The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-02-21

upon slight inflammation. The cause he al
tributed to thinsboes and wet feet; and now
be was NOT fur wrong The warm boa and
mpfF were not sufficient safe guards for the
throat, when the feet were exposed to cold
andget.ksA jssids0 VISA 0H i1smom Iaojd
I That evening, at tea, Mr., Walton ebsery.
led that Eizzy eat scarcely anything, and her
face was was little pale. He also noted an ex;
preston that indicatsdnmental Osibodily JHuE-
fering, not severes but enough to make itself
visible. .ooaHiroq,ni 10 grilhga od ss9d 5s
care you not welt 30 he asked.
"ohyes, very wen, was the quick reply.
d "Yoti are fatigued then !"i 70 a'R' a''M
ia little. "''' ''''''' 'I' V ~,
$50 to, bed earlY. A nights, rest will re-
,stoEs all.nf tag4sjeay gffejo rihgi9hD,.d'
Mr.. Walton said this, rather because he
hoped than believed that Il would be 50. II ,.
I "Oh yes. A good rest is all want, }" re-
piled Lizzy.I ..,..,,,..-y
| But she erred in this. .r,.
"Where is ,Lizzy :" asked Mr., Walton, on
meeting, his sister-in.law at the breakfast ta-
BILE next morning. The face of the latter
wore sober exlression. 7,:" ''e7 COG 70 F'
''Not very well, ! am sorry to suy," was
the answer. n,
"What ails her !''7at igsua, Il romp-, T.
ssShe has taken a bad cold; hardly know
how, perhaps from getting her feet wet yes
terday; andis so hoarset this morning that she
rcan scarcely speak above q whisper; s4adT
7 81 feared as much, +" was the old gentle
mans repIy!i' "Have you sent for your doc4
tor.1 -''t anu '1'.'' "'1' " 81. 20 '.-1' '
"Not yet" " h
7 "Then do SO Immediately. A constitution
like hers will not bear the shock of bad
cold unless it is met instantly by appropriate
remedies.'7 sI2w h7jag smalsa giHiI1s :
In due time the Physician came. He look
ed serious when he saw the condition of his
patient, 90, ~. ..,...,.,...g az, =, ,-r,l1r
( ,"tTo, what are you, indebted for this o. he
EaskedT aradf11g'5g;s t9 suil 3 yr,ail' 'eb
+ 'dThln shoes" was the reply of uncle,
!, on. .vae 10 lH2
81 have warned you against this more than
once," said the doctor in, tone Of gentle re-
proof.4Ii a5' 2, nl.e q" '1ya Be- ss1oH "ti -
[ "Oh no; brother is mistaken" spoke up
Mrs. Walton, She wore thick soled shoes.
But the streets as you know, were very wet
yesterday, andit was impossible to keep the
feet dry" "-.''E''. .-'' '' ''"t ].L 70 81
| If she had worn good, stout, sensible lea
ther boots, as she ought to have done, the
water would never have touched her feet,
said Mr.. Walton. ....-g
7 "You had on your gums % remarked the
doctor, turning to Lizzy..,a aiaa V ~3; 70 q,
/ ''They are so clumsy and unsightly+-I
never like to wear them," said the patient in
husky whisper, and then she coughed
hoarsely. r,r,,sa ,..fs.,5 ..,ll ..sa,
4 The doctor made no reply to this, but look
ed more serious. ~ .a'a uhj Ed97aa
/ Medicine was prescribed and taken; and
for two weeks the doctor wa, in daily at
tendance, The inflammation first attacked
kLizzy's throat---descended andlingered about
the bronchial tubes, and finally fixed itself
Eupon her lungs. From this dangerous place
it was not dislodged, as, an accute disease,
until certain constitutional predispositions
had been aroused into activity. In fact, the
latest seeds Of that fatal disease known as
tabercular consumption were, at this time,
vivi6ed. Dormant they might have lain for
| years, perhaps for life, if oil exciting causes
hah been summed. Alas the principle Of
vitality was now awakened " " .,a." ~
/ Slowly, very slowly. didstrength return to
the body of Miss Walton. Not until the
spring opened was she permitted to 60 into
the open air. Then her pale cheek and fee!
ble step, showed too plainly the shock ! her pf
system had received. u r1Ilei5ses ,,iu .s9sss
| A week9or two after his remonstrance with
his neice about her thin shoes, Mt. Walton
returned home. Several letters received by
him during the winter told him Of the state
of sLizzy's health! In the spring her mother
wrote to him. .uasaFyYa0 eii ,ssa7gap9
Lizzy is much better. The warm weather,
trust, will completely restore her. 4 /, r7,,ej
h But the old gentleman, knew better. He
had been aFdeeply interested party in case
like hers, before. He knew that summer
with its. fragrant airs, would not bring back
the bloom to her cheek, In, July came ano-
ther epistle.ia,j ehi 10 IasagsD t4a@a}Gei
"The hot weather is SO debilitating for Liz.
zy, that am about taking her to the sea
shore" ,fssiRe sifolR lnat2@IalsE
| Uncle Thomas sighed as he read this, per-
united the letter tosdrop from before his eyes,
Eand sat.for some time gazing On vacancy
Far back his thought had wandered, and be-
fore theseyesoi his mind was, the. Jrail, 70!
ding form Of abeloved sister, whohad, years
Ebefore left her place and her mission npohl
the earth and passed up higher toesa,s 4, : :.
1 gThe doctor says that Imust go south with
Lizzy," wrote Mrs. Walton early in Decem-
ber, and spend the winter. n We leave for
Charleston, next week and may pass over 70
Havana" sassy, avc,, IN .s.2 $50
Uncle Thomas sighed as before, and then
tbecame, lost in a sad reverie. He had been
to HAVANA with both ofhis sistersY ItProe--
longed hut did not save their lives. q 4auas
And sd the month passed onI4-the iseasonc
ga tn a md want sh,If LHalth IAlSs rattirnsd