The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1872-01-13
Six Days Struggle With a Boil.

awokc on Monday morning with IL
painful itching, stingling feeling, all in
a spot no larger than lozengc. Woke
up Mrs. Quad, and asked her opinion.
She said it was boil Woke up Long
Primer who shares our couch After
several kicks ut tho spot, he intimatcd
that it was boil Had some difficulty
in standing up to eat breakfast Went
down; asked everybody what was good
for boils. Had seventy-four recipes,
runuing from sticking salves to hot
iron. Only swore forty,one times du-
ring the day.
TuHsDAY.-Didn't wake up-I was
already awake. measured tho boil
and found it as large as tea-cup, and
the feeling was worse Tried to repeat
a hymn, but had to break off and kick
the dog four blocks to ease my mind.
Children got under tho table Mrs
Quad unusually graciods, and not hint.
ing anything about pin money.-Wcnt
down town. Mau said he'd pay my fare
OH the car. Struck at him aud explaih-
ed that it made my back ache to ride
New sboys kept whole block off Nan
asked me for dollar, and | lied to kill
him on the spot, only restrained by re.
epect for my boil. Number of swcars
irightfully increased.-HadJ Job flung
at me forty times. Concluded to sit ur
all night, but got little sleep while
standing CT. my head. Put some fax
seed to the boil!
WEDSEsDAY.-House got on fire AT
daylight. | told the folks to let her
burn, but they put it out. One mcn
wanted to know why did not displa y
more ambition. Tried to shoot him
but he got over the alley fence. Chill
dren were sent to the country this NOR.
ming, probably for change of air
Boil is now rs large as teacup and
saucer both, particularly the u,er
No signs of "he"ding" Seems as if
should go mad-I am mad Put some
more fix seed on, and tried to look sau
and pensive. Just got to looking sc
when | ran against chair. Policeman
pounded on the door and said he would
arrest m' didn't stop that family fight
Told him i was the only one up about
rs high as corld get Said he would
sympathize with. me, but went off and
forgot to. Can't keep track of the
adjectives. Have contracted for a
barrel fax seed
THURSDAY Wife left home thi.
morning, probably for a change of air
Lett note cn the table, telling me she
vas ,ius;c sire ii nat iiaii ii n.,ii ! "a.
dler rang the door bell, and asked me
if | wanted somc pic-plant. The coro
ner was lGgging him away on a day the
last | saw. Friends called and wanted
to see my boil. | Indignantly refused
to allow them to do SO, and they went of
offended, saying that 1 was mighty par
ticular. Big fire round the corner
Fireman gave me kick for a joke. !
tried to fight 'hc whole department, but
came to just as they were showing me
through back window. The exercise
caused the boil to enlarg". l. was toC
exhausted to swear merely stoo myself
up against the wall slanting, and reylcd
bo'ls Cat and dog disappeared; pr,b
ably for Il change OF air.
FnIpAY.-Am lying on the floor, to,
indignant to move I he boil is there
yet. have made up my mind TO lst il
run. Servant girl reached mc in somt
yictuals through the window, and said
that | seemed to he restless about some
thing or other. could only reply by {
box ! have camness which come,
from knowledge that one is looking
into his tomb. Coroner has been twice
and seemed much put out that | hadn
killed anybody else Said had gonj
back on him. Fellow came up her,
nd asked me why was not playin!
base ball, and goto"en @ | at my silence
Said / needn't be so stuck up cause