The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-04-27
Senator Hills SufTerings.

The announcement in to dsy's papers
that Senator Hill is assured permanent
cure suggests the suffering that be has
undergone. The extent of THO cutting 10
which he has been subjected is not real.
lied by the public Four times has he
been under the knife One third Of his
tongue has been taken out-tbe entire left
floor Of bis moutll-the glands in the left
1 side OF his neck He said that if he had
to choose death or the suffering he had
endured from the cutting, he would un-
hcsitatingly take dcath-wero it not his
duty 10 live aud endure. The last opera.
ton was the most severe and probably
successful. When he was put under
ether for il, it was intended to only to
take outa q small lump that had hardened
on the gland in his neck. After he was
| insensiblc it was determined to adopt the
heroic treatment and take out the entire
gland. lie was kept under the knife two
hours, the gland cut out and the knife
sent in clear to the new flesh that had
filled the place Of the first operation
When Mr.. Hill awoke he was terribly
exhausted and shocked at the hole cut in
his neck. The gashes had been neatly
scwcd up. For seven days he could not
move his lips and lived on liquid food.
4 ftcr this he improved until inflammation
developed along the wound. Then came
the most critical period Of his sickness.
The entire opening Of the wound being
closed, the pus accumulated and pressed
against his throat lie was seized with
fever and could hardly speak. AT last
the tension became so great that the
wound burst inside his mouth. This
gave him relief and he went to Philadcl-
phia. Ho vas put under the knife again
and the outer edge Of the wound slit open
so that it might heal from the bottom
This it is doing finely and without inflam.
nation. No trace Of the disease can be
found and the hopes Of his permanent
cure were never so strong. He says lie
will not submit to the knife again, and
his surgeons think there will he no need.
An affcclionatc friendship has been
developed between Dir. Hill and Senator
Brown, who, to use his own words, ''has
beer to him in his nilliction all that
brother could be-" Governor Brown said
to me:
81 have never seen in my life such
courage and hcroism and Christian forti-
tude as Mr.. Hill has shown in the past
few months. have been with him daily
and every day has been revelation to
me. Never have heard him murmur or
complain; never have | seen HIM shrink
from the present or the future. 1t has
been patience, dignity, heroism from first
TO last. His chief concern has been for
those about him, and bis own suffering
has been lost in sense Of sympathy for
his loved ones. | tell you no mere hu.
man fortitudc could give such strength as
Mr.. Hill has shown. lie i; Sustained ~
a higher power and higher assurance than
this earth can give"
| have written a great many things
about DIR. lib; but have never written
ylhing so to his honor rs thiD.l Hchas
won victory and achieved n triumph
under this keen and relentless agony
more precious and glorious than any that
everc came to him on the hus.ings o. in the
forum. God grant that he may live
many years to enjoy ito give his people
n broader and better service even than he
has rendered. and receive from them the
continued assurance of their love and
contidencc.-X ". e., IN .Nhmtu Con-
sGfufion.