The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-17
Remarkable Disease.
A CASE OF MORTIFICATION IN AN APP
PARENTLY HEALTHY MAN.

In order to fully appreciate the hor-
rible and utterly incomprehensible suf-
felings of the case which we are about
to describe, it is necessary to premise
some of the circumstances of the vic
TINS life, as related in recent Ger
man paper. Ezekiel Feldman was
young Saxon, who had determined to
apply himself to the study of theology
almost as soon as he began to coinpre-
bend that every man has some work to
do in this world. 1t was not without
finding great obstacles to overcome,
nor without many trials and hardships,
that he succeeded in. gratifying his
worthy ambition. Of poor parentage,
and of impracticable habits himself, as
is frequent among those given up to
distractions and piOus thoughts from
early boyhood, it was with great diff
Guilty that he succeeded in taking the
regular course at the university,
through which alone he could attain
the ministry in his country. He was
not what you would call a brilliant
young man, but he endeavOred to make
up in application and industry what
he lacked in talent. So he pIodded
4 along until h z had received his de-
grees.
| AS yet but half the work, and per-
haps the least difficult portion of it,
had been done. By means of the
strictest economy, by avoiding all the
associations Of the students corps
which would lead him to the kneipes,
and by developing commendable in
genuity in the way Of providing physi-
cal sustenance out of moral plentitude
he passed his course. But now came
the long and tedious search for posi-
ton that would yield him living
: This was rendered all the more harass
ing as he found himself sufficiently
mortal to fall in love with girl Of hi
native town, and he could only lool
forward to c0nsummation of the mar
rage and his earthly happiness whe'
he should be provided with pas
G tOrate.
u At last his patience and industr,
' we're rewarded with prospective sue
cess. He wrote an enthusiastic lette
g to his betrothed-quite as enthusiast
n as old DR.. Brown when he said fer
!: vently 'Let US pray" after his frs
}. kiss-in which he pictured the Daturs
D beauties of the little rural pastoral
!, which had been promised him. ok
us thank God, dear Marie," he wrOt
re to her, "that He has given us SO niue
8 grace and hope before the quartz
s, Of another year shall have passed I
- lead you into the pastors house .
IL Hotleben as the pastors wife, there {
a enjoy, God willing, a long, happy an
easy life."
II For once in his life Feldman was n,
v destined to be disappointed. He r.
ceived the position which he hoped f
"a passionate under the patronage of
country nobleman-and within eigl
days after his appointment he led
~ new wife into the new home. Bo
be found the simple country life well sui
It ed to their tastes. Their circle of 9
". ciety was small but very select co
ng sisting of the old baron, a retired ct
onel, the young baron and his wife al
III the sch00lmaster. This company us
ed to come together very frequently, am
&C. sing themselves with a game of win
re-. OF ''skat," sometimes devoting the'
Re. selves to musical entertainment and
-, others discussing the latest events
of the literary world. Pastor Feldm
81 was also an enthusiastic naturalist,
Nc which he was the more encouraged
ril- the young baron was likewise devot
.la to SCIENCE and both spent ma
I'm pleasant hours among the plants a
up animal life of the charming grour
81, ess and woods These things are nj
toned to make it duly appear how t