The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1880-01-08
THE LETTER.

Brother Geo. II. Brouder:
Ny beloved friend, you are the frs
one to whom write since the dreadful
stroke, the most awful of my life, fel
upon me. My dear wife, Artemisia
was taken sick on the night of Friday
November 2lst, and died at two O'CLOCK
Saturday morning, November 10Th.
On the afternoon OF the Dist, ult. sh,
and sister Mary Ashford and myself
attended the public exercises of Iii,
City High School, few squares from
where we live. We spent some time
there. She went into more rooms than
/ did-enjoyed everything very much
made arrangements with one of tho
teachers for our little girl, Anna Scott
to take music lcssons-went with heI
sister down the street to see the stores
looked at the goods, etc, and every
way showed herself to he in good
health and buOyant spirits. That
night [ went to visit a sick man who
il stranger here, and sent for me.
On my return found my wife in bed
and complaining of being unwcil. All
night she was alternately cold and hot;
Saturday morning she had :, high fe-
yer which lasted all day. | Insisted on
calling a physician, but she was 80
averse TO taking medicine that she de-
clined-said il was only chill, and
she would take quinine to keep Oft the
next. On Sunday afternoon, we found
il improper to delay any longer and
sent for physician-said TO be the
best i'm the city. He was professionally
absent and did not come until after
dark. After examination he pronoUn-
ced the case trouble with the Pleura.
with the symptoms of Typhoid pneu-
mOnia, but was confident il would not
be serious, that | need not he uneasy.
told him to see her rs often rs need
full and have any consultation lac chose.
All night she burned with fever
pulse high and bounding, a great pain
in her right side-head aching eNcril-
ciatingly and no sleep, Early in the
forenoon of Monday called the doc
tor. He seemed surprised that the
medicine had not had its desired cf-
feet, and changed the Treatment
came again i'm the afternoon, and said
the disease was still comfortable and
he would come again early Tuesday
morning l sat by her bedside night
and day. did not like the symptoms.
We had long ago promised eac: 10 tell
the other if we thought there was seri-
GUS danger, so that We might talk to-
gether before il was too late. | toll
Artemisia that didnot IKE the course
her disease was taking-that although
the doctor expressed great confidence,
vet she ga. nD better, rather grew
worse, that me lever iI'u He\eE pceh
broken, and putting the question
MAINLY. 1 asked her ''how she would
feel II II was the Master VIII tii;'t sle
should pe taken from me SnG an
swered As PLAINLY as L asked, an
not AFRAID TO die. l nave never peeh
fearful Of death; Jesus mas long ago
pardoned ali my sins. am uhd%r MS
constant protection. II l shodii Dc
called 10 go, ]. Is All right VIII nave
d home IN Heatoii-l WIZ meet iiiF
mother and sister ana our Two .ii.!c
boys and we VIII TIC Staining Ia tile
girls, and our remaining frlehds, on I"
our home with God whea we see y"n
coning!" These words are as she cN-
pressed herself. On Tuesday she was
no bcttcr-aii night she had IA burning
fever. "Wednesday the physician cH-
aniined again and changed the nledi-
thhS- h.'' .i'-,ht ~ 49, -
but evidently deeply anxious, on ac-
count of q fresh cold taken, IN tact
never saw physician more earnestly
anxious Than ne seemed 10 be- All
through the silent hours ~ Neuiit>-
day night watched ana prayet ann
gave medicine, but no single cstniiye
for the better could detect
believe that on the hiSht OF Ler
first attack an all-wisc God had given
command that my lovely CHRISTIAN
wife must leave THIS sarth. luie'iy
suggested the previous ihtorrosatory
concerning the strange unknown III
ture, in case the worst SHOULD come.
Her reply was instantly the ,ahie-no
fear OF death no corrodins care about
the affairs OF eartii-a perfect, meek
childish submission To her rather
will. Thursday morning found her
worse and summoned her physician
before light: he called III another
physician. Whiie ne was absent, her
brother J"hn SAT by ner SIDE, anu
broacEed 10 her the most solemn oil All
SUBJECTS, 10 Wiiirii hi''h ever at:dft,ee"
himself. we all, husband, brother:
sisters ana our ia'iliie-, ea'nered
around. Knew what she w"'iii say,
Tor We hau talked oi IL before. She
said she cared not LOT death, tlat she
had long tried To i've In readiness Tor
thar hour-toid us not 10 DE concerned
about death, but 10 Try 20 faise our
children Tor usefulness SAID she iei'
her own little children To her iriend,
anu the church. she wa. calm ana
unmoved amidst the soooihg around
her.
Asthe result OF the doctors cons uita-
ton, We told her plainly that the chan |
ces were against her. she said ~ l.
all right. and asked the doctor Tor |
opiates To relieve the intense bodily |
suffering, but being advised 10 take 1
but little and brace herself TO assist in
the disease, with her usual
fortitude and christian submission. she /
Ia do 80 and did all that We
asked, until the nGalady conquered and I
she could stand it no more. The ply
-ician became her nur>e-cane 10 her
hour after hour during the da.->;aid
with her until midnight Friday.
Kind christian women crowded around
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