The Osceola times., 1884-03-22
A HUNTERS STORY.
How He was Overcome and the Way by
which He Was Finally saved.
Correspondence Spirit of the Times.


Correspondence Spirit OF the Times.
An anusual adventure which recently
occurred to your correspondent while
hunting at Brookmere in this State is so
timely and contains so much that can be
made valuable to all readers, that ven-
ture to reproduce IL entire;
The day was most inclement one and
the snow quite deep. Rabbit tracks Were
plentiful, but they principally led in the
direction of a large swamp, i'll which the
rabbits could run without difficulty, but
where the hunter constantly broke
through the thin ice, sinking into the
half-frozen mire to his knees. Notwith-
standing these difficulties, the writer had
persevered, although very small bag of
game was the result. While tramping
about thro ugh particularly malarial
portion of the swamp, middle aged
man suddenly came into view, carrying
a nuzzle loading shotgun and complete
ly loaded down with game Of the finest
description. Natural curiosity, aside
from the involuntary envy that instinc-
rively arose, prompted the writer to en-
ter into conversation with the man, with
the following result:
you've had fine success, where did
you get all that gamer
Fright here, in the swamp"
"Its pretty rough hunting in these
parts, especially when man goes up to
his waist every other STEP
"Yes, it's not very pleasant, but | am
used to it and don't mind it,"
"How long have you hunted here
abouts?'
"Why, bless you, / have lived here
most of nay life and hunted up to ten
years ago every year"
How does i happen you omitted the
last ten years."
Because was scarcely, able to move
mnch less hunt"
II don't understand your"
well, you see, about ten years ago,
after had been tramping around all day
in this same swamp, / felt quite pain in
my ankle. didn't mind 1t very much,
hut it kept troubling me for a day or two
and | could see that it kept increasing.
The next thing knew, felt the same
kind of pain in my shoulder and / found
it panied me to move my arm. This
thing kept going ON and increasing and
though | tried to shake off the feeling
and make myself think it was only lit
tie temporary trouble, found that il did
not go. Shortly after this my joints be-
gan to ache at the knees and l finally
became so bad that had TO remain in
the house most of the time"
"And did you trace all this to the fact
that YOU had hunted so much in this
swamp"
"No, didn't know what to lay il to,
but knew that | was in misery My
joints swelled until il seemed as though
all the flesh l had left was punched at
the joints; my fingers crooked in every
way and some of them became double
jointed. 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 suffering. In this way
several years passed on, during which
time was pretty nearly helpless. | be-
came so nervous and sensitive that |
would sit bolstered up in chair, and
call to people that entered the room not
to come near me, or even touch my chair.
While all this was going ON, eft an awful
burning heat and fever, with occasional
chills running all over my body, and es-
pecially along my back and through my
shoulders. Then gain my blood SEEM
ed to be boiling and my brains to be on
fire,
Didn't you try to prevent all this
agony?"
TRY, should think did try. | tried
every doctor tl.at came within my reach
and all the proprietary medicines could
hear Of | used washes and liniments
enough to last me for all tirue. but the
only relief received was by injections
of morphine
"Well, you talk in a verv strange man.
ner, for man who has tramped around
on day like this and in swamp like
this. How in the world do you dare to
do it?"
Because / am completely well and as
sound as a dollar. 1t may seem strange,
but it is true that i was entirely cured;
the rheumatism all driven out of my
blood; my joints reduced to their natural
size and my strength made as great as
ever before, by means of that great and
simple remedy, Warmers Safe Rheumat-
ic Cure, which believe saved my life."
And so you now have no fear of rheu-
matism?"
"Why, no. Ever il it should come on,
can easily get rid of ii by using the
same remedy"
The writer turned to leave, as il was
growing dark, but before had reached
the city precisely the same symptoms
had Just heard described came upon me
with great violence. Impressed with the
hunters story, tried the same remedy,
and within twenty-four hours all pain
and Inflammation had disappeared. If
any reader is suffering from any manner
of rheumatic or neuralgia troubles and de-
sires relief let HIM by all means try this
same great remedy. And if any readers
doubt the truth of the above incident or
its statements let them write to A, A.
Coates, Brookmere, N. Y, whe was the
man with whom the writer conversed
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