Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-04-27


customary salutation, however, before
| the Baroness hastily Withdrew toward
the door, and the Baron himself could
not conceal certain embarrassment
! /" Your surprise and your disgust do
not astonish me, said the poor pastor,
sadly; "you notice it, too, don't you
There is the unmistakable and dreadful
death-odor about metz
1t is, indeed, very remarkable
SMELL" said the Baron.
| can explain it in no other way"
replied the pastor, with sorrowful
earnestness, ethan by assuming that
modification has already set in. I had
the first intimation of it to-day during
baptism which I was giving. NV
wife remarked it as soon as I came
home, but thought that thorough
washing would remedy the whole mat
ter. But the action of the Colonel,
whom l just met, and your own, left me
in no doubt that it is something deeper
than all this. If my assumption be
correct, have but few days to live"
The Baron and his wife tried to con-
sole the poor man, but in vain
am lost, /" he said, with melan
choly attempt at smile. Goods will
be done. All ask is, that he will give
me time to put my family matters in
order, and then will willingly die"
The pastor went home and threw
himself upon the bed. The baron sent
the stable boy to the nearest town to
bring the doctor. The latter found his
patient in a great sweat, with a steam
| ,po ~ rs fao / -,
"Save him, doctor, for Gods sake,
save him, cried the young wife, as she
burst into tears
| The doctor examined, inquired, felt,
smelled, drummed, and listened at the
patients side, but then shook his head.
He found it impossible to locate or &C
count for the ominons ouor
1t is very strange thing" said the
medical man. Continue drinking the
herb tea, and take purgative, for
which l will give you prescription. In
the morning take cold bath. Further
than this, L cannot advise you at pres
ent. In fact, will acknowledge that,
in all my extensive practice, no disease
OF this nature has ever been presented
to me-"
The poor pastor drained whole rivers
of herb tea, gulped down the medicine
which the doctor had prescribed, and,
next morning, after sound and re-
freshing nights sleep, he felt as well
as usual. But in the afternoon, just
as he was going to church to unite
young couple in marriage, the dreadful
odor made itself painfully apparent
again. The pastor went through the mar
riage service with a trembling voice,
while the bridal pair and their friends
looked anxiously about them to find
the source of a smell which was simply
unaccountable to them. At last the
undivided attention of the company
was directed upon the pastor. There
bic smell came from him.
The bridal pair and their followers
withdrew from the church as soon as
possible, and the poorpreacher crawled
home and sent for the doctor again
The latter came and found hts patient
in his dressing-gown, stretched upon
sofa, but this time there was no evil
dences of the singular odor.
81 tell you something is wrong,
Ezekiel, said his good wife; "you
must go to DR.. Oppoiyer III Leipsic-I
shall die of fear If you do not"
cts no use. Marie" was the poor
husbands answer "It is the warning
OF the deathly Decentralization it.
self-and no physician can be of avail
now. l hear the call from above, and
am ready to yield to the supreme will
You must be consoled, Marie the Lord
/ wv not Acf -
want, for, since / have had this good
place, have had my life insured for
Sc, 900, besides which you will receive
the regular widows pension. l had
hoped, indeed, to spend many happy
years with you yet, but man proposes
and God disposes.
Then few days passed without any
apparent change, the dreadful odor
manitesting itself from time to time,
Yet the pastor ate, drank, and slept
like healthy man. When at home,
and free from the odor, he would gain
new hope.
One day, n servant came from the
Baron's house, and said that the Col
onel had sent HIM to invite the pastor
to game of "skat"
~ can't go, my dear Frederick "
said the pastor. 81 can't make any
visits in mypresent condition" "You
must tell the Colonel So"
&c can't take any excuse, sir, ;" said
the servant; 1.-the Colonel says that he
will come for you himself, if you do
not go without. As far as the smell is
concerned, don't give yourself any I'M
easiness, Large pinches of snuff and
pipes of very strong tobacco have been
provided, which will counteract any