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or lie down, to avoid falling. I was
forced 10 abandon

forced to abandon
TRAVELLING AND PREACHING,
because I could no longer ride on
horseback, or trust myself out alone.
I began to be seriously alarmed, and
sought the advice OF the most noted
physicians 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 infiamed. He
treated me with medicines and cleo
,ricity also, but gave me no perma-
nent benefit. My painful symptoms
all returned. I began to cough, got
very thin and my legs were disagree
ably numb. Ibegan to despair. At
each attempt to cure my ailments he
came worse, with new SYMPTOMS. I
next censalted celebrated physician
from the East, who after humping
and examining ME stated that I was
in an advanced stage of consumption
and treated me with diabetes and
paralysis! He thought I might possl-
bly, prolong my life for a year or two
by seeking higher and drier climate
This was my condition when the peo
pie 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 I failed SO rapidly
that could be out of bed only part
of each day. All my cd 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 l had bad
case of incurable Bright's Disease,
and gave me a preparation which
might, he said, ease me for few
weeks or months, but that was the
best could be done. Around the
bottle was newspaper. Now a
newspaper was a rarity in our home,
and asI sat in my chair looking over
it when my eye providentially fell
upon an article relating most Won
derfnl cure of Bright's disease-the
very malady that was killing me
by the the use Of Warmers Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure, lot Rochester
N. W. Convinced that further de-
lay would be fatal, and everything
else failing, the next morning I dis
patched one of my boys to the near
est railroad station, many miles dis
tant, to obtain a 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 ar
rived. And I was daily getting
weaker. But it came at last, and ]
at once began to take it. When /
told DR.. Wakefield what I was TAX
ing, he gave me look, half of scorn,
half of pity, as much as to say,
PoeR FELLOW!
he is putting his trust in a humbug.
Nevertheless I persevered and for the
past year and half I have been as
stout and rugged as Lever was in my
life. After escaping the attacks OF
Indians and halfa dozen doctors, /
was lying at the mercy of 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. I haveIcommenc-.
ed preaching again; for look upon
the circumstances and manner of my
cure as a direct interposltion of Prov
idence, and to- Providence are my
services due. That is my story. I
.hink 1t as good as a romance-and
much better for it is trne."
Such is the substance, and very
near the language of Elder Kites
narrative. Those who read it, and
are suffering, may be benefited by
his experience, if they will follow his
example.