl took some water in Adr 1
hands and began to bath the face of the
wounded man. But he still lay insensible, ;
apd she persisted in.her task, without any t
signs of life being perceptible. ' _ i
''Alas!', she said./'he is dead ! And yet,
but half nn honragohe was in tlio full i
strength of health and manhood. It cannot
be?I have heard," she continued ea- i
gcrly, as if a sudden thought had struck her
and she began to tear open his vest to get
at the wound, "that my grandsire died at
Culioden from the blood coagulating in
the wound when, if a surgeon had been by,
he might have been saved. What is this
should be the case here ?"
She had by this time ..bared sufficient of
his persoi) to get at the orifice of the,ground.
The dalrk gore bad ^Imost stiffenedijfeiit it.
She stooped down and tenderly commenced
wi away the congealed blood.* She had t
hot been long engaged in^er task of mercy
when the wounded mfuj>tirred> and dpened
his eyes, fixed them. earnestly -upon
jfer.
"Whtire am I !rt he ihquired; for this
memory was ftet Vague. '"Ah l,t" reperat
. - . mlFt* ti..,. llllT!J
uer?my gun v^ni-un. .uui wuere ** n- \
liam !* v- * ". i
"If you. mean yoor frisftd," said the J
young giel, "he.is gdllQ folr a surgeon. J i
It a toa /tnno'anf^ fh ttriitMi htr VAtt m U
?.?? ? u vyiiTCMi^w VV " ? **"* jvw.wn ouiiiu
sfcejferds come to carry ydn to ttoeir crtb- .?
iifc And hs** they' jconte,* she exclaimed, i
clasping benflndi, eqQilly glad-to ooadudp i
tbla tete-a-tete, atuHo iee the I
ounded man placed in a situation of more n
jmfort. a
' llcaven bless you !" said the sufferer, a
jrnu liave saved my life." H
Ina few moments tlio wounded man was J i>
laced on on a settee, brought by theshoph- r
rds, and the cavalcade wended it*.way to- j I,
ards he Cabin. 'J'lio maiden walked J d
ist, and by her side stalked sadly the two ; s
ogs of the sullerer ; and the dumb an:- \ t
nils, with a sense almost human, as if ap- 1 I
reciating her kindness to their master a
toked up affectionately into .her facc every I
;\v steps. The cabin was like those exis- s
ng everywhere in the Highlands?a rude i
lit cheerful habitation, but was both lar- I
er than usual, and adorned with more taste . t
iside. - i I
In about two hours the friend <?f the snf- <
;rer returned, bringing with him the sur
con, who was closeted with his patient for !
n hour, and when became forth the young j 1
irl was setting anxiously bv the lire, in , I
ompany with a middle-aged woman, the j
,'ifc! of one of the shepherds. i t
"< >h, Miss II.'innaii,'' said the ohl surgeon, t
nswering tlie inquiry of her eyes, "you have i
aved the life of as ijood a lad as ever shot 1 |
uuiii-cock or stalked a red deer. I know , i
II about it, ye see, lassie?ye came of asm- . <
;eon and gallant raee," and he patted her ; i
lead as a father would that of it favorite ; I
laughter, adding, as if to himself, "lis a pit* ?
v the Southern has not the broad acres
Iiat were once her ancestors', and that she, ' I
Mining of a chieftain's line, should have I
lothiug hut a cabin and few hits of hill-side I
L?r a (lock or two of sheep," '
The next day the wounded man was pro- ' i
lounceu oeuer, mil sun in a very critical
lositiou ; and his removal was forbidden I
>y the old surgeon.
Ye maun keep Iiim hero a while yet, i
assie," said he, addressing Hannah ; ''and j
'in nlmost persuaded ve'll have to he his ;
misc. Jle has nae sister or mother to send j >
or, it seems; and men are very rough nur- 11
es, ye ken. Mrs. Coleman is here, and i
vill nae doubt helj> ; but ye maun be his i
mrse, most of the time, yerself ; tis what ! ;
:aii't be helped." j I
And.so llannah, timid and embarrassed,
II \ f - l
i>iis uuiiijivu^u irom iiiu urgeni neeessily ol ; i
lie ruse, to attoii<l on the wounded man. j
lis friend, indeed remained to assist in miring
liiin, but the invalid with a wliim of
l sick man, soon began to refuse his mcdi- \
:ines uutill administered by the iiand of;
.Iannali. Moreover until the danger was j
?ver, bis friend watched every night at hi*
ledside. and, in consecjtiewc, requiring n
lortion of the day fur rest, ilannah was!
eft alone for hours with the wounded man.
The surgeon for the first two weeks, came ,
ivcry day lu see his patient, but after this, j
.1 i i *v ??
ISIICU Illlll IOS5 I!"?. ?Jlll-'liuy.
lit now mended rapidly; began to set
ip, and very soon ho could totter to the I
viudow and look out. In a day or two .
nore ho found his way to the cottage door, !
vhere, sitting in a chair, lie inhaled the do- j
icious mountain air for an hour or so at j
loon-dnv. His friend when the invalid was
bus far convalescent, took to his gun again ;
uid went out for game, and llaninh and !
ler guest were frequently left alone together. \
"How shall I ever thank you suilicieiitly, j
Tannah?" said Donald ouo day. "Your j
jrescnce of mind, when I was dying by the ,
pring, saved my life !" i
The Llushing Hannah looked down, and
.aid :
"Don't talk that way, Mr. Alleyne. -Tfioiv
vould not I know, if yon was aware how
nuch it pained me."
"Call 1110 Donald." said the convalesront ,
'surely wo have known each other long '
jnough for you to drop \hat formal name.)
Jr, if you will not call rue Donald, then 1
thnll addless you :is Miss (!ra;in."
"Donald, then," said Hannah varchly,
ooking up, and shaking the curls back from i
ler face. 1
"Blessyou for that word Hannah," ?he i
;akl, taking her hand. "Do you kffow that j
t sounds sweater now than ever I thought :
t would ?"
"Mr. Alley no," she said, though with ad- i
/crted facc, "if you would not have me 1
coop out of your sight forever?if, in short, j
rou have any respect for a friendless girl, do i
iot speak in that-strain again," and she j
ose as if to leave. * i
"Ilnnnah, hear me," said hor' lover, detain- j
ng her, "hear me only for one word more. 1
Ever since the hour that )'ou saved my life, ! i
[ have loved you, and every day I spent in 1
,*our society has increased that love ; but if j I
,*ou will say that you love another, I swepi | j
lever to Epeak on (ho subject again." j,
She endeavored to detnoh her hand, I :
vliich lie had caught ft second time, but he ! i
icld it too firmly.
'You are rich and I am poor," she said
itc]Hfit"you would*some day repeat of this (
liingt Even your friends would langh_ at |
- our. folly." ,,
' Then you love me," said he eqgerly. "Is t
t not so V' 3 J1 I
]iy tliis lime Hannah fared hbn, nnd i
with a dignity that quite awed his rapture, i
"Mr. Alleyne, will j;ou let mo go," she i
.aid. M "I am an unprotected girl, and you ;
^resume on my sitmitioji." *1
."No no he exchiirrffid, but ho let go
ler l?niid.-*-VYou misjudge; ma, indeed, <
Hiss Giffiin^'for yotir blood is as good as |
nine; and even if it ^ro not, Donald j
\lleyne is nut tli^e inan ta^love for wealth
>r rank." #- $
Ilannah, whoso pride, father than heart i
lad spokerr, was moved by ther,e words,wnd
ihe'Jingdred irresolutely. Her lover saw I
.he ohango in her demeanor, nnd hastened
x> take advantage of it. Nor did Ilannsrir
bng continue to resist his pleadinjjs. ?$)'e.
oved liitu indeed, only too-well^as she had! '
iltolong Confessed to hor own-lieqrt. StBl,
jten When brought/to h'riSf acknowledge
.bathe had a plaeo in her heart; alio would
lot proiniao to be* his without a condition
[Io.arguod.long and:&u:ge?tlyw but hor an- >
iwe? was al way a. the ftamb. r 1
"Wb must pait for. a ryear,w etoo ' -fcfrfd.'-.
You think now, with.tho Memory of jofw* j
illncM fr^sh jjpon ?ou, thpf- you love. ^e*ij' ,
now I Jim cqine.oj^oa hatygiuy a. blood,
Lhough* poor now^o roarrf^ron where 1
li^ht love 011 so siulden ami questionable | i
n attachment. You are rich, fashionable j 1
ml with influence ; I am the hist of a line ]
roseribed ever since Culluden. Your place ( i
> the pay world, where you will be sur- |
minded bv troops of friends ; mine is the \ :
limbic cabin where a few more denen- i 1
l itis Iifivc been my only companions, ever <
ince my father died. It'you will return at s
lit.' end <if the year ; and if you .forget me, (
II live here with heather and muri-fuul j<
s I have lived before. , j '
Her lovei thcicfore, was compelled to
uhmit. There was a proud independence j
ii the bnni-hment of hiin, which became, , <
ie said to himself, tho daughter of chief- j
aius who had fought al Jbmnoek burn and ;
l-i..l.i .....i i -n -? I
' . X II a avaxiy (II1M 0<IV_1 IllV^ViVI lilWU till (It |
'ulloden. |
Two wci-lcs from that time* Donald and !
lis friend lift the Highland cabin, and
ilannah was li ft alone. She never knew \
iow much she loved till her lover was away.'
l.Jut even a year will pass, and just a j
welve month from JkmaldVdeparture llani.nl)
sal at tin; sprint? side, which she had
lamed for th<* trysting spot if her lover |
>r<>vcl faithful. She had been, there al-j
cad}- K<r many hours, watching with an i
2a<jor heart, half trembling at her own follv !
i) fxpoeting hiin, half angry with herself!
for her doubts; hut now as the evening !
jime on, yet no Donald appeared, her bo- .
swelled nigh to bursting. She rose i
tVeijuently and looked up the bridal path, j
lnit nobody was in sight. At last the stars j
began to conic out?the wind grew chilly !
?and with" and almost broken heart, she
rose to the cabin. I
''I might have known this," she said sad- !
Iy. "1 >o not all my books tell me the same ? i
Kvi-r the old story of trusting woman and {
ileeriving man."
At this instant an arm was thrown round .
her wai-l. "Now,-Hannah, dear, one of,
our cruel sex, at least, is falsified. I thought I
to steal oa yon unawares and surprise you, I
iiiul s<? went ai\ mid by tlie cottage to leave
III V" I !< ?!'<<? f lldl'n 1 I *?il !?/.!. -1
... . ...... -w h?iv>v? A4?u j vii i\/unvu uvimui j
instead of before yon, you would li.ive frus- j
Ira ted my little scheme by seeing nie. I j
have waited a whole year impatiently for
lliis day, and iind you mine at last."
A month from that time, Sir Donald AlIcyne
introduced his bride to his ample domains
in England ; and never had a fairer
wife entered the splendid halls of his ancestors.
Tn the great galkry of the castle is a pie- 1
lure of a young Scottish girl, with a half,
pendvc face,silting by a mountain spring; j
und the old housekeeper, as she goes tlie j
rounds with visitors, pauses before the poi- !
trail to say : j
' "This is tho,likeness of the last Lady Alleyne;*and
lovely tshe was, and as good as
lovely." liy her husband she was called theLillv
of the Valley. "Why I have never
heard.
, -o
Pu?h !
Hiding the other day in a stage conch.
:i!l alone witli an Irish gentleman, wo became
quite sociable, and ho gave metfa^j
account of his life :
When twenty years of age, I was atschool,
learning surveying and navigation. "And
1J0 you mean to travel ?" said iho master.
"What think yon of America ?" said I ;
for we were then in Dungannon, country J
T... ? 1 " ? " . . ? i
ijiuui:, iiuuuiu. -uiiei'ica, repeated lie ;
"America is a growing country?go, John,
rmd behavo yourself as becomes a true
Irishman, and you may cat white bread in
your o!iJ ag<\" *
At a little more than twenty one, T sailed
from Cork, in the good ship Queen Dido, !
and lauded in fifty-seven days at Newtfns- j
il<-?. L hied ino up the city in a trice, and j
wandered through the streets a stranger, for :
a day or two, when on the third, who should !
1 happen to meet but Xed McCloskey, an
old townsman.
"Hallo !" said he, "if there isn't our old j
friend, John Yaruani ! When did yon .
conic ? In what ship, liotioy ? How wore
all aL home ? Wliv, your cheeks look as ;
reel as a potato, man. You'll glow while
in this country, hoy; hut (running on without
waiting for nil answer,) what's your motto
?"
"What's my inotlo !" inquired I, "what's
that ?"
"A short hit of a sentence to direct you
in life. You'll have to t.ike one. .Sep"
continued ho, touching a flask which he carlied,
and pointing to a buxoin looking husband
that was just passing, " 'a short life
und a merry otie, is my motto. Good bye,
lohn, I'll sec you again and away he
Hew, half-seas over, bound for a ?liort life,
inethought, whether for a inerry or sad one
was a matter of doubt. *
lioing up Ulicstnut street, thinks I, Docs
every One take a motto on setting out in
life? What shall I choose ? A motto!
Let mo see ; when, upon an inner door I
jaw, in large letters?1'USII. i"Tlyit shall
be iny motto," said I; and on the impulse
of the moment my right hand was on the
:loor, my foot over tho threshold. I foliud
myself in the middle of nn office of some
sort. After pausing a moment, a- genteel
man stepped up and inquired my business
"To toll tho honest truth," said I, "noae
special with any mortal man in particular*
U.,? I o.n T1?1
???? uii xiioii liiiif n pt'nt'ui euiiu^vri
jusfrgonio to America to seek my fortuneyou
money V said the geutfetnqp.
"Nothing but five guineas, tba gift of iti}
inigd motht'iyfbaid' 1, "common learning,,
Irish honor, and a grateful heart to nny on?
tbnt will put me id a' way to be useful." '
"\Vl>y, said U)e'*mpn> imilKng, UX nke
your frankness, arm really will venture to
friiuf .onmAiliinnr in flioL \ /ill /? ?
very well-?tiien copy thaVpapcr." ?4.
I di&so, artd fonnd myself" in a mug berth,
with." plcifly to do foir an indttt^km" man,
plenty to e?t and drink for it temperate man,
and salmfafctory compensation1 for ft reaaonftblo
man. '
.My employer was a scmener> a?d sometimes
dealt in the piirobtte of real 'estate,
o* speculation. lieariryrbim deliberating
one day, doubtfully '-about^ a purchase,
44Ki8l%n wbispefed mftfJ-oodgeniw. .
"It will nnt fip|fwfr'"?iHI I' Ma?d if 1
* * . .
night be permitted, I would gladly tako
lalfthc argaiti."
"On your luck and judgement, JoLn" said
ny employer.
We bought the property, aided by a loan,
ind in ninety days realized a thousand
pound*. I was two and twenty ; the bloom
)f my cluck had the freshness of youth
ind health?a pit or two of the small pox
lid not mar my good looks?my hair twistHi
about my forehead in clusters of curl?, ,
which, though I seemed careless about them,
were matters of a little vanity, and I did
not like to part with them ; my skin, un?
ih-r my sheves, was as white as snow, and
( VI'POImI tbuf 1 U...O O !! !? J ?... 1 ??-1
.....w A II! >] <t mill; UUH'MICLU,
(I had that from my grandfather, Sir I'helim,)you
would not find a properer person
in a summer's day.
Did you ever know nn Irish man that had
not a warm heart to the ladies ?
"Not often," said I. i
My good fortune, continued he, in several
bargains began to he rumored around, and
as 1 went constantly to church with my
master several damsels looked kindly on
me ; one more/especially, the daughter of a
wealthy merchant over th<s way; her brow,
it seemed to me relaxed from the prudish
severity of an heiress when her eyes met
mine. said mv m>od cenius. "And
blessings on yon, my sweet damsel," said I,
halt' whimpering, ns I took an opportunity to
pass by her side half a square on her way
home from meeting one afternoon. "And
church is doubly pleasant when you and
the like of you attend morning and evening.
No otlciice in saying so, 1 hope* charming
lady." Me, sir J" roplod she, but not uninvitillflv
nr V?-rv nturrilv ' / *?? /. " coS.l ?
ov - 'J - """> ?'"u "'J
good genius, for my heart faltered a little.
' Who else but your bonny self, miss," continued
I, "for that speaking eye and telltnleMip
say thatifcis yonr mother's daughter
who has a kind heart and gentle affection
?fond"? "Fie, Mr. Yainham," said sho
?for it seems she knew my name?"I'm
sorry if there's anything in my couutcnanco
so communicative as to warrant a gentlcmaq,
who is almost a stranger, to addres*
me in such a manner and such a place. No
young womnn should listen to tliat eort of
address, certainly without a mother's leave."
And mctho't that she half lingered, instead
of quickening her pace, tcniear if I had anything
to reply. "Push," said my good genius.
"In Ireland, dearest," said I, "our
fathers often make love going home from
church, and if you would givo me leave to
ask your mother's approbation"?here I
stammered, in spite of my motto. "O, as
to that," said the smiling girl, "you'may say
anything to mother you please."*
That same evening, returning in the Delaware?for
the day lind been sultry?a sudden
hustle and cry of distress arrested my
attention at that hour, in an unfrequented
place. The place of a fellow-man in trouble
as always, you know, a command to a true
irisnman 10 i\iy cane was my sliellalali
; one,villain reeled in an instant with
a broken head, and the other, though twice
my size; sunk beneath an arm that was nerLved
l>y humanity and duty. Assistance \
soon gathered, and 011 placing my prisoners
in thc'hands of an otlicer,- who should lie
wounded and bleeding before me but the
honored father of ? ! ?
"Ilah ! your sweetheart?the pretty damsel
you had courted coming from meetingf
The very same. I took him home, wn^n
llA IritrAilllAA/l mn ?o 1.2- U'
..w VVIMVX.U mw (to mii oa?iy? Ul 1119 JUQ
from robbers ami murderers. In"less time
llinn n ship could sail to Cork and home
again I was junior partner in a wholesale
store, and the loveliest girl that haH lived
for a thousand years blessed me with her
heart and hand. Thank God, I have been j
prosperous in my basket and my store. Our
children are a blessing to us, as I hope they
will be .in honor to tlieir country, and we
have enough for them and ourselves and
somewhat for the poor.
The stnrs thntgdicle the wanderer right sfltf
Arc virtue fair and honor bright
Ho temperate, steady, just and kind?
Then 1'ivii, arid fortune you ehall find.
Parson* Uhownlow.?The. last Knoxvillo
\yhij*. contains a characteristic and
pathetic appeal from its editor to his former f
customers at Jotieslioro, where the Whig
was origitially published, lie offers to take
uiiis 011 uic nam; oi e-ast Tennessee, which
arc worth twenty tents to tlie dollar, in full
payment, and jtdds: ^
"Persons wishing }o square up witb us can
now do so. If, hoWpvor, tliey wish to' gej
off at cheaper rate, they can withhold even
these bills, and we promise during the com- . j
nig year to receipt them in full through the
paper, forever, and file our claims against
them in the High Chancer}'of lieaven, and
let them settle with their God in the wprld
to come.
'And, to leave all without excuse, we fur
thcr ngreo to tnka Shanghai chickens, lioopskirt*,
hoot jiitlcs, broom corn, IwhyyiuBW I
pers, fishing tacklcn, patent medictne^gftjift*
ing nigs, frofcon cabbnge, old clothes, Cotljji1
revolvcrf, secondhand tooth br68h(^^Tm^v^,
cakes, parcheifjcohi, circus tickets* or 1
other article found in a coimtrtf retailstore!*
gar A ycumg and preUy girl, etervpfag j
into n etorft, where- a > ?prlk*e youn$/i*ajy
who had long bi-tu^e/iam'p'r&l bul(dare; ppt
speak, Blood belim^'the wiuftter selling'tdry
goods,- and in order to remain as long ap.
no^sible, she cheapen&l everything and-W*
last said?? t c ' !
>1 believe you thinkl am trying to cn?Mfc'
you;' replied the youngster, 'to me yott
always fair.' '"-$J
'Well,' whispered the lady,. blushing; at.
she <l*id< nn i>mnh?m ftn- iVto wnwl *1
?- ? ^ ? . yT1
not stay, so loiig bargining if-you were ifofc
so de*r.' , : . ,./ ;
. - WlTTV RlMt>I.Ifliry.?m? ol.tl.1 *
mvI ft very pruduJi old maid to her pretty
little nuiece wlio would curl her hair iai
beautiful ringlels,. the Lord had intend- 'S
ed your h?ir fUl?'ct?rled, he, would h*v ?
done-it himself.* \ V,.V; a >th<
"So he did, AunW.Jhen'T rSrtis a baby,
but be thinks I am big enough now to out}
it mywlf." r ' i v>;; *t