Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.].

  • Charles Thompson
Date:
1899
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Zorastro : a romance / by Creswick J. Thompson [pseud.]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    “Rein in, Karl, and thou shalt see some fun,” said Zorastro, as he dismounted and joined the circle of onlookers. The klenker again rattled the coins in his cap and cried, as they approached: “ Pity I pray, good masters.” “What is the matter with thy limbs?” asked Zorastro. “They are both dead these twenty years, good master. Look at this one,” he replied, pointing to the lifeless - looking member, which was quite bare, and taking a sharp skewer from his cloak he thrust it right through the fleshy part of the leg, while the” spectators, who had now increased in numbers, murmured in amazement and sympathy, and felt in their pouches for more money. “ Let me see the other leg,” said Zorastro. “ I am a physician and may be able to cure thee.” The beggar began to look uneasy. “ I only ask your alms, good master. The other leg (which was concealed beneath his cloak) is just the same, quite dead these twenty years.”