The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1871-11-16
Six Days Struggle With Boil.

awoke on Monday morning with pain
full itching, biting, stingling feeling, all in
spot no larger than lozenge. Woke up
Mrs. Quad, and asked her opinion. She said
it was boil Woke up Long Primer who
shares our couch. After several kicks at
the spot, he intimated that it was boil
Had some difficulty in standing up to eat
breakfast. Went down; asked everybody
what was good for boils. Had seventy-foulr
recipes, running from sticking salves to
hot iron. Only sworc forty-onc times during
the day.
TUEsDAY.-Didn't wake up-1 was al
ready awake. | measured the boil and found
it us large as te;-cup, and the feeling was
! worse. Tried to repeat hymn, but had to
break off and kick the dog four bloc sto
case my mind. Children got under the Sn-
.ble, and seemed to feel PRESENT.
mcnt. Mrs. Quad unusually gracious, and
not limiting anything about pin money
Went down town. Man said he'd pay my
fare on the car. Struck at him and explain
ed that it made my back ache to ride. News
boys kept whole block off, Man asked Inc
for dollar, and tried to kill him on the
spot. only restrained by respect for my boil.
Number of swears frightfully increased. -
Had Job flung at me forty times Concu-
ded to sit up all night, but got II little sleep
while standing on my head. Put some fax
seed to the boil, r. 80. ..
WEDNEsDAY.-TIouse got on fire at day
light. l told the..tolks to let her burn. but
they put it out. One man wanted to
know why | did OF display more ambition.
Tried to shoot him, but he got over the al
ley fence. Children were sent to the coun-
try this morning, probably for change of
air. Boil is now as large is teacup and
SANGER both, particularly the saucerI No
signs of "heading." Seems as if should
90 mad-I am mad. Put some more flax
seed on, and tri, ! to look sad and pensive.
j ust got to looking 50 when [ ran against u
chair. Policeman pounded on the door and
said he would arrest me if didn't stop that
family fight. Told him was the only one
up about as high as I could get. Said he
would sy sympathize with me, but went off and
forgot to. Can't keep track of the adjcc-
tives. Have contracted for barrel Of flax
seed ~
TuURsDAY.-Wife eft home this morn
ing, probably fora change Of air. Left a
note on the table, telling me she was quite
sure that | had i boil. Peddler rang the
door bell, and asked me if wanted some
pie-plant The coroner was Juggling him
away on a dray the last l saw. Friends
called and wanted to sec my boil l indig-
nautly refused to all w them to. d. 50, and
they went off offended, saying that | was
mighty particular Big fire round the cnrner
Fireman gave me kick for ajoke. tried
to fight the whole department. but came jnst
as they were showing NE thr' ug gh q back
window The exercise caused the boil to
enlarge. ] was too exhausted to swear;
merely stood myself up against the wall
slanting, and reviled bulls Cat and dog
Disappeared; probably for change of air.
FRIDAY--Am lying on the floor, too in
dignant to move. The boil is there yet. |
have made up mind to let it run. SeVant
girl reached ne in some victuals through the
window, and said that | seemed to be restless
about something or other. could only re-
p!y by look l have camness which comes
tr)m knowledge that one is looking into
his tomb. Coroner has been here twice, and
seemed much put out that l hadn't killed
anybody else. Said I had gone back on him.
Fellow came up here and asked me why l
was not playing base bail, an got offended
at my silence Said needn't feel so stuck
up cause happened to have IA big bull; and
went away without handing over. am
just at the point where man cares nothing
for anything, The boys are shouting mad
dog under the window, hoping to get me
up, but | don't move.
SArURDAY.-Was just passing into an
unconscious state, singing hymn of resig-
nato when felt telt-wcll. I yelled, I
sprung on top of the table, kicked off the
crockery, r:pped up the so It re up a ten
cent shinplaster, and tried to find some one
to ta':c my note payable on sight. The bull
was broken. I called the &. whistled to
the cat, sent dispatch to the family, raised
the wages of the girl, end told the man who
owed me borrowed money, that he could pay
me any time it suited him, and haven
got it yet,
Take things easy when you have a boil.
They are good iortbe health.
Although no one blames man with boil
for swearing, don swear. They don't amount
to anything. Any one can have boil as
well as not. All you have got to do is to
endure.
To 4 YoUNG GIRL You think you love
the young man who is coming this Sunday
night to visit you! And he acts as if he loves
YOU! Suppose he declares himself, and ask,