Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1879-05-29

on him." il allowed to work in the
ground. On the third day at moor,
they had sunk forty feet down to a
cap-rock that covered the whole
width of the crevice After dinner,
NJ. White drilled into the rock sthir.
teen inches, and put in a blast Of
powder, which shivered the rock 10
fragments The pieces Of rock fell
through into cavity beneath. Upon
| going down, Mr.. White found he had
opened into an immense cavern OF
ore, with space OF six feet between
the mineral ard cap rock. He sent
for a candle and matches, and ex.
plored the cavern east one hundred
and fifty yards; walking all the way
over turnpike Of mineral. Elated
with his discovery, he returned to
the opening, and fastened the rope
with moose around one of the frag-
ments of rock, and ordered the wind
lass man to hoist il Not anticipat.
ing the least danger, Mr.. White, in
stead Of stepping aside into the cav
ern, remained OF the bottom of the
shaft. When the rock was raised q
part Of the way up, the rope broke
and the rock fell upon his back, graz
ing the back part of his head, and
knocking him senseless. Help OBJ.
tanned, he was carried to his cabin
nearly dead. Medical aid was sent
for, and two doctors came. The two
doctors were of different schools in
the art of killing. One of them slew
his patients with calomel aud the lam
Get, while the other finished them
with lobelia and red pepper, and sti
lied them in steam. They held a
consultation; that was a critical
time for Mr.. White. DR.. Lancet was
proceeding TO bleed. DR.. Lobelia
protested against it.
"The patient requires" said the
professor of phiebotomy, "immedi-
ate and copious depletion, to relieve
the pressure OF blood from the brain.
He is already in a comatose state
The patient requires no such
thing" quoth Lobelia. "The blood
is the life; and the man is nearly
dead already. lie requires something
warming, and nourishing. and stimn-
lating to keep the breath of life in
him."
"You talk like fool" reioined
Lancet "What do you know of the
human system ? You cannot tell on
which side of patient the heart lies
am sometimes charged with exag-
geration, but will take my oath you
have too little knowledge of anatomy
to cut a patients finger nails"
"You lie !" retorted Lobelia; "and
you are lying, triaing puppy, you
are. You NOW down mankind like
simoom, and your track is like the
tornado. You have peopled more
than ten quarter sections of grave
yards, and fed out more OF your nasty
poison calomy than ten grist mills
could grind. You pretend to be
surgeon! Why you are not fit to tap
seed cucumber for the dropsy! You
doctor? You don't know the itch
from the small pox. But you can
out.lie me, and | give it up.'
Accordingly MajorWhite was freely
bled /; and, to tell the truth, he was
certainly benefited by the operation.
DIR. Lancet went home; but DIR. Lo-
bella staid at Blue Rabbit until mid.
night; for he was determined to
"crack down" on the patient himself,
with steam. He was just preparing
to administer to the patient an injec-
ton of cayenne, when he was inter.
rupted in the manner l will now pro.
coed to relate.
FRIEND IN NEED.
Oh what is love made for, II it's not the same
Through JOY and through sorrow, through glory and
knew not. ask'd net, if quilts in that heart
But know that love thee. whatever thou att
Thou hast card me thy angel 10 moments of bliss |;
sun thy angel I'll be mid the horrors Of this
Thro' the furnace unshrinkng thy steps to pursue
And shield thee and save thee, perish there too
aE S& MOORE
Oh woman! What can equal the
neral sublimity Of thy spirit? Wheth-
er thou art found in the tent of the
wild Arab, or in the wigwam of the
Indian, or Graded in the luxuries of
palaces, or sharing the tolls and dan
gers of the western pioneer, thy free,
noble daring, and enduring spirit
ever glistens like the polar star In the
dark hour OF mans adversely. Though
the heartless sneer at thee, and the
cold and selfish deride thy sufferings
and thy sacrifices, thou art ready, if
need be, to suffer all, and to endure
all, at the shrine ofthy hearts devo-
ton.
The first news the wife of the ex.
cashier had OF Mr.. White, after he
departed from Badgerton, was that
he lay at the point OF death, some if
teen miles distant,at Little Blue Rab.
bit. Then it was the mighty impulses
OF woman's sympathy were aroused
in her gentle bosom. Before then,
all soitness and weakness, she was
now in q moment nerved with the
tirmness of iron. She instantly formed
a high resolve, which like q resistless
torrent bore down all fear of danger
or obstacles all prile--all conven
tional notions of decorum all the
impulses of her heart were merged
in one purDose-to go that very night
and alleviate the dying sufferings of
her young friend, whose unredeemed
soul was lowering on the brink of
eternity. Despatch and profound
secrecy were requisite. For the first
time in her life she robed her delicate
limbs in male attire, which che con-
trived to obtain. She left billet up.
on her writing desk, addressed to her
sister, informing her that she was
summoned suddenly away and would
return in few days, and imploring
her not to be alarmed at her sudden
departure-the cause of which she
would hereafter explain. Her nim-
BILE little feet were soon on the road
to Little Blue Rabbit. Her only
guide across the snowy expanse Of
moonlight prairie was distant
mound, the outline of which was dis
tinctly pictured against the blue sky !;
and which she knew was near the
place she sought to find.
| About midnight q gentle rap was
heard at the door OF the patient 9
cabin. A rough miner came and