Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1882-02-02
. deeper sympathy than had felt before. I


had no wordsto answer him, and stood silent
" beside him watching the snowy wake Of tho
ship. While thus standing my thoughts re-
verted to a child-a ten wear old boy-of q
neigh3or OF mine residing near my consulate
n,sideuce, who had been cured Of q stubborn
case OF rheumatism by the use OF st. Jacobs
on, and remembered that the steward Of the
ship had told me the day before that he had
cured himself of very severe attack Of the
govt In New York just before his last voyage
By the use of the same remedy. at once left
my young friend and went below to find the
steward l not only found him of duty, but
discovered that he had a bottle Of the on In
his locker, which he had carried across the
ocean in case OF another attack. He readily
parted with it on my representation, and hurry
ing up again, soon persuaded the young man
to allow me to take him 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 even
ing returned to his stateroom and found him
sleeping peacefully and breathing gently. 1
reused him and inquired how he felt. Like
Q new man. he answered with grateful
smile. Il feel no pain and am able to stretch
nv limbs without difficulty. i think I'll get
up NO, don't get up tonight l 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. Il then applied the
on again, rubbing his knees, ankles and arms
thoroughly, until he said he felt as II he had
a mustard poultice all over his body. then
"a nh
upon deck for breezy promenade, according
to my custom, found my patient waiting for
me with smiling face, and rithout his cTrtehes,
although he limped in his movements, but
without pain. l don't think / ever felt so
happy in my life. To make q long story short,
i attended him closely during the rest OF the
yoyage-some four days-applying the Oh ev-
cry night, and guarding him against too much
exposure to the fresh and damp breezes, and
on landing at New York, he was able, without
assistance, to mount the hotel omnibus, and
70 to the Aston House. called on him two
DAYS later and found him actually engaged In
packing his trunk, preparatory to starting
West for his home, that evening. With
bright and grateful smile he welcomed me,
and pointing to little box carefully done up
in thick brown paper, which stood upon the
table, he said: MY good friend, can you
guess what that isr A present for your
sweetheart answered. NO. he laughed
-sthas is a dozen bottles Of st. Jacobs Oil,
which have Just purchased from Hudnut, 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 1t would like to carry you
along also, to show her the face OF him, with
out whom, l should probably never have tried
it. II you should ever visit the little village
Of Sedalia, in Missouri, Charlie Townsend and
his mother will welcome you TO their little
home, with hearts full of gratitude, and they
will show you bottle of st. Jacobs Oil en-
shrined in silver and gold casket, which We
shall keep as parlor ornament as well as me
mento Of our meeting on the Cunard steamer.
ave parted, after an hours pleasant chat
with mutual goodwill and esteem, and few
weeks afterwards received a letter from him
telling me he was in perfect health and con-
tanning many graceful expressions Of his A.
fectionate regards. "-Brooklyn Eagle