Smyrna times., 1883-02-28
many sick people in my time, but 1
never saw such case as his"
Pneumonia ?"

no one shall come near him, and the f
Board of Health have stuck yellow
flag out of his window, and he's all t
covered with an offensive eruption, I
and -" 9
"Good God!" and the well-dressed t
man grabbed his effects and fled out of ,
the car. !
"Surely," said the wag to himself,
" he left very abruptly too. Ipresume
he has gone forward to take smoke"
On the other side there sat very
primlooking maiden lady, about fifty
years old, very tall, slim and straight,
who had fine set of large, white teeth
on a rubber plate-and a recticule,
and steel eyeglasses, and crows feet
about her eyes, and long nose, and a
severe expression, and she was reading
a printed copy of Ben Buffers inaugu-
raj with great satisfaction.
Madam" said the wag to her.
Miss, sir"
"Certainly-Miss of course. might
have known that, you look so happy.
There is a certain careworn look about
married women that tells on them at |
once; certain, SO to speak, dependent |
air that hangs heavily and crushes
them, as it were, that is entirely absent |
in free and independent ladies. pre-
sumo, Madam-Miss, l should say-I
presume, Miss, you are delegate to
the Woman Suffrage Association ?"
81 am"
"From what State, Miss ?"
Massachusetts"
81 knew it, Miss; l knew it in
tuitively, prophetically, naturally.
propose attending myself. I am a
delegate or kind of brevet delegate;
my poor brother should be n delegate
from Baltimore, but he has been
stricken previously ill, and now lies at
the point of death. l have just left
him, and l never expect to see him
alive on this sublunary sphere-sub-
| luudIy - BOOu
"Quite; it means under the SUM-"
"How, Miss ?'
under the SUM-"
Yes; so it does-under the sun.
What his disorder is I know not. He
is delirious; he is mass of sores he
scratches himself so frantically that his
physician ordered his nurse to pinion
his arms"
want to know !"
"The Board of Health have put a
: yellow flag out of his window and
quarantined his house, and -"
, She sprang from her seat and fled
from the car.
" "Now, just look at that" said the
wag. 81 presume she is in such a
;, hurry to get to Washington that she is
going for the front car"
Just across the car there sat a young
couple who were returning from theil
. wedding trip, and they were as happy
y as young couple could well be who
> had spent all the money they had
y saved for a year or two and were com
y ing home to run in debt for their gro
ceries, and the wag spoke to the youne
man:
) "You look SO bright and pleased
just married ?"
Yer, sir. My wife"
"Your most obedient, madam.
y y trust long vista of happiness is straigh
- before you. We must take the worlt
- as it comes. 1 am most miserable"
Widower, sir?"
"Oh, no; I've just left my dyin
brother in Baltimore"
is he old?"
~ mot at all he is in his prime.
don't know what is the matter Hi
Nv nurse didn't want me to come into hi
'" room; said the doctor would make
W. fuss about it if 1 did; but l sat wit
'o' him two or three hours. He didn
ny know me. There is a yellow flag {
"e his window, and the Board of Healt
-n
'u' "Oh my darling" said the yOun
:, man, jumping up and clutching his an
'O' his wife's things together in hear
let's go into the next car 'front.'" an
out they went in much haste.
w. There was but one party in the CT
with the wag-a bluff looking ma
ny with quid of tobacco about as big
ny lemon in his mouth, and he had file
nis two cuspadors and was about beginnir
iHi ON another.
MS MY friend" said the wag, ARE "
afraid of smallpox"
" No; I've nursed it in every shape
"Did you ever have it?''-
'he "No; 1 never had anything"
"It's bad thing"
;ah "Certain it is-d-d bad; b
I'd as leaf have it as not it leaves
iey man in bully shape. I'd rather have
lch than fever. I've been all aroul
where it is often. Just as leaf sic
eiy with man that has it as not"
hA' my friend" said the wag, shaki
hands with him, "Tm thankful to me
lin you. You echo my sentiments. 4
en- just left my darling brother-dyi
'iue with the small-pox-and everybody
mus afraid of me but you"
nee "What |" said the bluff-looking ms
lea' with pleasant expression, "Pd Ii
""s to have talk with you about
=, symptoms. I've just been nursing
'i'n man that died this morning in
anu M smallpox hospital and he -"
'ne Holy Mosesl" calculated the W
:. who wanted to ride like railrC
w. president, as he sprang for his lugga
i "But you're not afraid of it,
my friend9" called the smallpox nu
III after him