The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-03-07
HUNTERS STORY.
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correspondence Spirit of the Times.
An unequal adventure which recently
Accurred to your correspondent while
Annting at Brookmere la this state is SO
imely and contains so much that can be
made valuable to all readers, that | ven
lure to reproduce it entire:
The day was a most inclement n and
he snow quite deep. Rabbit tracks
Vere plentiful, but they principally led
n the direction of a large swamp, IN
wbich the rabbits could run without diff
6cultv. but where the hunter constantly
nroke through the thin ice, sinking into
he halE-frozen mire to his knees. Not
outstanding these difficulties, the writ
or had preserved, although o very small
ba1 of game was the result. While
tramping about through a particularly
81 m~aIaTisl portion of the swamp, q middle
81 aoed man suddenly anne into view, car
rVing a muzzle loading shot gun and COM
nletelv loaded down with game of the
Snest description. Natural curiosity,
aside from the involuntary envy that
instinctively arose, prompted the writer
81 m enter into CONVEX sation with the man,
with the following result:
= you've had fine success, where did
YOU get al that gamer"
"Right here, in the swamp"
"It's pretty rough hunting in these
parts, especially when a man goes up to
his waist every other STEP"
nYes. it's not very pleasant, but / am
nsed to it and don't mind it."
"How long have you hunted here
abouts."
"Why, bless you. I have lived here
most Of my life and hunted up to ten
wears ago every year"
'""HoW d les it happen you omitted the
last ten years."
Because / was scarcely able to move.
much less hunt"
II don't understand your"
"Well, you see, about ten years ago,
fter l had been tramping around all day
i this same swamp, | felt quite q pain in
,y ankle. | didn't mind it very much,
ut it kept tro~' ing me for a day or two,
ad l could see II kept increasing. The
EXT thing / knew, l felt the same kind
"a pain in my shoulder and / found it
lined me to move my arm. This thing
lpt going on and increasing, and though
Tried to shake off the feeling and make
vself think it was only q little temper
81 trouble, / found that it did not go.
nrtly after this nay joints began to ache
"a huO hhCC6 IS"l u hhnAiy OONdAuO CO DdN
TT l had to remain in the house most
che time"
And did you trace all this to the fact
tt you had hunted 10 much in this
Rmp?"
n No. / didn't know what to lay it to,
n / l knew that / was in misery. My
jts swelled until it seemed as though
stbe flesh / had left was punched at
{ joints; my fingers crooked In every
Y and some OF them became double
jted. In I~act,every joint in nay body
sned to vie with the others to see
81 lch could become the largest ana
sc me the greatest suffering. In this
Y several years passed on, during
lch time | vas pretty nearly helpless.
lecame so nervous and sensitive that
Jould sit bolstered UP in the chair
i'll s call people That entered the room
to come rue. or even touch my
Or. While all this was geing on, |
an awful burning heat and fever,
n occasional chills running all over
body, but especially along nay back
al ithrough my shoulders. Then again
blood seemed to be boiling and my
In TO be on fire."
Didn't you try to prevent all this
ay?"
Try, I should think / did try. j tried
cy doctor that came within my reach
all the proprietary medicines Icould
of. / used washes and liniments
ugh to last me for all time, but the
relief | received vas by injections
norphine."
Well. you talk in 9 very strange man
for q man, who has tramped around
) day like this and in q swamp like
How In the world do you dare do
Because 1 am completely well and
nd as a dollar. 1t may seem strange,
it is true that / was entirely cured;
rheumatism all driven out of my
I'd; my joint reduced to their nat
al size and my strength made as great
,ver before, by means of that great
simple remedy, Warmers Safe Rheu-
tic Cure, which I believe saved my
And SO you now have Eofear ofrheu-
tism?'
Why. no. Even If it should come on,
an easily get rid of fby using the game
nedy."
Che writer turned to leave, as it was
wing dark, but before / had reached
, city precisely the same symptoms /
d just heard described came upon me
tn great violence. Impressed with the
lnters, story, | tried the same remedy,
'& q within twenty-fonr hours all pain
inflammation had disappeared. Ifany
adler is suffering from any manner OF
leumatic or neuralgia troubles and de-
res relief let him by al means try this
me great remedy. And If any readere
oubtthe truth of the above incidents or
> statements let them write to "A. A.
oates, Brookmore, N. Y, who was The
ian with whom the writer conversed
nj convince themselves of its truth OF
llsitE. J.R. G.
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