Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-03-24

not be too free with the 'old ma,,' suppose I
go to his son there onti.c poop deck an say
what l have to you, am, askin' his "a don.
say we want the admiral totry the staff in my
bottles, sccin' that they cured my consump-
ton"
This ide met with approval from all sides.
Therefore Brown walked off or the interview
with the admiral's son, with no little any city
in his good heart as to the result of his mis-
sion. Approaching the lieutenant, Brown
reasons for doing So. This was readily
or ntcd, and Brown spoke out.
Seeing that 1 was once cured of con-
sumpt on, lieutc ant, make bold to ask II
l can t. III you how, an why I've the reasons
for wishing you to use on your father what
was my salvation"
In q few mo ents the lieutenant had
Browns story out, and much to til ~latter's
him. 1t did not take Brown loag to run to
his ditty box, get the bottles of medicine,
and return to the lieutenant with them.
"I'm afearcd that the doctors will kick
wild you do, sir" said Brown, as he pllced
the medicine in the cabin orderly's hand to
be t ,ken into the admiral's room.
~ will attend to that Brown, and rest as
sured that your remedy will have a fair trial
in spite of any opposition. 1t will not harm
my father. judging from your st tement and
the opinion of the Medical officers OF the
Ranger"
"Ihank you, SIR, an TOD help the admiral
to weather his trouble, is the prayer of all
the ship" said Brown, as the lieutenant
turned to enter the cabin. It
Their. was no cessation in the storm that
evening. The gale howled through the rig
ging in wild, discordant tones: the great
ship labored through the white capped mount
aims of water that threatened to engulph her
with each burst Of their storm. whipped crests.
Within the admiral's cabin the Argandlights,
the comfortable furniture, and the numerous
i tlAn.1 ~F kI,1 ,Ir,;s,ls, 1rna
land and water, as displayed in choice bric-a-
brac and trimmings, gave to the room awarm.
snug appearance, most pleasing this wild
night to those within. In his stateroom lay
the admiral, made comfortable by all that
loving hands and willing hearts could suggest.
By his side sat his son, who in quiet voice was
recounting to his father the interview with
Brown, and the opposition net with from the
doctors when the idea Of giving this new mod
icine was preached.
"You were sleeping at the time, father, and
therefore missed a laughable scene, made SO,
in spite of your condition, by the intense dis
like displayed by the doctors for this new
tangled stuff, this patent liquid, (which they
given to you. Well, I cut the matter short
by saying that l would take all the RESPONSE
bility and with you9' permission would ad.
minister it. That l obtained when l found
you awake, and now you are under way with
the first bottle as per directions. I am salts
fled, dear father, that it will do you good, a
prenonition filing my heart that at last we
have found the means of arresting the burn
ing fever and hacking cough which have been
troubling you so much"
The admiral's reply WAS cut short by a Sc
we're spell of coughing, during which he spat
blood, and when finished sank bank exhaust
ed. But the grateful look which he bestowed
on his son was an additional assurance OF be-
dubbed as a possible but doubtful means of
doing him any good. But laying aside his
dislike for any but old-established remedies,
the admiral acquiesced in his sons request,
and now, after this last spell, admitted that
the effect of the dose had softcned the dread
edsexerity Ct the racking cough
Three weeks latter found the Nomad max
ing the harbor of Montcvideo. After severe
and prolonged weather she had rounded the
Cape and now was standing in the ha'bor for
the purpose of recoaling and watering. To
one given to the study OF human linealnents
the faces Of those aboard the flagship this
bright morning would have e. afi9 5s in ae
each mars happiness flowed from the same
fountain of grateful Joy. The beloved admiral
was the cause of this. Aud why! II you
could have seen the admiral this bright morn
been easily found in his face. A changed
man was he. Victory was perched on his
guidons the dread enemy was slowly retreat
ing! The fight was a severe one, but with nc
cessation Ill VlSllauJ acGlOu anu CAREFUL dp-
~plication of the contents of four bottles the
admiral had turned the flank Of consumption,
and was slowly but surely driving him off the
the field with a power which astouuded the
doctors and filled all hearts with Joy and
What. was this then that had Won the vic
tory for the seaman Brown, and was now
leading the admiral's shattered forces to the
same grand result? When asked this ques-
ton BY one of his officers on duty, in Monte
Ei1aD tho admiral slowly iftinp his hand
replied, Il would that in letters of gold, and
SO placed that all the world could read them,
the name of this great remedy could be
shown, coupled with the genius who discov-
DR.. Pierce, of buffalo, n. " the man who
has given to his fellow men the greatest re-
lief from all ills that mortal flesh is heir top
"Thfs is the name OF the contents of that
bottle on my table, and God bless the man
who has found the secret of filing it with a
me. iicine at once purifying and strengthen
ing, wholesome and thorough in its results,
and claiming, in my humble Of inion, nothing
for itself that it cannot reasonably perform.
Natures ally against the abuse of man ~
Well might the admiral sing the praises Of
that which had so unexpectedly rescued him
from a fatal illness. When the ship anchored
the first commission for the admfral's son to
execute was a large purchase of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, which, as the adj
miral sadly admitted, he had seen in every
port the world around and had only admired
as an evidence of the energy and enterprise
of an American who could thus place his
Golden Medical Discovery in every nook and
corner of the globe. But now he was one
more to testify to the wonderful power of this
medicine, and certainly did SO in Montcvideo,
by praising it up to all the high officials who
visited him.
A week later and the Nomod sailed for
Boston direct. What the condition Of the
admiral was when she arrived there is shown
in his letter above. Let it be recorded to the
credit of the doctors on the flagship that they
were completely cured of. all dislike for tn.
Golden Medical Discovery, used it faithfully
on the voyage to Boston, andlanded, through
its wonderful power, the admiral completely
restored; and more than one poor fellow who
started out in the sick bay of the Nomad.
What staunch friends the Golden Medical Dis
covery made in that ship! =
The above, reader, is an outline of the story
spun by the admiral to his friend when they
met at the dinner. We will not touch on other
portions of his interesting recital of his cruise
in general, our aim being to record his testi-
mony for the greatest wonder in medical sci
nee that this nineteenth century of surpris-
ing developments has produced.
From the wonderful power of DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery over that terribly
fatal disease consumption, which is scrofula
of the lungs. when first Offering this now