Show anecdote of the late dr wella Eili torl izirer in itzo it zo iov dr died at litun december 1878 at the ago of eighty five years was a christian phil anthrop ift ortho purest stamp and was always in doing what ho conceived to be hii duty his character is fully portrayed in isomo of him charmingly told by samuel W franch of newport laland a on fon f of the late eminent dr john W F ranch of new york s dr wells novar atto meat on fridays llo wa a frequent guest at the house of dr francis the elder and as dr wells was very abstemious there was n constant playful struggle for and against living I remember saya dr francis the younger in his in particular when one morning at breakfast matters came to a crais father had helped dr wells to roll butter and hominy M far good enough but when lie came to a broiled portor bouhe steak it being friday dr wells roset in argument and urged its acceptance non father per sitt cd haid dr wells was dying by inches why starve himself by slow torture why not commit suicide in ft more dignified manner llo would not have a cor coroners onera jury in liis liou etc seeing alio excitement of dr francis dr wells quietly submitted and received a delicate piece of the kenderest ten derest portion of the steak on which a little gravy was poured the conte ration took a different ch annul more original depravity boston baat winds and vari ous other subjects wore dic disused used with animation and interest from alto corner of alie table I saw what was going on dr wells continued to eat liis roll and drink his liis on father and now and hen when conversation telling one of his unco dolc s gradually the facik dai feared lie was burying it beneath tho mound of hominy and playing with his food at concealed every of alio meat aal and hii knafo and fork liis plate father looked down and cring nil gone bunk d kid the anpo itlo i saved his life i wo auve at arat got the active principle of vitality into his cass tein eliy buys I can iee alii good ani acts already thero h a alight tu evon now in M face liis eo look wilder etc it waa ir A anilo began to ripple over dr welb face ind lie exclaimed wit it ft dear doctor feel much bolter you are too kind and looked down nn iiii plate lie could not deceive dece ivo n u all waa discovered the steak exhumed and ir wella waa forgiven lor the immense talent evinced on no important an occasion |