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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron News-Record, 1891-07-29, Page 3T.l ti'1 ,b a to the presence of uric 1 a••:,1 in the blood, is most effectually cured ,e. the u of Ayer's Sarsttpe- r'iliu. ::,• sure yen g.t Ay••r's and nc 001, 4, tool resit.• it till the poisonous acid is tion-tt^Ids• expt'll.'el trim', the system. We challenge attention to this • testimony : — 1 tees, t,. " ;-gars :To, after s•t:-'ering fru • ' .et. • from Own made ,;out, !„ , nz .• oto to walk only with great theeelefe.i,tried various re•t•:. •' i.: I,.•:ing l.tiueral waters, vi•L• :t ' I ..:iv nn advertise- oeent m a th , .,,,,' !raper that It man had l,.t:i: t, •,. s distressing com- fit.' 1, n,: mt", ^ by taking Ave, 's r,. v:ye,uilt.t. 1 tint, decider] to t „t,;t of this tu,•dicine, and took •; ' , t. r'I s, and am ile es it ,., at.. utut it ieac e,Te.ae,l a . el.. Lal no re- t utt 'ei tt:.• ,ice,, s''. —31rs. It. Irving st.,-New York. a -_o I was taken ill with d: • • r:daruttisni, b•'iteg con - tied •' ^i n ontbs. I came rut , . i s v, t y tuuelt debili- t•...•,I , rile, lies] wy system .•ry I eontnlent'ed osinc A ve-'.0.''s..lnrr,elee and began to nlu,••, at on 0 ,u strength tuJ . • ,• • it , o,ied health. I vane r s ,vti,r1,'tick in p,"'tiae of this v:etl-k,.••.• • t„ —Mrs. L. A. Star]-, `a.:: 4 krSanari 1a, :'ItY-Y..hF.n I3Y DJr. J. 0, Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Prleo $1; rim bottles, $5. Worth $5 a bottle_ The Huron News -Record +1.53 a Year -SL•_'S in Adrnoce 1'1 eslttcs:taY, July 'L9tlt, I$91. THE LOST LEG. fK.tNcL.tTED FRu.It 'rot: ctatSAF t1F ZEHORKE EY D. J. DAVISON. 1. lu the eututuu of 17&6 the eta - temp, Louis Tiiev.euet, of Calais, re- ouivuel a cute without signature re- questing bin to call un the follue- ing day at a retired country house situated eel the rued loading tow,ttd Paris, and to brio;; with him to hat might be needful to perform an atnput:ttioll. Thevenet w is 'tt t1t'et. time widely known as the meat Skillful nom ill his profcs<ion, and it was not au unusual OCiurrouc0 for him to be summoned across the oh ulna] to England for the exercise se of his professional skill. He had served a long time in the army, Wassomewhat brusque in his manner, and yet one could nut help loving hint for Ilia native khudness of Ilea rt. Thevenet was somewhat surprised by the receipt of this anonymous note. The day, the hour and place were given with the greatest exact- ness, but as stated, the signature was wanting. Some buffoou pro- bably thinks to make a fool of mo, thought he, and he did not go. Three Clays later he received a similar invitation, butiu more urgent terms, and also cut raining tt ilotific.e- tian that ou the following day, at 6 o'clock, a carriage would call at his house to fetch him. In truth, on the following morn- ing, as the clock struck 9, au elegant open carriage appeared be- fore his door. Thevenet without further hesitation, seated himself in it. At the door of the carriage, however, he fetid to the coachman -'To whom are you going to take me 'Things which I do not know do .not concern me,' replied the coach- man, which was equivalent to say ing : 'What I don't know will not be likely to get n.e into trouble.' 'You are a churl,' replied Theve- net. At length the carriage stopped in front of the house before indicated. "Upon whom am I to call ?" 'Who lives here1' 'Who is ill hero?' in- quired Theveuet of the coachman, before getting out of the carriage, The coachman, however, returned 'the same answer as before, But what do you desire of me Speak out without parley. Why am t Ixought here?' 'You must amputate my right leg.' 'With all my heart, and if you desire, your head also. But if I am not mistaken, your leg is quite sound. You ran up the stairs be- fore me as nimble as a ropo•dancer. What is the mater with your leg?, 'Nothing ; I only wish to be rid of it.' 'Sir, you are a fool.' 'That is uo affair of yours, Mons. Thevenet.' '[n what wary has your leg offend - yob ?' 'In nu way ; but 1 ecu bound to have it amputated.' ' 'Sir, 1 du But know you. At ieaat produce before me some wit• piss who will testify to your sound- ness of intellect.' 'Will you accede to my wish, Mous. Theveuet?' 'Just as soon, air, as you give lee sumo defensible ground for your desire to be mutilated.' 'I cannot at the present moment communicate to you the truth of the matter. Perhaps I may do so after the lapse of a year. But I am will- ing to wager you, monsieur, that a year hence you yourself • will atlirue that the ground upon which rested the dusile to be free of my leg was the noblest,' `I will nut wager, so long as you do not give rue your name, your place of residence, your family and your occupation.' 'All that you shall kuuw in the future, nut ;it prusuut. I pray poi, however, to cuusitler cue its a Itlau of lto:lul'.• 'Au honorable roan does tut menace his physieau, with ,t pistol. i Will Dot ututilato you without there is it necessity for so doing. I hevu duties to discharge, even to you --a stringer. If you are isoesessed of a desire to become the• murderer of ren iuuoeettt min, the !'tether of a family,.then shoot !' 'Good ! Mons. Thevenet,' ux• claimed the Briton, s,,izicsg tlte pis- tol. 'I will not about you, yet will I force you to amputate my leg. What yon will not do for me either out of coo rtosy or love pf reward, or fetor of a bullet, you shall accord through pity'.' 'Iloev so, Si'?' 1 will myself, here upon the spot, before your eyes, shatter my leg with te pistol shot,' The Euglishutan sat down, seized the pistol and held the muzzle close against leis knee. Mona. Thevenet wits abotgt to spring towards him to wrest the pistol from his hand. `Do not move,' said the English- man, 'or I will fire. Only answer me one question : Do you wish un- necessarily to increase and prolong my suffering?' 'Sir, you are a tool ! Have your own way ! I will tike your leg off.' Everything was made ready for the operation. Ile the first cut was about to be made the Englishman lighted his pipe and swore it should not go out, He kept his word. Presently the log lay on the floor, The Englishman continued to smoke. - At the house door he was received by n young man of about 28, who conducted him up a flight of stairs and into a large chamber. The speech of the young man disclosed the fact that lie was a Briton. Thevenet addressed him in English and received friendly replies. 'You have sent for me,' said the surgeon. 'I am very thankful for the pains you have taken to visit me,' replied the Englishman. 'Will you please to be seated. Here is chocolate, coffee and who, in case you desire to partake of some refreshments be- fore the operation.' 'First show me to the patient, sir, I ghost first make an examination to determine if an amputation is necessary.' 'I assure you, Mons. Thevenet, it is necessary. Pray be seated. I have perfect faith in your skill Listen to me. Here is a purse con- taining a hundred guineas. They are intended for you as payment fo the operation which you are to sin dertake; and they will not be al you will receive, provided th thing is successfully accomplished On the other hand, if you refuse to yield to my desire, you see her this pistol ; you are in ray power and I will shoot you down.' 'Sir, I do not fear your pistol 1 e e Mone. Thevenet accomplished his task like a master. The invalid was through his skill, in a brief time resorted to health.'- He reward ed hie physician, whom h,e esteemed more highly every day ; shed tears of joy for the loss of his limb, and sailed back to England with a wooden leg. discover the ground of her objec- tion to marriage with me, wham she passionately loved, as she her- self cObfeseed. At leegth one of her sisters disclosed to me the secret. Miss Harley was marvelously beautiful, but had the misfortune to have been born with one leg, and by reason of this imperfection she hesitated to become my wife. She feared I would esteem her less on account of this imperfection. I at once resolved to become like her. Thanks to you my good Thevenet, the thing was accomplished. I returned to London with my artificial leg. My first thought was to visit Miss Harley. I had prev- iously written to England that through a fall from my horse I had broken my leg, and that amputation had become necessary. I had the sympathy of all, and Emily swoon• ed the first time she saw me. She was for a long time inconsolable, but she became my wife. The day following our marriage I confided to her my secret how great a sacri- fice my desire to possess her coat me. She loved me so much the more tenderly. Oh ! my good Thevenet, if I possessed ten legs to lose, I would, `without a sign of regret, give them all%or Emily, I shall be grateful to you so lung as 1 live. Come to London and visit us. Learn .to know my glorious wife, and then say again 1 ate a fool.' - CHARLES TEMPLE. ileus. Thevenet showed this letter to his friends, and rotated the in' cident, and laughed most heartily as often as he told the story. 'Never- thelees, lie is a fool,' said Ire. The following was Mous. Tlievenet's reply : 'Sir, 1 thank you for your magui• ticeut present, for so I must call it, because I cannot term it coenpensaS tion for the email set vice 1 rendered you. 1 wish you happiness it your marriage with the most worthy of English ladies, It is true a leg is much to give for a beautiful virtu- ous and tender wife ; yet not too Much, if in the end one does not come to feel that lie has been cheated 111 the exchange. Adam was obliged to sacrifice a rib for his wife; and it has coat many other urea a rib for their levee—soave a heat!. But after all you must per- mit me, very moderately, to stand by my opinion. Indeed, for the present moment you are now in the paradise of the apritg•time of matri- mony. But I atm right also, with tills difference only, that my view comes but slowly to be recognized and accepted, like every truth which one at first declines to re- ceive. H. Some eighteen weeks after the Englishman's departure, Thevenet received a letter from England, the contents of which was the follow- ing 'You receive the inclosure as a proof of my most profound grati tude. It is a draft for two hundred and fifty guineas on Mons. Pan- schaud, banker, in Paris. You have made me the happiest of earthly mortals in depriving me of my limb, which stood in the way of my earthlyheppiness. Worthy man, now you may know the cause of my foolish whim, as you then called it. You asserted, on the occasion referred to, that there could be no reasonable ground for self imposed mutilation such as mine. I offered then to lay you a wager. Yuu acted wisely in not accepting it. After my second return from the East Indies I made theacquaintance of Emily Harley, the most perfect of women. I adored her. Her wealth, her family connections were satisfactory to my' relatives. To me her beauty and angelic disposition were alone attractive. I mingled in the throng of her admirers Alas I my good Thevenet, I was fortunate enough to become the most unfortunate of my rivals. She loved.me—beyond any and all men, me. She did not conceal it; and for that very reason she dismissed me. In vain I supplicated for her Mind. Her parents and friends 'afl joined with me. In vain ! She re- mained immovable. For a long time I was unable to Have a care, sir ; I fear that with• in two years you will regret that you had your log taken off alcove the It nee. You will think it would have bean melt better below the knee. At the end of three years you will be convinced that the loss of a foot would have been sufficient. In four years you will atlirtn that the sacrifice of a great toe, and in five years, the amputation of a little toe would be too great. At the end of six years, you will confess that the cutting off the nail would have been srtliciettt. I say all this without any purpose of detracting from the worth of your estimable wife. Women can preserve their beauty and virtues more unalterable than men their judgments (respecting them), In my youth I could any day have sacrificed my life for a beautiful woman, but never a leg ; for that I should never, my life long, have ceased to repent. If I had done so I should to -day say 'Thevenet, thou wast a fool.' With which Ihave the honor to be, Your most obedient servant, THEVENET. flag if this godless leg had not made me unfit for the service of my coun- try. Here I sit and read the papers and swear until all is black and blue, because I can't be there. Come, you must comfort ate.' 'Your wife will know better bow to comfort you than I.' 'Ah ! nothing of that. Her wooden leg prevents her from danc- ing, therefore she devotes herself to cards and scandal. There is no getting along with her—otherwise she is a worthy wife.' "Then I was right, after all ?' 'Oh, entirely, my dear Thevenet ! But not a word on the subject. if I had my leg again, I would't give the paring of a nail from it. Be, tween clirselyes, I was a feol. But keep that truth to yourself. III - in the year 1793, duririg the Reign of Terror, Mons. Thevenet, whom a young surgeon had cautted to be suspected of being in sympathy with the aristocracy, fled to London to save his head from the knife of the all•leveling guillotine. Either from loneliness or a desire to seek out acquaintances Thevenet made inquiries for Sir Charles Temple His residenoe was pointed out to him, He called and was admitted. In an easy chair, by the fireside, with a foaming pot of porter, sur- rounded by newspapers, sat a fat gentleman. So unwieldy was he that he could with difficulty rise. 'Ah Mons. Thevenet' cried the fat gentleman—who was none other than Sir 'Temple—'Pardon me if I do not rise ; but thia accursed wooden leg hinders me in all I would do. Friend, you have pro- bably come to ascertain whether I have yet come to be of your mind or not.' 'I come as a fugitive to seek your protection.' 'Thep you Must. take ..up. your quarters with me, for truly, you are a wi'te man ! You must comfort me. Indeed, Thevenet, I might to, day be an admiral under the blue 11E WANTED A COCK TAIL, PROBABLY. lie slashed into a saloon and corn ing to a dress parade with his front resting on the counter, he said to the man behind the white apron : 'Got any of the elixir of lifer 'Yep,' responded the barkeeper. 'Fountain of youth 1' 'Yep.' `Golden glory of joy 1' 'Yep.' `Nectar of the gods ,\-est' 'Distilled delight V 'Yep.' 'Liquid tullderness'I' 'Vtip' fluid extract of perfect heppi- ness ?' 'Yep.' 'Angels' food I' 'Vep•'. 'Essence of the tasseled field 1' 'Yep.' 'Oil of gladness I' 'Yep.' 'hippo of my soul ?' 'YeP' 11'011, girumie 'em all,' he said, laying down a qu;u'ter, and the barkeeper, without a single q'res• tion, reached under the counter and handed him otet a bottle of genuine old Indian rye and he took it eager- ly. WHAT ENGLISH MONEY IS. Equitable Record :—Among cer- tain classes of persons in London the. following terms are. perfectly understood and commonly used : A joey is equal to 4 pence, A tanner is equal to 6'• pence. A bob is equal to 1 shilling, A bull is equal to 5 shillings. Half a hull is equal to 2 shillings and 6 pence, A quid is equal to £1. A pony is equal to £25. A monkey is equal to £500. A kite means an accommodation bill. Copper or bronze coins are familiarly known as browns, while money generally is designated tin, dust, or blunt. The word ''kite," as a financial term, originated in Ireland, where, with characteristic carelessness and good nature, the use';of accommoda- tion paper was very frequent and the transaction was generally under- stood as "flying a kite." Apropos of this a good story is told of a cer- tain English judge presiding in a case in an Irish court where re• covery was sought of an endorser of one of these accommodation notes. The word kite, frequently used by counsel, was new to his lordship, and an explanation was asked, whereupon one of the counsel informed the learned judge that while in his country the wind rais- ed the kite, it very frequently hap- pened that in Ireland a kite was used to raise the wind. AN ENGLISH HEROINE. clothes. The relief experienced was great when the refugees en- countered a body of friendly native troops. At that time Col. Butcher had two cartrigea left—one for Mrs. Grimwood and the ocher for him- self, if capture was imminent. The British government has bestowed on thin lady a pension of £140 a year and a special grant of £1,000 in recognition of her services. Queen Victoria has also personally conferred on her the Order of the Red Cross. TWO DEBTS. (x'eure/e 1. Putuuut, in, 11:teper•'•ti Weakly. When Ashbel Dean died, and his earthly debits and credits were look- ed into, it was discovered that the credit page was nearly as spotless as the sheet that had covered Ashbel'a still form, while mortgages for the full value of the far were recorded on the otber side. Ashbel had been considered forehanded. His neigh- bors said he "speculated \Vest," and were astonished when his death revealed the fact that he had sacri- ficed all in an endeavor to save some of his financial reputation. None were more surprised than his own family. This included the widow, and Amanda and Israel, twius, twenty years old. They were crushed. They shrank from it as from the presence of death—the first one—in the family. For many days they dare not speak of it, but it was always in their thoughts. At lust the widow roused her energies, and auluntuued her children. 'We can save the farm,' she said, "Maude, you can keep the district school ; Israel and 1 will carry on the farm, We roust all stand to- gether.' For twenty years they wore poss- essed of one thought, urged by that one Motive—to pay the debt. They' stouts together twenty years, and at the end of that time they owed no mail anything. The mother looked scarcely a day older. The work of directing had kept her Itcuities fresh and vigor- ous. But sun anti daughter had passed from anticipative youth into dulled middle age. The debt, un scrupulous and avaricious, had left them no enjoyment, It had robbed them of life's most desirable part. When Amanda' was twenty she was called pretty. Gatherings had been incomplete without her. After that she never attended another, The attentions of young men, which came unsolicited, were refused. Now she had become thin and sal- low. She knew she could hope for no return of love's pleasures, If a thought of marriage crowded itself upon her, she shook it off as unwel- come. She could give up her school now, and devote her time to home, to her mother and brother. And Israel was free. He took a long breath and stood up straight, easing his galled shoulders of the burden they had just cast off. Life looked pleasant suddenly. He would make some needed improve- ments on the place. The house should have a new coat of paint. He stood in the sunshine, and, look ed up through. the June foliage of the maples, • thought the seed -pods looked like the legs of so many elfin painters dangling there painting the sky. Then he laughed at himself, and said he must be getting young and frisky. With the self devo'ion of this young Mrs. Grimwood the whole civilized world is ringing. She was the wife of the British resident at Manipur, in the north of Ilindo- sten. Her husband, F. St, Clair Grimwood, was treacherously killed and there was e. general uprising. When the disaster came Mre. Grim- wood, although badly wounded in the arm, displayed heroic qualities. While the bullets were falling around she tended the wounded in the cellars of the residence and found them food. Then came the horrors of the reirett. She says : "We had to leave the residency in a terrible hurry when the firing began. My shoes and stockings, which were very thin, wore in rags long before we got to British torri• tory, and I had to walk barefoot. My clothes got soiled and torn and I had to throw away everything I could do without. For the first day and a half we had nothing at all to eat. Can you imagine what it was to be the only woman with a number of—soldiers under such circumstances, where privacy of any kind is •an i'nrpassibili'ty+t • That hilly were one and all more thoughtful than almost a woman could be." In the flight Mrs. Grimwood was ten days without taking off her And this was the bride's home coining. Yet the married two lived n hgp- py life copilot'. Israel felt keenly the mental misery his wife must en• dune, and strove to alleviate it by every kindly attention in his power, and she understood his motive, and resolutely hid all traces of pain. Life fur each was as the other made There was no communication be- tween the two parts of -the house, and uo messages passed, no visite were exchanged. Thus fur two years, when a baby was burn. 'Then one day Harriet said t.0 latae!, `Take, the baby, and go to your mother.' lie understood, and taking the child in his erins, went and knocked at the door. '\\'ho is it?' said his nrother's voice, 'Your sou tend g;r tndaon,' lie re- plied, There was a slight noise and a pause within. Then Amanda said, 'We are too busy to see you.' He returned, and laid the baby by his wife. She did not need to question hint by word or eye. Two more years went by. Oue morning Israel called his wile to come down into the garden. Ho had some vegetable wonder to show - her, 'But I can't take the baby out in the dew,' she objected. leave him where he is. lle'll do no harm for a few minutes.' Then toddle, toddle away—the little feet knew the path dist was fur bid den them --straight on thorough the unused passageway to the door at the other end. He peek- ed and shuffled babily agaiust it, 'What's th.tt queer noise at the door, 'Mande?' 'Sounds like a dog,' said 'Man- de. But when the door opened, in tottered a baby, triumphant, happy, eager. Every Nue of his baby face, every curl, had been graven iu the widow's heart for fully years, and it suddenly up(ned to show hon the likeness. kraal over again'.' she cried. And ill a tuolueut she teas on the fluor calcssileg, It issi meg the Itttle ono. Blighted Amanda leaned on her broom bewildered, looking at this strange happening. And Israel and Harriet, hastening after the child, stood in the doorway witnessing the first step in a reconciliation. 'Coate to matinee, Israel,' said I{arriet to the child, lie looked at her, laughing, over his grandmoth- er's shoulder. `Tum to mamma,' he repeated, taking a step and pulling at her fin. - ger. The widow hesitated but a mom- ent between mother's love and hard, selfish pride. 'I will,' she said firm- ly. 'And, 'Mande; put down your broom and come too.' Then, led by the little truant, she came toward Israel and Har- riet. 'My children I' she cried. - When he war twenty he had thought of getting married, now, at forty, he thought of it again. When he stopped his visits to Harriet Downer, she understood why. She had had no "company" he told him- self since then, and his heart gave a great bound at the thought. Why should he not ? One day ha came to his mother and sister, and said, bluntly, 'I am going to be married to Harriet Downer.' There was silence for a long mom- ent , then his mother said coldly, 'We know it.' By the tone and attitude, Israel understood that his mother and sis- ter would not welcome the woman he meant to marry. He understood that they thought the tie of constant effort of the past twenty years as .binding as wedlock, and did not wish it broken. But once after that Israel spoke of his marriage : 'I alit to marry Harriet to -morrow, Shall you be there?' And his mother answered, 'No.' But Israel would 'keep his vow to Harriet. The twenty years' struggle had cultivated in him the dogged resolution inherited from his mother. He married Harriet, and after a week brought her home. No one appeared to greet them. 'Mother,' he called, as he went through the house. In two re- mote rooms he found his mother and sister. 'Harriet ie out there,' said he. 'And we aro here ; we shall stay here,' said hie mother. Israel looked about, dazed. He remember'ed afterwards that be saw .. . ... a ktniid;'ivitli pots and pans and dishes, and in the other room a bed, a table, and chairs. The women had made all preparations for living by themselves. "She who ne'er answers till her hus- band cools Or, if she rules him, never shows she rules"— is a type of wife happily betoining cpm• mon in these days a hen women may hat e good health, dispositions, strong nerves and clear mtoAe, situp y through the use of 1)-. Pierre's Favorite Preset iption. Before the ieputation and rue of thie remedy became world -vide, irritable, crass, nervous, debilitated women, suffer- ing with displ,caotents hysteria, and every f-m'Ie disease, were the rule rath- er than the exception. The "Favorite Prescription" has proven to ba the key to a long end happy Ile—the key which effectually locks out that old array of uterine disorders, periodical pains. weak back, prolapaus, ieflammation,ulceratisn, nervous exhaustion and general debility. See printed guarantee on wrapper. Money refunded if it doesn't give satis- faction in every case. CURRENT TOPICS. A LIQL'ORDEALER'S CARD. Greenville, Pa. has a liquor deal'. er who places himself in his true light by publishing the following "card" in the last issue of the Pro, gress : To all whom it may concern : Know ye that by the payment of $350 I am permitted to retail intoxi- cating liquors at my hotel in this city. To the wife who has a drunk- ard for a husband, or a friend whole unfortunately dissipated, I say em• phatically gave rue notice in person of such case or cases in which you are interested and such shall be exclud- ed from my place. Let mothers fa— thers, sisters and brothers do like, wise and their request will be regar- ded. I pay a heavy tax for the pur- pose of selling liquors and I want it distinctly understood that I have no desire to sell to. drunkards or minors or to the poor or destitute. I much prefer that they save their money and put it where it will do the most good to their families. There are gentlemen of honor and 'men of money who can afford it, and it is with these I desire to trade. •- b..... - "MANY MF.N, MANY MINDS," but all men and all minds agree as to the merits of 13uedock Pills, small and sugar- coated.