West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-22
a HUNTERS STORY.
How lie was Overcome aud the Way by
which lie was Finally saved.

Correspondence Spirit Of the Tines
An unusual adventure which recently
occurred 20 your cores pondent while hunt.
Ing at Brookmere i'm this State is so timely
and contains so much that can be made
valuable 10 all readers, that 1 venture to
reproduce it entire:
The day was a most Indictment ono and
the snow quite deep. Rabbit tracks were
plentiful, but they principally led in the
direction of la &c swamp, in which the
rabbits could run without difficulty, but
where the hunter constantly broke through
the thin ice, sinking into the half.frozen
miro TO his knees. Notwithsi anding these
difficulties, the writor had persevered al.
though very small bag of game was the
result While tramping about through a
PARTICULARLY malarial portion OF the swamp,
middle aged man suddenly came into
view carrying a muZZle loading shotgun
and completely loaded down with game OF
the finest description. Natural curiosity,
aside from the involuntary envy that in.
s1nctivcly arose, prompted the writer 70
enter into conversation with the man, with
the following result:
You've had fine success, where did YOU
get all that cameY
Right ere, i'm the swamp"
Us prct rough hunting i'm these parts,
especially when man goes up 20 his waist
every other step"
Yes, it's not very pleasant, butt l am
usel 20 il and don'J mind it,"
How long have you hunt, a herenboutsio
"Why, bless you, | have lived here most
OF my life and hunted up to ten years ago
every year"
How does II happen you omitted the
last ten yearsp, WV
much IS hunt"
don't understand you?"
Well, you see, abou ten wears ago aft
er had teen tramuing around all day in
TINS same swamp, felt quite "A pain in my
ankle. / didn't mind il very much, but IL
kept troub ing me for day or two, and |
could see that II kept increasing. The next
thing knew, felJ the same kind of a pain
i'm my shoulder and found il panied me
TO move my arm. This thing kept going
ON aud increasing, and though / tried to
shake CH the feeling and make myself think
1t was only little temporary trouble, |
found that n did not go. Shortly after this
my Joints Logan TO ache az the knees and |
finally became so bad that l had to remain
in the house most of the time"
And did you trace all this 10 the fact that
You had hunte so much I'm this swampY
No, didn't know what TO lay il TO, but
knew thai was in misery. My Joints
SWell.d until II seemed as though all the
| Htsh had left was punched at the ioin' & !.
my fingers crooked i'm every way and some
OF them became double iointed. In fact.
every Joint in my body seemed to vie with
| the others 10 see which could become the
! largest and cause me the greatest suffer.
/ ing. In this way several years passed on
/ during which time / was pretty nearly
helpless. became so nervous and sensi-
! tive that | would sit bolstered up i'm the
! cEair and call to people that entered the
! room no5 TO come near me, or even touch
/ my chair While all this was going on |
! telt an awful burning heat and fever, with
! occasional chills running all over my body.
| nnJ especially along my back and through
/ my shoulders. Then again my blood seemed
! TO be boiling and my brain to be on fire -
| Didn't you try to prevent all this
agony" WHO
"Ily, / should think / did try. tried
/ every decor that came with n my reach
| ana all the proprietary medicines | could
| near Of used washes and liniments
/ enough 10 last me for all time, but the only
| rJIiei received was by injections of NOR.
Wen, you talk in very strange man.
| ner for man who has tramped around on
/ n day like this and in n swamp like this
How in the world do you dare to do itY
Because l am completely we'll and as
! sound a. dollar. 1t may seem strange,
| but 1t is true that i was entirely cured; the
rheumatism all driven out OF NV blood: nv
! joints reduced TO their natural size and my
strength made as great as ever before, by
means OF t1at great and simple remedy,
Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure which |
! believe saved my life"
e" And so you now have no fear Of rheu.
| matismW
"Why, no. Even if it should come on. I
! remedy"
The writer turned TO leave, as IL was
! growing dark but before had reached the
! city precisely the same symptoms had
| gust heard described came upon me with
/ great violence. Impressed with the hunt.
| er,S story, | tried the same remedy, and
@ltAlh lwehiy-iour hours all pain and in.
Illumination had disappeared. If any read.
! er Is suffering from any manner Of rheu.
matte or neuralgia troubles and desires re
hel let HIM Ivy all means try this same
! great reWcdr. Ard il my readers doubt
the truth o tho above Incident or its state.
! meht lc. Them wiito TO a. A. Coates.
| Hrookmcrc, n. y, who was the man with
| whom the w.iter convcrsed, and convince
themselves o. tru,h or falsity. j. r. G.
IIale's Honey OF IIorehound aud Tar