Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-07
the doctors to land the admiral there

the doctors to land the admiral there
for treatment. But one man In the
ship raj wrapped In the gloom Of
dispair, as standing by the weather
rigging on the poop deck he gassd alb
sently over the seething waste of wa
ters. This was the admirsi's son, q
lieutenant, and attached to hio fathers
staff. He feared that the wear and
tear Of ship life would ssL,ssls fathers
strength beyond enduraI.ss, and be.
fore the ship could reaeh Montevideo.
Among q group Of sailors gathered
around one Of the great guns on the spar
deck stood the captain Of the tore-top,
Brown, a slight but healthy locking
man.. His companions were listening
to a recital of his suffsrings from con.
sumption, which had developed while
he was attached to the sloop-of. war
Ranger, lying the harbor Of Yoke.
hama a year ago, this "yarn" having
been started by Q discussion about the
admiral's condition. The men had
just returned from some work around
the deck, an order for which had In
terrupted Browns story q few mo-
ments previously.
"a year ago this day l was hove to
In the pill mans sick bay In the
Ranger, then off Yokohama, an tell
you, pards, stwas no use pipin' my
number, cause l was nigh on passin'
in my enlistment papers for q long
cruise %aloft,' continued Brown. "Con.
sumption had me Hat aback, and the
doctor says 1t was no use to stow away
his lush In my hold seein' that my
bellows was condemned by q higher
power than he could wrestle with"
"How did you puoker out Of it2'
asked q gunner's mate.
"Wa'all," replied Brown, my Oil.
nee washman come to me one mornin'
an he says to me, me hab got alice
SEINE Mclean man medikin, do you
heap good! I says bring II off, Chang,
I buy all the same. That afternoon
Chang hove up with fourteen bottles
of a lush, enough to kill or cure the
whole ships crew, an that looked
fresh in their nice wrappers. Says
Chang, 'Chinaman doctor hab got
plentee more, he make heap good we'll
with my sick, this number one medi.
kin alice same through Yokohoma.
Wa'all, I took the bottles an told the
doctor / was goin' to try ono as by the
sailin' orders on the bottle, and the
doctor he laughed and says twas nc
good, but I done as the regulations
says from the first, an here I am, agir
the doctors ideas, to be sure!"
With the triumphant assertion Brown
looked about the circle. Then lower
ering his voice, said, ''boys, I've fou'
Of these precious bottles left ain
give EN- all away yet after I was cur
ed-an' If you all think 1t would no
be too free with the old man. sup
pose I 20 to his son there on the poo
deck an say what I have to you, ar
askin' his pardon, say we want tn
admiral to try the stuff In my bottle
seein' that they cured my consumI
tion."
This idea met with approval fror
all sides. Therefore Blown Wake
off for the interview with the admiral
son, with no little anxiety In his goo
heart as to the result of his missior
Approaching the lieutenant, Brow
saluted, and asked for permission I
state his reasons for doing so. Tn
was readily granted, and Brown spok
out
"Seeing that I was once cured
consumption, lieutenant, I make Dol
} to ask If ! can tell you how, an VII
I've the reasons for Wishing you
use on your father what was my sa
vation."
| In . few moments the lieutenant ha
Browns story out, and much to til
lstter's eradication, granted q read
permission to him. 1t did not tai
I Brown long to run to his ditty bo
get the bottles of medicine, and r
turn to the lieutenant with them.
3 "I'm afeared that the doctors vi
kick ag'in the use of this blessed stu
an what wid you do, sir" said Brow
? a. he placed the medicine In the cab
7 orderly's hands to be taken into Il
sdmtral's room.
4 II will attend to that, Brown, ar
:. rest assured that your remedy W
{ have a fair trial In spite Of any opp
3 sition. It will not hurt my fathe
Judging from your statement and Il
opinion of the Medical officers of II
Ranger"
q "Thsnk you, sir, an God help Il
!. admiral to weather his trouble. Is Il
prayer of all the ship" said Brow
0 as the lieutenant turned to enter Il
9 cabin.
There was no cessation In the stor
that evening. The gale how'll
o through the rigging In Wild, discor
Q ant. tones; the great ship labor
Q through the white capped mountai
of water threatened to engulch h
with each burst Of their storm-whi
Q ped crests. Within the admiral's cab
the Argand lights, tho comfortat
d furniture, and the numerous evidenc
of the admiral's wanderlngs over lal
and water as displayed In choice brl
a.brao and trimmings, gave to Il
h room q warm, snug appearance, me
pleasing this wild night to those wit
/, in. In his stateroom lay the admir-,
made comfortable by all that lovi
d hands and willing hearts could az
It gest. By his side sat his son, who
quiet voice was recounting to his faith
d the interview with Blown, and the @
d position met with from the docto
J. when the idea of giving this nsw me
icins was brosohed.
l. "You were sleeping ct the tim
father, and therefore missed q lsug
It able scene, made SO, In spite of 20
d condition, by the intense dislike d
10 played by the doctors for this M
Q tangled stuff this patent nqui
10 which they declared should never vi
o. their consent be given to you. We
n I cut the matter short by saying II
y I -o,,Id kuLa Ill tba pa.nnn.ihiIitu a.