The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-03-30

private resident of New York, relates
the following Interesting story. He OBJ
jects, for private reasons, to having his
name published, but authorizes the lorf-
ter to Su6stGRtidte has statement, and, if
necessary, to refer to him, in his private
capacity, any person seeking such refer
ence. Detcrring to his wishes, hereby
present his statement in almost the ex-
act language in which he gave 1t to me,
G. NJ. FARMER,
1880 Third avenue, New York.
"On my last voyage home from Eng
| land, some three years ago, in one the
Cunard steamers, noticed one morn
| ing, after few days out of port, a
young man hobbling about on the
upper deck, supported by crutches and
seeming TO move with extreme Difficult
| ty and no little pain. He was we'll
dressed and of exceedingly handsome
countenance, but his limbs were some
what emaciated and his face very sal
| low and bore the traces of long suffer
ing. AS he seemed to have no attend
ant or companion, he at once attracted
my sympathies, and l went up TO him
as he leaned against the taffrail looking
out on the toaming track which the
steamer was making.
Excuse me, my young FRIEND l
said, touching him gently on the shout
der; you appear to be an invalid and
hardly able or strong enough to trust
yourself unattended on an ocean voyage :;
but if you require assistance am ro-
bust and healthy man aud shall be glad
to help YOU
"'You are very kind, he replied, in
weak voice, but require no present aid
beyond my crutches, which enable me
to pass from my state room up here to
get the benefit of the sunshine and the
sea breeze
"'You have been q great sufferer, no
doubt / said, and judge that you have
been afflicted with that most trouble
some disease-rheumalism, whose prevaS
lence and intensity seem TO be on an
alarming increase both in England and
| America
"You are right" he answered; 81
have been its victim for more than a
year, and after failing to find relief from
medical skill have lately tried the
springs OF Carlsbad and Vichy. But
they have done me no good, and l am
now on my return home to Missouri
to die, suppose. l Shall be content if
life is spared to me TO reach my moth
er's presence. She Is a widow and / am
her only child"
There was a pathOs in this speech
which affected me profoundly and
awakened in me a deeper sym pathy
than | had felt before. / had no words
to answer him, and stood silently beside
him watching the snowy wake of the
ship. While thus standing my thoughts
reverted 10 a child-a ten year old boy
l-Of neighbor of mine residing near
my consulate residence, who had been
cured of q stubborn case OF rheumatism
by the use of St Jacobs Oil, and | re-
membered that the steward of the ship
had told me the day before that he had
cured himself of a very severe attack of
the govt in New York just before his
last voyage by the use of the same rem
edy. l at once left my young friend and
went below to lind the steward. l not
only found him off duty, but discovered
that he had bottle of the Oil in his
locker, which he had carried across the
ocean in case of another attack. He
readily parted with it on my representa-
ton, and hurrying up again, L sooD
persuaded the young man TO allow
me to take MIN to his berth and apply
the remedy. After doing so covered
him up snugly in bed and requested
him not to get up until | should see
him again. That evening / returned to
his statcToom AID found him sleeping
peacefully and breathing gently. /
reused him and inquired how he felt
Like new man. he answered with a
grateful smile. i feel no pain and am
able TO stretch my limbs without diff
Guilty. l think I'll get up No, don't
get up tonight SAID, but let me rub
you again with the Oil, and in the
morning you will be able TO go above
All right he said, laughing. ! then
applied the Oil again. rubbing his
knees, ankles and arms thoroughly, I'M
til he said.he felt rs if he had a mustard
poultice all over his body. | then left
him. The next morning when / went
upon deck for a breezy promenade, ac-
Icording TO my custom, found my pa
tient waiting for me with smiling face,
and without his crutches, although he
limped in his movements, but without
pain. l don't think l ever felt so hap
i ply in my life. To make a long story
short, / attended him closely during
the rest of the voyage-some four
days-applying the Oil every night
posure to the fresh and damp breezes.
and on landing at New York he was
able, without assistance, to mount
the hotel omnibus and go to the
| Astor House. i called on him two
days later, and found him actually en-
gagged in packing his trunk, preparatory
to starting west for his home, that even
ing. With bright and grateful smile
he welcomed me, and pointing To a lit
tie box carefully done up IN thick brown
paper, which stood upon the table, he
said: My good friend, can you guess
what that is !? "A present for your sweet
heart answered, No. he laughed
that is a dozen bottles of St. Jacobs Oil,
which have just purchased from Hud-
nut, the druggist across the way, and !
am taking them home to show my good
mother what has saved her sons life and
restored him To her in health And
with it would like to carry you along,
also, to show her the face Of him, with
out whom, should probably never have
tried it, If you should ever visit the viii
Ilage of Sedaiia, Missouri, Charlie Town
send and his mother will welcome you 10
their little home, with hearts full of
gratitude, and they will show you bot
tie Of 81. Jacobs OIL enshrined in a sill
yer and gold casket, which we shall keep
as 4 parlor ornament, IS well as memeH-
TO of our meeting on the Cunard steam
err
ave parted, after an hours pleasant
chat with mutual good. will and esteem,
and few weeks afterwards received q
letter from him telling me he was in per
feet health and containing many grace
i full expressions OF his afectionAte re-