Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-10-01
From the N o. Delta.
FELIX AFTHER THE FAYVTR

Yesterday morning, we had occasion 10 mass
down Tchoupltoulas street. In grocery
store, about midway between Race and ST
Mary's market, we happened to see a. native
OF the green isle of the ocean," who was
giving the proprietor of the store his exneri.
ence, so far as the yellow fever was concern.
ed Fellx-we'll call him so, for he seemed
to be very happy-was reading the remarks
OF the Delta on Friday morning last. in regard
to the " Leonldas" letter hoax, and his cour.
tenance was radiant with pleasure He was
dressed IN pair of coarse blue trousers, blue
1lannel SHIRT, and pair of brogans. The hail
had been shaved from the back of his head
ana the marks OF the cups were plainly visible
on his neck.
Felix" said the proprietor of the estab-
llshment, who, by-the-by, is sandy-haired
good-looking fellow, with bright blue eve
and heart as big as his own head, did We
ever have the yellow fever ?"
is it the fayvir We name Oh. be the
powers, as the cow said to the lady whin she
was about pluckin daisy, it's a beauty.
had 1t lovely, sur, and God bless the docthors
say |, that attinded me-"
How did they treat you, Felix ~
Oh, they blisthered and poulticed me-
Thin they cupped-cupped, did say be
gor, belaive they saucered me! There was
| one small man, sur, who had pair ov gold
spectacles on his nose, who wanted to have
me take what he called MUSTARD bath thir
there was road-showldered man, wild bic
shtick in his hand, who politely tould me tina
av didn't have quart or so ov blud let ou
ov the back ov me neck, that I'd be &. coorpse
IN the cOorse ov a day or So"
&c Well and what treatment id x,o,, e,,b ~, !;
to, Felix %
Ihratemint Sur, [ submitted to al
kinds OF thratemint; and had it not been tina
had constitooshun like iackass, behave
the thratemint,' as they call it, would hay,
put me under the sod''
q" How did you feel, Felix, when you wer,
first taken %
{" Fale, sur? Be me sowl, | fit as if Their,
was blacksmith with hammer bangin away
at the back ov me neck, an could piece OF
ice soakin in to me warm BRAIN Thin me legs
Oh, mother ov Moses the starch was all GU
ov thin, sur, and they wur as Timber as rags
AS for me stummack, as the ould lady SAIL
who suffered whiniver she thought of vomit
ing, it spoke for itsilf. Oh, thought hat
Jonah's whale inside ov me, and Miste
Moorses Telegraph in full motion in my bow
els!'
" How did they proceed TO cure you, Felix ?
How? AS the blind man said when h,
wanted to pick up pin from the f1ure, Tn
not exactly sartain as to that point The
leeched me, sur, an the leeches, bad luck Il
'em, sucked as if they wur haf-starved infant
an was their mother Thin the poultices
an the baths, an the drinks hot an could, al
the fayvir, the shiverin, an all the other beau
tiful sinsations of the lovely disase, made M
fale as If me time was come an had no none
to pay for the same p!
" How did you get cured, Felix %
That's more than the like ov me can till
But this | can take me affidavit to- On
marnin, whln the two docthors was quarrelil
as to which was the best way 10 kill me, Their
was a gig come to the doore, and man as biz
as Brian Borihme jumps out. He had piec
ov stump ov segar In MS mouth, an at frs
thought he was the sheriff comm to saize M
body. He looked at me as fierce as if | hat
done him mortal injury, and catchin hould o
me hand, he said in gruff voice, What
the matter with you" Its the fayvir have
seZ |. You're a poor man !? seZ he am
sez |. you be ID seq he; and wild tina
he gave me some stuff that cured me in da,
or so. | saw him this mornin ridn by in hi
gig, and seq to him, God be wild We, sur
for your kindniss to the poorr He politeI,
tould me to go TO h-ll, TO pay him for hi
sarvices if ever was able, and in the name
time, if wanted dollar, to call on him an
could get it, %
90 Don't you know the name of the per
son :"
"Begor was too sick to ask him for hi
name, but his face, though it's as ugly as tina
ci the diviPs second wife, is in me own heart
and there it will stay till the eyes ov me sou
are blind. He's big, heavy built man, SUI
don't seem to care a d-n what he says; bu
he's kind to the poor, and saved the life of m
beautiful self. Some one tould me his nam
its hard name, but may the colored gin
tleman below fly away wild me if can remim
Der it,
Poor Felix scratched his head-he couldn
remember the name of his benefactor, but tn
warmth with which he spoke showed that h
would never forget his kindness.