Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1874-01-22
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9as','y J" inc canaie ana opened me door:
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shiveiing Violently from head to foot.
WY warren. what on earth is the
matter T be exclaimed; ''are you i'll 7"
II don't quite know what Is the mat
ter was the reply. "fiease. SIR, may
| come IN !! Ut,
"Cer'ainiy. SAID the Colonel. who was
one OF the k'ndest OF human beings; "c"ms
IN, warren. you must be I'LL.
The man entered, shaking as It the
ague had seized him. and the Colonel has
tiy took his task from his dressing-bag
a ana gave hlm strong brandy and water.
ms seemed 70 90 warren good. ana then
n's master asAea n'm again "ha' was Tue
matter:
II don't rightly know, SIR. ne an
swered. ~ went to bed all right. aud
went sound asleep. but l had bad
dream. thoughs aPaie-iaced man came
.sto my room, although knex l had
locked toe door. and nc stood beside my
ecd. looking Tor all the world. SIR. as 1t
he would like to eat me; and then the air
IN the room became SO oppressive that it
seemed to weigh upon my face and head
and then this terrible sh'ver,ng came oves
me as was iy,ng out OF doors In . o's-
,er 'ros.' tnousn kne" a' soe same tune
"o" no. !. "ss
lneiPlent ieSer' sara tne Co:onei
s'Iet n's feel your pulse. --cq,,,.s =
Ihe man held out his wrist and his
master felt the pulse.
strange, ne muttered alter MIN
ute OF two. "fiave you ever had maia-
ria fever, intermittent, or that sort oil
thing"
mo SIR. never that am aware OF: -
"But yet you must be i'll. Shall l 20
and fetch doctor p
''Oh. no. thank you. sir. / feel SO
much better now.
"Wcli. then. Warren. think you had
better 60 back to bed again"
The man became paie again instantly.
aud another attack OF shivering seized
him. and he exclaimed almost in agony :
"Oh. no. sir. not to that room !! feel
certain that should soc that wh''e-faced
man again. and feel that weight upon my
face and head. Oh, sir, do let me lie
here upon the floor"
The Colonel looked gravely a. Warren
lie had. in India. seen 4 good deal Of de-
lirium tremens. and he entertained a very
strong suspicion that this was the real
cause ef Warrcn's strange behavior. and
get tho man had been in his service for
some tune. and he had never had any rea-
son TO suppose that he was not thorough ly
temperate aud sober. So he said. "Well,
you can take this blanket. and lie down
upon the door. or SIT up in chair. as
you please expect you Viii DC heartily
ashamed OF yourself Tomorrow morning.
Warren y
IL think not. sir; ] shall only be most
grateful to you"
So Warren rolled himself iu the blan-
kes. and Col. Soncrville put out the can
die and got into bed again. and tried to