The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1884-05-01
AN ARMY EXPERIENCE.

How an old Veteran Escaped Annihllu
lion aud Lived Ia impnrt a warning q
Others.
A pleasing occurrence, which has Jas
come 10 our notice In connection with lh'
New York state meeting al the Crane
Army Of the Republic, IL 30 unususl IL
many fespe cts that wo venture TO repro
ducB Ii for the baaeilt OF our readers,
| CAPTAIN Alfred liansom, OF New York
while pacing IN the lobby ot the armofyr
previous 10 one OF the meetings, suddenly
| stopped and scanned the face OF "a gentle
man who was IN earnest conversation with
one Of the Grand Army officers. II seemed
10 him that he had seen that face before
partially obseuTed by the smoke OF battle,
and yet this bright aud pleasant oounie'
ance could not be the same pale, aud death
| like ylssge, which he 50 dlmly remembered.
But the recollection, like BAnqgo's ghost,
would not down" at the command and
haunted him the entire day, On the day
following he again saw the same counten-
nnce, aud ventuTed 10 speak 10 ils owner.
The instant the two veterans heard each
others voices. that Instant they recognised
and called each other By name. Their faces
and forms had changed, but their volceh
were the same. The man whom CAPTAIN
Rensom had recognized was Mr.. w. h.
Sage. OF 81. johns, Michigan, veteran OF
the 23d New York Light ARTILLERY, aud both
members OF BurEsido's famous expedition
20 North Carolina. After tho hIst greet
ings were over, Captain Rsnsom said;
at hardly seems possible, Sage, 10 Tee
you in this condition, for thought you
must have been dead long ago.
Eyes, do not doubt it, for II l am not
mistaken, when We las. met | was occupy.
ing couch In the hospital, u victim Of
yellow Jack in its worst iorm."
~ remember. The war seemn 70 have
caused more misery since Its close than
when II was in progress, replied the cap
tain. al meet old comrades frequently
who are suffering terribly. not so much
from old wounds as from tho mslarial poi
sons which ruined their constitutions"
II think 90 myself. When the war
closed | returned homo and at times
would feel we'll, but every lew weeks that
confounded all gone feeling would come
upon me again. MY nervous eystem
which was shattered In the service, failed
me entirely, and produced one OF the worst
possible cases Of nervous dyspepsia. Most
OF the time l had no appetite; then again
l would become ravenously hungry, but
the minute sa. down to eat l loathed
food. My skin was dry and parched, my
flesh loose and flsbby. could hold moth
ing on my stomach for days ut time, and
what little did eat failed to assimilate.
l was easily fatigued; my mind was de-
pressed, 1 WAS Cfoes uuo .Itnoi9i nau
many night my heart would pain me SO
l could not sleep, and when l did
had horrid dreams and fright.
full Nightmares. OF course, these
things came on one by one, each worse than
the other. lily breath was foul, my tongue
was coated, my teeth decayed. had ter
rife headaches, which would leave my
nervous system completely shattered. In
fact my existence since the war. has been
living death, from which l have often
prayed for release"
"Couldn't the old surgeon do you any
II wrote him and he treated me, but like
every other doctor, failed. They oil said
my nerve was gone and without that to
build upon could not get well. When l
Yves at my worst, piles OF the seyerest nature
came upon me. Then my liver gsvo ont
and without the use of cathartlcs l could
not move my bowels at oil. My blood got
like stream OF fire aud seemed literally to
burn me alive"
well, you might better have died ia bat
tie, quick and without ceremony
"How many times have wished had
died the dGy we captured NeWoerntl
And yet you bre now the picture o!
| health"
"Aud the pictura Is taken from lie. |
am in perfect condition. My nerve tone is
restored my stomach reinvigoreted; my
flesh is hard and healthy, In fact have new
blood, new energy and nav lease OF life
wholly as tho result Of usirg Warmers
Tippscanoo. TIL Is remarkable preparation,
which consider the finest tonic and stom,
ach resiorer ia the world, has overcome all
the eyil Influences Of malaria, ell the poison
of the army, all traces OF dyspepsia, all mai.
as ,imilatoh of food, and indeed make a
new man Of me-"
the captain remained silent. for while,
| evidently nusipg over his recolleotions OF
the past. When he again raised his head
| he said:
who have suffered 90 intensely and also all
Others IN the land who are enduring SO
much misery could know Of your exper'
fence. Sage, and the way by which you
have been restored.
And that is why the above conversation
is recounted. National Tribune of Wash