Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-02-02
ELDER NOSE KITE.
His Hair Breadth Ecapes from Seen
and Unseen Foes.
Troy Kansas Chief. Jan, IS, 1883.


and Unseen Foes.
Troy Kansas Chief Jan, IS. 1883.
Most of our older citizens well remem
Der Nose Kite who lived in Petersbur,
Bottom J, the hero of our States early no
litical history, who was of stalwart builc
and powerful physique; who in 1858 led ;
colony of our people to Pixies Peak: VIII,
fought the Indians on the plains and wa,
shot through the body; who on his return
here after the rebellion was converted anC
baptized by Elder Henshall, of the Chris
tian Church at Petersburg Bottom. auC
became revival preacher of celebrity al
through this section. They will also recall
the fact that, attacked with consumption
and reduced to a skeleton, he was Obliged
to remove to the Rockies in the hope O.
saving his life. None thought he would
succeed. Last fall, however, the editor
of this paper met him at the head of the
Republican river, bigger and more robust
that ever. "Why, thought you had died
of consumption long, long ago, ElGer?,
''Me? / never had consumption. man
though people thought that was what
allied me, and | thought so myself. But
the doctors had sent me on a wild-goost
chase after dozen other diseases, lust as
fatal, land this was the widest one of all. 2
The good Elder then recOunted to us. il
a charming vein, his many adventures in
the rough and ready life he had led
But" he said, remarkable as YOU NAV
think my warlike life has been, have a
much more interesting story to tell YOU. 2
'YOu know what a rough, noisy fellow
l used to be; and l could stand any hard
|. ship. Why, on a wager, have knocked
| down an OK and a mule with my fist.
have fought rufians, border outlaws anC
Indians; but / was
DOGGED FOR YEARS
by more dangerous unseen enemy thai
was ever getting me more completely in
his clutches. L was shot by an Indian il
fight on the plains, but the wound
healed readily and gave me but little
trouble. After | returned to Kansas anC
commenced preaching, L first began Il
give way had a dull Keeling, accOmpa
MED with a pain in the right side. DR.
Butler, our family physician, said my
liver was out of order, caused by the ma
laria of the bottoms. 1 had always haC
an appetite like an ostrich, but my diges
ton became seriously impaired. While
on the circuit preaching, l consulted 6
doctor, who said l had dyspepsia. After
that distressing palpitation of the hear
followed, and the physician sale
this was caused by my in
digestion and diseased liver which
would probably terminate fatally. Some
times had rayenOus appetite, at Others
none at all. l was feverish and then chilly
My food seemed to do me no good. A
specialist told me / had a tape worm
Then was troubled with unusual quaint
ties of water and a frequent desire Il
urinate, which was done with difficulty
and great pain. The specialist said ha(
touch of the gravel, caused by use of tn,
alkaline water of the plains. then began
to suffer severe pains in the lOins and TIN
small of the back, accompanied with sud
den attacks of dizziness, during which
! had to sit or lie down, to avoid falling.
| was forced to abandon
! TRAVELLING AND PREACHING,
because l could no longer ride on horse
| back, or trust myself out alone. l began
! to be seriously alarmed, and sought tn
! advice of the most noted physician within
reach. He said that my frequent horse
back riding had jolted and Jared me unit
| the old Indian wound, which had injured
my kidneys, had become infiamed. H
| treated me with medicines and electricit,
also, but gave me no permanent benefit
| My painful symptoms all returned.
! began to cough, got very thin, and m,
legs were disagreeably numb. began t
despair. AT each attempt to cure, III,
! ailments became worse, with new symp
toms. L next consulted celebrated physi
! clan from the East, who, after humping ant
| examining me, said that Twas in an advanC
ed stage of consumption and threatened
with diabetes and paralysis! He thought
! might possibly prOlOng my life for yea
| or two, by seeking a higher and drier eli
mate. This was my condition when tn,
| people in your part of the country last saw
me.
| Then i started for the Rockies but like
! this country, and settled here. At frs
| the change helped me, but about tire,
| years ago the benefit ceased. Then / fail
ed so rapidly that could be out of be-
only part of each day. All my old symp
toms returned. At this crisis, party O
Eastern gentlemen,
ON A BUFFALO HUNT,
made my house their Headquarters. Ii
the party was a DR.. Wakefield, who in
formed me that | had a bad case of incur
able Bright's Disease, and gave me
preparation which might, he said, ease m,
for a few weeks or months, but that was
the best that could be done. Around tn,
bottle was newspaper. Now a newspa
per was a rarity in our home, and sat il
my chair looking it over when nv ev,
prOvidentially fell upon an article relatins
a most wonderful cure of Bright's Disease
the very malady that was killins
me-by the use of Warmers Safe kidney
and Liver Cure (Of Rochester, New
York;. Convinced that further de
lay would be fatal, and everything else
failing, the next morning l dispatched
one Of my boys to the nearest railroad
station, many miles distant, to obtain 8
bottle of the Safe Cure. The druggist sale
the demand for the Cure was so great he
could not keep it in stock, and he had tC
send to Kansas City for more. 1t was
more than week before it arrived, and
was daily getting weaker. But it came
at last, and l at once began to take it
When l told DIR. Wakefield what | was
taking, he gave me a look, half of scorn
half of pity, as much as to say,
POOR FELLOW
he is putting his trust in humbug.' New
ertheless | perseYered, and for the past
year and a half / have been as stout anC
rugged as L ever was in my life. After
escaping the attacks of Indians and hal
| dozen doctors, was lying at the mercy
of astill more dreadful foe, that was about
giving me the finishing blow, when thai
great remedy stepped in, slew my
| adversary, and placed me firmly OF
my feet once more. have
| commenced preaching again; for / looI
upon the circumstances and manner O.
my cure as a direct interpOsitiOn of Provi
dence, and to Providence are my services
| due. That is my story. / think it is as
good as a rOmance-and much better, fol-
it is true"
Such is the substance, and very nearly
the language of Elder Kites narrative
Those who read it, and are suffering, may
Deneht by his experience, if they will fol
low his example.
sftFnirittaI.