Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-11
A YellOw-Fevpr Ficnd. .

thO VI tEO ytltOW IT,
yer at Memphis recently, was strange
and horrifying street spectacle, that
for a moment appalled, the stoutest-
hearted of its many witnesses. The
fever had made such havoc and panic
that the streets were almost altogether
deserted, while an awful hush over
hung the city and its suburbs like
funeral pail. On the day in question
number Of physicians, nurses, and
other self-sacrifcing hospital people
were passing along the principal resi-
dental street, upon some charitable
mission, when, upon passing the close
fastened, palatial dwelling of Gen. Ho-
ratio Borsman, they were startled by
strange apparition suddenly issuing
from the main door. 1t was that of an
exceedingly tall, gaunt man, clad only
III long white ni9ht.robe. H. was worn
away to mere skeleton; his face was
of the d ep, CHASTITY. yellow hue that
bespeaks the last stages of the fever
straight, black hair hung in long, suaky
locks down over mis- neck; his ewes
were glittering with the mad fires OF
insanity and, as he stretched out his
long arms. and bony fingers, hooked
llhC buC VI ii ulEtl, tOhuEuS INC
awe. struck on look rs, he exclaimed,
in loud, hollow voice:
"Lo and behold [ am the Fever
Fiend! 1t is Ii, who have brought
this scourse upon you, and L return
not to my lair in hell while there is
single human being left alive on this
broad land. Prepare! prepare! lam
God'svengeance! am the Fever Fiend!
Prepare! prepare!"
With that he suddenly leaped from
the steps and rushed down the street,
giving utterance to similar expressions,
Us well rs hlieouS, un.ntelliglble cries,
Most OF the witnesses were 50 startled
at first as to really imagine that they
had seen supernatural being, but
fortunately one of the physicians had
re ognized the apparitiou as none other
than Gen. BOrsman's sOn-in-law, Col.
Stettin, who had long been partially
insane, and who had been left in the
house in charge of q col0red narse,
upon the occasion of the rest of the
family hastily quitting the city at the
first outbreak of the pestilence. He at
once explained matters, and the whole
party at once set off in pursuit of the
fever-smitten mailman.
They overlook him on q country
road, half a mile outside the city limits,
where he had sunk down exhausted.
He was still proclaiming himself the
fever tiend, and raving feebly, and
before they could convey him back to
his home, he died.
Upon returning to Gen. Borsman's
house with the body, the reason of the
unfortunate gen leman having been
permitted to quit his bed and room was
made at once apparent. His negress
attendant, had not indeed, deserted her |
charge, but had died at her post, her
body being found on a cot in the hall,
with evidence of her having succumbed |
to the fever few hours before.
To KNOW AN AMERICAN IN PARIS. -
While waiting for our breakfast one |
morning i'll cremerie of Paris much !
frequen ell by foreigners, my friend,
NJ IduIn B-said, II can point YOU
out every American breakfastiag
here"
| looked around at the people seated |
at the different tables, and wondered !
If she were speaking seriously. In these !
days when fashion reduces costume I
and cOitfure to sach uniformity, and
when the blood of every civilized race |
Is mixed to u great extent with that of /
every other, distinguishing nationality 4
At sight appeared to me impossible. .
asked my friend her secret.
"Oh. it is no secret" she replied, |
smiling. II don't pretend to tell ex-
cePt when they are taking breakfast. /
They all put salt on their butter"
Your acuteness apHlles only to
breakfast. then" sal l. AT dinner it .
would not serve you, suppose. / .
sail this in a kind of savage way, hav- /
ing the com mon weakness thai makes .
all people abroad defend their coantry-
men.
No" she said; we never put but
ter Ola the dinner table"-a fact hal
at the moment forgotten. H1Ter's
Magazine. /