. Stories of a country doctor . : He had come home from the residence of a mostexcellent young lady, who had repeatedly told him thatshe could not marry him. On this night she had em-phasized the statement and had succeeded in convincinghim that she was in earnest. Feeling provoked in someway he suddenly swore at his mother and then informed 266 Sham Suicides. her that he had taken poison, and when the father aroseto go after me the young man drew his revolver andfired at him. He then retreated into this open lotwhere he remained in seeming great agony, but keptevery body at bay with a revolve
. Stories of a country doctor . : He had come home from the residence of a mostexcellent young lady, who had repeatedly told him thatshe could not marry him. On this night she had em-phasized the statement and had succeeded in convincinghim that she was in earnest. Feeling provoked in someway he suddenly swore at his mother and then informed 266 Sham Suicides. her that he had taken poison, and when the father aroseto go after me the young man drew his revolver andfired at him. He then retreated into this open lotwhere he remained in seeming great agony, but keptevery body at bay with a revolver. I found an excited crowd surrounding this lot, par-leying with the young man and trying to devise ways. I MADE THE MOST GALLANT AND HEROIC CHARGE OF MY LIFE. and means for his capture. He would listen to nothing,but kept the crowd terrorized by occasionally firing overtheir heads. Lariating him was suggested, forming acompany of cavalry and riding him down, etc., etc. During all this time the young man seemed m greatagony—doubling up and groaning, lying down and roll- Sham Suicides. 267 ing and eating ice and snow which he scraped up withan oyster can. I finally said that if the crowd wouldattract his attention I would go around the back wayand charge him from the rear. This I did, making themost gallant and heroic charge of my life, as I then sup-posed, to save an erring fellow mortal. He heard me,however, fired at me as I came and then arose to a kneeand hand posture. I fell over him and sprained myankle and hip. He got up first and seizing my plug hat which had fallen in the fray, he cast it up and neatlyput a bullet hole in it while I was getting up. I got myperforated plug and ma
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