The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1873-10-29

which ran hills clad with yerna
beauty, I drove some ten miles, an'
then turned off by q long descen
> to wild and barren bog, stretch
ing anbrokenly for many miles to
ward the sea coast AS we got OF
the bog, there was indication tha
there had been a turf road, bu
gradually its traces became mo1e
and more indistinct, and we had K
make the best way across The
ssblasted heath" At last we came
to q road again, and I was able tc
shape my course for the relief sta
ton, which I was about TO inspect
The path, or road, or whatever
'e,sc one might chose to call it, was
straight, and so there was nothing
to interrupt the view right be
fore us.
Mick; who WAS never much in
clined to wrap himself up IN hlm
self, and had been aiscours:ng clio
qrently on the value of good sound
roads, giving ne his private opinion
as to the character of that on which
we were then travelling, suddenly
called out:
| "What on earth, sir is that be-
fore us"
"WAora ?" said I.
'Don't You see SIR" The Lord
save us "a body stretched across
the road"
On looking before me, at about
q hundred ya:ds' distance, l saw
that to which Mick directed my at
t:ntion.
"Yea," said I, no doubt it is
some poor ereatuee who has died
on the way to the station at; but
we shall soon know"
On coming up we found it F'as
the corpse of a woman apparently
forty years ofage.
Accustomed as was to see the
effects Of famine, I was horrlsed at
she the ghastly appearances which
presented. Her face was literally
so attenuated that I could see all its
yenous and arteria1 anatomy az
we'll as if the skin had been re
novel.
While looking at this horrid
sight, it seemed to NE that she
could not have been very long
dead. ''Possibly," I said, life is not
quite extinct = and, recol. ecting the
little smattsring Of doetor1ng which
learned in early life, I thought ii
worth while to see what effect d
stimulant might have.
Bring me nay brandy flask at
once, Mick" said 7, 'and help rae
to raise her head"
For what, sir?" said he. ':Bedad
it would take more than your hon
or could do, to bring her back
again"
WELL" I added, do what [ tel
you, Mick, and let us hope for the
best"
We lifted the body and placed il
against little hillock which was
E1uite close to where we found the
v omaD, and I at once proceeded te
open her mouth, proceeding at
tended with considerable difficulty
Holding har head back I manasec
to pour nearly half Of the contents
of my flask "a pretty large one, by
the way) down her throat; whes
suddenly I felt a sort OF convulsior
at the back>of her neck which rest
ed on my hand. This convl!siol
vas to my delight speedily follow
ed by a faint hiccup, and I at once
made up mind that if 1 only perse
vered, T might have the intense
satisfaction Of restoring q fellow
creature to life.
Mick and T then set to work, an(
taking the cushions Of the car w
stretched our poor patient in u re
cumbent position. We then com
tmenced to rub the extremities
which were like ice, and with goot
will we rubbed and rubbed unit
we were rewarded by seeing tn
head move, the lips tVltch: sld Va
sioas indications of returning vital
ity. But to succeed must be the worl
of some time, anl here We wer
nearly fifteen miles away from tn
station. We worked on, however
for little time longer, and [ thel
determined to get as fast as I. colr'
to my destination. We placed he
on the car in 3 sitting position: an
: stsrted ter--=.
We hal not gone more than fou
OF five hundred yards when we er
: eountered a most aEominabl
; stencil, which WAS SO sickly that
determined to stop and ascertain