Delta chief., 1884-05-14
An ARMY EXPERIENCE.
How an Old Veteran Escaped Annihila-
tioa and Lived TO Impnrt
warning TO Others

ton and Lived 10 Impnrt
Warning 80 Others-
National Tribune Of Washington.
A pleasing occurrence which has
lust come to our notice in connection
with the New York state meeting Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic is SO un-
usual in many respects that we venture
to reproduce il for the benefit of our
readers.
Captain Alfred Rensom- Of New
York, while pacing in the lobby Of the
armory, previous to one OF the meet 4
ings. suddenly stopped and scanned.
the face of E gentleman who was N
earnest conversation with one OF the
Grand Army officers. 1t seemed to him
that he had seen that face before. par
tally obscured by the smoke Of battle,
and yet this bright and pleasant count
enance could not be the same pale. and
death-like visage, which he so dimly re-
membered. But the recollection, like
Banguo's ghost. would not down at
command and haunted him the entire
day On the day following he again saw
the same countenance, and yentured
to speak To its owner. The instant the
two veterans heard each Others voices,
that instant they recognized and called
each other by name. Their faces and
forms had changed, but their voices
were the same. The man whom Cap
tain Rensom had recognized was Mr..
". X. Sage. Of ST. Johns. Mich.
veteran of the 23d n. Y. Light ARTILLERY
and both members OF Burnsidc's famous
expedition TO North Carolina. After
the first greeting were over. Captain
Rensom said:
1T hardly seems possible. Sage. TO
see YOU IN this condition. for thought
You must have been dead long ago"
Yes. do not doubt it, for II | am
not mistaken. when we las; mot | was
occupying couch in the hospital.
victim of yellow Jack in It's worst
form"
II remember. The war seems to have
caused more misery since its close than
when II was in progress" replied the
Captain. Il meet old comrades fire.
quenily who are suffering terribly. not
so much from old wounds As from the
mslarial poisens which ruined their
constitutions.
II think so myself When the war
closed returned home and q, zines !
would feel well. but every few weeks
that confounded' 'all-gone' feeling would
come upon me again. Ny nervous
system. which was shattered in the ser
vice. failed me entirely and produced
one of the worst possible cases OF nerv-
Gus dyspepsia Most Of the time had
no appetite; then again would become
ravenously hungry. but the minute sat
down 10 eat l loathed food. Ny skin
was dry and parched. my flesh loose
and habby. ] could hold nothing ON
my stomach for days n, time. and
what little did eat failed TO assimilatc.
! was easily fatigued; my mind was de-
pressed: | was cross and irritable ano
many night my heart would pain me
so | could not sleep. and when ! did !
had horrid dreams and frightiul night
mares. OF course, these things camr
on one by one, each worse than the
other. My breath WIS foul. my tongue
was coated. my teeth decaycd. ! had
terrific headaches which would leave
my nervous system completely shattcr-
ed. In fact my existence, since the war
has been n living death, from which |
have often prayed for release"
Couldn't the old surgeon do YOU
any good'"
II wrote him and he treated me. but
like every other doctor. failed. They
all said my nerve was gone and WITH
out that to build upon could not get
well. When was at my worst. piles
of the severest nature came upon me.
Then my liver gave out and without
the use of cathartics | could not move
my bowels at all. My blood got likea
stream of fire and seemed literally to
burn me alive"
'Wcll, you might better have died
in battle, quick and without cerc-
mony."
"How many times have wished
had died the day we captured New
berner'
And yet you are now the picture of
health"
And the picture is taken from life.
am in perfect condition. Ny nerve
tone is restored; my stomach reinyig-
GRATED; my flesh is hard and healthy.
in fact have new blood, new energy
and a new lease of life wholly. as the
result of using Warmers Tippccanoc
This remarkable preparation, which
| consider the finest tonic and stomach
rcstorsr in the world has overcome all
the evil influences of malaria. all the
poison of the army, all traces Of dys-
pcpsia, all the NAL l-assimilation of
food. and indeed made n new man of
me-
The Captain remained silent for n
while evidently musing over his rccol-
lections of the past. When he again
raised his head he said:
at would be godsend il all the
veterans who have suffered so intense
ly and also others in the land who are