St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1882-05-06
Obstinacy and Repentance.

Not many weeks since middle-ageC
gentleman of leisure living in the west
ern part of town who for several years
past has been in the enjoyment OIL
pretty good health-but always com.
plaining-was taken with sudden in.
disposition yet could neither be per.
suaded to stay at home or to take RENE
dies for the many ailments of which be
complained. The consequence was that
contrary to his expectations. he was
taken to bed for 'sure enough" spell OF
sickness. He at first gave in as com
plant to the doctor at whose house he
was stopping, that his appetite was not
such as it ought to be, yet he was boun,
tifully helped to everything in reach
and disposed Of it hurriedly, in order
to get up town where business didn't
call him; that his system was out of Or
der, he was drousy, felt hard Jumps in
his stomach and so on, yet would take
nothing recommended by the physician.
In a day or two he had light chill,
and coming into the doctors room called
for an immediate examination. His
tongue was looked at, pulse felt and he
told that he had had light chill, fever
being still on him. A purgative was
prescribed with two or three doses of
quinine. We don't know whether he
took the first part of the prescription or
not, but, at any rate he went to bed
with choice lot of novels, forgetting
or neglecting to take all but one dose
of quinine. The doctor being absent
and the other members of the house
hold answering to their daily vocations,
he was apparently left alone in his
glory. He was taken with a shaking
chill-nothing more. no less than the
ague, or what some call "chill and fe-
ver." He became terribly frightened
and called for help. A lady member
of the family who was in the back
yard came hurriedly in to find him lying
PROSTATE, pale and emaciated, with ten
cent novel by his side and shaking as a
reed blown by the wind. He had en-
tirely given up, and she becoming
frightened at his groans and lamenta-
tons. scarcely knew how to act. FL
nally, mastering up courage, she
managed to slightly warm some water,
and by utilizing empty beer bottles ly-
ing around, succeeded in placing it all
around him. Of course, by the time
the water cooled-whicl was very
short-the paper shoppers came out,
letting the cold water in on him, and
consequently protracting the chill. He
became excited and restless, and cried
piteously for assistance, but none came
until the chill was about over. A broth
er Of the lady hearing him from the
street came in and asked what was the
matter. The sick man raised up in the
bed and told him that he had just had a
congestive chill. The young man,
having some knowledge of sickness
and medicine, soon satisfied himself,
and told him that he did not believe it.
He was rebuked for contempt of court
and ordered out Of the room. Not
being able to render further assistance,
the lady and her brother retired to an
adjoining room for a few minutes.
The doctor soon returning, found that
his patient had relapsed. On stepping
into the room, he was greeted with the
following: "Here I've been lying for
six long hours with congestive chill
and not soul even to hand me sip of
water. I cannot survive it. ALI the
medicine this side of Mason and Dixon's
line couldn't save me" The doctor
looked at his tongue, felt his pulse, etc.,
and told him that there was nothing
much the matter; he had had only
a common chill. There was no such
thing as mans having a congestive
chill with such shaking as that. He be-
came Infatuated and said: "Of course,
if Iwere dying and the devil had
mortgage on my soul, you'd say there
aras nothing mach the matter. You are
no better than that other fellow who
was in here; better leave too" We
don't know how long he was in recover
ing, but learn that before the next chill
time he took as naturally to medicine
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