Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-16
ELDER NOSE KITE.
Bis Hair Breadth Escapes from Seen and
Unseen Foes.
[Troy Kansas Chief, January IS, 1885

the nero OF cur States early political history,
who was OF stalRsrs build and powerful
physique: who in 1858 led colony Of our
people to Pixies Peak; who fought the Indi.
ans on the plains and was shot through the
cody who on his return here after TIE re-
bellion was converted and baptized By Elder
HenshaL, OF the Christian Church at Peters.
burg Bottom, and became revival preacher
of celebrity all through this section. They
will slso recall the fact that, attacked with
consumption and reduced to a skeleton, he
was obliged to remove to the Rockies in the
hope of saving his life. None thought he
would succeed. Last fall, however the ed
itor Of this paper met him at The bead of the
Republican river, bigger and more robust
than ever. "Why, thought you had died
of consumption long. long ago, Elder?"
Me! l never had consumption, man
though people thought that was what allied
me, and L thought SO myself. But the doc.
tors had sent me on wid.goose chase after q
dozen other diseases, just as fatal, and this
was the widest one of all"
The good Elder then TeCOunted to us, in
charming veir, his many adventures in the
rough. and-Teaoy life he had led. But" he
said, remarkable az you may taink my war
like life has been, L have much more inter-
esting story to tell you.
You know what rou b, noisy fellow ]
uss1 TO be, and could stand any hardship.
Why, on wager, | have knocked down an
OK snd mule with sny het have fought
ruthAns, border outlaws ana IaGians bu1 I
was
DoeGED FOR YEARS
By a more dangerous unseen enemy that
wes ever getting me more completely in lis
clutches | w8s shot by an Indian in fght
on the plains bat that wound healed readily
and gave me hut little trouble. After I re-
turned TO Kansas and eoomenced preaching,
[ first began TO give way. l had dull feel
ing, accompanied with a pain in the right
side DR.. Butler. our family physician, said
my issz was ont Of order, caused By the
an appetite ike an ostrich. but my digestion
became seriously impaired. While ON the
circuit preaching, | consulted doctor, who
said l had dyspepsia. After that distressing
palpitation Of the heart followed, and the
physician said this was caused by my indi-
gestion and diseased liver, which would prob
ably terminate fatally. Sometimes L had a
ravenous appetite, sc others none at all. I
was feverish and then chilly. My food
seemed TO do me no good. A specialist told
me I had tape worm Then 1 was troubled
with unusual quantities Of water and fre-
quent desire to uIinate, which was done with
fficulty and great pain. Tae specialist said
I had a touch of the gravel, caused by use Of
the alkaline water Of the pisins. then be-
gan to suffer sevsre pain in the loins and the
small of the back, accompanied with sud
den attacks of dizziness, during which had
to sit or lie down, to avoid falling. I was
forced to abandon
TRAVELLING AND PREACHING,
Because could no longer ride on horseback,
or trust myself cut alone. l began to be
seriously alarmed, ard sought the advice of
the most noted physician within resch. He
slid that my frequent horseback riding had
jolted and Jared mo until the old Indian
wound which had injured my kidneys, had
become inhsm He treatt d me with medi-
cines and electricity slso but gave me no per-
manent benefit. My painful symptoms all
returned. 1 began to cough, got very thin,
and my legs were disagreeably numb. | be-
gan to despair. At each attempt to cure, my
ailments became were, with Few symptoms.
next consulted celebrated physician from
the East, who, after humping and examining
ne, stated that / was in an advanced stage OF
consumption and threatened with diabetes
and paralysis He thought I might possibly
prolong my life for year or two, by seeking
a higher and drisr climate. This was my
condition when the people in ycur part of the
country last saw me.
"Then L 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. Thsn / failed so rapidly
that I 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 DR.. Wakefield, who informed
me that had bad case of incGrable Bright,s
Disease, and gave me preparation which
might, he said, ease me for e few weeks or
months, but that was the best that could be
4 tho haFh
Now, newspaper was rarity in our home,
and | sat in my chair locking it over, when
my eye provfdentislly fell upon an article
relating most wonderful cure of Bright's
Disease-the very nalady thst was killing
me-by the use of Warmers Safe Kidney and
Liver Cure (of Rochester, N. W. Com
vinced that further delay would be fatal, and
everything else failing, the next morning
dispatched one Of my boys to the nearest
railroad station, many miles distant, to OBJ
tain 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 week before it arrived, and l was
daily getting weaker. But it came at last,
and l at once began to tske it. When l
told DR.. Wakefield what [ was taking he
gave me look-half Of scorr, half of pity
as much as TO say
POOR FELLOW
He is putting his trust in q humbug.' New
l persevered, and for the past year
and half have been as stout and rugged
as l ever was in my life After escaping the
attacks of Indians and half dozen doctors.
| vas lying at the mercy Of still more dread.
full foe thai was about giving me the fiaishing
blow. when that great remedy stepped iu,
slew nay adversary, and placed me firmly on
my feet oncs more. I have commenced
again; for l look upon the circun-
stances and manner of my cure as direct
of Providence, and to Proyi-
dence are my services due. That is my story.
l think it i5 as coed as a romance-aud much
better, for it is true"
Such is the substance. and very nearly the
language of Elder Kites narrative. Those
who read il, and are suffering, may benefit
by his experience, if they viii follow his ex-
ample.
To Worry Iae liver