Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-03-03
ELDER NOSE KITE.
tits Hair.3rcadth Escapes from Seen and
Unseen Foes. --.

Most of our older citizens well remember
Nose Kite (who lived in Petersburg Bot;
TONI, the hero of our States early political
history, who was Of stalwart build and pow.
our people to Pixies Peak; who fought the
Indians on the plains and was shot through
the body; who on his return here after the
rebellion was converted and baptized by
Elder Henshal1, of the Christian Church at
Petersburg Bottom, and became a revival
preacher of celebrity all through this sec
ton. They will also recall the fact that. at
tackled with consumption and reduced to
skeleton, he was obliged to remove to the
Rockies in the hope of saving his life, None
thought he would succeed. Last fall, how
ever, the editor of this paper met him at the
head of the Republican river, bigger and
more robust than ever. "Why, / thought
you had died of consumption long, long ago,
Elder?"
"Me? / never had consumption, man
though people thought that was what allied
me, and thought so myself. But the doc
tors had sent me on a wild goose chase after
a dozen other diseases, Just as fatal, and this
was the widest one of ALL"
The good Elder then recounted to us, IN
charming vein, his many adventures i'd the
rough and ready life he had led, but" he
said, remarkable as you may think my war
like life has been, have much more inter-
esting story to tell you"
"You know what rough, noisy fellow l
used TO be and could stand any hardship.
Why, on a wager, / have knocked down an
OK and mule with my fist. have fought
ruffians, border outlaws and Indians but
was
DoaaED FOR YEARS
by more dangerous unseen enemy that was
ever getting me more completely in his
clutches. was shot by an Indian IN nght
on thelplains, but that wound healed readily
and gave me but little trouble. After re-
turned to Kansas and commenced preaching,
first began to give way. had dull feeling,
accompanied with a pain in the right side.
Dr. Butler, our family physician, said my liver
the bottoms. had always had an appetite
like an ostrich, but my digestion became
seriously impaired. While on the circuit
preaching, / consulted doctor, who said l
had dyspepsia. After that, distressing pal
pitation of the heart followed, and the physi-
clan said this was caused by my indigestion
and diseased liver, which would probably
terminate fatally. Sometimes l had "a
venous appetite, at others none at all. Twas
feyerish and then chilly. My food seemed
to do me no good. A specialist told me l
had q tape worm! Then l was troubled with
unusual quantities of water and frequent
desire to urinate, which was done with diff
culty and great pain. The specialist said
had a touch of the gravel, caused by the use
of the alkaline water of The plains. I then
began to suffer severe pains in the loins and
the small of the back, accompanied with
sudden attacks of dizziness, 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. began to be
seriously alarmed, and sought the advice of
the most noted physician within reach. He
said that my frequent horseback riding had
jolted and Jared me until the old Indian
wound which had injured my kidneys, had
become infamed. He treated me with
medicines and electricity also, but gave me
no permanent benefit My painful symptoms
all returned. l began to cough, got very
thin and my legs were disagreeably numb.
began to despair. At each attempt to cure,
my ailments became worse, with new symp-
toms. l next consulted celebrated physi-
clan from the East, who, after humping and
examining me, stated that l was in an
advanced stage of consumption and threat
ened with diabetes and paralysis He thought
might possibly prolong my life for year
or two, by seeking higher and drler climate.
This was my condition when the people in
Your part of the country last saw me.
Then 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 rapidly
that could be out of bed only part of each
day. All my old symptoms returned. At
this crisis, party of Eastern gentlemen,
ON A BUFFALO HUNT,
made my house their headquarters In the
party was a DR.. Wakefield, who informed me
that / had bad case of incurable Brights
Disease, and gave me preparation which
might, he said, ease me for few weeks or
months, but that was the best that could be
done. Around the bottle was a newspaper.
Now newspaper was rarity in our home,
and sat in my chair looking it over when
my eye providentially fell upon an arii lie
relating a most wonderful cure of Brights
disease-the very malady that was killing me
by the use of Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure (of Rochester, N: ". Convinced
that further delay would be fatal, and every
thing else failing, the next morning dis
patched one of my boys to the nearest rail
road station, many miles distant, to obtain q
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
a week before it arrived, and was daily get.
ting welker. But it came at last, and al
once began to take it. When / told DIR
Wakefield what l was taking, he gave me
look, half of scorn, half of pity, as much al
to say,
Poor FELLOW +!
he is putting his trust in humbug.' Never
theless | persevered, and for the past year
and half l have been as s,out and rugged al
] ever was in my life. After escaping thu
attacks of Indians and half dozen doctors
l was lying at the mercy of a still more
dreadful 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 preaching again; for look upor
the circumstances and manner of my cure al
direct interposition of Providence, and tc
Providence are my services due. That is my
story. / think it is as good as romance
and much better, for it is true"
Such is the substance and very nearly thu
language of Elder Kites narrative. Thost
who read it, and are suffering, may benef
by his experience, if they will follow his ex
ample.