Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-02-23
ELDER NOSE KITE.
His Hair-Brcadth Escapes from Seen and
Unseen Foes. rI ...f OBJ
Troy Kansas Chief, January IS, 1888.

Troy Kansas Chief, January IS, 1885,
~ Most OF our older citizens well remember
Nose Kite (who lived in Petersburg Bottom).
the hero OF our States early political history,
who was of stalwart build and powerful
physique; who in 1855 led q colony of our
people to Pixies Peak; who fought the In
disnson the plains and was shot through the
body; who on his return here after the re-
pelilon was converted and baptized by Elder
Henshall, OF the Christian Church at Peters
burg Bottom, aud became a revival preacher
OF celebrity all through this section. They
Will also recall the fact that, attacked with
consumption aud reduced to skeleton, he
was Obliged 10 remove to the Rockies in the
hope OF saving his life. None thou hit he
would succeed Last fall, however, the editor
OF this paper met him at the head of the Re-
publican River, bigger and more robust than
ever s'Why, thou ut you had died Of con-
sumption long, long ago, EldcrP' -
Met 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 wfId-goose chase after
dozen other diseases, just as fatal, and this
was the widest Que of all.n ..,.f ..-r -
The good Elder then reeounted to us. in a
charming vein, his many adventures in the
rough and ready life he had led, but" he
said. remarkable as you NAV think nv war,
like HE has been, have much more inter-
esting story to tell YOU" iafrrT
AOu huOW WHAT TOuR0, noisy IellOW i
used 10 be; and could stand any hardship.
Why, on a wager, j have knocked down an
OK and a mule with nv fist. have fought
ruffians, border outlaws and Indians; but /
was - iif1 90 ~ = n
~ DoGGED FOR YEARS
BY a more dangerous unseen enemy that was
ever getting me more completely in his
clutches was shot by an Indian in fight
on the pains, but that wound helled readi-i
~ and gave me but little trouble After /
returned TO Kansas and commenced rreach-
ing, first began to give way. had a dull
feeling, acco npanied with a pain in the right
side. DIR, Butler, our family physician, said
my liver was out of order, caused by the
malaria Of the bottoms 1 had always had
an appetite like an ostrich, but nv digestion
became seriously impai Ell While on the
circuit preaching, i consulted a doctor, who
said b d dyspepsis. After that distress.
Ing palpitation of the heart followed, and
the physician sail this was caused bv nv in
digestion and diseased liver which would
probably terminate fatally. So retimes /
bad ravenous appetite, at others none at
all was feyerish and then chilly. Nv
food see red to do me no good. A speci list
told me 1 had a tare-wormi Then / was
troubled with unusual quantities of water
and frequent desire TO urinate, which was
done With difficulty and great pain. The
specialist said !. bad n touch of the gravel.
caused by use OF the alkaline water of the
plains. then began 70 suffer severe mains
companied with sudden attacks of dizziness.
during which had to SIT or lie down. to
avoid falling. was forced to abandon
TRAVELLING AND PREACHING. ,...at
because could no longer ride on horseback,