National Republican., 1883-02-02
ELDER NOSE KITE.
His Hair Breadth Escapes from Seen and
Unseen Foes.


Most of our older citizens we'll remember
Nose Kite (who lived in Petersburg Bottom)
the hero of our statos's early political history,
who was of stalwart build and powerful ply
| sigue who in 1858 led q colony of our people
to Pixies Peak who fought tho Indians on
the plains and was shot through the body;
who ON his return here after the rebellion was
converted and baptized by Elder Henshall. of
the Christian church at Petersburg Bottom,
ana became revival preacher ofcelebrity all
through TINS section. They will also recall
the fact that, attacked with consumption and
reduced TO askcletOn, he was obliged to remove
TO the Rockies in the hope of saving his life.
| None thought he would succeed. Last fall.
| however the editor of this paper met him at
the mead OF the Republican river bigger and
more robust than ever. "Why, ! thought
yon had died of consumption long, long ago,
! Eldcr2"
MOP I never had consumption, man
| though people thought that WAS what allied
mo- and l thought 50 myself. But the doc.
tors had sent me on wild-goose chase -af-
Ter ahozen other diseases Just us fatal, and this
was the widest one Of them ALL"
| The good Elder then recountcd to us, in n
charming vein, his many adventures in the
rough and ready life he had led "but" he
said, remarkable MS you may think my war
ike lie has been, have much more inter-
| cstlng story to tell YOU"
You know what n rough. noisy fellow,
used to be; and could stand any hardship.
| why, on wager have knocked down an OK
| aud mulo with my fist. | have fought ruff
hans, border outlaws and Indians; but was
DoGGED FOR YEARS
by more dangerous, unseen enemy that was
ever getting me more completely in his
| clutches | was shot by an Indian in n fight
| on the plains but that wound healed readily
and gave me but little trouble. After l re-
| turned to Kansas and commenced preaching /
first began to give way. had dull feeling, nc
companicd with pain in the right side. DR..
Butler, our family physician, said my liver
| was out of order, caused by the malaria of the
| bottoms j had always had nm appetite like
an ostrich, but my digestion became seriously
impaired. While on the circuit preaching,
consulted doctor, who said had dyspepsia.
After that, distressing alpitation of the heart
followed, and the physician said this was
caused by my indigestion and diseased liver
! which would probably terminate fatally
Sometimes / had IavcnOus appetite ut
others none at all. / was fcvcrish and then
chilly. Ny food seemed TO do me no good.
specialist told me had n tape worm Then
was troubled with unusual quantities of wa
ter and n frequent desire to urinate, which
was done with great difficulty and pain. The
| specialist said l had u touch Of the
gravel, caused by use of the aka
line water of the plains. / then began
| W HNutl SCNtTS pdllS Ill ING lOlllS anu INC
small of the back, accompanied with sudden
attacks of dizzines, during which had to sit
or lie down to avoid falling. was forced to
abandon
TRAVELLING AND PREACHING,
because could no longer ride on horseback,
! or trust myself out alone. j began to be So
riously alarmed. and sought the advice of the
most noted physician within reach. He said
| that my frequent horseback riding had iolted
| aud iarrp1 mi until thn nj InJin,,
which had injured my kidneys, had become
enilamed. He treated me with medicines and
electricity also, but gave me no permanent
benefit. My painful symptoms all returned.
| began to cough, got very thin and my legs
were disagreeably numb. l began to dispair.
At each attempt to cure my ailments became
worse, with new SYMPTOMS. l next consulted
n celebrated physician from the east, who,
after humping and examining me, stated that
l was in an advanced stage of consumption
and threatened with diabetes and paralysis!
He thought might possibly prolong my life
for u year two by seeking higher and
drer climate. This was my condition when
the people in your part of the country last
| saw me.
Then 1 started for the Rockies, but liked
this country and settled here. AT first the
change helped me, but about three years
ago the benefit ceased. Then failed so rap
| idly that i could be out of bed only part of
each day. All my old symptoms returned. At
this crisis, a party Of Eastern gentlemen,
ON BUFFALO HUNT,
made my house their headquarters. In the
party was DIR. Wakefield, who informed me
that | had bad case of incurablc Bright's
Disease, and gave me preparation which
might, he said, ease me for II few weeks or
| months but that IL was the best that could be
done. Around the bottle was n newspaper
Now newspaper was rarity in our home,
and sat in my chair looking it over when
my eye providentially fell upon an article re-
lating most wonderful cure of Bright's disease
tho very malady that was killing me-by the
use of Warmers Safe Kidney and Liver Cure
(of Rochester, n. ". Convinced that fur
ther delay would be fatal, and everything else
falling the next morning dispatched one of
nv bows to the nearest railroad station, many
miles distance, to obtain n bottle OF the Safe
Cure The druggist said the demand for the
Cure was so great he could not keep it in
stock, and he had to send to Kansas City for
more, 1t was more than week before it AR
rived and was daily getting weaker. But
it came at last, and ut once began to take it.
When told DIR. Wakefield what was taking,
he gave me look, half OF scorn, half Of pity,
as much rs to say,
POOR FELLOW
he is putting his trust in a humbug.' Never
theless | pcrsevered and for the past year and
| n half | have been rs stout and rugged as /
ever was in my life. After escaping the at
tacks of Indians and half dozen doctors, |
was living at the mercy of n still more dread
ful foe that was about giving me the finishing
blow, when that great remedy stepped in,
slew my adversary, and placed me firmly on
my feet once more. have commenced preach
ing again; for | look upon the circumstances
and manner of my cure as direct intCrpOsition
of Providence, and to Providence arc my SER
vices due That is my story. think it is us
good rs 4 romancc-and much BETTER for it is
true"
Such is the substance, and very nearly the
language, of Elder Kites narrative. Those
who read it, and arc suffering, may benefit by
his experience, if they will follow his exam
pie.