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Show tne laay ultra in astonishment. "Laws bless ye, ma'am, you wait an' see," said tbe colored woman. Soma minutes went by, and tbe lady began be-gan to think tbat tbe mission was quite a failure, when tbe door opened and a trapping trap-ping colored girl came la with tbe Maltese cat at ber heels. Tbe girl bad hardly got in wben she broke out: "Mammy, did you send tbat 'ar Malty to fetch mel" "Co'seldid." "Wal, now, I'm tired o' hibln1 dat cat follerin' me up wherever I go. Seems like I can't go nowhere but you tend her after me ! bre I wus in de pra'ar meetin' sittln' quiet in de pew listenin' to Hutildy Johnson John-son relatin' her 'sperienoes wid grace, an' all 't once is walks dat cat right up de aisle, an' begins mewm an' yowlin' at de pew door! Oh.dey wus all lookin' an' laugtun', and notbin' fer me ter do, o' co'se, but tor went right out X hope ye'll 'scuse me, ma'am, but I reckon yon wouldn't like ter be fotched borne way from de pra'ar meetin' by a screechiu' Maltese cat, neither." The visitor could not help Inwardly reckoning reck-oning tbat she wouldn't. But ber admiration ad-miration for the cat was so great tbat she msde a point afterward to get one of ber kittens. The stiimal, however, was a sreat disappointment. Mot that he seemed to bo lacking particularly Id intelligence be was Intelligent enough, on tbe contrary, to get himself lodged and fed and retted without rendering any return whatsoever. He site in the window pretty nearly the entire day, watching tbe panorama on the street with evident interest, and never appearing to dream for a moment that he bas auy social duties. WJS'IT'A MURDEK? Horrible Experience) of a Famoua " English Burgeon. Why Sir Oora-e MaDonald One Upoa a Time Cave I'p the Frantic of His Profoaatoa for Five Yaars Dta-atlas; Dta-atlas; a LlTflns; Hu, When the Duke of Sutherland was on hit way to Florida last fall he had with him a medical gentleman who, besides his great knowledge of medicine, was a llrst-clast raconteur. He amused the Duke's party with many anecdotes of English celebrities, says the Atlanta Constitution. One day he told the following story to' explain why Sir George McDonald, the celebrated surgeoo, had given up the practice ot his profession for Ave years just when five years1 practice was most valuable to him. "When Sir George McDonald," he said, "began his medical career the fates seemed to smile ou him. From the time be entered Edinburgh University he was recognized as a man of genius, and the great eminence U which he has raised himself waa confidently confident-ly predicted both by bis professors and his fellow studeuts. He knew that a few years after he graduated a professor's chair would be waiting for him, and in the still more distant future were visions of wealth and honor Incalculable. Suddenly it Was reported through Edinburgh thst McDonald, the promising young surgeon, was suffer-ng suffer-ng from nervous prostration, and then tbe news followed that he hod thrown aside his brilliant career and would practice the profession pro-fession no more. Tbe news waa true. One night McDonald went home an enthusiastic surgeon, and when next seen he waa evt surgeon, ana when next seen he was evt dently born down by some great secret grlet, and tbe mention of a surgical operation opera-tion seemed to fill him with horror. He went abroad and for five years he remained a wandtsrer without occupation. Then he was persuaded to return to Edinburgh snd resume his profession. "One afternoon as Dr. McDonald was leaving the lecture hall of the university he was approached by a well known purveyor of subjects aud told that a man had died suddenly the day before of what was supposed sup-posed to be heart disease, and for a certain consideration the body might be obtained. After a few minutes' conversation McDonald Mc-Donald walked on and the purveyor hurried oil to attend to bis ghastly business. . "Tbat night, just as the moon was rising ovor the top of the Edinburgh bouses, an apparently empty wagon, with two men on the seat, drove up to Dr. McDonald'e house. After a careful look about one of the men gave a low whistle, and almost immediately a window on the ground floor was opened. Against this window the wagon was backed, and the two men lifted a long, heavy object, wrapped in a sheet, and passed It into the house. The sound of money changing chang-ing hands followed; then the window was closed and the wagon was driven hastily sway. .t .,. "In lifting the heavy bundle the wrapping wrap-ping had been disturbed, and when Dr. McDonald turned from closing the window the moonlight was shining on tbe pallid face of a corpse, gulcklyhe lit s number of lights sud then drew a heavy curtain. From one side of the room he pushed long table, on which were dark stains, showing that it had been used many times before. On this he lifted his purchase and carefully examined It. It was tbs body of a man in the prime of life, and except that 'rigor mortis' had set in, snd that every joint was like a bar of iron, the man looked as though he were asleep. There were no signs of wasting disease. dis-ease. His face was full, and, except for Its ghastly pallor, looked as it did in life. It waa evident the man had dlod suddenly, and heart disease was the doctor's specialty. From MsDould brought tmatm. 1 terms and glasses, CIS ntuo basins an- sponges, and laid them out in order by the ide of the corpse. The ubject died of heart disease, and so the heart was the part to be examined. Just as the knife touched the man's breast Dr. McDonald sprang back with a startled look. Was it possible that the eyelids bad quivered! No; it was only some passing draft which had made the light flicker over the dead face, but still he would make ure. There was no pulse, evory thing proved the man was dead beyond be-yond perudventure. Then he proceeded with his dissection, Blowly snd carefully he removed the outer skin. Then two ribs and a part of the breast bone were taken out and laid aside. At last the diseased heart, which bad been the cause of death, lay rovealod. All this bad taken time and the doctor was hungry. He put bis instruments instru-ments aside and from eloset produced s lunch which be ate, throwing occasional glanoes at the body on tbe table. W hen he had finished he resumed his work. The heart to be properly examined must be removed, re-moved, and tbis he proceeded to do. He cut round the great organ of life and was about to take it from the body when he chanced to look up. Then slowly and as if evory movement was a physical torture he straightened himself. The hair on his head began to rise and his eyes were riveted on the face of the subject The last time be noticed that face the eyos were olosed, and lt was tho expressionless face of tbe dead; now all was changed. The eyes wore open and were glaring at him with a horrid expression expres-sion of reproach. At the same Instant the body on the table rose slowly to a sitting posture, and the perfect stillness of the room seemed broken by a single whisperer' word, 'murderer.' With his eves glued to the mutilated form Or. McDonald staggered back until he felt the wail behind him ant. oould retreat no further. For full two seo-onds seo-onds those eyts glared at the doctor, and tbe air seemed to resound with that awful accusation. In that time be realized tbat the man never bad been dead, and had known snd felt every tvent of that horrible night. Then the mutilated bady fall back Shriek after shriek filled the house. The sleeping family, awakened by tbis dreadful noise, rushed down. They found Dr. Mo-Donald Mo-Donald just outside his office door, with his arms stretched out, barring the passage 'Don't go in I Don't go in!' he shrieked and then fell Insensible. Before daylight the same two men backed their wagon against tbe doctor's wiudow, and the bundle, bun-dle, wrapped in a sheet, was passed out U them, but Dr. McDonald was doiiriou un stairs." |