Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1862-07-16
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THE MYSTERIOUS MATCsa.
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aaye. You do not believe in necromap
cy, or astrotogy, or in oInens, OF 10 ful
hsinseat Of dreams, or In the powor Of ID
IeVil eye? | do. The reason of this
oa are Amarieaus, assosadsa from Rae
lish ancestors, while, | hare Gesman bloo
aa@ny veins, aud inherit . rev erenes fo
Ahat yea sneer at. Were i disembodIe
apaEit to asass at ay bedside tonight,
sheasd quest IN ail, and owm Ia bein
frightened, while, you would thraw
candle stick az its immaterial bead, an,
fnsist 60 che last upoa Its being burgla
- aisgaisss Eet, marx ne. IN spite o
yourself, yeur hasg woala Fise, and you
blood eardle, and you would feel VIA
you would not acknowledge for the world
1hshs If such things have no sxfstance
asdsaza do aas sss@ags sGlivcrfflgs AND shud
dcrings msan aad -why do We Iook aboat
as With awe-st -stgiskea eyes when we pasa
grave yards after dusE2 You do not
yoa say. Are you sure of'tY / havt
never seen ghost, and | cannot say
desire tha speesaeis. Rhefe must be 90
uneomfortabl beating Of the haartat guel
q sight. / doubt IL many could retain
both life and reason through sueh az
ordeal. IL
aA q doct0s. Years ago, vas very
poor and very yoaRg. | cAIae from nay
own country With my diploma, aud moth
n1g else. found that The great cities OF
ths new world were full Of doctors Young
alid poor as | vas. lefs than. and weni
= stWard, settled in the stats Of In
diana. 1t VA then o9e great forest,
with clearings here and thsre for fields
OF corn and rude Lighthouses. Any ons
LED bard lifa Ehars, and doctor, ii
seemed 10 me- worst Of all. Miles and
miles Of beard riding through rain and
mud, to visit patients who could pay
se4AiEg Essi4ss back agaiEi, TO stsai Few
maaeats of repuss before another aa-
noancssnent Of soms ana being very badI'
was skin and bones In twelvamonth,
bur that was nothing uncommon in thai
par sf the world. 7,Fho 0uiy wonder Ia
ah&sgd did nes have what they called
sEfever'n'ager;" | was the only person
free from it for atty square miles. How
es tT, prospered, after a certain fashion,
aasd Ia q year ar tsso made considerable
iseieSspusasios. The piaos vas growing,
and my spirits began 20 revive. s-
1t Was about this tims that 6rst saw
my watch, 20 which all have now to tell
r"ates. A cold night la November had
sea ln Iwas al ssppsr In my littfs hene,
a"d enjoying it as only "a hangry and
ary man eau enjoy food. Don't ask
what had; ii was "out weat," remem-
b"r. OF course, there was preparation
of corn, and preparation Of FORK, and a
PREPARATION Of whisky; cor 4aeal, pork
and whisky ara the staple articles offered
"eut vest" wac enjoying my supper,
as have said, and q. load knock aA my
door vas not the most deliehtfui sosud
ich could have broken the silence
q grace as possible, aud d stranger enter
&c, lie WIS tall, broad -shouldered
u IN. in the dress Of q back weodsman, D,
ALL bis large features wore troubled
expression. saw at once that something
serious had occurred.
'.- af:'s p bad night to trouble you to
conn SO far, doot0r,1 be said, looking at
N from under his fur cap; ''but there's
q bad accident happened over s. eur
ctearin', and if you kin do anything for
til poor chap, PHI be glad to BEE it done,
more particularly as | helped to Shoot
hua.1 .a ....
"Helped to shoot haP' Isaid, with a
start what do you mean ~
:. " We took him for some kind Of crit
ter, that's how it wAs," answered my
visitor 'Fnot a-purpose, stranger. We
think heaps of him. Id sooner hav shss
myself"
1 knew the man spoke The truth, and
taking my box of surgical instruments ufl-
der my arm, followed him to the spot
where his horse was tied. Mine vas al
ready saddled; my little darkey kneW
well enough what the arrival pretended,
and had made him ready. We were of
In few moments. --~-----.
Er@.~ wvz~lsr waEs spoken as we rode
along through the darkness. | asked
whether the wounds were serious, and my
companion replied-FI'm afearsd they be,
doosor.n | asked If the injured man was
Hyonag OF old, and he answorsd--"Rising
forgy !" and then, altar few words upon
the badness of the road, we relapsed into
silence.
At last q giimmeEing light told that We
bad approached . dwelling, and With a
short 'sWe're thar, DOCTOR" nay eompan-
ion sprang from his saddle and entered
the door. followed him. The rom
was feebIy lit by some fickering candles,
About a bed 10 the center were grouped
four or FIVE uran and q woInAn, large ant
broad shouldeEed as any Of her masculine
companions. 4 child, too, lay crying Ia
iss cradle, but no oae Baemed TO notice
him. They made way for my approach
ami saw . figure stretched upon the ped
Il was that Of man with sinewy limbs
and weather beaten face. His shirt wa
aulRttoued, and the breast and sleeves
were soaked with blood. .sEe.
liant of DO use, doesor,n ha said, a.
bent over him; f'I'm gone COON
| Doct0r's stuff amt nc. aecoanE TO me
naw.s --ez..r=r,.s. g. ~. - r....
did NOT believe hfna. His face wa
noG that of dying man, and the wound
ssareely seemed dangerous. "fhese bal
lets are bad thiugs 10 have in ones side,
| said, shut men have lived through aaor
| than that. Cheer up!" 90. .,.-.....
81 ain't down-heartsd, doctor, answer
ed the man. II shan't leave no chiidrei
nor ao wifs 90 eret after me and sufe
for waat Of Eny ride. 4 neYsz hey baei
| much sfeard of death. But tell you nj
you can do 3 of no use There's sigi
that can't be Eaistook. % Il
The group abo out the bed glanced a
zach other, and tae woman shook he
head al me ~ though she Woald have sald
"Ssvsr mind his Words III h.
| did what could for him. The hdl
lets were extracted, the wounds bouad nf
de was weak, but not desperately 50.
| looked al him and smiled Chow now2
| saii l.
"'Taint no use--ths watch il atoppin
fasf," be answered. hi
Il Thea, for the first time, noticed TIL
beside him on the bed lay = great olt
fashioned silver watch, the case battages
III the faca dihguinYsd and that il tscke